Avis de recrutement: SOS Village d’enfants recrute un(e) Conseiller régional en matière de protection de l’enfance basé à Amman, Jordanie.
Tasks and Responsibilities
Lead and steer implementation of CS:
- Ensure support to member associations on implementation of the Child Protection Policy and related child safeguarding policy support documents and in cooperation with national child safeguarding focal persons monitor the implementation and compliance to International Child Safeguarding Standards
- Provide technical guidance and capacity building to MA teams and monitors the MA’s work in the area of CS based on the minimum requirements of the policy support document on the CS investigation
- Identify promising practices as well as key challenges in relation to Child Safeguarding Middle east Member associations
- In coordination with the main clients, develop and facilitate training materials in line with the child safeguarding policy for ME MAs and regional office.
Monitoring and evaluation:
- Conduct Child Safeguarding audits in Ms
- Monitor the implementation of the CS project within MAs and advise on the implementation whenever needed
Human Resources:
- Contribute to the recruitment process for national CS teams and some CS regional positions as needed.
Incident management:
- Technically support MEMAs in incident management process;
- Technically support MA led investigations.
CS responsibility:
- Responsible within own area of work to raise awareness of the SOS Child Protection Policy principles and to prevent and protect children from all forms of abuse, abandonment, exploitation, violence and discrimination;
- Responsible to report any CS suspicion, concern, allegation or incident immediately following Child Safeguarding reporting procedures. CS reports should be made to the IOR CS focal person and/or to the respective line manager.
Knowledge management:
- Disseminate new policies and materials as they become available;
- Facilitate internal and external knowledge sharing on Child Safeguarding with a strong focus on prevention and capacity building;
- Liaise with CS/ Safeguarding advisors/ focal points from other NGOs and UN agencies and contribute to Safeguarding Network whenever available.
Requirements
- Higher university degree education in social sciences, social pedagogy, social work, psychology or law;
- At least 5 years of work experience in the field of alternative child care, prevention of separation, child protection, and child safeguarding;
- Knowledge of child safeguarding standards and procedures;
- Experience in the management of safeguarding incidents and investigations;
- Strong experience in programme planning, monitoring and evaluation;
- Experience in organizing and holding workshops, meetings and trainings;
- Good understanding of the Middle East context;
- Fluent in written and spoken English and Arabic;
- Readiness to travel at least 30% of working time;
- Strong communication, presentation, facilitation and interpersonal skills;
- Positive mindset, motivate and guide people by role-modelling;
- A strong team-player work ethic.
Application process
Deadline : April 07th, 2023