Child Protection and Education Assistant

Management:

• Motivate and ensure teamwork among case workers, CFS and ECD animators for greater ministry impact, in the community.
• Support community based child protection and education systems, children groups and stake holders in advocating for child protection, participation, and psychosocial care within the CFSs/ECDs.
• Facilitate the integration of social cohesion activities with within the refugee settlements and host communities.
• Handle visitors including donors, support office and national office staff, stakeholders, in line with the child protection policy and behavioral protocol.
• Work with children, foster families and communities to design and deliver support for children in their communities and at the child friendly spaces according to the agreed plan of actions.
• Provide information for projects design, implementation, monitoring and reporting
• Mobilize community meetings with children and key stakeholders at all implementation levels
• Build the capacity of case workers, CFS/ECD caregivers and animators
• Facilitate case management, and data collection in line with the required and approved standards at the CFS/ECD centres
• Collect and compile statistical data and information regarding caregivers, community members and children participation in activities at the CFSs/ECD centres and children clubs.
• Supervise CFS/ECD implementation as per the minimum children in emergencies protection standards.
• Facilitate community to establish systems aimed at strengthening community capacity in responding to SBGV and child abuse cases in the refugee settlements.
• Mobilise communities to identify children with disabilities and also model families for the projects implementation.
• Facilitate activity implementation to ensure highest quality standards and accountability based on the IASC and WVI standards.
• Develop monthly, quarterly and annual project management reports and submit them to the relevant authorities

Technical and Capacity Building

• Mentor and build the capacity of children, community caregivers, animators/Caregivers, community structures in child protection, positive parenting, peaceful coexistence and the learning frame work using approved approached and models.
• Support communities, community structures, animators, partners and children in maintaining the minimum standards for child participation and care.
• Develop tools to manage data and information collection and analysis in establishing and maintaining a Monitoring and Evaluation adherences
• Document impact and success stories evidenced with quality pictures to share milestone with staff, partners and donors
• Regular updates and monitoring of the CFS/ECD to ensure technical support is given in regard to play equipment and materials as per the global minimum standards.
• Facilitate communities to fully participate in project activities for enhanced community ownership, peaceful coexistence and sustainability.
• Facilitate advocacy forums led by children on issues affecting them. The forums are aimed at awareness creation and sensitization of communities

Partnership, Networking & Advocacy:

• Represent the organization in settlement sector meetings and cluster coordination meetings giving updates and progress of implementation and establish strategic partnerships with other organizations.
• Establish and liaise closely with other partners, agencies and local leaders regarding project activities to ensure a coordinated approach to project implementation, including participation in relevant workshops, meetings and keep the coordinator informed
• Develop a network of information gathering relevant to child protection, participation and psychosocial operations.
• Establish appropriate contacts with local counterparts at the Counties and district level

Financial Management Budget control and Monitoring

• Prepare concepts notes, project activity budgets, expenditure, preparation of activity quarterly financial and narrative reports as per the grant guidelines. And submit them within the agreed timeframes.
• Preparation of payment, advance and purchase requests for appropriate project transactions in line with approved M&E documents.
• File all accountability and attendance lists in line with audit requirements