Child Safeguarding:
Level 3 - the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder
to have regular contact with or access to children or young people
ROLE PURPOSE:
The Child Protection Officer Care and Positive Discipline (CPO CPD)
will form part of Save the Children in Tanzania and the CP team and directly
the work implemented in Zanzibar. The CPO CPD will be responsible for ensuring
effective programme planning, implementation, evaluation and reporting for Save
the Children in Tanzania’s programme in Zanzibar through coordination with Line
Manager and CP colleagues. The activities will be implemented in Zanzibar in
coordination with other CP projects and as part of the SIDA CP/CRG Programme in
Tanzania.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Save the Children has been operational in Tanzania since 1986
providing support to children through developmental and humanitarian relief
programmes delivered in support of Government of Tanzania priorities and
policies both directly and through local partners. Current programming focuses on child
protection, child rights governance, education, nutrition, HIV/TB and emergency
response. In 2012, as part of a global reorganization process, Save the Children
combined programmes of SCUK, SCUS, SC Sweden to create a single operation in
Tanzania. We currently have an
operational presence in Lindi, Shinyanga, Zanzibar, Songwe and Kigoma and we
work through partners in other parts of the country. We employ nearly 100 staff
and have an annual operating budget of approximately $10 million.
Reports to: Programme Manager CP Zanzibar
Dimensions: Maintains strong linkages with CP colleagues in Zanzibar
Staff directly reporting to this post: None
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Information sharing
- Assess what
information children and their carers would like to receive about the Save the
Children programme, and how they would like to receive it
- Put a system in place
to ensure that information about our organisation and our projects is regularly
shared with children and their carers.
Participation
- Ensure that children
and their carers participate as much as possibly at every stage of the
programme cycle and their input is taken into consideration along the way
- Ensure that
children’s participation in our programmes comply with our participation
practice standards.
Complaints handling
- Consult with children
and communities on complaints handling
- Design and implement
appropriate feedback mechanisms that are contextual, effective, accessible and
safe for children and their carers, and ensure that feedback is recorded,
reviewed and acted upon
- Ensure that feedback
is integrated into regular programme planning, implementation, M&E and
reporting
- Support our partners
in setting up accountability mechanisms
- Act in a respectful
and culturally sensitive manner towards the community.
Monitoring and Evaluation
- Be responsible jointly with the MEAL
team and local partners for gathering the learning from the SIDA project,
including ensuring of documentation and dissemination of good practices across
the project in form of statistics, written feedback, pre/post-tests, pictures
and/or success stories.
- Support partner
organizations and the MEAL officer to gather and analyse data for project
monitoring and evaluation as stipulated in the project M&E plan.
Child Safeguarding Policy Responsibilities
- Ensure that all
partners in Zanzibar fully understand the provisions of the Child Safeguarding
Policy and its 3 complementary policies (Child Participation, Local Procedures,
and Reporting Abuse).
- Ensure that partners
in Zanzibar conduct their business in accordance with the rules of the Child
Safeguarding Policy, in their personal and professional lives – which includes
reporting suspicions of child abuse to the Child Safeguarding Focal person.
- Ensure that the way
SC and partners/consultants/volunteers etc. carry out our work is not putting
children at risk (or further risk) – this means constantly scrutinizing their
work through a child safeguarding lens and talking to children about possible
design/implementation “flaws.”
- Promote the message
of child safeguarding to colleagues in other organizations and government
ministries, children in their own and beneficiary families, and community
members in general.
- Be vigilant about
observing possible child abuse/harm in their personal and professional lives.
- Ensure that all
beneficiaries of our programme are receiving ongoing, age-appropriate verbal or
written information in relevant languages about Save the Children’s Child
Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct.
Capacity Building
- Coordinate and
conduct trainings with partners, others stakeholders and children on various
child protection related matters such as for example children without
appropriate care, positive discipline with parents and teachers, etc. and
safeguarding, to develop capacities to deliver the programme in the most
effective way. If training needs are not part of CPPOs expertise the needs
arising will be passed on to the line manager for follow up.
Technical Support
- Provide technical
support to our partner organizations in developing budgets and action plans to
effectively implement proposed project activities in a timely manner.
- Support and ensure
effective programme implementation and compile activity reports completed not
later than 1 week after event/activity has taken place.
- Facilitate regular
joint field visits as part of backstopping to partners to assist in
implementing agreed work plans.
- Facilitate the
development of a monthly work plan with our partners in Zanzibar going along
with a phased budget to ensure proper monitoring and follow up.
Emergency Preparedness
- Support the Save the
Children Tanzania to implement child protection standards in emergency
situation if required in Zanzibar.
- Prepare reports on
child protection in emergencies as required.
- Undertake any needed
revisions to the Tanzania Emergency Preparedness Plan (EPP) together with the
office and the rest of the country management team.
Other Responsibilities
- Ensure that the
programme approaches, objectives and goals are well understood and implemented
accordingly by partners and that project information is accurately and promptly
communicated to partners and other relevant parties.
- Strengthen
communication and collaboration with Local Government Agencies (LGA) at all
levels to ensure ownership and sustainability of the programme.
- Advocate for a
comprehensive and sustainable child protection system at all levels to
communities and LGAs.
- Prepare a quarterly
work plan taking into consideration the work plan of partners is being
developed and shared with CP Manager and Zanzibar Representative.
- Ensure synergies and
shared learning from project between district, regional and national level and
cross sectorial (health/communication/CRG/education) within Save the Children
Tanzania is taking place.
SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)
COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS
Accountability:
• Holds
self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently,
achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• Holds the team and
partners 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
external partners 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
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
• Degree in Social
Sciences, International development or business administration.
• 3 years of relevant
area work experience or equivalent.
• Expertise in the
thematic area of Child Protection and/or Child Rights Governance will be
considered a strong asset as well as practical knowledge of child participation
methodologies.
• Experience in
building relationships, fostering interagency coordination and experience of
representing an organisation to external parties.
• Strong demonstrable
skills and experience in programme management, monitoring, evaluation, learning
and accountability.
• Problem-solving and
decision-making skills
• Report writing
skills in English an asset.
Location: Tanzania
Contract - Full-Time
Closing date: Sunday 7 August 2016
All jobs close at midnight UK time on the date specified
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