Level 3: the role 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 in country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

The Child Protection Officer is responsible for the child protection component in a project funded from the Swiss Development Corporation (SDC) and will be based in Aswan. The project duration is one year from January 2026 to December 2026. The project will be targeting Sudanese community in Aswan based in Aswan field office, and the team will be working and based across 3 friendly scpaces in areas with high Sudanese concentration as Karkar and Nasr Elnuba, working on multisectors:

– Child Protection: case management for children exposed to protection risks, besides providing emergency cash and protection for cash. It will also include mentorship program for children especially the unacompanied and separated children. Additionally, there will be capacity building for community leaders and teachers on CP and safeguarding. Furthermore, there will be awareness raising for children on their rights, besides awareness for their parents as well.

– MHPSS: providing groups and individual mental health and psychosocial support to the children in groups and also individually according the care plan of each child. There will be also positive parenting groups conducted for the parents. Moreover, there will be community events held to enhance their wellbeing and integration.

– Education: it will include renovation for community learning centers of Sudanese community, beside training to the teachers on the main technical and socio-emotional mechanisms. The project will provide education grants as well for the children enrolled in these centers. There will be also programs provided to the children who dropped out to enable them to return back to school, and other program for children who have weak literacy skills.

– Livelihood: the component will have two tracks; wage employment and self employment. The 1^st track will include capacity building for the beneficiaries followed by matching to employment opportunity. Beneficiaries will be supported by cash assistance and apprenticeship for 3 months. The 2^nd track will be self employment starting with capacity building for the beneficiaries then provision of seed fund to start their business. Beneficiaries will have at least 3 month of coaching and monitoring. Vocational training will be also provided based on need.

– Cash Assistance: the project will provide multipurpose cash assistance for vulnerable families, besides winteriation assistance as well. There will be also awareness raising on money management for those receiving the cash assistance.

– Health: will include emergency nutrition screening and rapid nutritional support provided to newly arrived crisis-affected children and women. Additionally, there will be support to the public health system by training provision to staff and providing medical supplies. There will be also trainings for mental health, and GBV-related service providers in Aswan. The project will support the establishment of health service points within the community to provide health care services as check up, and also providing cash for health.

– Gender will be mainstreamed across all sectors with focus on gender equality in awareness sessions, girls empowerement and health and protection support for GBV cases.

The CP Officer will provide regular technical support, coaching and training, and coaching to support Country office, Child Protection Officers, coaches and mentors to ensure delivering qualified and unified Child Protection interventions including, process, system and tools.

and to ensure compliance with good practice standards and SOPs of Child Protection programme implementation, monitoring and reporting.

Other key responsibilities include: supporting, projects design, pilot and deliver programs; design and support training sessions and monitoring tools; and, participating in strategic discussions and planning meetings. The Officer will support Child Protection and management teams to make effective linkages between Child Protection and child poverty programming and other programmes, including Livelihood, education and health interventions, and facilitate knowledge generation and sharing.

To support the Country office in unifying the Child Protection model, methodologies in addition to implementation and tools to ensure the effective implementation of the Child Protection interventions.

Reports to: Project Manager

Staff directly reporting to this post: Child Protection Coordinator and 6 case workers

FIELD TRAVEL: The project officer is expected to spend at least 70% of his/ her time at the field sites.

Project Planning and Implementation:

· Develop monthly work plans in line with the overall project plan.

· Monitor the monthly planning and implementation of CP activities in different field sites, and ensure safe and quality implementation.

· Provide guidance and build field teams’ capacities and provide the required technical support to CP Team to ensure quality implementation.

· Ensure Child Safeguarding standards are understood and met in liaison with the Child Safeguarding focal point.

· Ensure the timely and efficient spending of the project funds according to approved plans and keep up-to-date records of project expenses.

· Contribute to the budget development, ensure that activities follow SDC policy and Save the Children’s budget utilization guidelines.

· Ensure the provision of quality trainings and workshops to the local child protection social workers using the project’s approved training materials.

· Attend one to one and group supervision meetings (Face to face and online) with the CP TA or delegated to CP Sr. officer to discuss MHPSS implementation and for seeking support.

· Support and Ensures the fidelity of implementation of SCI Common Approaches which include CP related interventions.

Coordination:

· Work closely with other proect’s teams and regularly share plans, feedback, and outputs.

· Strengthen SC working relations with key CP stakeholders through active participation in network meetings and other similar activities.

· Strengthen relationships with government authorities and other actors including (MOSS, NCCM, GCPC, and DCPCs) to ensure continued support for SCI by coordination with the relevant focal points in SCI Egypt – main office.

Reporting:

· Review monthly reports provided by SCI CP Team. In collaboration with MEAL, ensure good quality of reporting at the SCI/donors level.

· Monitor the project’s outputs on regular basis using SCI monitoring tools.

· Draft quality monthly reports.

· Develop and properly document capacity building materials.

· Compile concise quantitative and qualitative reports, case studies, etc. on a monthly, and quarterly basis;

· Regularly compile and share lessons learnt and best practices.

· Highlight general protection issues present in community to the project manager to take the proper action.

· Keep timely record of financial progress reports.

· Ensure that ongoing programme monitoring/learning feeds into alterations into programme design.

Accountability:

· holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values

· holds the team 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 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

· Bachelor’s degree in development related fields or psychology is preferable.

· Experience in child protection program operations.

· Minimum of 4-5 years of experience in development/humanitarian aid; previous experience in CP support field.

· At least 3-5 years of field experience, with proved experience in training, coaching, and capacity building in CP is required and preferably in child protection & child rights.

· Previous knowledge, training or experience in implementing SCI Common Approaches is as asset.

· Good understanding of rural development needs and challenges.

· Experience in working with local partners.

· Good command in English (verbal and written)

· Commitment to Save the Children values.

• Familiarity with national child protection mechanisms.

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.

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

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.

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