Save the Children Case Management Officer Jobs in South Sudan

Save the Children Case Management Officer Jobs in South Sudan

Role Purpose:

The Case Management Officer will be responsible for implementation of all child protection activities including monitoring, evaluation, and reporting in Maban. The holder will ensure prevention and response to all forms of violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect against children, both in emergency and non-emergency situations.

Specifically, the role holder will implement comprehensive Child Protection Case Management activities that will include initiating the Best Interest Assessments (BIA) and Best Interest Determination (BID) processes, participating in BID panel, case conferences and coordinating with relevant camp level stakeholders involved in Child Youth Protection.

The holder will oversee child protection activities, S/he will ensure the target group/s; community and local authority understand Save the Children child protection work and represent the project at areas of operation. In the event of a humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

About:

For 100 years, Save the Children has been making a difference in children's lives in more than 120 countries. We are the world's largest independent child rights organization, underpinned by a vision of a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation.

Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives,Save the Children is an organization for talented people with different backgrounds and perspectives.

We are proud that our people are representative of the children we work with and we thrive on our diversity. We are an equal opportunity organisation dedicated to our core values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity and Integrity.

Our culture is embedded in these values, along with a strong commitment to our Child Safeguarding Protocol, ensuring that all representatives of Save the Children demonstrate the highest standards of behaviour towards children both in their private and professional lives.

In South Sudan, we implement programmes in Child Protection, Child Rights Governance, Education, Food Security and Livelihoods, Health and Nutrition. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential.

Role Dimensions:

This role will contribute towards Save the Children’s Child Protection strategic objective that ‘All girls and boys have increased access to child protection services and violence against children is reduced by 2021’ and towards Save the Children’s global breakthrough 2030 ‘Violence against children is no longer tolerated’.

Key Areas of Accountability:

Work closely with the CP Coordinator to ensure quality implementation of all Child Protection activities in Maban.

Responsible for effective implementation of all CP case management (CM) activities in area of work in accordance with SC's policies, values and CP CM SOPs

Lead in identification of CP Assistants and case-workers capacity needs and facilitate relevant trainings, coaching and mentoring the team to deliver quality work.

Line manage - monitor, supervise and conduct performance reviews for CP assistants

Manage- monitor and supervise case workers and ensure they are held accountable

Train and sensitize CP Assistants, case-workers and community structures on SCI policies on child safeguarding, Protection on Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (PSEA), anti – fraud and other relevant accountability policies.

Develop quarterly and monthly CP CM activity plans

and support the Assistants and case-workers to develop individual monthly and weekly plans.

Ensure effective implementation of work plans according to plans and budget

Monitor and assess implementation of the CP CM activities, ensuring assistants and caseworkers are using the case management standards and procedures and ensure safe data protection and management procedures

Ensure quality and timely registration of vulnerable and at-risk children including UASC and sharing the information with the CPIMS and Data officer’s documentation.

Strengthen link between CP CM teams and PSS activities and ensure cases identified in Child Activity Centres (CACS) or CFSs receive appropriate case management services

Lead in establishment and strengthening of CP community structures such as through training, awareness raising and mentoring in line with community led approaches

Ensure accountability to affected population (beneficiaries) involved in CP CM activities working closely with the MEAL officer

Participate in monthly award review meeting and be ready to explain variances in implementation based on the monthly work plans and budget

Assist in the identification and procurement of materials field activities including support to partners.

Coordinate with Logistics on procurement CM supplies, distribution, documentation and reporting

Lead focal point for SCI in are of work and ensure representation of SCI as necessary

Perform other functions relative to Child Protection activities and initiatives that may be assigned by Line Manager.

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

Bachelor's Degree in social sciences

Minimum 4 years’ experience in child protection field or working with children and youth.

Knowledgeable, through training and experience, in child protection case management

Familiar with refugee operations in Maban or any other similar setting

Excellent technical understanding of child protection and community-based approaches

Must be excellent in communicating with children and youth.

Proven report writing (weekly, monthly, monitoring reports) skills

Proven experience of community facilitation and community mobilization skills.

Good representation skills

Good English oral and written communication skills

Knowledge of local languages including Arabic
Must be computer literate and conversant with word and excel and able to produce quality reports.

Gender awareness and sensitivity

Proven commitment to safeguard children and other beneficiaries from all forms of harm

Must be a South Sudanese national

Desirable

Good understanding of community politics and traditional networks

Be both self-reliant and have the ability to cooperate with others

Be able to work in challenging environment i.e. walk substantial distances

Good understanding of operations of international NGOs.

Have basic training and skills in project and people management

Ability to represent SC in South Sudan Child Protection policies and approach

Ability to work through line management and also under limited supervision

Understanding of issues of confidentiality

High degree of initiative and responsibility

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Save the Children Case Management Officer Jobs in South Sudan


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