Child Rights Governance Programme Officer at Save the Children

Job description

Role Purpose

The Regional Programme Unit was set up to hold regional institutions and mechanisms to account towards fulfilment of the rights of children.

The Regional Programme Unit:, delivers activities with regional institutions including the Africa Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC), the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the East African Community (EAC); the Southern African Development Community (SADC); and regional civil society organizations. The scope of work includes policy and advocacy harmonisation through training workshops, consultation events, learning events, research, supporting regional partners to deliver activities that are aligned with the regional ambition and coordination of the work of country offices for multi-country initiatives on child rights governance.

The purpose of the Programme Officer position is to support day-to-day implementation of programmatic activities. The position contributes to the CRG team's achievement of its operational objectives (healthy BVA and programmatic results). He/she is responsible for logistical support for convening CRG events and workshops and documenting such processes to inform future engagements with partners. The CRG Programme Officer will collaborate with the CRG team on new business development and to implement the 2019-2021 strategy for CRG including support to partner implementation. The support will also include financial tracking, logistics and maintaining visibility related updates/social media updates.

Contract Duration: 1 year

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