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Closing date: Sunday, 22 March 2026
Country: Kenya
Duty station: Kenya
Contract type: Professional
Grade: Not specified
Applicant eligibility: Not explicit in source
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Dimensions:
Save the Children has been operational in Kenya since the 1950s, supporting children through both development and humanitarian relief programs. These initiatives are delivered directly and in collaboration with local partners. Our current programming focuses on child protection, child rights governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods, nutrition, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH).
In 2012, as part of a global reorganization, Save the Children unified the operations of Save the Children UK, Canada, and Finland into a single entity in Kenya. In February 2014, we completed a second transition by merging with the British INGO Merlin, integrating their health and nutrition programs into our portfolio. Today, Save the Children maintains an operational presence in Nandi, Kajiado, Dadaab Refugee Camp, Kakuma Refugee Camp, Garissa, Mandera, Turkana, and Wajir, and works through partners in many other regions across the country. We employ approximately 230 staff, including members of the Global team who are hosted and hired in Kenya, but support Save the Children International (SCI) global operations. In 2025, our annual operating budget was approximately USD 20 million.
ROLE PURPOSE:
The Project Assistant- Child Protection is responsible for supporting the implementation of psychosocial activities, providing counselling services to children in psychosocial distress who are identified by Save the Children or referred by other actors in the project area The role ensures that mental health and psychosocial concerns of children and families at risk are identified and addressed to improve children’s wellbeing and build resilience for optimal functioning in their daily activities. The role builds capacity of community structures, volunteers and partner staff on MHPSS to provide layered support aligned to interagency MHPSS guidelines and international standards.
Working under the supervision of the Child Protection Coordinator, the role contributes to SCI’s child protection programming in Kakuma/Kalobeyei refugee camps and host community.
In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Child Protection Coordinator
Save the Children has been operational in Kenya since the 1950s, providing support to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly and through local partners. Current programming focuses on child protection, child rights governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods, nutrition and WASH. In 2012, as part of a global reorganization process, Save the Children combined the programmes of SC UK, SC Canada and SC Finland to create a single operation in Kenya. In Feb 2014, we completed a second transition, which saw us join forces with the British INGO, Merlin, and merge their health and nutrition programmes with our own. Save the Children now has an operational presence in Bungoma, Busia, Dadaab and Kakuma/ Kalobeyei Refugee Camps, Mandera, Turkana and Wajir and we work through partners in many other parts of the Country. In 2016, Save the Children established a new project office in Madagascar whose operations the Kenya Country Office manages.
Dimensions:
Staff directly reporting to this post: None
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Programme Delivery:
Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting
SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)
Creativity:
Integrity
Honest, encourages openness and transparency
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
THE ORGANIZATION
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best-qualified talent.
Female Candidates are encouraged to apply.
Disclaimer:
Beware that there are individuals who may take and use SCI’s name in an attempt to solicit fees from interested job-seekers. We do not use recruiting persons or agencies to help us identify candidates for employment. If you’re contacted by a person promising you recruitment or placement at SCI for a charge, do not accept, and please get in touch with us at SCIFraud@savethechildren.org.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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