Child Protection and Advocacy Officer

With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Key Responsibilities:

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

35%

Technical Expertise and Safeguarding and Child Protection compliances

• In close cooperation with CPA coordinator identify the best fit approaches and Child Protection practices in current programs that can be implemented at the zonal level.
• To implement the CPA and other Child protection models at the zonal level
• Provide Child Protection expertise and technical support to zonal team.
• Provide Child protection and safeguarding training for volunteers, community members and partners.
• In collaboration with CPA coordinator analyse evidence of impact on local level and contribute to production of quality zonal report.

35%

Monitoring, Evaluation and Accountability and Quality

• Help and support the monitoring and communication officer in actively monitor Child Protection program activities at field level.
• Ensuring quality of our program and flagging concerns to the CPA coordinator and monitoring and communication officer
• Help and support the monitoring and communication officer to ensure appropriate, timely and accurate data collection against agreed indicators to enable both internal and external reporting
• Help and support monitoring and communication officer to insure quality success stories, pictures and videos required for reporting.
• Help and support the CPA coordinator to lead discussions with communities and beneficiaries on program design and project review

25%

Coordination and advocacy

• Support CPA coordinator in advocacy campaigns in the area of Child Protection.
• Support CPA coordinator with the implementation of ITAW campaign in the zone
• Use evidence from WV program to inform CPA coordinator on issues that will directly affect target beneficiaries, especially most vulnerable children
• Represent WV in collaboration with CPA coordinator on zonal level Child Protection networks.

Support CPA coordinator in the implementation of Child protection national campaigns

5%

Other

• Report and follow up Child incidents.
• Implement the safe play areas activities.
• Any other duty assigned by supervisor

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Degree in social science or related subjects to development or relevant years of work experience

Previous relevant experience, including at least 3 years of development facilitation in and with communities

Experience with program assessment, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation processes.

Experience with faith, community based and child focused empowerment programs.

Strong understanding of community-led development work

Creative and able to apply innovative thinking, partnership building and problem solving skills;

Strong facilitation skills, including catalysing, connecting, and building the capacity of community groups

Good analytical and writing skills; Basic understanding of design, monitoring, and evaluation

Good interpersonal skills and cross-cultural sensitivity, abilities to work as a team.

Effective in written and oral communication; able to speak and write with a proper standard of English.

Computer literacy; Strong computer skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Valid driving licence.

Willingness to be flexible with hours when necessary and able to travel often in the field

CORE CAPABILITIES

☒ Achieving quality results & service.

☒ Practising accountability & integrity.

☒ Communicating information effectively.

☒ Building collaborative relationships.

☒ Practising gender & cultural diversity.

☒ Understanding World Vision’s mission & operations.

World Vision is committed to the protection of children and vulnerable adults and does not employ staff whose background is not suitable for working with children or vulnerable adults.​

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Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only