Intern Child Protection at The Maa Trust

• The Child Protection Intern will support the implementation of child protection projects at TheMaa Trust under the direct guidance of the Child Protection Coordinator and the Education and Child Protection Manager. This role is intended to provide learning opportunities while contributing meaningfully to activities that promote the safety, rights, and well-being of children and adolescents in the Maasai Maraecosystem.

Key roles and responsibilities:

• Assist in the implementation of child protection and advocacy activities in schools andthecommunity.
• Help coordinate trainings on child rights, child safeguarding, and positive parenting.
• Support the facilitation of school-based child rights clubs, including Maa Champions activities.
• Assist in the mobilisation of communities for child protection forums, campaigns, andARPevents.
• Take part in documenting stories of change and lessons learned from child protectionengagements.
• Provide basic support in case documentation and referrals under close supervision.
• Assist in maintaining safe and confidential filing systems for case records and activity reports.
• Support in the collection of monitoring data using programme tools.
• Assist with drafting summaries or reports of community or school visits and other activities.
• Participate in planning meetings and learning sessions with the Child Protection andEducationteam.
• Take part in interdepartmental and stakeholder meetings, as guided by the supervisor.
• Take initiative to learn and apply core principles of gender mainstreaming, safeguarding, andchildfriendly programming.
• Assist in organising logistics for training sessions, field visits, and school outreach.
• Support with printing, filing, scheduling, and general coordination tasks as required.

Qualifications and Skills:

• A diploma in Development studies, community development, sociology and anthropology, psychology or counselling.
• A degree in the same is preferable.
• Creative, organized, and able to meet deadlines.
• A team player with a passion for community development and social impact.