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The Save the Children Fund, commonly known as Save the Children, is an international non-governmental organization that promotes children's rights, provides relief and helps support children in developing countries
The Thematic Specialist - Relations with Armed Actors will provide technical and operational leadership and guidance through SCI's Children Affected by Armed Conflict (CAAC) Programme and in collaboration with the SCI Global & ANSA Initiative. The CAAC Programme is a complex cross-regional Programme that enables programming and advocacy initiatives on children affected by armed conflict with a wide range of actors at strategic policy/decision making, and operational level, such as; the African Union, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), Regional Mechanisms (RMs), Treaty Bodies, Bilateral Institutions, Member States, Civil Society Organizations and Armed Actors, both state and non-state. The role will also facilitate cross regional and global coordination and learning through relevant internal and external platforms such as on access, civ-mil relations, safety and security etc.
Within the Programme, the specialist will provide targeted and high-quality guidance, support and capacity strengthening to SCI Country Office's to enable planning and operationalization of different engagement and negotiations modalities towards armed actors in the field. This role will lead on providing support to country teams to operationalize tools to assess risks and opportunities to advance children's rights and humanitarian space, through engagement with armed actors. He/she will advise on programming, monitoring and operational footprints to be adaptive and contextually-driven.
The specialist will work with PMs, Thematic Coordinators, Advocacy, and MEAL specialist as needed to ensure all relevant CAAC Programme activities are implements, and that there are clear quality standards maintained for each area of work. Decision-making will require independent judgement within the roles technical scope as guided by existing guidelines, standards and policies
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Contract duration: I year
The Organisation
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
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