TITLE: Child Protection in Emergency Assistant (CPiE)

CONTRACT TYPE: National

TEAM/PROGRAMME: Humanitarian Response

LOCATION: Mae Sot, Thailand (with frequent travel to border areas)

CONTRACT LENGTH: 8 months with possible extension

ROLE PURPOSE:

The CPiE Assistant is responsible for implementing child protection program in along Thai Myanmar border with frequent travel to the field sites. S/he will be responsible for prevention and response activities of the child protection program that include working with the community, psychosocial support activities, and case management. The CPiE Assistant will be expected to support child protection sectoral assessment, project planning, and coordination with other child protection actors. In most circumstances, the post holder will be expected to mentor and/or build the capacity of implementing community volunteers on the field.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Humanitarian Coordinator

Staff reporting to this post: N/A

Budget Responsibilities: N/A

Role Dimensions: The position will work closely with the Humanitarian team and Child Protection, CBOs and CSOs.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Program Implementation

• Assist the Humanitarian team in the assessment of the living conditions of displaced children and participate in the development of appropriate responses to the needs of children.
• Facilitate the involvement of children and the community (leaders and parents) in the Protection and Psycho-Social Support (PSS) activities and document the progress made.
• Support (community volunteers) team and SCT social workers in the monitoring, verification of cases of children.
• Follow-up on the preparation and implementation of the case action plan and home visit conducted by community volunteers.
• Through working with the community volunteers identify unaccompanied and separated children in collaboration with Senior Social Worker and community leaders and ensure its safe
• Organize and lead psychosocial support activities.
• Assist and participate in the preparation of budget, work, and spending plans, and PR tracking to monitor the proper utilization of the budget and timely implementation of activities.
• With support from the Humanitarian coordinator to ensure timely delivery of project activities
• With support from the Humanitarian Coordinator, prepare and review timely monthly reports submitted by partners.
• Ensure survivors of gender-based violence are timely identified and provided counselling and other appropriate response services.
• Ensure relevant referral forms are in place, and implemented accordingly, and coordinate monthly meetings including, parent’s forum and child protection committee
• Consistently update the referral pathway of project locations

Capacity Building

• Under the supervision of the Humanitarian Coordinator and support from Senior Social Worker in provide capacity to community volunteers and partners

• With support from the Humanitarian Coordinator and Senior Social Worker and assisting in advocacy activities related to Humanitarian Response

• Contribute to communications and media work as required.

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.
  • honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

Integrity:

QUALIFICATIONS

• Thai nationality
• University degree or equivalent in social work, Social Science, development studies, or equivalent combination of relevant training and experience.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Having high integrity, commitment, and professional responsibility with child protection and GBV exigencies.
• Excellent communication skills
• Team player with strong leadership skills
• Able to be self-started and work in challenging contexts and fragile environment
• Minimum one year in GBV and Child Protection work
• Working knowledge of local languages

Desirable:

• Previous Save the Children Experience
• Ability to speak Karen and/or Burmese.

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 Save the Children 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 Save the Children anti-harassment policy.

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with Save the Children Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Interested candidates should apply and submit a motivational letter, comprehensive CV, expected salary and details of at least 3 referees.

Due to the volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

“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”