Deployable Child Protection in Emergencies Specialist - Roster Recruitment

The Child Protection in Emergencies specialist provides oversight and leadership to Plan International's child protection response in crises. The role involves assessment, response analysis, design, coordination, capacity strengthening, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of child protection in emergency programmes, ensuring gender equality and child protection standards are met.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight and leadership to Plan International's child protection response in specific crises.
• Conduct assessment, response analysis, design, coordination, capacity strengthening, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of child protection in emergency programmes.
• Ensure gender equality is core to child protection in emergencies response.
• Ensure interventions meet child protection and gender-based violence minimum standards.

Requirements

• Solid work experience in international humanitarian settings with progressively responsible roles in designing, leading and/or coordinating Child Protection in Humanitarian Action programme responses.
• Expertise in working with child survivors of sexual and gender based violence (SGBV).
• Proficiency in English and Spanish languages.
• Commitment to ensuring safeguarding and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH) is core to ways of working.

Skills

• Child Protection in Humanitarian Action
• Child Protection Program Development
• Child Protection Services Coordination
• Sexual and Gender Based Violence Expertise
• Safeguarding and PSEAH
• Emergency Response
• Capacity Strengthening
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Gender Equality Standards
• Child Protection Standards

Languages

English, Spanish