IRC Senior Child Protection Officer Jobs 2023 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs.
IRC Ethiopia looking for “Senior Child Protection Officer”.
Applicants with a BA Degree may apply on or before 03rd November, 2023.
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 Senior Child Protection Officer Jobs 2023
The IRC has published a job vacancy announcement on 19th October, 2023 for qualified Ethiopians to fill in the vacant post of Senior Child Protection Officer to be based in Shire, Ethiopia.
| Recruiter | International Rescue Committee (IRC) |
| Position | Senior Child Protection Officer |
| Location | Shire, Ethiopia |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | BA Degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum One (01) years |
| Application Deadline | 03rd November, 2023 |
IRC Job Vacancy 2023
Major Responsibilities:
The post holder will be responsible for the following duties and responsibilities.
Program implementation and quality: Reinforcing adherence to the CP guiding principles throughout all CP and partners activities, specifically:
- Plan, supervise and oversee provision of prevention and response activities for children and their families.
- Oversee the referral mechanisms, and lead on the maintenance and regular/timely updating of the service mapping and referral pathways, and training of referrals service providers on the referral pathway and appropriate referral
- Assess implementation progress and identify technical quality issues or other concerns, to be flagged to the CP Manager, and propose solutions.
- Identify material needs together with CP Officers / CP Case Workers / PSS Workers, and work with CP Manager and Integrated
- Protection Program Officer to make the necessary procurements, in consideration of budget limits
- Facilitate the program activities with the partner staff.
Budget management: ensuring the adherence to the IRC and donor’s financial policy and regulations maintained accordingly. And
- Ensure bulk PRs for the grants raised timely and procurement of supplies and services carried out in discussion with the SC and finance.
- Ensure budget utilization progress is healthy and as per the spending plan through conducting regular and periodic budget review session with the CP manager, Cp officers, finance and the SC and manage the under and overspending timely.
Program monitoring and reporting: Ensure all program activities and services are fully documented using agreed monitoring tools for systematic and timely data collection on activities, specifically:
- Support the maintenance of the IRC’s Information Management System(s) in line with data protection, collection and sharing standards, and CP guiding principles.
- Submit the updated weekly report and tracker on activities led, success stories, lessons learned, etc. to the designated IRC CP focal point on agreed-upon deadlines.
Staff supervision and development: Directly supervise CP staff by providing regular supervision, coaching, and guidance on CP prevention and response activities, specifically:
- Directly supervise CP staff by providing regular supervision, coaching, and guidance on prevention, risk mitigation, and response activities in the field of child protection
- Mentor and support staff’s professional development and foster a positive team spirit to encourage innovative and quality programming
- In collaboration with the CP Manager, identify capacity building needs and support the organization and facilitation of trainings to meet those needs
- Monitor field work to ensure staff meet program goals and utilize appropriate time management.
Position in Organization:
- Requisition ID: req46161
- Job Title: Senior Child Protection Officer
- Sector: Child Protection
- Employment Category: Fixed Term
- Employment Type: Full-Time
- Open to Expatriates: No
- Location: Shire, Ethiopia
Minimum Requirements:
Education:
- BA/BSC or MA or Diploma in Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, Social anthropology, Human Rights, Humanities, and other related Social Science field.
Preferred experience & skills:
- Required Worker experience for BA/BSC 2 years, for MA 1 year, and for diploma holder 5 years of work experience in implementing child protection programs in humanitarian or development settings.
- Understanding of case management and PSS to promote healing and recovery.
- Demonstrated understanding of and ability to maintain confidentiality and respect for clients/beneficiaries.
- Previous experience leading teams on CP response strategies and demonstrated understanding of working with children, particularly vulnerable children.
Language Skills:
- Language: Fluent in English required
- Local language (Tigrigna) is plus.
How to Apply IRC Senior Child Protection Officer Jobs 2023
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/46161?c=rescue
The Closing Date: 03rd November, 2023.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Click To View |
| Official Website | www.rescue.org |
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