Deadline: 17 November 2015
Save the Children is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Child Protection Advisor in Erbil, Iraq. The duration for the post is of 12 months.
The aim of Child Protection Adviser is to assess, design and guide staff to initiate interventions to address violations of children’s rights to protection from abuse, exploitation, violence and neglect.
Save the Children works with the goal to build a world where every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation.
Key Jobs Responsibilities
The Child Protection Advisor will perform the following functions-
- Ensure that quality programmes are initiated and capacities developed to provide these kinds of protection to children in a range of Save the Children’s emergency responses world-wide.
- Lead on sectoral assessment, programme design and master budgeting, National level coordination, advocacy, and support fundraising, recruitment of program.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- At least 8 years of work experience in child protection in both humanitarian and development contexts and fragile states.
- Previous first phase emergency response experience is essential.
- Education to MSc/MA/MEng level in Social Work, Human rights Law, International Relations, Development Studies or similar or equivalent field experience.
- Ability to identify the main gaps in child protection in the given context to inform a holistic response for children.
- Good knowledge of and experience in using established inter-agency standards and guidelines in child protection, such as the Inter-agency Guidelines on Separated and Unaccompanied Children, the Paris Principles, MRM, Save the Children- Child Friendly Spaces Handbook, and the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Settings.
- Previous project and team management experience.
- Experience of and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability.
- Experience in monitoring and evaluating child protection programmes in emergency, transition and development contexts.
- Ability to work both in an Advisory and hands on implementation capacity.
- Experience in capacity building and in strengthening various duty bearers understanding of and response to child protection.
- Experience of representation and ability to represent Save the Children effectively in external forums.
- Experience of preparing successful funding proposals for donors.
- Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Strong influencing skills and experience in advocacy.
- Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy.
- A high level of written and spoken English.
- The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.
- Commitment to and understanding of child rights, the aims and principles of Save the Children, and humanitarian standards such as the Sphere Charter and the Code of Conduct. In particular, a good understanding of the Save the Children mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support.
- Language skills in Arabic or Kurdish.
- Good working knowledge of the Inter-Agency Child Protection Information Management System.
- Experience or knowledge of working and living in the Middle East Region.
- Specific experience of designing and managing DFID, ECHO, OFDA and other major donor projects.
- Specific experience of working in interagency projects.
How to Apply
- Applicants must submit their CV in English and covering letter as a single document, including their salary expectations for this role.
- Applications must be submitted through online process.
For more information, please visit Save the Children.
