ROLE PURPOSE: 

To effectively implement child protection interventions in Kakuma refugee camp. He/she will ensure quality delivery of programmes and maintenance of high professional standards of all project implementation. The role holder is charged with maintaining accurate files for project records, beneficiary lists and ensuring timely submission of all project reports and transaction documents to relevant internal departments for processing.

SCOPE OF ROLE:  

Reports to: Project Coordinator

Dimensions: Save the Children has been operational in Kenya since the 1950s, providing support to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly and through local partners. Current programming focuses on child protection, child rights governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods, nutrition and WASH. In 2012, as part of a global reorganization process, Save the Children combined the programmes of SC UK, SC Canada and SC Finland to create a single operation in Kenya. In Feb 2014, we completed a second transition, which saw us join forces with the British INGO, Merlin, and merge their health and nutrition programmes with our own. Save the Children now has an operational presence in Bungoma, Dadaab Refugee Camp, Garissa, Mandera, Turkana and Wajir and we work through partners in many other parts of the country.

Staff directly reporting to this post: TBD

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:  

Program Planning:

Program Implementation:

• Conduct high quality assessments including best interest assessment/determination for vulnerable children and other children at risk and ensure presentations to the BID Panel.
• Assist in implementation of decisions relating to children made by the BID and psychosocial panel.
• Planning and implementation of child protection project activities- Planning for purchase requisition, beneficiary selection and record keeping.
• Support in the monitoring and identification of beneficiaries in the project implementation sites.
• Maintain up-to-date individual case files, data and information relating to refugee child protection and progressively generate appropriate periodic reports on trends and activities.
• Liaise with and support partners in refugee child protection through activities such as capacity building and inform and participate in relevant network and coordination forums
• Identify and strengthen Community structures through engaging community leaders, camp management and other stakeholders to ensure that the survivors receive adequate support at the community level.
• Lead the implementation of the counselling including training and provision of ongoing counselling support to the targeted beneficiaries.
• Ensure that project activities are implemented in accordance with the approved work plans and with the involvement of partners and concerned stakeholders at all levels.
• Ensure project activities are implemented in the most efficient, effective and sustainable manner
• Assist the Project coordinator in the development and implementation of a modality of strengthening and improving management of school’s committees and pupils through community mobilization and improvement of training materials and programs
• Ensure effective and efficient distribution of textbooks and other instructional materials to target schools
• Conduct regular data collection using existing tools in order to track project performance on indicators and measure overall impact and for donor reporting purposes and make recommendations on the improvement of these tools
• Ensure that good practices and lessons are documented and shared with the MEAL team and the education team for replication and wider dissemination
• Travel to all project sites to conduct regular monitoring of projects quality together with other project team members

Reporting, Monitoring & Evaluation:

• Ensure that field-based monitoring data and information is collated regularly and made available to Protection Coordinator and the MEAL Team for reporting and monitoring purposes.
• In collaboration with the MEAL Team, focus on project data collection to generate practical information that can be used for ongoing program decision-making while also capturing results at the impact level
• Assist the Protection Coordinator in preparation of periodic progress reports in a timely manner for both internal and external use

Program Support Operations: 

• Coordinate with other departments to ensure operational systems are in place to support field activities including logistics (transport, warehousing and asset management), procurement, security and administration
• Coordinate with other SCI programs/sectors to ensure integration and that the project runs smoothly and efficiently and draws from best experiences and lessons for improved programming

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our 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 others to do the same
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• Future orientated, thinks strategically

Collaboration and Collaboration:

• Represent SCI inter-agency coordination meetings when the Child Protection Coordinator is not available
• Establish good working relationship with respective local authorities, implementing partners, school managements and target communities.
• Work with the ministry of education officials.
• Teachers Training institutions on the school-based teacher training for future engagement to train teachers in a more efficient and effective way
• Build and maintain effective relationships with the education team, other colleagues, members and external partners and supporters

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Willing to take disciplined risks

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency

Safety and Security:

In close collaboration with the Safety and Security Manager and the Dadaab focal point, proactively monitor the political, military and security situation at local level and regularly report on its potential impact on SC’s activities.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in (Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Counselling Psychology)
• Must have in depth technical expertise in case management and psychosocial support -paediatric counselling to children at risk including Unaccompanied children and separated children (UASCs)
• Experience in providing trauma counselling
• Experience and technical knowledge in establishing community-based child protection networks including foster careers, committees etc.
• Knowledge of international and national child protection standards and instruments
• Excellent analytical and writing skills; cultural sensitivity and respect for diversity
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to establish effective and working relations with local partners and other stakeholders
• Strong self-starter, able to take initiative and adapt to changing circumstances and priorities
• Positive attitude towards community work with emphasis on the ability to learn from communities and support participatory, innovative approaches to problem solving
• Excellent communication skills and a willingness to be respectful, kind, sensitive and empathise with all children and their carers
• Fluent in written and spoken English, Kiswahili and the local language in the camps and the host community
• Good report writing skills
• Commitment to Save the Children’s Child Protection Policy.