Child Protection Quality Lead

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

Major Activities

Child Protection Technical Leadership, Learning & Management (50%)

Lead the process for adaptation and contextualisation of the Child Protection & Advocacy project model across all area programmes and domains (e.g., life skills, families, government systems and reforms).

Ensure quality project model implementation by coaching and advising zonal child protection staff and working closely to build zonal staff capacity to implement the project model across the four domains of change.

Promote evidence-based decision-making in child protection programming through review and use of baseline, end line and other impact data in coordination with the Evidence, Learning & Accountability. Coach child protection staff in making evidence-based decisions.

Assess project model activities to provide feedback to the zones, helping zonal managers ensure child protection programmes are implemented with quality and on time. Provide recommendations for improvements to relevant field staff, zonal managers and Ops Director.

Support and integrate appropriate, safe, and meaningful participation of children in local communities, programme design/implementation/ evaluation processes, and decision-making opportunities inside and outside of WV processes.

Establish a regular cycle of documenting child protection successes and impact in coordination with Evidence, Learning & Accountability team

Compile lessons learned from programmes to use to improve programme implementation, re-design, strategy revision, policy advocacy, and external publications.

Facilitate learning from child protection programme implementation with zonal and area programme child protection staff

In coordination with Evidence, Learning & Accountability, share emerging trends and lessons learned with Operations, Impact & Results Team, and external networks/partners as needed

Actively contribute to annual planning cycles by advising and reviewing zonal and area programme budgets and plans as well as direct contributions to national reporting. Review budgets, plans and reports from the field as they relate to child protection.

External Engagement (30%)

Establish and maintain strong working relations and representation with relevant Palestinian National Authority (e.g., Ministry of Social Development, Ministry of Education) and other international and national partners within the scope of projects implemented.

Represent World Vision in relevant Protection and Child Protection Cluster working groups and raise the profile of World Vision’s Child Protection program by identifying and engaging with a diverse range of stakeholders relevant for promoting child well-being and child rights in Palestine.

Support establishment of networks and formal and informal coalitions of like-minded organization that promote protection of child rights in Palestine actively pursuing opportunities for future collaboration and learning

Play an active role in leveraging external engagement to support increased funding acquisition by working closely with GAM function, and giving key contribution to quality technical drafting of any child protection related project proposal. Provide technical support and review to child protection related communications products

Provide technical support to the design and implementation of World Visions’ It Takes a World Campaign to end violence in and around schools.

Ensure good working relations with other Technical Leads, Zonal Offices and WV other departments, contributing to establishing a learning and sharing environment in the organization.

Safeguarding (15%)

Be overall responsible for ensuring a shared and clear understanding of WVI Safeguarding Policy by developing regular plans for information sharing, training and monitoring the implementation of the policy across departments and offices.

Support and coordinate roll-out of capacity building and training for safeguarding children and adult beneficiaries for zonal and field level child protection staff

Provide support in managing Adult Safeguarding Incidents or Child Protection Incidents (Level 1-3)

Ensure proper implementation of the office’s safeguarding incident preparedness plans (SIPP) at zonal and local levels

Other (5%)

Serve on the Impact and Results Team, providing overall leadership for quality programming and safeguarding.

Be responsible for your own security and adhere to all security procedures..

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND ABILITIES

• University degree in relevant field; Master degree preferred.
• Proficiency in English with excellent writing skills
• Computer literacy; Strong computer skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• At least 5 years of work experience in areas closely related to Child Protection/Child well-being programming with nongovernment and development organizations in Jerusalem, West Bank, and/or Gaza required.
• Hold a systems approach understanding to child protection, including working to improve governmental systems.
• At least 3 years of experience in a coordination position with a significant role of external representation/engagement as well as management of relations within complex large organizations.
• Experience with program implementation at community level involving multiple stakeholders from local communities to governorate level, including village councils, local government.
• Prior experience with working with the Ministry of Social Development and Ministry of Education preferred.
• Experience with program implementation at community level involving multiple stakeholders from local communities to governorate level, including village councils, local government.
• Prior experience with working with the Ministry of Social Development and Ministry of Education preferred.
• Experience in child protection and safeguarding protocols highly preferred.
• Strong experience in networking and developing local partnerships;
• Integrity and strong identification with WV Core Values

Work Environment

• Position is based in Jerusalem
• Valid driving license
• The position requires ability and willingness to travel domestically across the West Bank on regular basis and international travel to conferences and regional meeting of up to 25 % of the time.

CORE COMPETENCIES

☒ Be Safe and resilient ☒Build Relationships ☒Learn and develop ☐Partner and collaborate

☒Deliver results ☐Be accountable ☐Improve and innovate ☐Embrace change

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.

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only