New Job Vacancy at SOS Children’s Villages Tanzania – Child Safeguarding and Protection Coordinator
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Overview
SOS Children’s Villages Tanzania is a local
non-government organization affiliated to Sos Children’s Villages
International, a worldwide child care organization that provides
orphaned and destitute children with a permanent home and educational
opportunities. Established 60 years ago, SOS Children’s Villages
International the umbrella organization, currently has Children’s
Villages and other projects in 135 countries around the world. Globally,
it runs the SOS Children’s Village Programme which has two main arms,
i.e. Family Based Care based at SOS Children’s Villages and Family
Strengthening Programmes supporting families in local communities.
SOS
has been working in the United Republic of Tanzania since 1991, and
implements its programs in the following locations Zanzibar, Arusha, Dar
es Salaam, Mwanza and Iringa.
SOS Children’s Villages Tanzania seeks to recruit suitably qualified candidate to fill the following vacant positions below….
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Job Title: Child Safeguarding and Protection Coordinator
Duty station: National Office, Dar es Salaam (1 post)
Reporting to: National Program Director
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MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES.
- Annually
develop a national action plan based on status quo analysis together
with the National Program Director, including training strategy, to
support child protection implementation in line with ‘Implementation
Guide’ of SOS- Kinderdorf International and appropriate to the needs of
SOS Children’s Villages Tanzania; ensure Child Protection is part of the
national and local planning. - Develop and implement a regular
national monitoring system and document advances and challenges in
relation to safeguarding issues. - Provide training to staff and
other stakeholders and develop a range of other activities that will
support knowledge, practice and skills development on child
safeguarding. - Support Human Resources (HR), to integrate child
safeguarding into existing processes and procedures (i.e. Recruitment,
screening and selection, induction, performance management, etc) - To
monitor and review the implementation of the relevant policies and
documentation and procedures to ensure they are adhered to, remain
current and fit to the government laws and international standards of
child safeguarding - Conduct ongoing trainings and child
protection activities in order to maintain awareness and meet specific
training needs (e.g. child safeguarding in various SOS locations) - Work as resource on child safeguarding and provide support, advice and guidance locally on matters related to child safeguarding
- Provide support and guidance to core care co-workers and provide planned interventions as part of agreed plans for children.
- Provide
overall coordination across the MA so that child safeguarding
initiatives are consistent, efficient and effective and that learning
is shared - Provide a link to other NFPs and to network across SOS
Children’s Villages (at region, continental and international level) in
order to support consistent implementation and sharing of experience,
learning and good practice. - Support communication on child
safeguarding via a range of means (newsletter, good practice sharing,
etc.), to all key stakeholder groups, especially children including
elaborating child friendly child protection material - Participate in external Child Rights and Child safeguarding events (link to advocacy)
- Liaise
with the respective Regional/lnternational Child safeguarding
Managers/Advisors to improve technical competence and systems for Child
safeguarding. - Provide support to the National Program Director
in responding effectively and appropriately to any child safeguarding
concerns. - Act as central point to organize reports, referrals,
information on concerns and storing the documentations secure and
confidential - Provide support to National Program Director to
ensure there are quality assurance mechanisms in place to monitor,
review and evaluate arrangements for the protection of children. - Provide support to the National Program Director in getting an overall picture of the national child protection status
- Develop
learning needs assessment and capacity building plans for both staff
and other stakeholders depending on the plans and budgets allocated for
capacity building. - Help shape broader child protection sector
strategies through influence of and leadership within inter-agency
coordination forums, ensuring the specific needs of children are being
addressed. - Take the initiative in developing an evidence-base,
documenting lessons learnt, best practice and case studies to shape our
MAs strategies, organization program approaches, and contribute to
broader learning within Member Association. - Pro-actively
identify advocacy opportunities, case studies and research opportunities
which link with wider organizational and sectoral strategic
objectives, and turn these into action. - Play a leadership role in shaping communications and media priorities in line with thematic priorities of Child Safeguarding.
- Raising awareness of the principles of the SOS Child Protection Policy to all co-workers, stakeholders and SOS beneficiaries
- Preventing and mitigating all possible risks in the area of child protection and Safeguarding at your area.
- Reporting immediately on any issue related to Child abuse/ violence/ neglect/ mistreatment.
- Maintain high level of confidentiality while handling Child Safeguarding concerns.
NEW TANZANIAN JOBS, INTERNSHIPS AND VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES 2021 (1,319 POSTS)
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCES:
- Master’s
Degree equivalent in Social Sciences (Social Work / Sociology),
Development Studies, Gender Studies, Child Rights, or related discipline
with 5-7 years working experience in gender integration and child and
young people protection - 3-5 years working experience in gender integration and child protection
- Experiences in working with the target group, i.e. vulnerable children, families and community
- Good command of English, written and spoken
- Demonstrable
expertise in gender integration and child protection in donor funded
projects including but not limited to NORAD, and experience in Foreign
affairs of Scandinavian countries - Experience in project management, planning, monitoring and evaluation
- Good knowledge and understanding of children’s rights and rights-based approaches in the development of programmes.
- Awareness and understanding of social development issues including gender, education, health, HIV/AIDS, etc.
- Experience in budget development and knowledge in financial management
- Positive and professional approach: highly organised, results oriented, using initiative and keeping commitments.
- Ability
to work effectively with government and civil society partners and
communities as well as transfer knowledge to diverse audiences through
workshops, training and meetings using participatory methods and adult
learning principles.
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To
apply for this position, send your application letter by email
describing how your experience, qualifications and competencies make you
the right candidate for this position. Enclose ONLY detailed and
updated CV with telephone contacts, email address and details of at
least 3 referees. Only contacted candidates for the interview will
submit copies of academic, professional certificates and passport size
photo. Closing date is 07th July 2021. To apply please send to;
The National Director SOS Children’s Villages Tanzania.
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
recruit.sostanzania@sos-tanzania.org
Please Note:
SOS Children’s Villages Tanzania holds strict child safeguarding
principles and a zero-tolerance policy for conducts of sexual
harassment, exploitation and abuse in the workplace and other places
where the organization’s activities are rendered. Parallel to technical
competence, recruitment, selection and hiring decisions will give due
emphasize to assessing candidates value congruence and thorough
background checks, police clearance reference check processes.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
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