Child Protection & Education Manager

Overview

Manage child protection and education programs in emergency settings.

You have:

• MA/BA in Social Work or related field.
• 3 years of relevant experience for MA holders in NGOs; 4 years for BA holders.
• At least 2 years of management-level experience in child protection/education.
• Excellent track record in managing emergency programs related to child protection or education.
• Strong monitoring and evaluation experience.
• Proposal and report writing skills.
• Strong ability to organize work and meet deadlines under pressure.
• Proficient in English, local language is advantageous.
• Experience in working with multicultural teams.

Work Arrangement:

Job Description

The IRC has a focus on narrowing the gender gap in humanitarian aid and ensuring that we contribute to gender equality, diversity, and inclusion in both our programs and operations by working to establish a context where our clients (including those from minority groups) enjoy the same rights and opportunities as well as equal access to services. The IRC also has a strong commitment to creating an equitable and inclusive culture, where safeguarding is upheld in our workplace and programs. We are determined to protect our clients and staff from safeguarding violations through prevention and, where misconduct is alleged, to address it without fear or favor.

Job Overview

Child Protection and Education (CPE) Manager provides technical oversight and ensures the quality of IRC’s child protection and education programs in humanitarian/emergency and recovery settings. In close collaboration with the Assistant CPE Coordinator and Senior CPE Manager, the incumbent is also involved in program design, concept note, and proposal development, continuous technical support to CPE projects, staff development, and supervision, ensuring the budget management and compliance of the projects. In addition, the incumbent will represent the IRC at relevant cluster coordination meetings. The incumbent will be based in Jigjiga with frequent (50% or more) travel to the field to offer on-the-spot technical support for improved program start-up, delivery, and monitoring. The incumbent directly reports to the field coordinator.

Major Responsibilities:

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Actively contribute to the quality of design, management, and monitoring and evaluation of emergency CPE programming around assignments including Refugee, IDP, and development CPE programs. - Represent IRC’s Child Protection and Education programs in sub-cluster coordination meetings. - Collect relevant and up-to-date information/data about emergencies in the area of assignment, Jijiga FO. - Document lessons learned in child protection and education projects and ensure that lessons are translated into program improvements. - Provide technical guidance to the child protection and education team in close collaboration with the CPE Unit at the Country Office and with the FC for Jijiga. - Support the field team to achieve the project objectives on time and budget. - Actively engage in budget proposals on new opportunities. - Gather updated information regarding the humanitarian needs of crisis-affected communities on the ground. - Liaise, coordinate, and work closely with IRC operational staff (i.e. HR, Supply Chain, and Finance at JJ and AA) to ensure timely and effective program planning and implementation, and to jointly address issues affecting program delivery as they arise. - Collect and review monthly, quarterly, and annual reports from the child protection and education officers and submit them to the CPE TU at AA.

Project Planning and Implementation

- Support the field team to develop work plans, IF preparation, IR preparation, and spending plans promptly using the Integra System and liaise with Addis based technical team for procuring goods and services with accurate specifications and realistic costs. - Provide onsite technical support for the quality implementation of projects in collaboration with the field team and Addis-based technical team. - Set up periodic check-in calls/meetings with the field team (emergency) to update progress, spot bottlenecks, and suggest and implement solutions. - Actively participate in the project cycle meetings to reflect on the needs, success, and challenges of the project and document and apply lessons learned. - Meaningfully contribute to the design, implementation monitoring, and evaluation of the projects based on INEE Minimum Standards, CP Minimum Standards, and SPHERE Protection Standards. - Monitor budgets versus actual expenditures (BvA) every month and guide the field team to take appropriate action based on the status of spending on a specific project. - Document the number of clients in each project with age and gender disaggregated and file for future use and reporting.

Grant Monitoring and Reporting

- Conduct regular field monitoring visits and provide support for the team in the field for taking corrective measures. - Document key findings of the internal and external assessments for planning purposes. - Review reports from the field and provide feedback. - Draft/review reports and share them with the Grants Unit within the given timeframe. - Work with the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) Coordinator to ensure that monitoring and evaluation systems are in place and inputs are provided promptly.

Staff Management and Development

- Engage in technical supervision and training of field staff to fulfill the minimum skills set across both the child protection and education sectors. - Share insights on the performance management of field staff with the Senior CPE Manager and Field Coordinators. - Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and guiding to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions and support them for personal staff development plans.

Representation, Coordination and Advocacy

- Collaborating and coordinating with other sectors when necessary. - Engage and maintain effective/professional working relationships with key partners, including donors, government actors, UN agencies, international and local NGOs, and other relevant actors in emergency and recovery programs at the field level. - Represent IRC in coordination and working group meetings at appropriate levels to share experiences and challenges with other actors.

Safeguarding Responsibilities: -

- Promote and actively participate in initiatives and efforts to build team engagement, inclusion and cohesion in IRC [team/office] - Foster ongoing learning, honest dialogue and reflection to strengthen safeguarding and to promote IRC values and adherence to IRC policies.

Qualifications

Job Requirements

Educational Requirements:

- MA/BA in Social Work or Educational Planning and Management (EDPM); Educational Leadership, Development Management; Development Economics or related field of studies. - 3 years for MA holders and 4 years for BA holders relevant experience in international NGOs preferably in a protracted refugee context; and at least two years of managerial experience. - Excellent professional track record with a minimum of 2 years of management-level experience within an NGO working in child protection/education in emergency/ humanitarian program implementation in conflict or immediate post-conflict environments. - Experience in managing and/or technically supporting emergency programs related to child protection or education.

Preferred experience & skills:

- Strong monitoring and evaluation experience. - Proposal and report writing skills. - Computer literate. - Experience in working with multicultural and diversified workforce. - Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. - Strong ability to organize work, meet deadlines, maintain composure, prioritize work under pressure, coordinate multiple tasks, and maintain attention to detail.

Language Skills:

- Proficient in English writing and speaking skills and the ability to speak the local language is advantageous.

IRC is an equal employment opportunity employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability.

IRC strives to build a diverse and inclusive team at all levels who as individuals, and as a group, embody our culture statement creating a working environment characterized by critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity for us to achieve our aspirations as a team and deliver the best possible services to our clients.

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Added 1 year ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: rescue.org