Save the Children International
Community Facilitator (Child Protection), Sittwe
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TITLE: Community Facilitator (Child Protection)
TEAM/PROGRAMME: CPiE / Program Implementation
LOCATION: Thet Kay Pyin and Sittwe Office, Rakhine Area
Number of Position: 4
GRADE: NAT – 6
CONTRACT LENGTH: Fixed Term
CHILD SAFEGUARDING:
Level 3: the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the vetting process staff.
ROLE PURPOSE:
The CP Community Facilitator will be responsible for carrying out activities that support the protection of children from violence, abuse, exploitation, and neglect through case management. The role of the CP Community Facilitator is to provide case management services in an appropriate, timely and systematic manner in accordance with the SOPs.
The key objectives of the Community Facilitator’s role is to:
- ensure girls, boys and those children identifying as non – binary with complex needs, who have been harmed or at risk of being harmed are identified and receive case management support through following the case management process of registration assessment, action planning, direct service provision, referrals and follow up. Documentation of the different steps in the process is essential.
- provide support to families to better care for and protect children.
- To work with other case management actors and service providers on safe referrals and management of caseload
SCOPE OF ROLE:
- Reports to: Project Assistant
- Staff reporting to this post: PSS Facilitators
- Budget Responsibilities: No Financial Approval
- Role Dimensions: Regular Contact of basic factual information
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY :
- Support line manager and co-facilitate in capacity building trainings to PSS Facilitator in project areas
- Support children and their families through the case management process (six steps: identification and registration, assessment, case planning, implementation of the case plan, follow-up and review, case closure).
- The caseworker will ensure quality case management services for girls, boys and those identifying as non-binary, children with complex needs, who have experienced or are at risk of violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation and/or meet the eligibility criteria defined in the SOPs.
- Conduct regular field monitoring visits, and supervise the PSS Facilitators
- Collaborate with other program staffs in terms of activities implementations and team works
- Prepare monthly work plans and activities plans with line manager and other team members in monthly basis
- Able to travel field locations daily/ weekly
- Work closely with camp-based committees and volunteers in terms of project activities implementation
- Support the PSS Facilitators in activities implementation and capacity development
- Activities related data collection, data entry and documentation and sending to MEAL team in timely basis
- Guide and support PSS Facilitator in developing work plans and training plans
- Report and refer any CP related cases/ concerns to relevant case worker/ case officer
- Report any CSG, COC or inappropriate activity/ behavior of supervisor in timely basis
- Take photo records of activities implementations and send to MEAL
- Take steps to ensure that the programme benefits the most vulnerable children in communities.
- Support line manager in meetings with key stakeholders in communities
- Any other duties and tasks assigned by supervisor.
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Safeguarding and Counter Fraud Responsibilities
- Take all necessary and appropriate steps to prevent abuse, exploitation, neglect, harm and modern slavery within their areas of responsibility, and in the way they conduct themselves, report and respond to all incidents and concerns whether online or in person, and comply with the Safeguarding Policy and Procedure.
- Take all necessary and appropriate steps to prevent fraud, bribery, and corruption within their areas of responsibility, report and respond to all incidents and concerns and comply with the Counter-Fraud, Bribery and Corruption Policy and Procedure. All types of fraud, bribery, and corruption must be prevented, including where it benefits the organisation (SCI).
BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
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
- Always acts in the best interests of children
QUALIFICATIONS
- University degree or equivalent experiences.
- Ability to read, write and communicating in English is preferable
- Ability to use Microsoft Word, EXCEL, Power Point, etc
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Essential
Desireable
- Demonstrated skills and experience in implementing child rights programming.
- At least 2 years of working experiences in child protection or protection related projects.
- Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles.
- High motivation to work with difficult circumstances.
- A commitment to children’s rights, children’s participation and non-discrimination.
- Experiences in community mobalization.
- Previous experience working for an NGO or other non-profit organization.
- Strong analytical skills and organization skills, ability to work independently and productively in a fast-paced environment and the ability to manage a multi-facetted workload.
- Solid communication skills and attention to detail.
- Flexible work attitude: the ability to work productively in a team environment & independently.
Skills and Experience:
- At least 2 years of working experiences in child protection or protection related projects.
Education:
- Bachelor Degree or equivalent education level
Communication and Technical Skills
- Excellent personal organisational skills, including time management, and ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
- Willingness to travel to field offices and work in difficult environment according to travel requirements
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General:
- Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation developing effective working relationships to deliver outstanding results for children
- Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles.
- Willingness and capability to comply with all relevant Save the Children policies and procedures with respect to health and safety, security, equal opportunities and other relevant policies, including the Child Safeguarding Policy
Additional job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Equal Opportunities
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Child Safeguarding:
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
All staff has an obligation and a responsibility to:
- Ensure they fully understand the provisions of the Child Safeguarding Policy, the Code of Conduct and Local/Country Procedures.
- Conduct themselves in accordance with the rules of the Child Safeguarding Policy, in their personal and professional lives – which includes reporting suspicions of child abuse.
- Ensure the way they are carrying out their 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.
All managers have the above responsibilities as well as ensuring
- Their staff are doing the above.
- That child safeguarding is integrated and given a “voice” in all management processes including recruitment, induction, performance management, team meetings, annual planning processes, field level monitoring, etc.
Safeguarding our Staff:
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy.
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.
Interested and qualified candidates are invited to apply an Application Letter and Curriculum Vitae to the link below:
The Organization
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
- No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
- All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
- Violence against children is no longer tolerated
We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children
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