Overview
Provides comprehensive technical leadership and support across Child Protection programming, with a specific focus on Child Protection in Emergencies (CPiE) and Case Management.
Tasks Summary
- Lead and technically oversee case management interventions.
- Provide ongoing technical support and supervision to Case Management Supervisors, field teams, and implementing partners.
- Contribute to the development, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of Child Protection and Case Management interventions.
- Lead capacity building initiatives for Save the Children and partner staff.
- Support high-risk case decision-making.
- Contribute to the development of concept notes and proposals.
- Support coordination and representation with government counterparts, UN agencies, NGOs, and humanitarian coordination mechanisms.
- Lead technical leadership for Child Protection, CPiE, and Case Management programming.
- Build the technical capacity of Save the Children and partner staff.
- Ensure case management aligns with local systems and inter-agency/SCI standards.
- Lead and support the design, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of Child Protection and Case Management interventions.
- Provide technical oversight of Case Management activities.
- Review, adapt, and develop Child Protection and Case Management tools.
- Provide technical guidance and decision-making support for high-risk and complex cases.
- Conduct regular field monitoring visits.
- Promote and monitor integrated programming across sectors.
- Ensure meaningful, age- and gender-sensitive child participation.
- Lead and support Child Protection and Case Management assessments.
- Work closely with MEAL teams to develop and implement CP/CPiE and Case Management MEAL frameworks.
- Support information management and technical analysis of Child Protection and Case Management data.
- Collaborate with accountability teams to ensure child-friendly feedback and complaints mechanisms inform programme design.
- Develop and implement capacity-building plans for Child Protection and Case Management teams and partners.
- Provide training, coaching, mentoring, and on-the-job technical support.
- Support recruitment, induction, and technical development of staff.
- Facilitate technical meetings, case conferences, and learning sessions.
- Represent Save the Children in relevant coordination forums and inter-agency meetings.
- Liaise with government counterparts, UN agencies, NGOs, and community actors.
- Support advocacy, communications, and organisational learning efforts.
Experience Requirements
- Minimum 4+ years of professional experience in Child Protection programming.
- Hands-on experience in Case Management, in humanitarian and/or development contexts.
- Experience working with large Child Protection teams, including national and partner staff.
- Demonstrated experience in providing technical support, mentoring, coaching, and training on Child Protection and Case Management approaches.
- Experience supporting programme design, implementation, monitoring, and reporting in complex and large-scale programmes.
- Previous experience working with institutional donors and compliance requirements (e.g. ECHO, USAID, EU, FCDO, Scandinavian donors) is an asset.
- Experience in inter-agency coordination, representation, and partnership development with government, UN agencies, NGOs, and donors.
- Proven ability to influence programme quality and operational decision-making at field and country levels.
Qualification Requirements
• Master’s degree in Social Work, Social Sciences, Psychology, Sociology, International Relations, Development Studies, or a related field; or a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field combined with extensive relevant professional experience.
