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UpdateChild and Youth Protection and Development (CYPD) Senior Manager
Kasulu, Tanzania, United Republic of
Requisition ID: req13886
Job Title: UpdateChild and Youth Protection and Development (CYPD) Senior Manager
Sector: Child Protection
Employment Category: Fixed Term
Employment Type: Full-Time
Open to Expatriates: No
Location: Kasulu, Tanzania
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Job Description
ORGANIZATIONAL DESCRIPTION:
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst
humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives.
Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers
lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee
from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S.
cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted
and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.

BACKGROUND:
Tanzania
has been a country of asylum since the 1970’s. Currently, the country
hosts approximately 280,000 Burundian and Congolese refugees and asylum
seekers. Tanzania champions the rights of children through

Within this context, IRC provides protection and basic assistance in the
areas of Child and Youth Protection and Development, Protection and
Rule of Law, mainstreaming Disability Inclusion, Women’s Protection and
Empowerment, and Mental health, Sexual Reproductive Health Care
services, and Education both in refugee camps and amongst Tanzanian host
communities and incorporates research in the Kigoma region. Outside the
refugee context in the past years, the IRC has worked to respond to
Child Labour through Education and on Parenting Interventions.

IRC’s
child protection program currently focuses on Protection services
through six safe healing and learning spaces, strengthening
community-based child protection mechanisms and parenting education. The
youth program will continue to build leadership capacities of youth,
create access to services at three youth centers, promoting sports and
arts among the youth, facilitating peer educations, and supporting
youth-led businesses and building life skills.

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JOB OVERVIEW:
The
Child and Youth Protection and Development (CYPD) Senior Manager is
expected to ensure all child protection and youth projects are
implemented within agreed timeframe and budget. The post holder will be
responsible for directly supervising children protection and youth
program staff and strengthen their capacity in delivering protection
outcomes for children, managing projects, document and incorporate
lessons learnt in program implementation and respond to challenges in
operational areas in both refugee camps and host communities. The post
holder will also represent IRC in technical coordination forums and
follow-up on the implementation of agreed action points. He/she will be
responsible for coordinating on the development of monitoring and
evaluation plan and follow-up on implementation with strong focus on
addressing data quality issues and through analysis to inform program
design and implementation with the M&E Coordinator.

The CYPD
portfolio is currently modest in size and includes a range of projects,
to deliver direct child protection services and to provide child
protection capacity and expertise into IRC’s other sector led programs,
particularly education.

Working with the Deputy Director of
Programs, Country Management Team and regional and global technical
staff, the role will have a dual mandate of supporting delivery and
working on strategic issues to strengthen IRC’s child protection
portfolio, working closely with local partners and generating donor
income where the organization is able to demonstrate significant added
value.

The position is based in Kasulu and reports to the Deputy Director of Programmes and is supported by the CP Technical Advisor.

Major Responsibilities
Program Implementation and monitoring and evaluation

·
Lead the implementation of all of IRC projects in child protection and
youth development streams including the development of detail
implementation and spending plans and follow-up on progress
· Ensure all projects are implemented according to agreed donor requirements and internal IRC guidelines
·
Conduct regular meetings with project staff and community members to
assess progress toward objectives, incorporate learning from front-line
project staff, discuss challenges and assist in finding solutions to
challenges identified.
· Review project budget spending and closely
track progress and address any challenges, including representing CYPD
in the monthly BvA meetings
·Work with M&E team and grants to
ensure project achievements and challenges are properly documented and
communicated both within internally and externally
· Support staff and lead in the compilation of donor reports and periodic updates as needed.
·
Closely coordinate with relevant IRC departments (other technical
sectors (particularly education) and Supply Chain, Grants, Finance and
HR) to ensure smooth implementation of all CYPD projects
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Representation & Partnership
·
Represent IRC in sector coordination meetings and interagency
activities and promote IRC’s leadership in child protection and youth
development programs
· Participate in interagency assessments and trainings
·
Manage and develop, where appropriate, partnerships with the government
of Tanzania, UN agencies and other I/NGOs and local partners

Program Management and Business Development

· Lead in program design and the development of new proposals in line with the SAP and OEF with support from the CYPD TA
· Compile learning from project implementation to inform the design of future programs
· Manage budget development and activity plans for new proposals and concept papers with support from finance and grants
·
Lead the development of communication materials highlighting the
achievement of IRC and the impact it brings to the people served by IRC
projects

HR Management

·
Supervise and mentor direct-report staff, including communicating clear
expectations, setting performance objectives, providing regular and
timely performance feedback, and leading documented semi-annual
performance reviews.
· Promote and monitor staff care and well-being; approve and manage all leave requests to ensure adequate coverage.
·
Offer leadership support for successful adherence by staff to IRC’s
Global HR Operating Policies and Procedures and the IRC way.
· Participate in recruiting, training, and mentorship of CYPD staff

Degree
in Social Work, Community Development or relevant Social Science
discipline with at least 5 years of relevant work experience two of
which are managing teams. Relevant extensive work experience may
compensate for absence of degree in some cases.
Experience in Child Protection, preferably in emergency and strong background in case management and psychosocial support.
Community engagement experiences with different stakeholders and
government representatives and in Child Participatory techniques.
Experiences in managing projects and grants. Project design experience desirable.
Experiences in managing, supervising and coaching staff.
Experience in Monitoring, evaluation and learning.
Experiences working with child protection in protracted refugee situations including camp-based systems desirable..
Experiences with humanitarian coordination mechanism and liaising with relevant stakeholders, including government ministries.
Ability to work independently with a high degree of initiative required.
Excellent IT skills: knowledge of MS Word; Excel and Outlook required.
Excellent command in English written and oral skills and Swahili is
required. KirundiFrench are a plus