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• Leads the overall development of children and youth and ensures
  their individual needs and rights are identified, respected, protected and
  addressed.
• Implements Family Like Care programmes in accordance with SOS’s policies,
  standards, procedures and guidelines.
• Presides over the Child Protection, Admissions, Education Committees
  and follows up implementation of agreed actions.
• Works closely with SOS Mother Representative / Coordinator and Youth
  Care Co- Workers.
• Regularly sensitizes staff on the SOS philosophy, principles,
  history, vision, mission and values.
• Acts as Guardian to the Children and Youth in the Family Like Care
  Programmes.
• Spends quality time with individual children, families and youth.
• Guides SOS mothers and Youth Care Co Workers on family activities to
  benefit the children and youth.

• Reviews all child and youth development plans, at least once a year,
  to keep up to date with the developmental needs of each individual.
• Monitors and reviews each child’s progress to ensure that their
  educational needs and abilities are addressed.
• Works in cooperation with pedagogical staff to plan educational
  programs geared to the individual needs of each child and conducts regular
  reviews of such programs.
• Visits schools attended by SOS family children and youth (including
  SOS schools and kindergartens), seeking feedback on their school
  performance and progress from school managers.
• Creates a stimulating learning environment in conjunction with the
  Education Programme Officer and Youth Care Co-Workers to promote education
  and encourage academic excellence of children and youths.
• Supervises and supports the Education Programme Officer and Youth
  Care Co-Workers to ensure implementation of holiday and individual youth
  personal programs, to prevent idleness and monotony.
• Facilitates cultural and recreational activities to educate the
  children in local cultures and customs.
• Supports the MA Child Safeguarding Coordinator on information and
  other specialized reports on family like care as shall be required.

• Leads and supports all co-workers in a strategic way according to
  SOS Children’s Villages programme policies, values and approved
  guidelines.
• Provides leadership to all Family like care staff, motivating them
  to work as a united ‘family’ in pursuit of the best interests of the
  children.
• Creates an open working environment where family like care
  co-workers learn and question with confidence, promote strong bonds and
  strive for participation.
• Develops and implements appropriate training and development
  programmes for Mothers and Youth Care Co-workers in conjunction with the
  PD and National Human Resource Coordinator.
• Closely monitors and reviews FLC staff performance ensuring that
  appropriate work objectives are set by each staff on an annual basis
  providing continuous feedback on performance.
• Works with the PD and NHRC to report and deal with cases of
  discipline and poor performance.

• Creates a secure, positive, and motivating environment to ensure
  that a high quality of child care within the SOS families.
• Supports the development of strong family ties to encourage long-term
  commitment between SOS Mothers and the children.
• Works in conjunction with the MA Child Safeguarding Coordinator to
  create framework conditions for a high quality of child care within the
  SOS families and youth homes.
• Builds positive relationships with children and youth and maintains
  interest in the needs and development of children and youths.
• Holds regular meetings with individual SOS Mothers to discuss new
  ideas, problems and concerns, and to promote open communication and
  co-operation.
• Spends quality time with SOS Mothers, counseling and being their
  confidant, motivating and supporting them to meet their day-to-day
  challenges in child care.

• Creates framework conditions for a high quality of youth care within
  youth facilities and programmes.
• Ensures that youth programmes offer career, learning and development
  opportunities for youths.
• Maintains an overview of and interest in the needs and development
  of individual youth.
• Counsels Youth Care Co-Workers to meet day-to-day challenges in
  youth development.
• Coordinates the professional development of Youth Care Co-Workers.
• Holds regular meetings with the individual or groups of youth at
  different transition levels to support them to explore their full potential
  and abilities and transition to independent living.
• Provides advice, guidance, and support to children and youth on
  personal and social issues.
• Links SOS families with biological relatives of the children (if
  available) and creates opportunities for reunion events or visits.

• Takes active interest to learn from other programme locations and
  shares his / her own experience.
• Participates in national planning, evaluation processes and
  contributes to the development of organization policies.
• Contributes to local and national child and youth care initiatives
  and seek recognition of the SOS Family model.
• Helps other co-Workers to understand the SOS Children’s Village
  Programme and its impact to children and families and the society.
• Familiarizes SOS families and youth care co-workers on the
  importance of fundraising.
• Oversees activities based at affiliated projects to the Children’s
  Village e.g. Kindergarten, Family Strengthening Programme, Medical Centre
  and School by participating in their activities and meeting regularly with
  the various Departmental heads at the location
• Takes part in the location and national advocacy interventions as
  required.

• Leads the development of appropriate annual action plan to support
  Family Like Care programmes.
• Works with key Programme Co-workers to design and deliver innovative
  alternative care models.
• Contributes towards annual and strategic planning in the area of
  Alternative Child Care Work.
• Implements and evaluates different kinds of alternative care models.
• Identifies capacity gaps within the programme location and
  co-workers pertaining to alternative care of children and facilitates
  capacity building process.
• Contributes to policy and guideline development and revision,
  familiarization to ensure proper implementation of alternative child care
  work.
• Actively contributes to ensuring all SOS Children’s Villages
  policies and guidelines are practiced and aligned to the national
  legislation and local context.
• Leads the identification of activities and resources for the action
  plan to meet the needs of each SOS family and youth homes.
• Facilitates regular review of the annual plan in conjunction with
  the various child care co-workers.
• Holds regular finance/budget reviews for the smooth operation of
  programmes ensuring that all activities are implemented within the set
  budget parameters.
• Works to run the family like care programmes at full capacity,
  utilising all available facilities in line with the National Association
  strategy.

• Regularly reviews family like care activities to ensure that they
  are implemented according to children’s village standard manual and organisation
  procedures and policies.
• Participates in internal and external evaluations of programmes in
  conjunction with the National Office
• Prepares and submits reports and statistics to the Programme
  Director and the National Office.
• Supports the National Child Safeguarding Coordinator on information
  and other specialised reports on family like care as shall be required.
• Contributes to overall National Association reports as may be
  requested by the Programme Director and other National Office department
  heads.

• Works with the National Office co-workers to carry out feasibility
  studies and participate in the development of concept notes and programme
  proposals.
• Supports the initiatives to solicit donations to the Family like
  care programme, seeking guidance from the Programme Director and the Head
  of Fundraising.
• Maintains and creates links with schools, community groups, places
  of worship, civic associations, service groups and other bodies and
  organizations based in the local community.
• Develops detailed programme concepts for new interventions in the
  programme location.
• Cultivates good relationship with sponsors and ensures prompt
  correspondences
• Provides regular progress updates on children, Youth and the Family
  like care programme in general.

• The ideal candidate must hold a University degree Social Sciences
  –  Development Studies, Education,
  Management, HRM, Psychology, social work.
• Leadership experience at a senior management level preferably within
  the NGO or public sector.
• Three years’ experience in any of the following functional
  areas:  Child and / or Youth care,
  community Development, human resource management, psychology, education.
• Must have good physical and mental health
• Readiness to live within the SOS Children Village.
• Interest in working with children and youths and willingness to make
  a long-term commitment.
• Management Competences:
• Skills and expertise in HRM, strategic thinking, planning and
  budgeting, financial management skills, basic knowledge in fundraising and
  marketing
• Child and Youth Care Competences:
• Pedagogical and psychological knowledge and skills;
• Basic comprehension of child, youth and family development;
• Knowledge of national child welfare and childcare legislation,
  familiar with and aware of children’s rights and child protection,
  capability to promote child and youth activities,
• Knowledge and experience on alternative child care models
• Experience in cooperating with local and national child and youth
  care projects of governmental and NGO initiatives.

• Courage: We take action
• Commitment: We keep our promises
• Trust: We believe in each other
• Accountability: We are reliable partners.

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