Child Protection Officer

Save the Children International•Lebanon, PA

About The Position

The Child Protection Officer will be responsible for the daily follow-up of Child Protection activities, providing support to implementing partners, and leading direct implementation in the field. The Child Protection program includes establishing and expanding psychosocial programming with children and youth, as well as capacity building and support for caregivers. The Child Protection Officer must ensure all work aligns with Save the Children’s Policies. In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder may be required to work outside their normal role profile and adjust working hours accordingly.

Requirements

Master’s degree in psychology, Social Work or other related studies OR Bachelor's degree with at least 4 years of professional experience.
Fluency in written and spoken Arabic and English.
At least 3 years’ experience in the Child Protection field.
At least two years of experience working with international NGOs.
Experience in Psycho Social Support programming and community mobilisation.
Ability to write weekly and monthly reports.
Experience in team leading and handling programmes action plans.

Nice To Haves

Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches.

Responsibilities

Liaise with the line manager to identify project’s priorities, develop and lead the implementation of project’s monthly and weekly work plans.
Ensure that team members understand their weekly priorities; provide guidance and support to direct reports as needed to accomplish the tasks.
Liaise with Supply chain, Finance and HR to ensure sufficient support to field activities.
Lead the implementation of the needs assessment interviews under the supervision and support of the Programme Manager and the Programme Coordinator.
Monitor progress and solve issues that are interrupting the implementation of activities.
Ensure that SC accountability systems are followed by field staff.
Conduct field visits to ensure that the quality standards are met throughout the implementation phase.
Produce weekly and monthly quantitative and qualitative reports for internal use.
Ensure that programme interventions continue to be informed by and integrated with other core sectors in Save the Children, such as Education, Shelter, and Food Security and Livelihoods.
Provide technical and organizational training and coaching to direct reports.
With the support of the project coordinator, identify staffing needs based on the implementation and the latest situation.
Lead and be part of the recruitment of new direct reports.
Identify staff capacity building needs with the support of the programme coordinator.
Ensure that all direct reports have clear performance and development objectives.
Provide daily support to partners’ staff by providing technical and operational support under the supervision and with the support of the programme coordinator.
Monitor partners’ activities implementation and ensure that high quality implementation standards are applied, by using quality benchmarks and other quality monitoring tools.
Verify partners’ report by validating them against SC internal reporting mechanisms.
Conduct training for partners’ staff under the supervision of the programme coordinator.
Ensure activities are developed in coordination with relevant local authorities and key stakeholders.
Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.