ROLE PROFILE    

role PURPOSE

Plan
International is an independent development and humanitarian
organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.  We
believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often
suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination.  And its
girls who are most affected. Working together with children, young
people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world,
tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all
vulnerable children.  We support children’s rights from birth until they
reach adulthood.  And we enable children to prepare for – and respond
to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at
local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and
knowledge. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for
over 80 years, and are now active in more than 77 countries.

Plan
international has opened an office in Somaliland and started programmes
that focus on child protection, education and youth economic
empowerment programming both humanitarian and development setting,
working with/through partners and providing technical support to INGOs,
Somaliland NGOs and the Government of Somaliland in Plan’s areas of
expertise

This role will be
responsible for strengthening the quality of Plan International’s child
protection in emergency and development programmes in
Somalia/Somaliland including child protection case management, system
strengthening, community-based child protection mechanisms and support
appropriate and safe alternative care arrangements for unaccompanied and
separated children, and ensuring their referral to other necessary
services in target locations. 

The
position is expected to manage a CP project team within Plan and also
technically supports project focal point from the local implementing
partner and hence expected to possess extensive professional knowledge
and experience in project management and child protection and proven
track record in mentoring and developing project staff.  The post holder
will play a key role in establishing and maintaining sound working
relationships and partnerships with local partner and government
counterpart and other civil society organizations.

management scope, reporting lines, key relationships

The
CP Officer will be based at the Country Office and S/he will uphold
Plan's Core Values, promote mission and vision, programme principles
(transparency, gender equality and diversity) to enhance CP programmes,
and be committed to child protection and respect for human rights.

Reports to:   Child Protection Specialist

Key relationships:

Internal: Plan International staff including; Head of Mission, PMs, TS, Finance, HR, and Regional MERL /Global Hub staff as appropriate

External: Project
partners, government line ministries, target beneficiaries and other
agencies and groups working in the child protection sector in Somaliland

Level of Contact with Children:

The
position will be based in the Country Office and frequent travel to the
Field Sites and the incumbent will give strategic direction on
programme level of contact with children will be occasional.

Physical Environment

This position is based in Hargeisa with frequent travel to field sites and partners’ offices in the country.

Accountabilities and MAIN WORK ACTIVITIES

Programme development and implementation

• Support
  the CP Specialist to organise and undertake together with other
  thematic sector needs assessments and surveys that form the basis for
  initiating or developing new projects in relation to child protection,
  prevention/protecting children against harmful practices, violations,
  neglect, and abuse. 
• Develop project detailed plans and budgets.  
• Prepare
  and oversee project implementation to ensure timely delivery of project
  activities (for example, monitoring against log frames, individual
  performance management work plans).
•  identify programme supplies needs and coordinate with the logistics team to put in place a sensible phased procurement plan.
• ensure
  effective coordination of activities and resources between projects,
  partners with a view of achieving synergy. In this respect, take a lead
  in ensuring that projects are guided and implemented on the basis of
  thorough planning
• Provide hands-on technical guidance to CP assistants and partners on implementation and management of child protection projects.
• Work
  with the CP Specialist to oversee the management of the CPIMS as a tool
  for information storage and analysis, and case management.
•  Seek and apply innovative approaches in planning and implementing child protection programme

M&E Activities and Project Reporting:

• With
  support from the MERL team put in place an M & E plan, ensuring
  this links to reporting requirements, where possible, use the M&E
  framework to build an evidence-base for child protection programming
  interventions.
• Monitor program progress against both programmatic and budgetary targets, adjusting programme design as necessary
• With
  support from the MERL put in place accountability activities for your
  project, ensuring that feedback from children and their families is
  considered in project design.
• Ensure
  that project/program progresses are reviewed regularly with the
  participation of children and partners at different levels
• Together
  with appropriate finance/grant management staff verify completeness/
  appropriateness of partners’ financial report before compilation and
  submission to donors
• Ensure timely project monitoring reports are produced and submitted to CP TS for action
• Assist
  the CP Specialist in preparing timely and high-quality project progress
  and completion reports that meet donor requirements

Staffing and Capacity Building:

• Coordinate
  and provide leadership to project team reporting to her/him in
  accordance with the terms and conditions of Plans and in agreement with
  the supervisor
• Incorporate staff development strategies and Performance Management Systems into team building process
• Manage
  the performance of all direct reports in Child protection through:
  effective use of the Performance Management System including the
  establishment of clear, measurable objectives, ongoing feedback,
  coaching, mentoring and other developmental opportunities

Representation & Advocacy & Organisational Learning:

• Ensure
  that Plan International work is coordinated with efforts of other
  agencies and Government, and support Interagency Coordination forums
  including the Child Protection Working Group, advocating for the
  specific needs of children. This may involve supporting the coordination
  of working groups and sub-working groups. 
• Establish
  good working relationship with respective government line ministries
  and other public or private actors at various in planning, managing and
  monitoring of project activities
• Continuously
  identify and document child protection issues in target locations, and
  ensure that relevant stakeholder and duty bearers are informed.
• Contribute to the development of case studies for the purpose of reporting, advocacy and media efforts.

Budget Holding/Management

• Take part in preparation of child protection project budgets
• Support to Prepare project phased budgets and cash flows and manage project budgets
• Monitor
  project budget utilisation (budget/expenditure) against project
  implementation progress and propose necessary adjustments and/or actions
  

Business Management competencies

Technical expertise, skills and knowledge

Qualifications/ experience essential:

• Bachelor
  degree in a relevant field such as Social Science, Development Studies,
  Human Rights Law or any other relevant discipline.
• 3
  to 5 years’ experience of designing, managing, monitoring and
  evaluating child protection and child rights governance programmes,
  especially case management, child protection system building, SGBV,
  MHPSS.
• Proven
  abilities in delivering results for child rights and child protection
  especially Case management, SGBV, life skills for young adolescent and
  positive parenting
• Understanding and commitment to principles of child rights and child protection.
• Ability
  to identify the main gaps in child protection and child rights
  governance in the Somali context to inform a holistic response for
  children.
• Excellent written and spoken English and Somali, including excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience working in a multi-cultural environment and /or international.
• Experience in advocacy, lobbying and training around child rights, child protection and child participation.
• Ability to maintain consistent high standards of professional behaviour and achievement, including when working alone.
• Ability
  to communicate and maintain appropriate and productive relations with a
  range of actors, including children, parents and local authorities in
  political and militarily sensitive environments.
• Experience of working with partners and community using a participatory approach.
• Budget development and financial monitoring skills.

Qualifications/ experience desirable: 

• Proven truck record and understanding the child protection minimum standards particularly in humanitarian setting
• Understanding
  of child protection systems, community-based child protection mechanism
  social norms, gender transformative programme, advocacy and policy
  influencing

Languages required: Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Somali

Plan International’s Values in Practice

We are open and accountable

1. Promotes a culture of openness and transparency, including with sponsors and donors.
2. Holds self and others accountable to achieve the highest standards of integrity.
3. Consistent and fair in the treatment of people.
4. Open about mistakes and keen to learn from them.
5. Accountable for ensuring we are a safe organisation for all children, girls & young people

We strive for lasting impact

1. Articulates a clear purpose for staff and sets high expectations.
2. Creates a climate of continuous improvement, open to challenge and new ideas.
3. Focuses resources to drive change and maximise long-term impact, responsive to changed priorities or crises.
4. Evidence-based and evaluates effectiveness.

We work well together

5. Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
6. Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
7. Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
8. Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.

We are inclusive and empowering

9. We empower our staff to give their best and develop their potential
10. We respect all people, appreciate differences and challenge equality in our programs and our workplace
11. We support children, girls and young people to increase their confidence and to change their own lives.

Application process:

Please
send fill out the online application in Success factor appears in the
link of the application and attach your CV and cover letter into the
system.

Three professional references at least with institutional emails should be included into your CV.

Please be informed that Applications with personal emails or irrelevant references’ will be automatically rejected.

Please Note that Plan International Does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process.

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.   We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone.

Plan
International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to
create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office,
in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We
foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial
justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan
International believes that in a world where children face so many
threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation,
do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have
particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with
and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at
risk.

A
range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with
Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan
International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.
In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants
previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual
abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under
investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an
application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these
recruitment procedures.

Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.