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Save the Children Child Protection Project Officer South Sudan Save the Children Jobs 2024
Save the Children looking for “Child Protection Project Officer”. Applicants with an Advanced degree may apply on or before 25-Jul-24.
The Save the Children has published a job vacancy announcement on 08-Jul-24 for qualified applicants to fill in the vacant post of Child Protection Project Officer to be based in , South Sudan. For more jobs, please visit https://unjoblink.org
Company Name: Save the Children
Job Title: Child Protection Project Officer
Duty Station: , South Sudan
Country: South Sudan
Application Deadline: 25-Jul-24
The Organization
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
· No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
· All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
· Violence against children is no longer tolerated
We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
Application Information:
Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/jobs We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
TITLE: Child Protection Project Officer TEAM/PROGRAMME: Child Protection LOCATION: Akobo East GRADE: 4 CONTRACT LENGTH: 12 Months
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:
The Child protection Officer will help the Child Protection Coordinator in implementing project activities. The child protection Programme is currently focused on a Case management and rapid FTR response, working in the conflict affected communities to directly identify and register separated and unaccompanied children and missing children registered by parents and family members, and try to seek the best outcomes in a limited and challenging environment. It also includes components of psychosocial support to children through community based child protection networks and child friendly spaces.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Child Protection Program Coordinator.
Staff reporting to this post: FTR case worker and Community Mobilizer
Direct::Case Workers/Community Mobilizer
Indirect : None
Budget Responsibilities: None
Role Dimensions:
South Sudan is one of the most challenging and exciting working environments that Save the Children currently works in. The newest country in the world, its legacy of thirty years of war has yet to be even partly addressed as is new government struggles to both mature and reach out to its people. Education rates remain low with less than 10% of the population finishing primary school; and only 200 girls completing secondary school in 2011 (out of a total population of greater than 8 million people).
Infrastructure across the country remains virtually non-existent; with 80% of the Country – including State Capitals – only accessible for half of the year (the rainy season) by small air craft. Even in the Capital – Juba – there are no functioning public utilities, few tarmac roads and limited health services. Aid agencies rely on generators, water trucking and satellite internet to meet their basic needs. The agencies still provide some 75% of the basic services of the south Sudanese population. Parts of the country are still racked by insecurity – tribal militias, rebel militia groups and direct conflict with the North of Sudan all take their regular toll on the civilian population.
Since conflict broke out in South Sudan in December 2013, more than 870,000 people have been displaced from their homes, including approximately 460,000 children. 743,000 people remain displaced inside the country and 130,400 people have crossed into neighbouring countries. Approximately 85,200 people are sheltering in UN bases, while others have fled into the bush or re living in host communities.
As a result of the current fighting, children are at increased and continued risk of violence, abuse, recruitment into armed groups and separation from their families.
Save the Children key priorities include
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY :
BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice:
Accountability:
Ambition:
Collaboration:
Creativity:
Integrity:
QUALIFICATIONS
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Essential
Desireable
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.
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.