Recruitment Description/ Key Accountabilities

Qualifications

• Education to MSc/MA/MEng level in Social Work, Human rights Law, International Relations, Development Studies or similar, or equivalent field experience

Experience and Skills

Essential

• At least 5 years of work experience in child protection in humanitarian contexts 
• Prior experience implementing case management, MHPSS, CAAFAG programmes, Gender and supervising case management, MHPSS, GBV team. 
• Ability to work both in a Specialist and a hands-on implementation capacity
• Ability to identify the main gaps in child protection in the given context to inform a holistic response for children.
• Experience in working with local partners (strategic and implementing)
• Good knowledge of and experience in using established inter-agency standards and guidelines in child protection, such as the Inter-agency Guidelines on Separated and Unaccompanied Children, IASC on MHPSS, Case Management Guidelines, SC Child Friendly Spaces Handbook, and the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Settings.
• Previous project, team management and financial management experience 
• Experience of and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability
• Experience in monitoring and evaluating child protection programmes in emergency 
• Experience in capacity building and in strengthening various duty bearers understanding of and response to child protection, specifically case management, CAAFAG, MHPSS and Gender. 
• Experience of representation and ability to represent SC effectively in external forums.
• Experience of preparing successful funding proposals for donors
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
• A high level of written and spoken English
• The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.
• Commitment to and understanding of child rights, the aims and principles of SC, and humanitarian standards such as the Sphere Charter and the Code of Conduct, Paris Principles. In particular, a good understanding of the SC mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support.

Desirable

• Fluency in Portuguese or Spanish
• Previous first phase emergency response experience
• Previous experience (co)leading a Case Management Task Force.
• Specific experience of designing and managing ECHO, SIDA, BHA, UNICEF or other major donor projects.;

Interested candidates must submit the Academic Certificates, ID, CV, and motivation letter in Portuguese and English by 12th June 2023, through the following link: 

https://hcri.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com:443/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/job/1588?utm_medium=jobboard 

”As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage women and people with disabilities to apply. Save the Children is committed to ensure that all of the employees and programs are absolutely safe for children.

We apply strict procedures to ensure that only candidates, suitable for working with children are allowed to join our organization and all candidates will therefore be subject to this scrutiny.”

LEGAL NOTICE:

SAVE THE CHILDREN INTERNACIONAL DOES NOT CHARGE ANY KIND OF PAYMENT IN ANY OF THE STAGES OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS AND DOES NOT PROCEED THROUGH RECRUITMENT AGENTS.

NB: Only selected candidates will be contacted