Mobile Team Leader

The Opportunity

The Mobile Team Leader will be leading a mobile team including Child Protection and Education outreach workers and facilitators in order to increase our reach and access to Out of School (OoS) and relevant host and refugee community members through identification, information dissemination sessions, and awareness raising meetings. The project overall aims to strengthen educational access among host and refugee community children through an integrated multisectoral approach. S/he will regularly monitor, support and supervise the daily, weekly and monthly activities of mobile team and ensure regular coordination with Protection and Education Coordinator. The lead will also regularly report Project Manager and collaborate with MEAL members.

In order to be successful you will bring/have:

• BSc/BA/BEng level education preferably in Psychology, Social Work, and/or Educational Sciences with pedagogical formation, but other fields such as Social Sciences, Development Studies or similar can also be relevant or equivalent field experience.
• At least 2 years of experience in the field of either education or child protection within humanitarian/development sector.
• Experience in mobile team management (e.g. outreach and follow up)
• Previous experience and familiarity with working local authorities (e.g. municipalities, District Directorate of National Education (DDNoE), Ministry of Family and Social services)
• Knowledge about community-based programming.
• Experience of and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability.
• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy.
• Able to work independently as well as in team to ensure timely results of high quality.
• Capacity and willingness to be flexible in difficult working circumstances.
• Able to travel to field sites where necessary.
• Commitment to and understanding of child rights, the aims and principles of Save the Children, and humanitarian standards such as the Sphere Charter and the Code of Conduct. In particular, a good understanding of the Save the Children mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support.
• Strong communication (written and spoken), and interpersonal skills in English and Turkish, with experience in working with multicultural teams.
• Proficiency in Arabic (both written and spoken) will be an advantage.

Position holder will be based in Hatay, therefore legal right to work in Türkiye is necessary at the time of application.

The Organisation
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 environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued. Save the Children is committed to create a truly inclusive, effective and representative organisational culture, encouraging equity and diversity among its employees and eliminating discrimination. Having a diverse profile of employees, different age groups, backgrounds, cultures, gender identities and expressions, sexual orientation etc., including a range of different experiences and capabilities helps us understand, represent and serve children better. Therefore all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, or age.

Application Information:
Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/careers

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 employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.