CHILD SAFEGUARDING: (select only one)
Level 3: the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.
ROLE PURPOSE:
This position will be responsible for assisting the Child Protection case management system in Save the Children (SCI) and ensure that case management is conducted in accordance with the inter-agency and Save the Children Child Protection case management standards operating procedures. He/she will be supervising the community mentorship component.
Projects Scope:
This project aims at providing protection and case management services for unaccompanied children in Cairo from the refugee community. The project will directly support the children in their protection needs establishing a tailored, timely and integrated case management system in addition to supporting local communities to strengthen the community-based protection mechanisms through the Community Mentorship Program.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Case Management Officer
Staff directly reporting to this post: 8-10 community volunteers.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Project Implementation:
· Lead the implementation of the community mentorship program through assisting in the selection, supervising and coordinating the work of 6-8 community mentors assisting children in protection needs based on case management assessment.
· Plan for and organize group activities for newly arrived UACs for integration in their different communities, local community, provide briefings on services, build capacity for financial planning, problem solving and psychosocial support.
· Liaise with representatives of the refugee communities on child protection issues;
· Conduct field visits to provide support to community mentors in the field and respond to their urgent inquiries;
· Responsible for capacity building to Community mentors and active community leaders;
· Facilitate and coordinate community engagement sessions with partner organizations.
· Carry out any other necessary tasks in support to the Child Protection team.
· Ensure proper data gathering and data accuracy as per monitoring and evaluation plan;
· Maintain the data for the project’s mentorship componenet;
· Compile concise quantitative and qualitative reports on a monthly and quarterly basis from different projects;
· Draft and submit all related payment requests to the mentorship program;
· Assist in monitor the mentorship program budget variances on monthly and quarterly basis; Ensure that projects follow donor and Save the Children’s budget utilization guidelines.
In case of Emergency:
· Promote children's rights, contributing to their well-being and protection in times of emergencies, guided by humanitarian principles and code of conduct.
· During emergencies, he/she should act in a way that facilitates SCI’s response to emergencies, giving priority to all assigned.
· Be prepared to support SCI interventions in response to emergencies and show needed flexibility
General:
· Demonstrate leadership in relation to Save the Children policies and practice with respect to safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.
· Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to safeguarding policy, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.
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 partners 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.
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
· widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
· future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
· builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
· values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
· approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
· develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
· willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
· honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity
QUALIFICATIONS
· Bachelor’s degree in social sciences or in development related fields;
· 1 to 3 years of experience in the development/humanitarian field with a focus on child protection.
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
• Commitment to Save the Children values and Child Safeguarding;
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills;
• Comfortable with high levels of ambiguity and able to take decisions independently in fluid context;
• Fluency in English and Arabic (spoken and written) is required;
• Experience with refugee/marginalized communities is desired.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills;
• Comfortable with high levels of ambiguity and able to take decisions independently in fluid context;
• Team management experience is preferred.
• Capacity building experience is preferred.
• Commitment to Save the Children values and Child Safeguarding;
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:
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Safeguarding our Staff:
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.