Plan International
ROLE PURPOSE
The conflict in Ukraine is resulting in a major humanitarian crisis with over 3 million people having fled to neighboring countries, and millions displaced within Ukraine. Plan International is responding to the crisis and working in partnership with civil society organisations in Poland, Romania, and Moldova to meet the key needs of those affected by the crisis as well as host communities.
This position will play a key role in the support to country level activities and will provide technical support and guidance to Plan International teams and partners in Poland, Romania, and Moldova. The position will initially be remote but may well be based in one of the 3 countries in the future.
The Ukraine Hub is a service-oriented structure to support initiation of activities, and to help find solutions to problems as and when arise. Creative thinking and identifying work arounds to problems faced will be a critical element of the role.
DIMENSIONS OF THE ROLE
The position will develop Plan International’s approach to Child Protection in Emergencies across all response locations, in close collaboration with our partners.
The role is the primary point of contact for technical staff in Poland, Moldova, and Romania and will ensure Plan International is following high standards of programme quality. The post holder will represent Plan International in external for a, ensuring the organisation is seen as a leader in gender focussed programming in humanitarian response
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
· University degree in social work, social work, psychology, social sciences or related field.
· Progressively responsible professional experience in child protection in emergencies work.
· Good knowledge of and experience in Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action.
· Knowledge and understanding of key CPiE issues.
· Experience of conducting child protection needs assessments.
· Experience providing technical support and oversight to CPiE programs.
· Experience of capacity building on child protection technical areas with a variety of audiences.
· Experience in program design and proposal development and ability to secure funding from public and private funding streams
· Excellent negotiation, representation, skills and the ability to work comfortably with an ethnically diverse staff in a very sensitive environment.
· Fluency in English, written and spoken
Desirable
· Proficiency in Ukrainian, Polish, Romanian, or Moldovan languages.
For the full role profile please follow this link Role Profile_Roving CPiE Specialist_Ukraine Response Hub_April2022.docx