JOB DESCRIPTION

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS

• Educational background in social sciences, psychology, or related field; or equivalent experience working directly with children.
• Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply, including those with informal education but strong understanding of gender dynamics and GBV.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills; ability to engage with children, youth, community leaders, and government officials.
• Basic computer skills (Microsoft Office, Excel).
• Flexibility to work in challenging field conditions with remote management.
• Deep understanding of local context, child development, and cultural practices affecting child welfare.
• Knowledge of child protection concerns, indicators of abuse, and commitment to child protection principles.
• Ability to manage complex workloads and meet tight deadlines.
• Proficiency in English and Arabic is desirable.
• Commitment to diversity, inclusion, and Save the Children’s values, including child safeguarding and humanitarian principles.
• Adherence to Protection and GBV standards, Code of Conduct, and PSEA policies.

Child Protection Team Management & Program Implementation

• Ensure implementation of all child protection activities at field level in line with the agreed workplan and Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (CPMS).
• Collaborate in developing curricula, tools, IEC materials, and resources for activities hosted in the Multipurpose Community Center (MPC).
• Facilitate and supervise MPC and CFS activities in collaboration with facilitators, ensuring they are age-appropriate, culturally sensitive, inclusive, and innovative.
• Draft and regularly update MPC/CFS workplans with input from children and facilitators.
• Engage with CBCPCs to gather insights on community dynamics and adapt programming accordingly.
• Coordinate and strengthen community-based child protection systems, ensuring clear roles, capacity building, and ongoing support for CBCPCs.
• Refer SGBV survivors and children needing specialized services to the Case Management team, ensuring ethical and survivor-centered approaches.
• Conduct needs assessments, protection monitoring, FGDs, and community meetings to inform programming.
• Raise awareness on child rights and protection issues through direct community engagement and advocacy.
• Participate in field-level coordination meetings and contribute to service mapping and referral pathway updates.
• Manage SCI protection assets and supervise field operations as delegated.

Human Resource Management & Activity Monitoring

• Lead weekly planning, supervision, and evaluation meetings with MPC and MHPSS facilitators.
• Develop and monitor weekly workplans and staff activity reports.
• Identify and address capacity building needs for child protection staff, partners, and community members.
• Monitor attendance and implement strategies to improve participation.
• Collaborate with MEAL and CP teams to ensure child-friendly feedback mechanisms and gather input from children and adolescents on activity quality and relevance.
• Monitor the quality and impact of activities, ensuring alignment with standards.

Reporting

• Lead the development and submission of weekly activity reports, including attendance tracking for CFSs and GFSs.
• Provide timely and quality inputs for donor and management reports (weekly, monthly, ad hoc).
• Ensure proper documentation and filing of all child protection activities.

Support the documentation and dissemination of good practices at project and thematic levels

CHILD SAFEGUARDING: 

The post holder will have direct contact with children and/or young people frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. 21 days in one month or more or overnight)