Senior Advisor for Child Protection in Emergencies

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Master's degree in social work, International Development, Child Development, International Relations, Humanitarian Protection, Human Rights, or other relevant degree.
  
• Certification or other similar qualifications of capacity to facilitate trainings and provide coaching and supervision to key Protection, Child Protection technical packages (i.e. Case Management Training Package, Protection Mainstreaming Minimum Standards, Child Protection Minimum Standards, Unaccompanied and Separated Children Toolkit, Community Based Complaints and Reporting Mechanisms)
  

Required Professional Experience           

• Minimum 7 years of experience in a technical position related to child protection in humanitarian settings.
  
• Experience mentoring and coaching staff to improve CP technical quality, as well as mainstreaming in key sectors such as Education, Food Security and Livelihoods, WASH, Health & Nutrition etc.
  
• Experience in donor related project design and proposal development, including grant acquisition with public and private donors such as USAID/BHA, ECHO, FCDO, GAC, ADH, etc.
  

Technical Leadership and Strategic Development

• Lead the development, testing/learning and timely revision of CHILD PROTECTION IN EMERGENCIES strategies and approaches in line with the objectives of WV’s Response Strategy and the Country technical and/or Humanitarian Response Plan (NHRP where available).
  
• Seek collaboration with other sector teams to support and grow integrated programme for child-wellbeing outcomes, including specifically integration work with food security, education and MHPSS
  
• Ensure CPiE considerations are mainstreamed into all WV’s sector strategies and approaches
  

Organization and Staff Capacity Building

• Promote technical excellence in the application of internal and interagency minimum standards including humanitarian standards, child protection minimum standards, IASC guidelines
  
• Develop contextualized training or other guidance materials for CHILD PROTECTION IN EMERGENCIES staff and partners based on project needs and assessment findings
  
• Lead the hiring process for qualified local and expatriate staff to implement CHILD PROTECTION IN EMERGENCIES and/or integrated programmes when requested by field offices/responses and/or regions.
  

External Engagement and Networking

• Participate, and whenever possible lead, in the Alliance for CPHA, the Protection Cluster and other relevant task forces as deem necessary for strong coordination efforts and to leverage WV’s CHILD PROTECTION IN EMERGENCIES expertise and be considered as partner of choice
  
• Actively contribute to the discussions and development of Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) and relevant process to shape the priorities and directions for CHILD PROTECTION IN EMERGENCIES in early stages of the emergency; and lead on facilitating CP coordination tools and guidelines
  
• In coordination with Programme/GAM team, build strong relationships with existing/new donors, and explore potential donors who prioritize CHILD PROTECTION IN EMERGENCIES interventions for new program ideas and approaches based on evidence.
  

Assessing Monitoring and Reporting

• Ensure the inclusion of CP questions in internal or interagency assessments to allow the identification a robust CHILD PROTECTION IN EMERGENCIES package for the response, as a standalone program and/or integrated programs
  
• Conduct regular monitoring and analysis of the CP concerns and use the data to inform decisions on future priorities/strategies
  
• Contribute to the monitoring and real-time evaluation on CHILD PROTECTION IN EMERGENCIES activities for quality assurance and lessons-learnt for on-going adaptation and improvement of WV CHILD PROTECTION IN EMERGENCIES activities