Child Protection Officer at Save the Children

Contract Duration: 10 months renewable subject to funding availability and performance.

Key Areas of Accountability

• Manage and support the individual case management through Child Protection BIA & BID development processes in the field offices,
• Provide mentorship and support to the community supervisors and workers through on the job training and guidance to enhance their case management skills and competencies
• Design a capacity building strategy for CP/BID community workers and other stakeholders involved in the of BIA & BID process.
• Actively participate in interagency coordination meetings such as BID panels, CPWG and Case conferences both at DMO and in the field office.
• Analyse training schedules for the BID community workers and provide technical support and guidance for effective implementation of BID/BIA process
• Ensure timely management of data and documentation of cases at camp level; and through coordination with MEAL assistants ensure children records, data are accurately recorded in the CPIMS database.
• Contribute to the design of an overall programme contingency plan when needed
• Provide BID Supervisors with technical support regarding complex cases or specific technical difficulties
• Produce timely progress reports, including both quantitative and qualitative information, on Child Protection activities and input into regular situation reports, monthly and quarterly reports
• Ensure correct management of BID/BIA documentation at camp level
• Manage and coordinate the planning of the Camp Child Protection activities to ensure minimal disruption to programme Activities-Including staffing issues and office administration; to ensure effective management of programme resources
• Facilitate regular interviews and home visits with relevant persons who can give information on the child (the child, his/her family, leader, teacher, neighbour)
• Participate in camp level interagency meetings and engage in the identification and building of linkages with other partners/agencies, the Government and the community to ensure that issues related to child protection are raised and addressed.
• Comply with all relevant Save the Children policies and procedures with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, security, equal opportunities and other relevant policies
• Manage BID community workers staff annual leave and time off ensuring minimal disruption to programme activities
• Collect required data and coordinate with the MEAL team on a monthly basis and ensure data is correctly captured
• 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 SCI procedure and with the Kenya alternative care guidelines (Guidelines for Alternative Care of Children in Kenya 2011)
• Collect complaints and feedback during field activities and ensure that these are shared with MEAL officers for updating of the CFRM database.
• Escalate complaints and feedback of a serious nature to program manager and field office child safeguarding focal point.

Qualifications and Experience

• At least Degree in Social Work/Social Sciences or equivalent.
• At least three (4) years relevant experience in similar settings.
• Prior experience in child protection and best interest determination process in refugee set-ups in essential.
• Substantial management and leadership experience, preferably in emergency programmes
• Demonstrable competence in proposal and report writing
• Has high-level communication skills’, including engaging and informative formal public speaking.
• Fluent in English and Kiswahili (both spoken and written). Working knowledge of local language strongly preferred.
• Able to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment.
• Sets high standards for quality and consistently achieves project goals.
• Maintains and extends an effective network of individuals within the organisation and with government and development partners.
• Negotiates effectively by exploring a range of possibilities.
• Demonstrates and shares detailed technical knowledge and expertise.
• Proven ability to work as a team.
• Commitment to Save the Children’s Child Protection Policy.