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 PURPOSE:
The CYP Resilience and Participation Officer is a member of Save the Children’s (SC) team to implement a GBV/Child Protection project in Maban. The role will support the CP and GBV teams to ensure integration of MHPSS in the response. Under the supervision of the CYP Coordinator and with technical support from the MHPSS Specialist, the post holder will ensure the integration and coordination of MHPSS services within the and refugee response in Maban and support provision of direct MHPSS services for individuals with high PSS needs.
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.
Following the outbreak of armed conflict in Sudan on 15 April 2023, large numbers of civilians have been forced to flee for safety to neighboring countries or returned home. As of May 11, 2023, newly arrived refugees / asylum seekers (other nationalities) were 2,189 and newly arrived South Sudanese refugee returnees were 48,361. In Renk and Maban refugee camp, Save the Children is one of the humanitarian agencies responding to the emergency. In Rank, Save the Children response is in child protection in emergencies (case management and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) led by a Rapid Response Team. With more refugees and returnees crossing the border, the RRT is looking to expand its response scope and human capacity.
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:
Work closely with the Program Manager and CYP Coordinator to ensure the quality implementation of Resilience activities in the response.
Capacity building
Capacity building – work with CYP Coordinator and CP Specialist to: prepare and conduct trainings, coaching, mentoring and on-job training to field teams including volunteers on relevant Resilience topics (eg. Leadership skills, children’s rights, problem solving skills etc)
Work with community structures such as local authorities, religious leaders, women and youth groups and other key community members to raise awareness on key child protection and child and youth resilience issues and discrimination in their communities and train on topics such as positive coping, key child & youth resilience messages and linking children and their families and other adults to available services
Support training SCI staff on self care practices and support the human resource team to respond to the welfare needs of staff, especially frontline workers
Direct Services
Select and train Child & Youth resilience facilitators.
Select Child and Youth to participate in child and youth resilience workshops.
Mobilize parents of the Child and Youth participating in the resilience program & facilitate parents, Child and Youth resilience meetings
Facilitate resilience training workshops and meetings
Supervise and monitor resilience facilitators and activities and workshops in schools and community
Ensure child and youth resilience program activities and workshops are documented
Develop and implement a range of innovative adolescents and youth skills building activities that respond to interests and needs of adolescents and youth
Develop gender and age appropriate selection guidelines
Strengthen the capacity of assistant officers and volunteers through training and mentoring to enable them implement the program
Manage the performance of assistant officers and community volunteers
Facilitate strategic partnership with other agencies, educational, and business enterprises aimed at enhancing opportunities for referrals to educational, internship or job placements for trainees during and after graduation.
Mobilize children and youth and community during commemoration of events in the refugee camps
Ensure child protection issues are identified, documented and reported to SCI case management program for further intervention
Conduct meetings and focus group discussions with beneficiaries (parents, children youth) on the delivery of services, support and take part in implementation of remedial measures
Participate in relevant camp level coordination and community meetings and ensure adolescents and youth issues/needs are articulated.
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 counselling, psychology, social work or any other relevant field.
At least 2 years work experience in implementing resilience programming
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Essential
Proven capacity to train, supervise, and coach staff on key MHPSS topics
Practical experience on resilience community based approaches in Cp & GBV
Fluent in written and spoken English
Fluent in basic/Juba Arabic
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
Additional job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
