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Plan International was founded over 75 years ago with a mission to promote and protect the rights of children. The organisation was set up by British journalist John Langdon-Davies and refugee worker Eric Muggeridge in 1937, with the original aim to provide food, accommodation and education to children whose lives had been disrupted by the Spanish Civil W...
Duties for the Legal Officer Job
Provide legal advice on matters relating to child protection issues and court representation for child protection cases at the CPC.
Prepare child witnesses from the CPC for hearings in court.
Watching brief in cases of defilement referred to the CPC.
Develop a capacity building plan for partners and communities on child protection issues and court representation for child protection cases for CPC.
In consultation with the project team, develop training materials for partners and community trainings on child rights.
Disseminate Information Education and Communication (IEC) materials outlining legal instruments that safeguard children and their rights to partners and communities in the CPC.
Training partners and communities on children rights and disseminating legal instrument that safeguard children.
Legal Officer Job Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Law and a Diploma from the Kenya School of Law.
Must be an Advocate of the High Court in Kenya.
3 years’ experience working in child protection and/or child rights programming
Key Skills and competencies
Good people skills
Confidentiality
Good report writing skills
Experience in developing capacity building plans
Experience in developing training materials for partners and communities
Good facilitation skills
Experience in developing policy briefs with a view to influence key child protection policies at the county and national level
Duties for the Social Worker Job
Conduct home visits for social enquiries (assessment) for children/families seeking services at the CPC.
Rescue and placement of children in rescue centers and alternative family based care.
Psychosocial needs assessment and referral.
Preparation of children attending court.
Train caregivers on effective parenting both at the CPC and also during community outreach activities.
Work with referral partners in providing services to children and their families
Social Worker Job Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in social Work, Sociology or Community Development.
3 years’ experience in child development work in urban and rural settings.
Good training and presentation skills.
Knowledge of child rights and child participation.
Experience in training adults.
Experience in working in a dynamic child protection organization at National level.
Key Skills and competencies
Good people skills
Networking and partnership management skills
Good report writing skills
Crisis management
Duties for the Child Protection Advisor Job
Ensure the CPC is fully operational and offering services and coordinating referral of children to other services is done efficiently and effectively.
Ensure the infrastructure is child friendly and gender sensitive.
Maintain close relationship with the Department of Children Services (DCS) and other key stakeholders in Child Protection.
Support the DCS to establish a strong network of partners to support the CPC.
Conduct trainings for the staff at the CPC to ensure quality and timely services to children.
Child Protection Advisor Job Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences.
A Master’s degree in the areas mentioned and qualification in basic counseling skills is an added advantage.
At least 5 years relevant work experience in busy and dynamic organizations dealing with, Child Rights, Child Protection, Advocacy, child rights programming, child protection service delivery etc.
Experience in rights-based approaches to development including engaging with government and multilateral institutions.
Demonstrated knowledge of child protection systems in Kenya.
Demonstrated work experience working with poor and marginalized communities and specific child related programming.
Demonstrated advocacy experience at a national and county level.
Key Skills and competencies
Good people and negotiation skills
Demonstrated leadership and management skills
Acts with high degree of integrity, confidentiality and professionalism
Innovation and committed to learning
Communicates clearly and effectively
Results oriented
Knowledge and experience in budget management and financial reporting
Experience in UNICEF reporting is an added advantage
Duties for the Psychological Counselor Job
Provide child and family therapy services.
Provide group therapy.
Develop treatment (psychological) plan and implement them.
Records and data management for counseling cases.
Conduct effective parenting classes.
Skills training for children on a need bases.
Psychological Counselor Job Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in any field of counseling (Counseling Psychology, Child psychology, Family therapy etc.)
Certification in play and or art therapy.
At least 5 years’ experience in handling clients with diverse needs in a busy counseling environment.
Evidence of extensive clinical work with children and families.
Basic knowledge of child rights and child protection systems in Kenya.
Experience in conducting trainings.
Experience in group counseling and managing dynamics in group counseling.
Knowledge of the Counseling Code of Ethics (APA, BACP etc.)
Member of a Counseling Association in Kenya.
Key Skills and competencies
Good people skills
Confidentiality
Good report writing skills
Crisis management
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