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• Offer sectoral leadership and expertise in the
  assessment.
• Carry out initial rapid assessment of current
  situation in collaboration with local specialists and affected population;
  determine priorities and immediate activities and resources
• Review, assess and update the child protection
  situation in areas affected by emergency (including, but not limited to –
  depending on the context – the forms of violence, exploitation and abuse
  in relation to sexual violence, HIV/Aids, children associated with
  fighting forces, separated children, child trafficking and other relevant
  circumstances affecting child vulnerability to violence, exploitation and
  abuse)
• Highlight protection issues requiring a
  response – both immediate (less than 2 months) and medium term and make
  recommendations on specific PLAN actions required. Ensure core commitments
  to children are taken into consideration.
• Represent PLAN to child and other protection
  clusters, stakeholders and Governmental and non-Governmental agencies for
  the purposes of the protection aspects of the assessment.
• Assess in-country resources, human, material
  and financial for response with relevant staff and agencies and assist in
  capacity building of national staff.
• Identify potential partnerships to implement
  recommendations, assess potential partners where available or make
  recommendations on how to fill gaps.

• Define aims and objectives of the overall child
  protection program.
• In collaboration with national and
  international Child Protection Actors, map current institutional response
  capacities – including conducting a child protection specific 3Ws.
• In collaboration with Child Protection Actors,
  develop a realistic evidence‐based, Child
• Protection program plan, including both
  programmatic and advocacy activities (results oriented).
• Design most appropriate child protection
  interventions based on the outcomes of assessments and the context.
• Ensure that issues of gender, education, DRR, and conflict sensitivity are factored into
  the program design.
• Ensure PLAN’s guidelines and UN Child
  protection cluster standards are considered and any departures documented.
  
• Work in close collaboration with other program
  specialists to ensure that emergency interventions build upon each other
  and link in to longer term programming.
• Develop a child protection Program Plan, concept
  papers, and proposals in respect of the above.

• Work closely with the relevant implementation
  manager(s) to ensure that the implementation of relevant activities are
  planned and implemented in a phased and prioritised manner in full consultation
  and co-ordination with all relevant agencies both governmental and
  non-governmental.
• Provide technical guidance, advice and
  direction to PLAN for effective planning, implementation and monitoring of
  agreed child protection plans including the psychosocial recovery (care)
  and assistance (legal and social) to vulnerable children and their
  families. 
• Make frequent field visits to all affected
  response areas to monitor implementation of activities, identify
  opportunities and constraints and any adjustments needed including
  additional staffing or staff training or other.
• Design and develop appropriate surveillance,
  monitoring and evaluation systems for child protection interventions.
• Support the Monitoring and reporting of child
  protection concerns and violations of child rights commitments embodied in
  the UNCRC, resolution 1612 and other legal instruments.
• Ensure early and rigorous implementation of
  quality and accountability mechanisms.

• Evaluate the implementation of PLAN child
  protection activities and draft recommendations for improved program
  design
• Draft child protection interventions reports to
  serve as standalone deliverables or to be included in larger emergency
  response reports for both donor and internal purposes.

• Provide regular updates to Emergency Response
  Manager and emergency team on progress, priorities and constraints –
  verbally and in writing on an agreed frequency.
• Engage and follow up with relevant
  implementation manager(s)
• Represent PLAN to governmental and
  non-governmental groups as needed and agreed with the Team Leader.
• Support the implementation of, and represent
  PLAN in, child protection coordination mechanisms including any relevant
  cluster.
• Brief updates and reports on sectoral
  activities/strategies to donors and other stakeholders.

• Coordinate and/or implement training and
  briefing of PLAN staff, partners, and other key stakeholders on child
  protection and/or related issues.
• Perform any other job duties as assigned by the
  supervisor.

• The
  applicant should possess a good University degree in Law, International
  Law, political Sciences or related field with good knowledge of
  International Refugee, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
• The Child
  Protection Officer should possess at least five years’ (of which at least
  3 in the field) of progressively responsible professional experience in
  child protection, humanitarian affairs, human rights, and related fields
• All
  protection specialists will have a good knowledge and understanding of DO NO HARM principles and established
  international child protection standards (especially UNCRC)
• Prior
  experience with participatory approaches to protection, emergency
  preparedness, crisis/emergency relief management, or other related area.
• Significant
  experience in the country of potential assignment is an asset.
• The
  applicant should be well planned and organized even within a fluid working
  environment
• Possess
  the capacity for initiative and good decision making
• Excellent
  analytical and problem solving skills.
• Knowledge
  of PLAN policies and procedures, Sphere and the Red Cross/ NGO Code of
  Conduct. The applicant general finance, administration, information management
  and telecommunication skills and proficiency in information technology/
  computer skills.
• At least
  three to four years’ humanitarian aid experience.
• Fluency
  in English
• Multiple
  language skills desirable.

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