CHILD SAFEGUARDING:

Level 2: either the post holder will have access to personal data about children and/or young people as part of their work; or the post holder will be working in a ‘regulated’ position (accountant, barrister, solicitor, legal executive); therefore a police check will be required. 

ROLE PURPOSE:

The Child Protection Coordinator is primarily responsible to support implementation of CP program for the Floods 2022 Emergency Response. Working closely with the Program Manager CP&CRG and partner NGOs. The CP Coordinator will support partners and frontline workers for ensuring high quality standards in the technicality and quality delivery of the CP programs at safe spaces and communities. S/He will support training of child protection staff, partners’ teams and frontline workers as required, program monitoring, supervision, report writing, ensuring that project meets stated goals and reporting requirements. S/He is expected to represent the organization at CP working group/s at provincial level, other provincial and district level meetings with INGOs, UN and stakeholders.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Programme Coordination and Implementation

• Assist Manager CP &CRG in development of implementation plans and budgets for SC and partner organizations for the approved funds and grants,
• Ensure that technical guidelines are fully adhered by the partner organisations on the quality implementation of Save the Children’s CP &CRG interventions ensuring the approach is consistent with other agencies and integrated with other SC activities.
• In collaboration with implementing partners and support the implementation, reporting and monitoring of program activities according to international and SCI standards, ensuring that programs objectives, indicators and outcomes are met in a timely manner and with quality.
• Work closely with Program Manager to ensure all procedures, codes of conduct and policies are followed and upheld and ensure compliance in all facets of technical aspect of program implementation.
• Support Child Rights Movement (CRM) national and provincial chapters in their advocacy work and extend technical assistance.
• Assist Manager CP/CRG for effective and efficient projects implementation as per goals and targets set in the project Logframe and activity plan; involving, among others, technical team and other members of the program management team.
• Contribute to the documentation and communication of learning within the organization and seek, where possible, to share that learning with key stakeholders.

Technical support and quality assurance:

• Coordinate with partner organisation in collecting monthly workplans, activity status and follow up on planned/pending activities
• Seek formal and informal technical expertise from the thematic sections and arranging support to specific projects through field visits or as appropriate.
• Jointly with Program Manager CP&CRG, support the development/adoption of technical guidelines/protocols for planned CP intervention.
• Provide support in capacity building trainings and developing protocols, SoPs, ToRs for case management and referral services. 
• Ensure supplies of technical guidelines/protocols/tools in all safe spaces.

Capacity building:

• Support in identification of capacity gaps and capacity building needs of partners through comprehensive training need assessments, and support implementation of capacity building plans
• Jointly with Program Manager CP&CRG, implement capacity-building plan for SC staff and relevant stakeholders and facilitate/co-facilitate the trainings as required.

Coordination and Representation:

• Establish working relations with concerned government agencies/bodies; National and Provincial Commission for Child Welfare and Development (NCCWD, PCCWD), Ministry of Human Rights, etc
• Work closely with broader civil society for collective advocacy efforts and further extending support to activate the civil society in terms of key CP/CRG issues in Pakistan
• Liaise provincial & district level child protection authorities for ensuring good working relationship and timely facilitation of the referral services as required.
• Represent in Sector level coordination and technical working groups

MEAL, Reporting and Documentation:

• Ensure, in consultation with MEAL section that all project implementation plans include appropriate monitoring and impact assessment mechanisms and tools.
• Coordinate with SC and partner MEAL team for proper documentation, data collection and monitoring of project deliverables.
• Support in preparation of assessments, evaluations, high-quality donor and other periodic narrative reports as and when required.
• Ensure proper project documentation and initiate/support in initiatives for programme visibility and other requirements.
• Conduct regular monitoring and support visits to the field sites, working closely with implementing partners to ensure the on-going relevance of programme direction and support.

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• Holds the team and members accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved
• Creates a managerial environment to lead, enable and maintain our culture of child safeguarding.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a country wide/global scale

Collaboration:

• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
• Builds and maintains effective relationships with colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity and different people’s perspectives, able to work cross-culturally.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Cuts away bureaucracy and encourages an entrepreneurial approach

Integrity:

• honest, encourages openness and transparency, builds trust and confidence displays consistent excellent judgement

QUALIFICATIONS 

• Master’s degree in social sciences or related discipline 

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

3- 5 years of experience in child protection related field.

Previous experience of working in role with a humanitarian organization in a development and in a natural / human induced emergency context

Awareness and knowledge of CP issues in general and their relevance to the humanitarian emergency and post-conflict recovery setting.

Experience in program coordination and community participatory methods for community development and mobilization.

Ability to represent organization at different forums and highlight the program highlights.

Ability and willingness to be flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure contexts, including flexibility to work with incoming emergency response teams.

Ability to coordinate with govt. departments and represent SCI.

Proficiency in relevant data collection and analysis.

Willingness to travel to field sites.

Proficient in speaking and written English and well versed in local and regional languages.

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience

Equal Opportunities

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

Creates a managerial environment to lead, enable and maintain our culture of child safeguarding 

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

 NOTE: As the position advertised is for Emergency response; to fill the position on urgent basis, position might close before due date.