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Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

• Project implementation and adherence to standards
• Support the implementation of child protection activities, including case management services for children at risk and unaccompanied and separated children.
• Ensure case management services follow child protection minimum standards and best interest procedures.
• Oversee support to interim care arrangements for UASC while family tracing and reunification processes are ongoing.
• Support the implementation of awareness raising activities on child protection risks and available services, as well as orientation sessions for caregivers on positive parenting practices.
• Support timely documentation and reporting of child protection activities, including case management trends and community-based interventions.
• Ensure proper management of case documentation in line with confidentiality and data protection standards.
• Contribute to internal and donor reporting through regular activity updates and analysis of emerging child protection risks.
• Coordination and representation
• Participate in child protection and protection coordination meetings at settlement level and maintain regular coordination with relevant service providers supporting children at risk.
• Liaise with community structures, local leaders, and relevant actors to strengthen safe identification and referral of children facing protection risks.
• Coordinate closely with GBV, legal aid, and other protection actors to ensure integrated response for children at risk, including unaccompanied and separated children (UASC).
• Support harmonization of child protection response and prevention activities within the protection programme and across other DRC projects in the settlement.
• Staff technical supervision
• Provide technical guidance and day-to-day support to Child Protection case workers and prevention and capacity-building assistants.
• Conduct regular case reviews and case conferences to ensure quality case management and appropriate follow-up for children at risk.
• Support capacity building of Child Protection staff on case management procedures, safe referrals, and best interest considerations for children.
• Monitor the quality of services provided and support staff in addressing complex child protection cases.
• Liaise with the Protection Team Leader and Protection Specialist regarding case management supervision to identify challenges, gaps and solutions.
• Logistics /Finance
• Support planning and implementation of Child Protection activities, ensuring required materials and resources are available for case management and community engagement activities.
• Coordinate with logistics and finance teams to support timely implementation of planned child protection activities.
• Monitor activity-related expenditures and ensure compliance with project budgets and internal procedures.