The Opportunity

We are recruiting for a Deployable Child Protection in Emergencies (CPiE) Specialist to provide technical support to Plan International’s country offices and partners responding to medium and large-scale emergencies, developeing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating child protection programmes.The Deployable Child Protection in Emergencies (CPiE) Specialist provides technical support to Plan International’s country offices and partners responding to medium and large-scale emergencies to develop, implement, monitor and evaluate child protection programmes.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential

· University degree in social work, psychology or related field.

· At least five years of professional experience in child protection in emergencies work in progressively responsible roles.

· Good knowledge of and experience in applying the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action.

· Knowledge and understanding of key programming approaches and minimum standards for child protection in humanitarian action, including approaches to support child survivors of SGBV.

· Experience of conducting child protection needs assessments.

· Experience providing technical support and oversight to CPHA programmes.

· Experience of capacity strengthening on child protection technical areas with a variety of audiences.

· Experience in programme design and proposal development and ability to secure funding from public and private funding streams

· Understanding of field level representation with key stakeholders and coordination with peer NGOs and UN actors.

· Excellent planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organise a substantial workload comprised of complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities.

· Excellent negotiation, representation, skills and the ability to work comfortably with an ethnically diverse staff in a very sensitive environment.

· Good attention to detail.

· Patient, adaptable, flexible, able to improvise and remain responsive and communicate clearly and effectively under pressure.

· Strong communication (written and spoken) skills in English.

Desirable

· Proficiency in French, Spanish or Arabic, written and spoken.