JOB
VACANCY
ChildFund Indonesia has
been implementing child-centered programs since 1973 .Through
community-based, culturally grounded, participatory program approaches,
ChildFund Indonesia works with 16 local partners in 32 districts in eight
provinces. In 174 villages where we work, we support 318 ECD exclusive and/or
integrated health posts (Posyandu), 87 child-friendly
schools and 96 child forums[1]. Through
these community-support mechanisms, ChildFund Indonesia ensures local
leadership support and ownership of project activities. For
more information please visit www.childfund.org
ChildFund Indonesia is
currently seeking:
Title
: Child Protection Specialist
Div/Dept : Programs
Location
: Jakarta - Indonesia
Reporting Relationship : Program Director
Terms of
Contract : Init ial contract will be Fixed Term, 1 (one) year, with
possible extension upon satisfactory performance.
SUMMARY
The Child
Protection Specialist (CPS) position is responsible for mainstreaming Child
Protection principles and values into ChildFund Indonesia’s Life Stage program
portfolio. The CPS is also responsible for leading the implementation of our
Child Protection in Emergency (CPiE) activities and leads the development (and execution) of our Child Protection
advocacy strategy for FDY 16/17.
The CPS will be expected to
lead proposal development efforts to expand our portfolio of projects, network
extensively with a diverse range of agencies and represent the National
Office/organization at national/international forums.
The CPS works collaboratively
with the technical team and field-based colleagues to support the development
of our Local Partners program designs as well as monitoring project/program
interventions on regular basis.
DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
·
Provides technical
assistance and technical leadership on all issues and projects related to Child
Protection and Child Protection in an Emergency (CPiE). This includes the
development of innovations, development of program designs and analysis of
underlying causes of poverty in line with the organizational theories of change
and pathways.
·
Provides technical
assistance to field-based staff in understanding and internalizing child
protection within the Theory of Change (TOC) developmental pathways and program
strategy for all Life Stages;
·
Develops position
statements, methodologies, and frameworks related to ChildFund’s Theories of
Change and Child Protection.
·
Leads the development of
technical proposals and concept notes related to Child Protection.
·
Cultivates relationships
with major gift donors and foundations on behalf of the organization, both as a
subject matter expert and a relationship manager.
·
Supports the development of
relevant capacity and individual capabilities of staff and local partners on
child protection for both development and emergency work.
·
In liaison with the
Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Specialist, facilitate periodic
monitoring of project activities and use findings to improve and enhance the
Child Protection program strategy.
·
Develops
and implements mechanisms, systems and processes for organizational learning,
in coordination with other staff members, for ongoing enhancement of capacity,
e.g. Child Protection mechanisms, LPs as alternative CP mechanisms, etc.
·
Supports
and integrates key Child Protection concepts and learnings into the development
of Local Partners Area Strategic Plans (ASP), program/project, concept papers,
proposals, and other organizational initiatives and processes.
·
Serves senior level
representation functions for the organization as organizational representative
to technical working groups, steering committees, and industry events.
·
Develops partnership
strategies to collaborate with Local Partners, government entities, well as
with other key humanitarian actors for resource complementation and
collaborative activities in support of the child protection program strategy;
·
Ensures
that lessons learned from program implementation and other relevant activities
are identified, documented and appropriately disseminated for internal and
external purposes, e.g. development of knowledge products.
·
Ensure timely submission of
and compliance to ChildFund reportorial requirements;
·
Other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE
· Demonstrated technical competencies in Child Protection program design, implementation, and evaluation.
· Demonstrated technical competencies in Child Protection in emergency.
· Demonstrated experience working with children experiencing Deprivation, Exclusion and Vulnerability (DEV) and their families.
· Proven ability in participatory training and capacity building program design, delivery and assessment.
· Demonstrated experience with Child Protection proposal development, including the technical strategy design and narrative writing.
· Proven ability to provide high quality technical assistance, guidance and coaching to implementing staff and partners.
· Proven experience with donor agencies and grant making processes.
· Demonstrated representation and networking experience with multilateral agencies, foundations, and other institutions focused on Child Protection programming for children and young adolescents.
· Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with operational research and program evaluation methodologies, including quantitative and qualitative methods.
· Organized, detail-oriented, team player, self-starter and results-oriented individual.
· Ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously, work well under pressure and meet deadlines.
· Bilingual preferred (English with Indonesian).
· Excellent presentation, public speaking and interpersonal skills.
· Strong computer skills, with familiarity in using Microsoft Office suite applications (particularly Word and PowerPoint).
· Significant Travel outside of Jakarta is required.
EDUCATION
Master’s degree in field relevant to Child Protection, such
as psychology or social work preferred.
This
position is opened for Indonesian national only.
ChildFund
requires electronic lodgment of applications.
To apply, please click on the
following link:
(and look for career
opportunities/International Operations/Technical
Specialist: Youth Employment & Empowerment)
Deadline for lodging applications: 25 June 2015
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