Project Assistant

TITLE: Project Assistant
TEAM/PROGRAMME: Child Protection in Emergency    LOCATION: Mandalay
Number of Position: 4
GRADE: NAT-5    CONTRACT LENGTH : Fixed Term

CHILD SAFEGUARDING:

Level 3:  the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the vetting process staff.

ROLE PURPOSE

To facilitate the effective and successful planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programme activities in assigned camps and rural/urban areas - in collaboration with the Project Officers. To conduct regular montioring at assigned areas to alert for all CP cases, to support children and community members in accessing services and receiving proper case and follow up service providers. In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.
The Project Assistant (Child Protection) will be responsible for carrying out activities that support the protection of children from violence, abuse, exploitation, and neglect through case management. The role of the Project Assistant (Child Protection)  is to provide case management services in an appropriate, timely and systematic manner in accordance with the SOPs.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Project Officer  
Staff reporting to this post: CFS Volunteers
Budget Responsibilities: No Financial Approval  
Role Dimensions: Regular contact of basic factual information

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY

•    Support children and their families through the case management process (six steps: identification and registration, assessment, case planning, implementation of the case plan, follow-up and review, case closure).
•    Ensure quality case management services for girls, boys and those identifying as non-binary, children with complex needs, who have experienced or are at risk of violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation and/or meet the eligibility criteria defined in the SOPs.
•    Provide psychosocial support to children and families as part of the case management process
•    Make safe and gender sensitive referrals to services and link to community support as appropriate
•    Follow-up to ensure that services and community support provided are responsive to the specific needs of girls / boys, identified at the assessment stage and contribute to the achievement of the goals of the case plan.  
•    Maintain an up-to-date service mapping for the township in which she or he works.
•    Work in a way that respects guiding principles defined in the SOPs
•    Entry Case Management data in the CPIMS+ appropriately; registration, assessment, case plan, implementation, case notes for home visits and case review, and case closure
•    Prepare for and participate in regular structured individual supervision sessions, case management meeting, case discussion with their supervisors, identifying challenges and areas for professional development.
•    Actively engage in all capacity building opportunities, including formal trainings, shadowing/observation, case workers capacity assessments and skills identified in competency framework  
•    Work closely with community members in addressing child protection cases through referral mechanisms and services provided while keeping into account community based mechanisms.
•    Assist and support Project Officer to train, coach and support community members in identification and monitoring activities for case management work.
•    Assist and support Project Officer to train, coach and support community members on existence of referral pathways and related service providers.
•    Receive and verify information fed from the communities in a safe manner. 
•    Provide and distribute assistant materials/kits in terms of Child Protection Program.
•    Assign, monitor and evaluate the progress of the work with community members and Community volunteer.
•    Provide regular monthly reports to Project Officer.
•    Other tasks assigned by Project Officers and program manager.
•    Any other duties and tasks assigned by supervisor. 

Child Safeguarding Responsibilities 
•    Ensure that all beneficiaries of your program are receiving ongoing, age-appropriate verbal or written information in relevant languages about Save the Children’s Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct.

BEHAVIOURS (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 their team to do the same
•    Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
•    Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
•    Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
•    Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
•    Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
•    Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
•    Willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
•    Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity
•    Always acts in the best interests of children
QUALIFICATIONS , EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

•    University degree or equivalent experiences.
•    Demonstrated skills and experience in implementing child rights programming.
•    At least 2 year in implementing and working with children.
•    Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles.
•    Ability to undertake case analysis, to document and submit case reports capturing key issues needed to inform programming for urgent response.
•    High motivation to work with difficult circumstances.
•    A commitment to children’s rights, children’s participation and non-discrimination.
•    Experiences in establishing networking and coordinating and strengthening referral mechanism.
•    Understanding of case management and referral pathways at a community, inter-agency and institutional level.
•    Experiences in community mobilization.
•    Previous experience working for an NGO or other non-profit organization.
•    Strong analytical skills and organization skills, ability to work independently and productively in a fast-paced environment and the ability to manage a multi-facetted workload.
•    Solid communication skills and attention to detail.
•    Flexible work attitude: the ability to work productively in a team environment & independently.

General:
•    Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation developing effective working relationships to deliver outstanding results for children
•    Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles.
•    Willingness and capability to comply with all relevant Save the Children policies and procedures with respect to health and safety, security, equal opportunities and other relevant policies, including the Child Safeguarding Policy
Additional job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities 
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding:
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All staff has an obligation and a responsibility to: 
•    Ensure they fully understand the provisions of the Child Safeguarding Policy, the Code of Conduct and Local/Country Procedures. 
•    Conduct themselves in accordance with the rules of the Child Safeguarding Policy, in their personal and professional lives – which includes reporting suspicions of child abuse. 
•    Ensure the way they are carrying out their work is not putting children at risk (or further risk) – this means constantly scrutinizing their work through a child safeguarding lens and talking to children about possible design/implementation “flaws”. 
•    Promote the message of child safeguarding to colleagues in other organizations and government ministries, children in their own and beneficiary families, and community members in general. 
•    Be vigilant about observing possible child abuse/harm in their personal and professional lives.

All managers have the above responsibilities as well as ensuring 
•    Their staff are doing the above. 
•    That child safeguarding is integrated and given a “voice” in all management processes including recruitment, induction, performance management, team meetings, annual planning processes, field level monitoring, etc.

Safeguarding our Staff:
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy.
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

 

The Organization
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

· No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
· All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
· Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:
Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/jobs We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.