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IRC Child Protection Officer Jobs 2024 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs

IRC Child Protection Officer Jobs 2024 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs.

IRC Ethiopia looking for “Child Protection Officer”.

Applicants with a University Degree may apply on or before 12th March, 2024.

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a global humanitarian aid, relief, and development nongovernmental organization. Founded in 1933 as the International Relief Association, at the request of Albert Einstein, and changing its name in 1942 after amalgamating with the similar Emergency Rescue Committee, the IRC provides emergency aid and long-term assistance to refugees and those displaced by war, persecution, or natural disaster.

IRC Child Protection Officer Jobs 2024

The IRC has published a job vacancy announcement on 26th February, 2024 for qualified Ethiopians to fill in the vacant post of Child Protection Officer to be based in Jijiga, Ethiopia.

Recruiter International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Position Child Protection Officer
Location Jijiga, Ethiopia
Country Ethiopia
Total Vacant Post 03 Positions
Qualification University Degree
Experience Required Minimum One (01) year
Application Deadline 12th March, 2024

IRC Job Vacancy 2024

Major Responsibilities:

  • Undertake and ensure situational assessments, data collection, compiling and analyzing are to the required standard.
  • Participate in the development of CP strategy, approaches and contribute actively in its revision, monitoring and improvement.
  • Takes primary responsibility for the implementation and follow-up of CP program including development/update of relevant strategies, SOPs and referral pathways, Case management, psychosocial support interventions and community-based support for at-risk children including unaccompanied/separated children.
  • Ensure well-coordinated implementation to address needs and cases concerning Unaccompanied/Separated children living in the IDP site.
  • Support program staff in the design and implementation of effective community mobilization and awareness raising strategies.
  • Maintain standard, design and undertake diversified psychosocial support activities at the Safe Healing and Learning Space (SHLS).
  • Facilitate and take a lead in the arrangement (establishment) of family based care system or appropriate care system and promote community based protection mechanisms, including developing of standard process of support including case planning, referral, follow up and review of case management.
  • Provide training for CP staff, implementing partners, caregiver/families and the community leaders including children.
  • Strengthen protection mechanisms through mobilizing and involving the community in reducing risks and harm of (abuse, exploitation, violence and neglect) against children in the IDP site, set up a mechanism of documentation and responding to the needs of identified, verified, and planned cases, as well as identify gaps and build the capacity of the community along with children to be able to support harmed and at risk children and their families including unaccompanied/ separated children and promote understanding among the community on the rights of children, and ensure their access to case management services available in the camp/IDP site.
  • Work with the community and caregivers /parents through undertaking a positive parenting skills and ensure a positive parents and child communication skills.
  • Responsible for planning, budgeting, implementation, and monitoring of the program in line with organizational and donors’ guidelines, policy and procedures.
  • Represent the program in all partner meetings and communicate the outcomes with program staff.
  • Coordinate, lead and facilitate regular monthly meetings with the community, children and implementing agencies and sectors including preparation of agenda and circulate the minutes of the child protection working groups (coordination body) meetings
  • In collaboration with the CWI staff, hold community awareness raising campaigns/ keep fit on child protection concerns
  • Interact with Government and other partners, NGOs, UN and bilateral agencies in the different stages of CP program implementation and follow up on agreed points.
  • Collaborate with other Program Officers to ensure the integration of other (Education, Health, Sanitation and CWI) programs.
  • Ensure accountability and collaborate with the Operations Sections to establish and maintain sound internal controls according to financial and supply management requirements.

Position in Organization:

  • Requisition ID: req49571
  • Job Title: Child Protection Officer- (Three Positions)
  • Sector: Child Protection
  • Employment Category: Regular
  • Employment Type: Full-Time
  • Open to Expatriates: No
  • Location: Jijiga, Ethiopia

Minimum Requirements:

Qualification & Experience:

  • University Degree in Social Work, psychology/Sociology or Social Science, with 1 years for postgraduate, 2 years for a degree of proven experience specific to child protection programing.

Language Requirements:

  • English fluent is required.
  • Local language is plus.

How to Apply IRC Child Protection Officer Jobs 2024

Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.

Then to apply, go to https://rescue.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/49571?c=rescue

The Closing Date: 12th March, 2024.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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