Emergency Programming - Child Protection Coordinator

The IRC Emergency Unit leads IRC's global emergency preparedness and response activities. Our mission in the Emergency Unit is to help meet the immediate survival needs and reduce suffering in conflict or disaster affected populations during the acute phase of an emergency. To deliver on this mission, we need more high performing, experienced candidates to meet immediate emergency response needs in the Child Protection field.

Job Overview/Summary:

As a Child Protection expert responding to emergencies with the IRC, you will work closely with the Emergency Unit, with colleagues in Protection and Women’s Protection & Empowerment (WPE), with other IRC sectors, and in partnership with local communities to protect and treat children for the consequences of neglect, exploitation, violence and abuse. You will seek to understand priority needs for children and design programming that meets the safety, health and psychosocial needs of children, including through support to caregivers, family reunification, and ensuring safe alternative care arrangements for children in emergencies.

 
If identified for a particular emergency program, you will be contacted by a recruiter to discuss availability, country program and terms of reference.

 
Key Responsibilities:

- Design and lead quality, rapid assessments of Child Protection and broader protection needs in emergencies, and develop recommendations for creative, context-responsive Child Protection interventions.

- Use the IRC Child Protection emergency response program model and other resources to design programming, prioritizing child-centered case management; family tracing and reunification; alternative care arrangements for separated or unaccompanied children; Safe Healing and Learning Spaces; safe, accessible referral systems; and/or support to parents and caregivers.

- Co-design and coordinate with colleagues in other sectors to reduce the risk of further harm for children and to ensure holistic care for children and their caregivers. In particular, work closely with health and nutrition actors – both those based in static health centers and mobile teams – to provide home-based follow-up and support for children.

- Lead the delivery of high quality technical proposals and reports, in line with donor requirements.

- Design and implement monitoring and evaluation systems that improve program effectiveness through consistent reporting and analysis.

- Ensure – through program design and practice, team capacity and behavior – that children and their caregivers participate in the design and implementation of IRC programs, and that their access to services and programs is meaningful and safe.

- Working with the Violence Prevention and Response Unit technical focal points for emergencies, provide critical analysis of broader protection trends and highlight specific response needs for women, girls, and others disproportionally impacted by unequal power and violence.

- Follow the IRC Code of Conduct and policies, particularly related to Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Child Safeguarding. This includes ensuring that all members of your Child Protection team, volunteers and the communities with whom we work have clear, safe, confidential access to reporting mechanisms and support services.

- Coordinate with other agencies, local government, donors and other partners topromote delivery of humanitarian assistance that meets global standards.

- Share lessons learned and program innovations to contribute to organizational learning on Child Protection approaches in diverse contexts.

- Support media and communications activities as requested by field leadership and according to IRC guidance on media ethics and safety.

Minimum Job Requirements:

• At least five years of experience developing and managing Child Protection programming in humanitarian contexts.

• Experience working effectively with agencies, local governments and community leaders and develop multi-stakeholder support for humanitarian priorities and advocacy initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to identify creative and appropriate solutions for the population affected by crisis, considering factors including the context and an individual client's developmental stage, gender and status.
• Previous partnerships and collaboration with Protection and WPE colleagues is an advantage.
• French, Spanish and/or Arabic language skills are an advantage.
  
  

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  The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the
  values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct.
  These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these
  values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from
  Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal
  Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.
  
  
  IRC et les employés de IRC doivent adhérer aux
  valeurs et principes contenus dans le IRC WAY (normes de conduite
  professionnelle). Ce sont l’Intégrité, le Service, et la Responsabilité. En
  conformité avec ces valeurs, IRC opère et fait respecter les politiques sur la
  protection des bénéficiaires contre l’exploitation et les abus, la protection
  de l’enfant, le harcèlement sur les lieux de travail, l’intégrité financière,
  et les représailles.

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