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
· Minimum 8 to 10 years of experience in Child Protection programming with a minimum of 3 years field experience required.
· 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/Child Protection Specialist)
Deadline for lodging applications: 31 August 2015
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