Child Protection & Safeguarding Coordinator Jobs in Kenya
Child Protection & Safeguarding Coordinator Jobs in Kenya
Essential Responsibilities & Duties:Ensure that all EGEP-T partners have a set of child protection policy and strategy & guidelines in place
Review & follow up the CPP Self-Audit reports of all the partners regularly (at least quarterly) and provide timely feedback
Provide technical support in Child Protection to staff and volunteers (of the consortium partners) implementing and/or engaged in implementation of EGEP-T
Provide leadership on EGEP-T and RI’s programming with children especially girls in education sector
Ensure agreed global as well as programmatic quality standards are met in all interventions
Building capacity of RI and partners’ staff in child protection action planning & establishment/ revitalisation of relevant CP structures and mechanisms on the ground e.g. child protection committees, referral pathways etc.
Support child protection committees to be active and linked with other community based structures
Building capacity of partners and RI staff on Child Protection monitoring, referral and skills in dealing with children
Engage with relevant state agencies through a phased capacity building approach to establish necessary CP mechanisms and structures
Maintain strong relationships with other CP actors e.g. UNICEF, Save the Children etc.
Help to ensure Standard Operating Procedures to refer cases for child protection and GBV are used by RI and partners’ staff
Uses results from the Monitoring , Evaluation, Accountability and Learning systems to inform current and future interventions
Requirements
University degree in Social Work, Education or any relevant area
Practical experience in the field of child protection
Understanding of and working experience in fragile and conflict affected contexts and/or with people/children
Ability to
identify the main gaps in child protection in the given context to inform a holistic response for children
Commitment to and understanding of child rights, RI’s aims, values and principles and humanitarian standards as Sphere Charter and Code of Conduct.
Good knowledge of and experience in using established inter-agency standards and guidelines in child protection, such as the Inter-agency Guidelines on Unaccompanied Children.
Experience in capacity building and in strengthening various duty bearers understanding of and response to child protection
Self-awareness and proven ability to operate successfully in different cultural environments
Ability to achieve results and maintain consistent high standards of professional behavior and achievement, including when working alone
Good team leader and team member skills, including the ability to be part of and organize, support, manage and develop a team
Ability to communicate and maintain appropriate and productive relations with a range of actors, including children, parents, local and national authorities in political and militarily sensitive environments
Experience of working with partners and in participatory approaches
How to Apply
Closing date: 24th Sep 2017
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