SHLS Team Leader-Afghan Nationals Only

Lead and supervise SHLS activities to ensure child protection standards

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Overview

Lead and supervise SHLS activities to ensure child protection standards

You have:

  • Bachelor degree in a relevant field (e.g. social work, sociology, psychology, law), or an additional 1 year relevant experience.
  • Approximately 2 years of relevant experience, including 1 year implementing humanitarian protection programs in emergency/conflict contexts.
  • Experience in community engagement, and fostering feedback loops with communities.
  • Experience in designing and implementing surveys or assessments preferred.
  • Good communication skills including ability to gain trust and build relationships with new communities.
  • High standard of spoken and written Dari and Pashto required, with English preferred.
  • Basic computer skills including Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.

Job Description

- Lead, support and supervise in organizing activities in SHLS. - Attendance sheets, headcount sheets and any required SHLS reporting is followed up and complete timely. - of period updates and inputs for donor reporting that is put in place. - Timely and sound implementation of SHLS activities in relevant sites. - Ensure that attendance and participation of children in SHLS is supported, motivated. - Technical support, supervision and guidance to the SHLS facilitator on safe, emotional and learning curriculums. - Contribute to preparing sound work-plans for SHLS facilitators. - Monitor that SHLS is well maintained, friendly to children and according to child safeguarding standards and SHLS protection criteria. - Monitor and analyse trends, gaps, and patterns regarding child protection concern. - Identify new needs and support creation of new and/extra curriculum activities. - Continuously monitor the provision of SHLS service on the site and report on findings, to ensure child protection considerations are mainstreamed across all sectors. - Regularly review and adapt SHLS activities according to needs; identify vulnerable children and facilitate appropriate action, including referrals to specialized services. - Report on child protection issue for child protection case management reports. - Ensure the observance of the IRC Code of Conduct throughout activity implementation. - Ensure that SHLS facilitator adhere to general protection and child protection best-practices and professional standards and principles through capacity-building and on-the-job support. - Document case studies, best practices and lessons learned from each of the activities implemented. - Any other duties as may be assigned by the Child Protection SHLS Officer, relevant to the achievement of SHLS and child protection objectives.

Qualifications

Bachelor degree in a relevant field (e.g. social work, sociology, psychology, law), or an additional 1 year relevant experience.

Approximately 2 years of relevant experience, including 1 year implementing humanitarian protection programs in emergency/conflict contexts Experience in community engagement, and fostering feedback loops with communities Experience in designing and implementing surveys or assessments preferred Good communication skills including ability to gain trust and build relationships with new communities High standard of spoken and written Dari and Pashto (depending on location) required, with English preferred Basic computer skills including Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.

Potential interview questions

Can you provide an example of a time you led a team in a challenging situation? This question assesses your leadership skills under pressure. Share specific situations where you guided a team and the outcomes achieved.
How do you ensure that communication is effective within your team? The interviewer wants to gauge your communication strategies. Pro members can see the explanation.
Describe how you would handle a conflict within your team. Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
What techniques do you use to monitor community engagement effectively? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Can you give an example of a successful child protection initiative you have implemented? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Added 4 years ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: rescue.org