Senior Humanitarian Child Protection Advisor (SCI)

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Programme Support (60%)

·         Deploy to humanitarian responses as Senior Child Protection Advisor up to 30% of the time, assessing needs and developing mainstreamed and standalone approaches to child protection. 

·         Provide specialised technical support to high-priority humanitarian responses in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of child protection programming.

·         Strengthen capacity of COs to deliver quality programming through mentorship, trainings, technical workshops and circulation of learning and evidence-based programming to SC staff and partners.

·         Act as Subject Matter Expert to Humanitarian Surge Personnel.

·         Oversee the technical quality of program delivery, evaluating the quality of activities, and developing strategies to improve quality.

·         Identify and act on increased risk both internal and external

Resource Mobilisation (15%)

·         Maintain oversight of the child protection funding portfolio in specific humanitarian crises, defining gaps and flagging priority needs to the HCP Response Lead. 

·         Work closely with CO to support fund-raising for child protection, including development of high-quality concept notes and proposals, and engagement with donors.

·         Provide specialised technical support on child protection to members undertaking advocacy or partnership with institutional donors. 

·         Support the HCP Response Lead to cultivate and manage donor relationships, identifying and pursuing new funding opportunities for child protection with private and institutional donors, positioning Save the Children as a partner of choice.

Strategic Technical Planning and Programme Development (20%)

·         Engage as member of a Technical Working Group (TWG), bringing a humanitarian perspective to child protection approaches developed and sharing technical approaches with humanitarian colleaguse at global, regional and country office level. 

·         Liaise and engage with sector colleagues to contribute to SC Common Approaches, guidance and tools to advance Breakthroughs.

Advocacy, Representation, Relationship building (5%)

·         Represent Save the Children on humanitarian child protection in inter-agency fora as necessary.

·         Provide technical input and support to Humantiarian Advocacy, Campaigns, Communication and Media colleagues at CO level in relation to advocacy products and messaging on child protection.

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

·         Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.

Ambition:

·         Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others

·         Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

·         Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members 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.

·         Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

·         Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity.

KEY COMPETENCIES

Generic Competencies:

·         Supports the protection and promotion of the rights of all children including in times of crisis, conflict and disaster.

·         Champions the use of evidence to influence policies and practice.

·         Drives an enabling environment for gender equality and inclusion.

·         Leads formal and informal engagement with diverse, strategic partners.

·         Takes informed and calculated risks in response to emerging threats to children’s rights and changing environments.

Technical Competencies:

·         Ability to apply child protection standards and approaches to the development of guidance, tools and capacity building material.

·         Ability and competence to lead collaboration with other sectors, donors and agencies to resource and implement strategies that prevent and respond to child protection risks.

·         Strong capacity building skills and experience.

·         Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with a range of stakeholders. 

·         Practical experience in generating evidenc