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Programme : |
Children in Cotton |
Title : |
Child Protection Officer |
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Duty Station : |
Sanghar
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Reports to:
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Project Manager
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JOB PURPOSE:
The Child Protection Officer is responsible for
project implementation and achievement of
project goal and objectives for Child Protection
component.
The Child Protection Officer will work under the
direct supervision of the Project Manager and in
close coordination with Save the Children
Project Manager / Officer Child Protection for
technical assistance and support.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
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To assist the Project Manager in the
development of Child Protection plans and
responsible to implement project activities
as per project plan.
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Under the direction of Project Manager and
in close coordination with technical manager
from donor ensuring best practices and
quality in all Child Protection project
initiatives.
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Actively coordinate with M&E Officer to
ensure that appropriate monitoring and
impact assessment mechanisms and tools are
being implemented within Child Protection
component.
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Ensure that line management is updated with
latest information on key developments in
the Child Protection component of the
programme.
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Ensure all the objectives along with
indicators as outlined in the project
proposal are met while ensuring high
quality.
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Take full responsibility of the Quarterly Bi
–annually and annual reports. Prepare
budgets and regularly update them, take
approval as per organizational procedures.
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Provide assistance to Project Manager to
develop effective functional networks with
other actors working for the furtherance of
children’s rights and development of
District Child Protection Plan.
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Represent DEVCON before the Government and
its departments, partner organisations,
donors and the public, as well as within the
wider organisation, as appropriate for
experience sharing and learning from the
project.
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Include child participation in all project
work, wherever practicable, and seek to
develop and incorporate child-friendly
methodologies to promote child participation
in project implementation.
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Apply in all project work approaches to
child- rights based programming, diversity /
non-discrimination, children as
stakeholders, impact assessment, and
organisational learning.
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Participate as appropriate in assessments
and responses in the case of humanitarian
emergencies.
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Ensure child protection policy across the
all the activists of Project.
PERSON SPECIFICATION:
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Post-graduate degree in social sciences or
related discipline
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Minimum 05 years of experience in designing
interventions for children at a senior
management level in an INGO/NGO; proven
management skills.
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An in-depth understanding of child rights, child
protection and development issues pertaining to
children
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Ability to manage a strong team, provide
leadership and build capacity within the team.
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Excellent writing skills and ability to write
high quality project reports.
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Experience in implementing programme
interventions based on rights perspective.
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Knowledge of Laws, jurisprudence and policy
making mechanism is highly desirable.
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Strong focus on delivery of result and ability
to overcome hurdles.
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Experience of working with children and local
communities in child rights perspective.
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Problem solving ability, diplomatic skills and
cultural and political sensitivity.
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Proficient in Ms Excel , MS Word, Outlook, Power
point etc
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