Back Capacity Building Officer

CHILD SAFEGUARDING: Level 3 - the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people

ROLE PURPOSE: The Child Protection Officer is a member of the Ninewa -Diyala Emergency Response Project. She/he is responsible for raising capacity, supervising and mentoring the implementation of the local partner activities in the different sites, provide guidance and technical support to the mobile team members and ensure the overall quality of the intervention and compliance with Save the Children and Child Protection Minimum Standards.

SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Child Protection Coordinator
Staff directly reporting to this post: Case worker
Budget responsibility: None

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Program Implementation:
* Manage the implementation of high quality program activities in line with grant agreements and with SC technical requirements
* With the support of the CP Coordinator and CP PM, develop a capacity building plan based on the analysis of the needs assessment and discussions with local partner's
* Monitor progress of activities against planned achievements, outcomes and impact; evaluate the continued relevance and appropriateness of the intervention
* Ensure that the progress reports and relevant donor reports are timely, of high quality and serve to inform management decisions
* Provide an on-going support to the team by creating Capacity Building and TA opportunities
* Manage budget lines for program activities ensuring appropriate spend
* Ensure that all necessary requirements to ensure a successful training session are prepared in a timely manner including material, equipment, venue and transportation in coordination with the CP Coordinator and Supply chain team
* Responsible for ensuring that program activities are properly resourced and supplies are requested on time an according the systems and protocols.

Program Management Support to Partner:
* Participate in and help lead project kick-off meetings with partner when new sub-grants are awarded, involving SCI program staff, Field Manager and other departments
* Assist partner staff with understanding SCI required policies and procedures as per the sub-grant agreement and best practices (procurement, financial reporting, child safeguarding, etc.)
* Assist partner and Programme staff to strategize ways to ensure program delivery meets targets or adjust work plans accordingly.
* With guidance from CP coordinator, CP PM, ensure partner staff are aware of SCI/donor guidelines and policies and that these are adhered to at all times, immediately raising any suspected non-compliance with Award department.
* Keep track of salient partner technical, operational, finance, HR or grants issues and where necessary facilitate support from relevant SCI technical or operations team to ensure continuous support and involvement at all stage of the Programme cycle.
* With the CP coordinator organize for the monthly review meetings.
* Resolve issues that arise during the engagement cycle, updating the CP Manager on key concerns and referring high risk or complex issues to senior decision makers.
* Ensure proper documentation of all training and capacity building session, keep track of the attendance sheets, training reports and training tracker.
* Conduct regular coaching and mentoring sessions with local partner staff and mobilize other SCI team members to provide technical or Operation input and expertise.

Partnership Duty of Care
* Ensure partnerships are based on mutual understanding of values, mission and goals
* Empower partners to take the lead in their own development
* Ensure appropriate mainstreaming of cross cutting themes and principles such as humanitarian principles, gender, child safeguarding, etc.
* Facilitate trainings in technical development topics
* Ensure proper documentation for all local partners' activities
* Provide support in organizational development to ensure partner organizations have sufficient resources and structures that promote staff well-being, safety and compliance
* Provide feedback to local partners focal points on the capacity building process

People Management:
* Recruit and train volunteers
* Lead, manage and motivate staff under direct line management, ensuring that they have clear objectives and receive meaningful feedback on their performance

Coordination and Representation:
* Attend meetings with partners and stakeholders and develop and maintain collaborative and effective partnerships with NGOs/CSOs and government counterparts
* Work close with the CP Coordinator

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)
Accountability:
* Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modeling Save the Children's values
* Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved
Ambition:
* Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same
* Widely shares their personal vision the program, engages and motivates others
* Future orientated, thinks strategically
Collaboration:
* Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues and external partners and supporters
* Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
* Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Creativity:
* Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
Integrity:
* Honest, encourages openness and transparency

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
* University degree and one year of relevant CP area work experience
* 3 years of relevant experience
* Proven ability to work as part of a team
* Strong understanding of the situation of children in the community and demonstrated commitment to improving the lives of children in the community.
* Proven technical knowledge and skills in the field of CP
* Strong organizational skills
* Strong interpersonal skills, ethical sensitivity and ability to empathize with children and their caregivers
* Ability to supervise and mentor staff to achieve results
* Ability to travel independently and work long hours.
* Previous experience working with non-profit organizations is preferred
* Good spoken and written English
* Fluent spoken and written on Arabic
* Good computer skills (MS Office, including Outlook for email).
* Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children's aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches