CESVI Child Protection Program Manager job in south central Somalia

Position: Child Protection Program Manager
 

Location: South Central Somalia - Mogadishu
 

Duration: 6 months – with the possibility of extension
 

Reports to: Regional Protection Technical Advisor and Somalia Country Director

Summary:
 

CESVI is currently implementing a Child Protection Program in Somaliland, Puntland and South Central Somalia.  

The program:

• Works with the community to provide appropriate support services for child survivors of abuse through training and strengthening of referral mechanisms
• Uses participatory methodology within the community to create awareness messages and peer education groups to promote behavior change towards issues of child protection
• Creates and supports already existing child friendly spaces
• Responds to emergencies in Somaliland, Puntland and South Central Somalia
• Uses monitoring and evaluation tools to ensure that services and programming for children and children who are survivors of abuse are appropriate, timely and that the guiding principles of case management are adhered to

CESVI has an office in Mogadishu, but works throughout South Central Somalia and other regions.  

The Program Manager may be asked to move to other regions occasionally.

Job Description: Child Protection Program Manager
 

Based in Mogadishu with frequent travel

The overall objective of this position is to implement the child protection program in South Central Somalia.  S/he will not only implement this program, but will also provide key technical support on the area of response to CESVI’s partners and community actors.  

S/he will know key child protection and GBV actors in Somalia, understand the child protection and GBV legal framework and identify gaps in child protection and GBV services.  

They will be dedicated to ending child abuse and violence against women and have direct experience in working with child survivors of GBV as well as a keen understanding of other child protection issues. 

Experience of report writing and an excellent use of excel is also necessary for this position. 

They will not only believe in the rights of children, but also have an interest in promoting the rights of women and girls and human rights in general. 

S/he will be a proven team player and will be supported by experienced CESVI staff.

Key responsibilities

• Training and mentoring child protection committees in psychosocial first aid, clinical management of rape, caring for child survivors and other response approaches
• Ensuring the Child Protection/GBV SOPs are drafted, finalised, printed and distributed
• Attending Child Protection Working Group meetings and reporting pertinent information to the Regional Protection Technical Advisor
• Will take part in the Child Protection Emergency response team and travel to emergencies as and when necessary in Somaliland, Puntland and South-Central
• Create a team of community case manager volunteers
• Use his/her knowledge and background as a social worker to train and mentor social workers working with children
• Ensuring accurate data collection, reporting and analysis from project activities
• Producing periodic official reports according to project deadlines and donor-related requests, to be submitted to the Regional Protection Technical Advisor and Project Manager for editing and final approval
• Supervise administration, accounting, procurement issues relating to the project
• Carry-out any other duties and/or responsibilities assigned by the Regional Protection Technical Advisor

Requirements

• A qualified social worker with at least 2 years of experience and a further 1-2 years of experience working with a National or an International NGO in a Managerial role
• Experience in capacity building, training and skills building
• Experience in using participatory learning activities as a facilitator
• Willingness to travel to remote areas of Somalia
• Very enthusiastic and able to work long hours to achieve the objectives of the programme
• Diplomatic and an effective communicator at all levels
• Ability to work in an international or multicultural environment
• Good IT skills (Windows, Office package and internet)
• Experience in managing finances
• Fluency in English (verbal and written)

Desirable competencies

• Previous experience working in Somalia
• Spoken and written Somali language
• WOMEN ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

How to apply

Persons qualified for this position are invited to submit their CV (including 3 referees) and COVER LETTER to CESVI to the e-mail address recruitment.nairobi@cesvioverseas.org

Subject line must include: Child Protection Program Manager
 

Please include actual salary and expected salary in your cover letter. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Closing date for applications is 12th December 2012

However, Cesvi reserves the right to close the vacancy before the above mentioned date in case a large number of applications is received.