Terre des hommes Foundation (Tdh) is
an international NGO focused on Child Rights.
To support the development of its Child Protection Programme in Garissa Township, Garissa County.
Child Protection Officer – Garissa
1 Position
Reporting to: Child Protection Project Manager
Reporting to: Child Protection Project Manager
Duty station: Garissa, Garissa County
Contract duration: 1
Year with possibility of extension based on performance and budget
availability.
Main responsibilities:
Main responsibilities:
- Daily coordination of child protection
activities in Garissa Township and the Garissa Rescue Center.
- Establishment and management of the referral
pathway ensuring coordination with partners on referrals
- Supervision of Database Officer (part time)
- Organize and facilitate periodic planning and
program review meetings
- Participate in management of complex or high
risk child protection cases including managing cases requiring specialized
intervention
- Participate in family level interventions
together with the Child Protection assistant and community volunteers as
may be applicable
- effectively manage outcomes of interventions;
including participation in conference, and selected follow-ups
- Reviewing triages and guiding social workers
in determining best course of action in case management
- Supports the conduction of Community
Mobilization for child protection including work with Child Protection
Committees, Community and religious leaders; school based interventions
- Identify high risk cases/children in distress
for psychosocial and mental health support
- Participate in needs assessments and project
evaluations aiming at contributing to the development of the Child
Protection Program strategy for the Garissa Township and the Garissa
Rescue Center.
- Provide training and mentor support to the
Child Protection Assistant
- Organizing and conducting training for
partners, with special emphasis to governmental partners (County
Children’s Officers).
- Organize and facilitate weekly internal case
conference meetings
- Act as the technical expert on child
protection for the UNICEF supported CP Project, Garissa
- Develop field reports on a periodic basis and
provide reports to the Project Manager Garissa.
- Support documentation activities in the
project by development of case studies and best practices from the field.
Requirements:
- Minimum bachelor degree in Sociology, Social
Work, Psychology or related field.
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in case
management, or implementing child protection program (directly) in a Tdh
program or programs of other like-minded agencies.
- Experience in the Case Management Process,
experience in Mental Health and Psychosocial support programming
- Team management experience.
- Project reporting and evaluation experience.
- Strong training experience required.
- Excellent interpersonal skill and ability and
capacity to work upstream, especially with government
- Fluency in English and Kiswahili. Ability to
communicate in Somali is a plus.
- Good computer skills: MS Word and Excel.
Application modalities:
Only candidates that fit the
requirements above are invited to submit a covering letter, CV, references, and
copies of academic and professional certificates (if requirements are not met
or application is incomplete, the application will not be considered).
The Application can be emailed to kenya@tdh.ch – Kindly indicate the position on the subject line of the e-mail
The Application can be emailed to kenya@tdh.ch – Kindly indicate the position on the subject line of the e-mail
Only applications which will have
complied with this request will be shortlisted.
Closing date for this position is 22nd January 2016
Closing date for this position is 22nd January 2016
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for a written test and interview
Tdh’s recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to protect children’s rights, which includes the prevention of all forms of child abuse.
Tdh is an equal opportunity employer.
Female candidates are encouraged to
apply.
