Regional Child Protection Advisor Ukraine & Regional Refugee Response

The Opportunity

The Regional Child Protection Advisor plays a key role in ensuring high quality, timely CP technical support to technical advisors in Save the Children International’s responses to the Ukraine crisis (currently structured as the Ukraine Conflict Response in Ukraine, and the Regional Refugee Response in neighbouring countries), and in linking with MEEE regional and global work and broader initiatives.

The Regional Child Protection Advisor will provide hands on support to SCI’s Child Protection advisors and experts in Ukraine and neighbouring countries, to develop, position and implement CP programs in an ongoing humanitarian crisis. This include providing hands on technical assistance, strategic and programmatic support, capacity building (training /mentoring/coaching) and talent development. The position plays an important role in terms of ensuring quality delivery and contextual adaption of SCI’s global Common Approaches building their evidence-base in line with the regional strategic priorities. This position also includes contributions SCI’s advocacy and new business development initiatives. The Regional Child Protection TA will also work in collaboration with other regional advisors to support overarching response and regional priorities, particularly program integration.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Regional Deputy PDQ Director – Ukraine and Regional Refugee Response (MEEE RO)

Staff reporting to this post: none

Budget Responsibilities: none

Role Dimensions: Key stakeholders for this position include Response Team CP Leads, RO PDQ Team, plus RO Operations, Advocacy, and Resource Mobilisation Teams; SCI’s Global One Humanitarian Team (Programs staff). In addition, the role will foster relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders including Save the Children Members and technical partners.

Context: Humanitarian

The position may include travel to SC’s response programs in Ukraine and neighbouring countries.

In order to be successful you will bring/have:

Essential

• At least 7 years’ experience of working internationally in protection in emergency settings
• Master’s degree in a related field – such as Social Work
• Familiar with CP programming, including CPiE and links to long term programming, including standards, policies, frameworks and relevant networks and stakeholders globally
• Demonstrable experience in gender and disability inclusion approaches in CP
• Demonstrated successful experience in capacity building, mentoring, facilitation of learning and provision of technical support
• Experience of context, capacity and policy analysis, and influencing and advocacy at regional/international level in order to hold duty bearers to account to realise children’s rights.
• Experience of promoting quality and impact through at least one cross-cutting area: gender equality and inclusion, adaptive and safer programming, mental health and psychosocial support.
• Demonstrated program design, monitoring and evaluation skills
• Experience of strategy development and planning
• Fluent in English and high level of English writing skills.

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.

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 careers. Due to urgency of the position, application will be reviewed in a rolling basis.

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.