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Planning:

• Coordinate and support situation and needs assessments in the project sites to help determine the required interventions and planning within the context of our operations.

• Ensure children harmed or at risk of being harmed are identified and receive individual case management support.

• Adequately coordinate and implement child protection activities under the assigned project(s) and locations taking into account the detailed implementation plan. This includes CFS monitoring, case work, monitoring of ECD activities, training of community volunteers, etc.

• Ensure weekly planning and implementation of activities, including preparation of assigned budget expenditure. Account for activities and budget expenditure within the provided time frame.

• Provide a clear and consistent follow up on activities and use monitoring results for reporting, consistently using the project indicators.

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date Child protection data.

Implementation.

• Monitor and provide day-to-day direct technical support and coaching to community and other stakeholders as well as the partners that we work with.

• Ensure regular data collection and submission of monitoring reports to Line Manager.

• In liaison with UNHCR, OPM, Local Government and other organizations spear head the identification and profiling /documentation of vulnerable children and children with disabilities and link them to service providers; conduct well planned tracing and identification of foster parents.

• Maintain an updated and clean database of all profiled refugee and marginalised children, and children at risk supported by the response program. Identify children with child protection concerns, document them and refer them to service providers.

• Organize and coordinate community dialogue meetings to discuss education and child protection issues with children and community members

• Provide high quality and adequate reports on activity implementation and corrective measures taken.

• Document best practices and unique experiences including success stories, case studies for sharing and learning.

• Represent Save the Children in working groups and other events as assigned by the line manager.

• Ensure effective coordination with other responding (I)NGOs, with consortium partners, with OPM, UNCHR, district authorities etc.

• Participate in donor report writing

• Roll-out of the Project Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning

• Support the implementation of the accountability and learning framework for the organization

• Participate in the filling of the monthly activity target tracker and quarterly Indicator Performance Tracking Table Tracker

• Update all Save the Children systems on a regular basis.

• Document best practices and most significant stories under Child protection.

• Implement project sustainability and exit strategy throughout the period of the project.

• Monitor and follow up volunteers and ensure their timely delivery of the Planned activities

• Provide direct child protection backup technical support supervision to all partner staff, volunteers as well as child protection structures in the operational area

• Submit monthly reports (progress against planned activities, expense against estimated budget) of project activities to the line manager as per agreed schedule.

• Participate in the preparation of semi-annual and annual reports on project interventions

• Weekly update and file project documents

• Coordinate with other Child Protection officers, structures to ensure no harm to children

Technical Support.

• Build capacity and provide direct backup technical support supervision to child protection structures and other community resource people engaged in the project, in collaboration with the district community service department, OPM, UNHCR and other partners.

• Participate and contribute to Project reviews on the program as required.

• Contribute to intervention design, including building linkages within the child protection sector.

• Review and provide input to reports, briefs and other documents.

Budget Monitoring responsibility:

• Monitor daily expenditure to ensure project budgets are spent within acceptable limits and timelines as per set and approved monthly, quarterly and annual budget forecasts.

• Track budgets to avoid over and under expenditure and most importantly follow donor requirements.

• Take due diligence in ensuring correct coding and verification of expenditure as per financial reports. The officer will review financial reports with support from the project to the Project Manager and Area Manager to ensure accuracy of reporting.

Coordination and Collaborations.

• Provide coordination of all Education Programs at settlement and reception center.

• Work closely with OPM, UNHCR and Agencies in the child protection sector, ECD, Health centres, CPCs, parasocial workers, among others so as to identify areas of collaboration and leverage against District resources to maximize impact.

• Network with other Save the Children International Projects in their areas of operation to improve synergy and holistic approach to child support.

Reporting and documentation.

• Generate timely, consistent and accurate monthly, quarterly and annual Progress reports.

• Actively participate in generation of semi-annual reports donor reports demonstrating clearly contributing towards overall goals and intended outcomes.

• Participate in and share progress during weekly regional meetings

• Document key success stories and areas of innovation for sharing on quarterly basis

Resource acquisition.

• In collaboration with the Project Manager, Program Manager, Child protection Technical Specialists, OPM and UNHCR conduct needs assessment to identify gaps in child protection sector

• Where called upon, participate in concept and proposal writing efforts

• Continuously, during implementation, identify gaps and document areas of innovation to develop creative and innovative programmes

Partnership

• Participate in all settlement partner coordination meetings for education and child protection thematic areas.

• Empowerment and Project Impact

• Innovatively support children to participate, own and benefit from the project interventions

• Mobilize and facilitate active participation of parents and their communities to participate in planning, monitoring and implementation of community development initiatives and supporting child education

• Build the capacity of children, their parents and the community to collectively engage local leaders on identified issues especially child protection.

• Liaise and follow-up on commitments made by leaders on improvement of the child wellbeing especially the three breakthroughs of survival, education and be protected.