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Job Overview/Summary:

The Protection Officer (Child Protection) will work under the supervision of Protection Manager together with technical support from child protection specialist to lead Safe Healing and Learning Space (SHLS) activities and awareness-raising initiatives on child protection and child protection case management within the targeted communities. The role ensures the delivery of quality, inclusive and safe participation and child protection services for children while actively engaging communities and coordinating with relevant sectors and stakeholders. The role focuses on assessing staff capacity using the competency framework, promoting staff well-being and self-care, and ensuring the safety of the case management team while working in targeted communities. Central to this role is a strong commitment to safeguarding principles, confidentiality and adherence organization’s Code of Conduct, ensuring that all activities uphold the principles of protection, inclusiveness, and accountability to affected populations.

This position is only opened for Myanmar National candidates. 

Major Responsibilities:

  • Lead the implementation of SHLS and information dissemination activities on Child Protection in alignment with project objectives.

  • Develop and implement monthly and quarterly workplans for child protection activities.

  • Assist the Protection Manager to ensure effective internal integration and harmonized workplans across activities in collaboration with sector leads.

  • Regularly update and document the beneficiary data, attendance sheets, activities records, and monitoring data in accordance with MEAL guidelines.

  • Coordinate with relevant focal persons and participate in regular team meetings, coordination meetings and monitoring activities.

  • Assess SHLS facilitators’ capacities using the competency framework and identify areas for further skills development with the support from Protection Manager.

  • Lead delivering community awareness raising sessions, facilitate training and mentoring for SHLS facilitators and community volunteers as needed.

  • Ensure activities are inclusive, gender-sensitive, and accessible to children with disabilities.

  • Collaborate with community members, local authorities, and partner organizations to strengthen community participation in child protection and education activities.

  • Ensure that case management team maintains an up-to-date service mapping for their geographical area.

  • Support case workers in case planning, involving families as appropriate, particularly in high risk/ complex cases.

  • Support Case Workers to conduct case conferences (as necessary) with relevant service providers.

  • Prepare for and lead structured individual supervision sessions with each case worker.

  • Promote safeguarding, PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse), and Do-No-Harm principles in all activities, ensuring adherence to confidentiality.

Key Working Relationships:

Position Reports to                        : Protection Manager
Position directly supervises          : Protection Monitor

What should you have?  

Education:

  • Bachelor’s degree on Social Science, social work and Education.

Work Experience:

  • Ability to work and adapt in Emergency context.
  • At least 3 years of managerial/supervisory work experience in child protection in preventing part and education programming in emergency or humanitarian contexts.
  • A strong understanding of Child Protection concepts, including minimum standards and guiding principles for working with children.
  • Commitment to promoting the safety and well-being of children, preventing and responding to all forms of abuse, neglect, exploitation, and violence, and ensuring that every child grows up in a protective and supportive environment.
  • Adhere organization’s Safeguarding Policy, Code of Conduct, and Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) standards at all times.
  • Knowledge of child rights, child protection standards, and case management including CPIMS+.
  • Understanding of local context, sensitivities, and needs pertains to child protection issues.
  • Having background in building community participation in emergency response with a flexible approach and the ability to adapt behavior to different situations.

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

  • Able to communicate clearly and effectively with diverse groups and individuals, including beneficiaries, colleagues, and external partners.
  • Flexible and patient in adapting to evolving program needs.
  • Able to work independently and creatively solve day to day challenges as they arise.
  • Self-starter who is motivated to proactively address program gaps and strengthen existing activities.
  • Organized with attention to detail.
  • Excellent in teamwork and positive attitude.

Language Skills: 

  • Fluent in Myanmar and English, both oral and written.
  • Fluent in local languages is an asset.

Remark:

  • The application will be considered on a rolling basis throughout the vacancy opening period and IRC take the right to finalize the application process before the closure of vacancy announcement. 

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS

All International Rescue Committee workers must adhere to the core values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. Our Standards are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Safeguarding, Conflicts of Interest, Fiscal Integrity, and Reporting Wrongdoing and Protection from Retaliation. IRC is committed to take all necessary preventive measures and create an environment where people feel safe, and to take all necessary actions and corrective measures when harm occurs. IRC builds teams of professionals who promote critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity to deliver the best possible services to our clients.

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