Level 3:  the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

Level 3:  the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

ROLE DIMENSION:

About: For 100 years, Save the Children has been making a difference in children’s lives in more than 120 countries. We are the world’s largest independent child rights organization, underpinned by a vision of a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

Save the Children is an organization for talented people with different backgrounds and perspectives. We are proud that our people are representative of the children we work with and we thrive on our diversity. We are an equal opportunity organization dedicated to our core values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity and Integrity. Our culture is embedded in these values, along with a strong commitment to our Child Safeguarding Protocol, ensuring that all representatives of Save the Children demonstrate the highest standards of behavior towards children both in their private and professional lives. In South Sudan, we implement programs in Child Protection, Child Rights Governance, Education, Food Security and Livelihoods, Health and Nutrition. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential.

About:

For 100 years, Save the Children has been making a difference in children’s lives in more than 120 countries. We are the world’s largest independent child rights organization, underpinned by a vision of a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives

Save the Children is an organization for talented people with different backgrounds and perspectives. We are proud that our people are representative of the children we work with and we thrive on our diversity. We are an equal opportunity organization dedicated to our core values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity and Integrity. Our culture is embedded in these values, along with a strong commitment to our Child Safeguarding Protocol, ensuring that all representatives of Save the Children demonstrate the highest standards of behavior towards children both in their private and professional lives. In South Sudan, we implement programs in Child Protection, Child Rights Governance, Education, Food Security and Livelihoods, Health and Nutrition. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

The skills building officer work closely with the Program Manager and CYP Coordinator to ensure the quality implementation of skills building activities and tailoring training program for adolescents with specific protection concerns are on course.

 

Capacity building

Conduct trainings, coaching, mentoring to adolescent children and youth on relevant skills building activities.

Research craft trends, venues, and customer buying patterns in order to inspire designs and marketing strategies for the trainees after completion of the course

Support training SCI of trainees on tailoring basic knowledge about practical tailoring related designs and garment making.

Research on new designing on garment making to promote quality production of tailoring products in the community to foster markets for the trainees after completion of the training course.

Direct Services

He/she will be a tutor responsible to provide specific technical skills to the trainees enrolled in the tailoring basic knowledge about practical tailoring related designs and garment making.

Develops design for garment, adapts existing design for garment, or copies existing design for garment for the trainees.

Teach sewing along with other arts & crafts activities

Provide instruction and demonstration of basic stitching, use of basic patterns for bags, cushion covers and clothing items, means for mending damaged clothing and other alterations, basic machine use, and basic machine maintenance.

Research craft trends, venues, and customer buying patterns in order to inspire designs and marketing strategies for the trainees after completion of the course

Prepare course material and activities

Helping trainees improve their production skills via individual and group sessions

Checking and assessing trainees’ work

Identify trainees with special requirements and create individualized plans

Preparing the Training Reports and Beneficiary Progress Reports,

Core competencies; Interacting Well with trainees, creating a learning environment, good at lesson Plan design, able to varied teaching strategies, able to assess and able to identify trainees needs.

Research on new designing on garment making to promote quality production of tailoring products in the community to foster markets for the trainees after completion of the training course.

Encourage a culture of voluntarism, respect for human rights protection and participation in child and youth protection activities

Support for advocacy and peer-to-peer programs to offer them opportunity and motivation to participate in productive activities

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values

holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same

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

QUALIFICATIONS 

Degree or diploma in tailoring, garment making and designing, craft making or any other relevant field.

Practical experience on skills building

Basic computer skills and report writing

Fluent in written and spoken English

Fluent in basic/Juba Arabic

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

At least 2 years work experience in implementing resilience programming

Measurement skills

– The skills building officer should be able to work with a variety of tailoring tools, including tape, rulers, and curves; measurement accuracy and precision is required to ensure garments are not destroyed during the alteration process

Sewing ability

– The skills building officer in addition should have knowledge and skills in sewing fashionable garments by hand, or use sewing machines to make garments and perform alterations. They work with a variety of embellishments, such as beads and buttons, and a wide range of fabrics etc

Creativity

– The skills building officer should be in position of making custom-fit garments that are both functional and stylish requires, strong color perception, and an eye for fashions.

Communication skills

– The skills building officer should have an excellent verbal communication skills to effectively and sensitively advise trainee on the fit and style of garments.

Maintenance and repairs of sewing machines

– The officer should be able to have a knowledge on repairs and maintenance of sewing machines and impact the same knowledge to the trainees.

Proven capacity to train, supervise, and coach staff on skills building.

Desirable

Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Problem solving and decision making skills

Ability to prioritize tasks

Able to work to tight deadlines and under pressure

Strong interpersonal skills, ethical sensitivity and ability to empathies with children, youth and their careers