The job
The main and overall roles of the Program Development Advisor: Child
Protection and Participation (PDA-CPP): to advise on content development
and the quality of child protection programming within WCH Uganda;
build the capacity of WCH and partner staff to deliver quality child
protection activities; ensure that child participation and child rights
are mainstreamed throughout the organisation in Uganda. The organisation
has the objective to nationalise this position eventually.
The PDA-CPP reports to the Programme Development Manager (PDM) and is part of the Programme Development Unit.
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Responsibilities
Technical Advice and Support • Provides technical support and (proactive) advice on implementation of existing child protection projects & activities and on the development of new content; • Provides technical support and advice to ensure implementation of existing case management minimum standards and guidelines; and monitoring and analysis of case management data; • Assists with monitoring program implementation and
measure program effectiveness; • Supports the harmonization of child protection activities and methodologies throughout the organisation and promotes a child rights based approach to all programming; • Technical focal point for monitoring and implementation of the Child Safety Policy; • Contributes to proposal development and report writing in relation to child protection, participation and child rights based projects.
Tool Development • Takes the lead in developing (and review) of required materials, tools, approaches, methodologies etc. to achieve children protection project and strategic objectives; • Leads and facilitates a process of developing a strategy to mainstream child participation in the organisation; • Supports the development and application of tools and formats for planning, monitoring and evaluation.
Coaching and Capacity Building • Assess and proactively advise PDM on staff and partner organisations training needs in child protection, participation and child rights; • Provide training of trainers, on-the-job training, coaching and support to WCH and partner staff; • Review and coordinate the delivery of child safety training for staff and partners; • Train and coach a national PDA on Child Protection and Participation.
Representation and Networking • Represent WCH in relevant meetings and coordination platforms; • Liaise with professional counterparts of (inter)national organisations and government ministries.
Profile • A relevant BSc and Masters in social work, development, psychology, child protection or other relevant field. Or extensive relevant work experience in lieu of graduate degree; • Minimum three-years of relevant experience in a similar position within an (I)NGO in a post conflict setting; • Extensive experience of training and capacity building junior, senior staff and partner organisations; • Proven technical knowledge and experience of community based child protection programming • Strong advisory and coaching skills; • Proactive, creative, able to think of innovative and/or alternative solutions; • Strong social and communication skills for coaching and advising; • Ability to inspire and motivate; • Strong analytical and problem solving skills; • Diplomacy and negotiation skills; • Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative M&E tools is desirable as well as knowledge on the context and culture of (Northern) Uganda and Karamoja; • Stress resilient – able to cope with deadlines and multi-task; • Affinity with WCH principles.
The PDA-CPP reports to the Programme Development Manager (PDM) and is part of the Programme Development Unit.
Download DOC (31 KB)
Responsibilities
Technical Advice and Support • Provides technical support and (proactive) advice on implementation of existing child protection projects & activities and on the development of new content; • Provides technical support and advice to ensure implementation of existing case management minimum standards and guidelines; and monitoring and analysis of case management data; • Assists with monitoring program implementation and
measure program effectiveness; • Supports the harmonization of child protection activities and methodologies throughout the organisation and promotes a child rights based approach to all programming; • Technical focal point for monitoring and implementation of the Child Safety Policy; • Contributes to proposal development and report writing in relation to child protection, participation and child rights based projects.
Tool Development • Takes the lead in developing (and review) of required materials, tools, approaches, methodologies etc. to achieve children protection project and strategic objectives; • Leads and facilitates a process of developing a strategy to mainstream child participation in the organisation; • Supports the development and application of tools and formats for planning, monitoring and evaluation.
Coaching and Capacity Building • Assess and proactively advise PDM on staff and partner organisations training needs in child protection, participation and child rights; • Provide training of trainers, on-the-job training, coaching and support to WCH and partner staff; • Review and coordinate the delivery of child safety training for staff and partners; • Train and coach a national PDA on Child Protection and Participation.
Representation and Networking • Represent WCH in relevant meetings and coordination platforms; • Liaise with professional counterparts of (inter)national organisations and government ministries.
Profile • A relevant BSc and Masters in social work, development, psychology, child protection or other relevant field. Or extensive relevant work experience in lieu of graduate degree; • Minimum three-years of relevant experience in a similar position within an (I)NGO in a post conflict setting; • Extensive experience of training and capacity building junior, senior staff and partner organisations; • Proven technical knowledge and experience of community based child protection programming • Strong advisory and coaching skills; • Proactive, creative, able to think of innovative and/or alternative solutions; • Strong social and communication skills for coaching and advising; • Ability to inspire and motivate; • Strong analytical and problem solving skills; • Diplomacy and negotiation skills; • Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative M&E tools is desirable as well as knowledge on the context and culture of (Northern) Uganda and Karamoja; • Stress resilient – able to cope with deadlines and multi-task; • Affinity with WCH principles.