Key Responsibilities:

Project Planning and Implementation

• Ensure timely implementation of all the child protection, participation, and safeguarding interventions in the Area program
• Support in the Annual, Quarterly, and Monthly Project planning and budgeting for Child Protection, Adult safeguarding, and Advocacy (CVA) Project activities; DIP, Budget, and Log-frame.
• Lead the establishment of functional community child protection, adult safeguarding reporting, and feedback mechanism structures and provide the necessary actions and support promptly
• In consultation with the supervisor, and the cluster manager, ensure that there is a contextualized AP Safeguarding Incidence Preparedness Plan (SIPP)
• Provide secretariat services to the safeguarding management committee at the AP level and ensure that WVK remains a child-safe organization.
• Support in the implementation of the Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy at the AP office level ensuring that the Policy is well-socialized and implemented in compliance with the WV Partnership standards.
• Submit a weekly update report on cases reported and closed in Ethics Point
• Ensure that children are involved in Annual and Quarterly Project Planning, and WVK Board meetings if called upon and ensure that they understand their roles during Project Planning and Implementation
• Ensure children participate in local and national children’s forums
• Support the establishment of Child Protection and Advocacy (CPA) groups at Primary Focus Areas (PFA)
• every week, ensure that all AP staff are briefed on the specific activities to be carried out in every Primary focus to ensure that the Child Protection activities are implemented in an integrated manner with other AP activities

Capacity Building & Engagement with Child Protection actors

• Facilitate capacity building of community-based child protection structures.
• Organize forums with child protection stakeholders to strengthen reporting and referral mechanisms at the community level
• Ensure that parents, Caregivers, and all Adult members of every household are equipped with knowledge and skills on; Positive parenting, how to listen to children, address their issues and protect children (including in emergency context) from all forms of violence and how to respond to any cases of violence that may occur
• Ensure timely implementation of activities and initiatives that enable Parents and caregivers to acquire skills for championing Spiritual nurture, participation, and protection of girls and boys from Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), abuse, neglect, exploitation, and all other forms of violence in a safe family environment.
• Develop and maintain a database of all Child Protection actors based within the Area Program
• Ensure weekly engagement with all Health facilities in the Area Program to obtain data and follow up on any reported cases of child pregnancies and other forms of sexual and gender-based violence, and ensure appropriate referrals and linkages for children in need of care and support
• Conduct weekly engagements with the Police Stations within the Area Program to track all the reported cases of violence and violations document the cases that require linkages and support with other institutions, and report back to the AP Manager to lead such linkages
• Conduct a weekly engagement with the offices of Assistant Chiefs and Chiefs to follow up on child protection and response actions and ensure that all reported cases of violence and violations are linked from the offices of the Chiefs to the Police Stations
• Collaborate with the office of the Assistant Chiefs and Chiefs in convening monthly Area Advisory Council (AAC) meetings at the Sub-Location and Location levels, as guided by the AAC guidelines
• Conduct weekly engagements with offices of Education Officials within the Area Program to track and follow up on child protection and response actions and ensure that all reported cases of violence and violations

Project Monitoring, Reporting, and Learning

• Ensure alignment of all Child protection Design, Monitoring, and Evaluation activities with the stipulated DME standards
• Ensure documentation of AP Child protection and Participation gaps interventions and impacts
• Lead in timely mobilization and effective communication with communities and stakeholders during baselines, evaluations, and other relevant programming activities.
• Utilize the online Project Monitoring and Reporting Platform to capture monitoring data and in generating reports.
• Conduct child protection data collection and analysis to inform engagements.
• Support in ensuring that weekly Project updates, Monthly and Quarterly Project Reports, Including Financial Reports are developed and submitted on time in compliance with WV requirements
• Organize for and facilitate quarterly child protection and safeguarding reflection and learning forums that bring together participants from all the primary focus areas within the Area Program
• In consultation with the supervisor, cluster manager, and the CPP TP manager, ensure that ADP-related child and adult safeguarding findings and recommendations from various accountability mechanisms such as Peer Review, Operational and Finance Audits, Program evaluations, Program Capability Review, are acted upon in a timely and effective manner
• Spearhead research and documentation of best practices related to child protection interventions and beneficiaries safeguarding
• Perform any other duty as may be assigned by the supervisor or designee from time to time.
• Participate and contribute to committees and task forces which you may be appointed to
• Participate and lead devotions as appropriate Any other duty as assigned by the Supervisor

Knowledge, Skills & Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years experience in community development work implementing child protection and adult safeguarding programs
• Experience in program design, implementation, monitoring evaluation, and reporting
• Experience in Advocacy and community-led CVA (Social Accountability Framework).
• Good understanding of CRC and other relevant international human rights standards protecting the rights of children.
• Experience in engagements with government departments and decision-makers as well as networking and collaborating with other non-government stakeholders including community structures at the community level
• Good Understanding of a systems approach to child protection programming
• Experience in implementing faith and development models and working with faith leaders
• Experience working with children Ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment. Excellent communication, Networking, and advocacy skills

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