Child protection officer jobs

1) Tasks

The Child Protection Officer is responsible for managing everything connected to the Child Protection programs.

The scope of the work comprises the development and implementation of an effective case management system, as well as the organization and planning of all actions connected to raising awareness on problems pertaining to protection.

Collaboration with the Program coordinator will be required as part of this work in order to fulfill another component of the job, which is to guarantee that all child protection teams get enough training.

2) Responsibilities

The supervision of the team of social workers

Evaluations of job candidates and employees' performances for social workers

Hold meetings with the social workers on the team to discuss case management.

Make choices about matters pertaining to the safety of children

Participate in hands-on activities out in the field with children, families, communities, and staff members.

Develop your professional contacts and networks in the area of child welfare.

Keep in close communication with the other project partners to advance the cause of child protection training.

Offers both the psychological and the protective services.

Maintain oversight of the interventions.

Create comprehensible formats for the data collecting and processing.

Include members of the community in the procedures for the protection of children who are particularly in need of assistance.

Ensure that every member of staff abides by the principles outlined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child at all times, paying particular attention to the protection of children's privacy and the implementation of a child-centered approach that prioritizes the "child's best interests" as the guiding principle.

reports on the status of the protection of children

Make sure that the case management and inquiry notes being kept by the social workers team are up to a very high level.

To take a proactive stance with regard to the policy on protecting children

3) Required competencies

A degree from an accredited college or university, particularly at the postgraduate level, in an area relating to psychology, social work, or education.

Experience working in an international development or humanitarian aid program of at least three years' duration, ideally within an emergency setting.

Expertise in the management of humanitarian disasters as well as camp and population coordination.

A familiarity with the workings of both domestic and foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

Experience in the field and a thorough comprehension of the psychological and protection concerns that are present in this setting.

Expertise in the administration of teams and the development of staff members' abilities.

Extensive experience in the realm of training.

Experience in the creation of training materials that can be shown.

Previous work experience in contexts including refugees or internally displaced persons (IDPs), complex crises, and/or post-conflict or post-disaster scenarios.

Both English and French may be spoken with ease.

4) Personal skills

Ability to interact well with others and communicate effectively.

dedicated toward service and devoted to offering assistance to colleagues working in the sector

Resistance to tension and strain

Capability of adapting one's priorities or setting new ones in response to changing circumstances within a mission or the company itself

Capability to adapt one's work to changing circumstances (changes within the team, location of programs)

A readiness to both work and live as part of a group, as well as a commitment to upholding the norms of communal life

Inspiration and dedication to the pursuit of humanitarian goals

Capability to carry out one's responsibilities in a mature and professional way

Capability to act as a representative in dealing with relationships with local authorities

Capability of managing local workers in a responsible and objective way at all times