Child Protection Officer

The Child Protection Officer will be responsible to supervise all activities for children in the selected location. He/she will report to the Protection Manager based in Tripoli and will have to organize and supervise two child protection staff and all their related tasks.

Major Responsibilities:

·Conduct consultations with different community members (parents, teachers and children) in order to introduce child protection concepts and understand the context in which the IRC will work;

·Together with the Recreational Facilitator, develop and update a clear schedule of all activities for children at the CDC/health facility and share it with the supervisor;

·Plan and ensure implementation of daily activities for children and their parents at the CDC/health facility;

·Ensure that children harmed or at risk of being harmed are identified and receive individual case management support by direct counseling to the families or by providing the CP caseworker with guidance on conducting case management, in accordance with the IRC standard tools and procedures;

·Supervise content and ongoing awareness raising campaigns, meetings and FGDs with children and their parents inside the CDC/health facility and;

·Liaise with other IRC staff for referral of cases and to conduct joint activities (when relevant);

·Ensure regular communication with the Protection Manager for updates on achievements, challenges and any other relevant report as requested;

·Maintainopenandprofessionalrelationswithteammembers,promotingastrongteamspiritand providingoversightandguidanceto CP staff working at the CDC/health facility;

·Develop monthly and weekly plans and any other reports according also to donors’ requirements;

·Directly supervise Child Protection staff: 1 recreational facilitator and 1 caseworker;

·Ensure that the CDC/health facility have all materials needed for activities with children, monitor all distributions and provide a list of needs to the Protection Manager/Supply Chain;

·Nurture and strengthen a good working relationship and environment with the local community;

·Provide support to the Protection Manager as per need.

Key Working Relationships:

Position Reports to: Protection Manager
Position directly supervises:Child ProtectionCaseworker, Recreational Facilitator

Indirect Reporting: Protection Coordinator

Working Environment:

The Child Protection Officer will be based in Tripoli, to supervise the CP team and coordinate activities for children in the CDC/health facility.

·Technical diploma or degree in social work, psychology, human rights, or related degree;  

• Minimum two years experience working in the field of child protection or related field;  
• Previous experience in working with children with special needs or psychological distress;  

·Good understanding of child protection in emergencies;  

• Confident communicator, excellent negotiations skills;  
• Very well organized and with good reporting skills;  
• Able to work under pressure;  
• Works well in teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure well
• Good Computer skills: MS Word and Excel 
• Fluency in Arabic required
• Previous experience in NGOs desirable