Best Interests Determination Officers at Terre des hommes (TDH)

Main Responsibilities;

• Under the supervision of the Bid Senior Officer, conduct BIA/BID documentation for children in Hagadera
• Coordinate with the CP Casework Officers and psychosocial team ensure programme integration, case referral, implementation of BID recommendations and coordination at camp level
• Produce timely progress reports, including both qualitative and quantitative information, on BIA/BID activities and input into regular situation reports, monthly reports and quarterly reports
• Identify and build links with other partners, ensuring that issues for child protection are raised and addressed
• Coordinate the identification, follow up of children in alternative care and monitoring of foster parents/guardianship
• Ensure the placement of children in alternative care adhere to Tdh procedure and with the Kenya alternative care guidelines (Guidelines for Alternative care of children in Kenya 2011)
• Supervision of social workers reporting to this post
• He/she will conduct his or her duties in respect of the Charter of Terre des hommes and the Tdh Child Protection Safeguarding Policy.
• Terre des hommes expects that its staff professional conduct reflects proper behaviour in accordance with local culture and traditions. He/she assures the moral protection of the name of Terre des hommes and defends in all circumstances the interests of the movement.
• Tdh intervenes without any affiliation for politics, religion or financial profit. He will direct his or her activities and engagements without preoccupation of political, racial or religious affiliation.
• He/she commits to observe discretion on any information related to the organisation functioning and beneficiary related issues

Requirements

• Minimum Degree in Social Work, Community Development or Psychology or any other Social Science from a recognized institution
• Minimum of three years’ work supporting children (social work, child protection, psychosocial, education etc.)
• Experience working in a refugee context and knowledge of BID is a plus
• Team management experience
• Project reporting and evaluation experience
• Fluency in English and Kiswahili. Ability to communicate in Somali will be an added advantage
• Willingness to work in insecure environment