Jordan: Child Protection Officer

Background
War Child works with children who, as a result of conflict, live with a combination of poverty, exclusion and insecurity. These children might include street children, child headed households, children conscripted into armed groups, and children who have been put in prison. Our mission is to support and improve the care and protection of children and young people who live with a combination of insecurity, poverty and exclusion in some of the worse conflict-affected places. We look forward to a world in which the lives of children are no longer torn apart by war. This is a vision that can only be realised through the collective actions of children themselves, communities and their leaders, organisations like War Child, governments and key decision makers.
Description of the Role
War Child UK is recruiting a Child Protection Officer who will work with the programmes team and local partner organisations to work with the Syrian refugees in Jordan and vulnerable Jordanians in host communities.
The Child Protection Officer will provide critical support to new programme development and extending War Child’s work for the Syrian Refugee Response in Jordan. The Child Protection Officer will be line managed by the Programme Manager in Jordan. The Programme Manager will provide direction and support on all issues related to programming, reporting, and monitoring and evaluation.
Key responsibilities
o Coordination: To lead on all Child Protection programmatic areas, ensuring Child Protection is mainstreamed in to all War Child UK and partner projects. Also to engage with the relevant networks within the country.
o Capacity Building/Organisational Strengthening: Identify needs and build capacity of partner organisations (Child Protection Networks, local authorities and partner organisations) in key programme areas.
o Gather information for future programmes: Show good knowledge and understanding of the country context and its internal dynamics to identify gaps in services available in order to propose possible interventions in line with WCUK values and mission.
o Monitoring and Evaluation: Work with the Programme Manager to record outputs and outcomes on the WCUK M&E system that is in line with donor and organisational requirements
o Compliance: Ensure adherence to donor and organisational requirements, including child protection policy, by War Child and partner staff.
Contractual Terms
o Position: Fixed term Contract of 1 (one) year with possible extension dependent on funding
o Salary: £26,470 and 29,590 (gross, dependent on experience)
o Working Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week.
o Probation: 3 months
o Leave: 30 days pa, increasing by one day for each year’s service up to a maximum of 5 additional days
o Benefits: Accommodation, Per Diem, Private & Emergency Medical coverage as per War Child Policy
How to apply:
o Download the Application Pack and full job description and complete the Application Form at www.warchild.org.uk, and send it to bolatito@warchild.org.uk . (Please note that individual CVs will not be accepted)
o All completed application forms must reach War Child by 12:00 am (midnight) on Thursday 15 August 2013
o Due to limited resources War Child, HR will contact only the shortlisted candidates
o Interviews will be held during week commencing 19 August 2013
o The successful applicant will be expected to undergo a DBS check, a medical check for overseas travel purposes, be compliant and sign up to War Child’s Child Protection Policy prior to a final offer being made.