Senegal: Regional Child Protection in Emergency Advisor

Position title: Regional Child Protection in Emergency Advisor

Working location: Dakar (20%), West and Central Africa regional field missions (80%)

SOS Children’s Villages International is a Global Organisation established in 1949 working to meet the needs and protect the interests and rights of orphaned and vulnerable children. SOS Children’s Villages international works thorough member associations in over 133 countries worldwide.

The International Regional Office for West and Central Africa, based in Dakar, Senegal directly supports member associations in 18 countries and is currently expanding its professional regional team.

Main clients:

• Head of Emergency
• Regional Management Team members
• Regional emergency team
• National teams; child protection and child safeguarding coordinators

MAIN FIELDS OF RESPONSIBILITIES

• Technical expertise and guidance to country teams on child protection in emergency
• Child Protection in Emergency capacity building
• Roll-out of the SOS Emergency Handbook at field level
• Regional Child Protection in Emergency Analysis and Coordination

SCOPE OF ROLE

The overall aim of the Regional Child Protection in Emergency Advisor for West and Central Africa is to support national emergency teams in the design and implementation of high-quality and cutting-edge child protection in emergency interventions. He/She is responsible for developing the capacities of national emergency and development staffs on the sectoral issues of child protection in emergency. He/She will be expected, with limited support, to lead on sectoral assessment, programme design, monitoring and reporting. The Regional Child Protection in Emergency Advisor will also be expected to feed in the definition and implementation of both the Regional Emergency Strategy and the Global Emergency Handbook. He/She will monitor best practices and lessons learnt identified within/outside the Organization and ensure their integration in SOS program design and implementation.

Reports to: Regional Head of Emergency for West and Central Africa

Staff directly reporting to this post: National Child protection in Emergency teams

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES.

Technical expertise and guidance to country teams on the issues of child protection in emergency

• Ensure the implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting of high quality and cutting-edge child protection in emergency programs through direct technical support and guidance to national teams operating on the ground

• Lead and coordinate the implementation of child protection in emergency assessments on the ground; Draft assessment reports and disseminate findings to regional and national stakeholders

• Contribute to the design of quality child protection in emergency programmes that are in line with minimum humanitarian and child protection/safeguarding standards

• Ensure that SOS programs of child protection in emergency are in line with and part of the overall humanitarian response strategy in the countries of intervention

• Work among the Regional Emergency Team and with national teams to develop high quality concept notes and proposals as well as any other programme documents and tools

Capacity Building

• Develop learning needs assessment and capacity building plans for SOS national emergency teams on the ground and partner staff, linking capacity building initiatives to wider opportunities identified via coordination and networks

• Provide sectoral trainings to SOS national teams and partners

• Working closely with the Regional HR team, lead on induction and training of new emergency staff in child protection in emergency

  SOS Child Protection in Emergency Strategy and Handbook

• Support the Head of Emergency in the definition and revision of the Child Protection in Emergency strategy for West and Central Africa

• Working closely with the Global Emergency team, provide technical support and guidance for the definition and roll-out of the SOS Emergency Handbook at global level

  Regional Child Protection in Emergency Analysis and Coordination

• Develop an evidence-based, documenting lessons learnt, best practice and case studies to shape regional and in-country strategies and program approaches, and contribute to broader learning within child protection in emergency

• Participate to Child Protection in Emergency coordination mechanisms at regional level

• Perform any other task that may be requested by the Head of Emergency for West and Central Africa

PROFILE & COMPETENCIES

• Extensive experience (at least 5 years) in child protection in emergency

• At least 2 years’ experience in a management position, preferably in the management of child protection in emergency programs on the ground

• Dynamic personality, self-assured, pro-active, problem-solving, not scared to face challenges and stress of working environment.

• Excellent interpersonal and team building skills.

• Strong IT skills

• Sound organizational skills

• Autonomous, reactive and able to deal with priorities

• Extremely rigorous and precise, attention to details

• Practical and solutions oriented

• Fluency in written and spoken French and English mandatory

• Willingness to do International Travels in emergency countries within the region at short notice

• Ability to establish strong working relationships with local and international stakeholders

• Previous experience of working in child protection in emergency with an INGO in West and Central Africa is an asset

• Holding a certificate of trainee of trainees on child protection in emergency is an asset

• Experience of remote management is an asset

What We Stand For:**

SOS Children’s Villages is committed to creating and maintaining a caring and protective environment, which promotes its core values, and prevents and addresses child abuse and exploitation. We strongly condemn all forms of child abuse and exploitation, be it within or outside of our organisation, and always respond to any case of proven, alleged or attempted abuse within our sphere of infl uence according to its nature. Eff orts ensure that mechanisms are in place to raise awareness, aid prevention, encourage reporting and ease response. They range from human resource development actions such as training and counselling to measures such as suspension, dismissal, and legal action.

If you are interested in this position, please send your detailed e-mail application (CV+Cover letter IN ENGLISH) by 3**1 August 2017 at the latest** to jobs.iorwcaf@sos-kd.org

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

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