Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We save children’s lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential.
We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
We have over two million supporters worldwide and raised 1.6 billion dollars last year to reach more children than ever before, through programmes in health, nutrition, education, protection and child rights, also in times of humanitarian crises.
The role
Save the Children has been working in South Sudan for over 25 years in the fields of child protection, child rights and governance, education, health, nutrition and livelihood support. With funding from UNICEF, Save the Children will be implementing a child protection programme in North ern Bahr el Ghazal state focusing on family tracing and reunification of separated and unaccompanied minors, psychosocial support for children affected by violence and strengthening community child protection mechanisms as key components of this project. In addition, Save the Children hosts the Inter-Agency Child Protection Information Management System (IA CP IMS) that supports the management of the IDTR process including all records for unaccompanied and separated children across all 10 states of South Sudan.
The post-holder will be the national focal point for the FTR and will ensure effective individual case management throughout the FTR process through support, training and capacity-building of the Database Manager, Data Entry Clerks, social workers and other FTR actors/users in all field locations. The FTR Specialist will be responsible for ensuring timely, accurate reporting to national level stakeholders and working in close collaboration with field level manage rs to ensure timely and accurate reporting on a state level to relevant stakeholders. The post-holder will also co-chair the Inter-Agency Working Group for Unaccompanied and Separated Children at national level; using their role as focal point for FTR to coordinate contributing agencies, discuss emerging trends in UASC across South Sudan, and identify priority areas for training and capacity-building alongside other agencies. In this role, the post-holder will also provide overall programmatic guidance on the integration of RapidFTR—a digital tool designed to streamline and expedite FTR efforts both in the immediate aftermath of a crisis and during ongoing recovery efforts—into the National FTR SOP.
Qualifications and experience
- A minimum of a degree from a recognized institution, in Social Sciences, Social Work, Community Development, Education or other relevant field
- Minimum 7 years programmatic work experie nce with an international NGO or other globally recognized institution.
- Previous experience in FTR programming, previous experience of FTR in child protection programming in African context preferred.
- Previous experience in training and capacity building of staff in a field programming context
- Excellent IT skills including the use of Excel (fundamental) and database software
- Excellent communication skills with fluency in written and spoken English, other South Sudanese languages a bonus.
- Excellent team player
- Good problem solving, strategic planning and analytical skills
- Ability to plan well, set own targets and meet them
- Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure.
- Willingness to travel and work regularly in field sites with basic standards of living and minimal comfort.
- Be both self-reliant and have the ability to lead and co-operate with others.
- Be physically fit and be prepared to live in basic conditions for extended periods in field sites.
- Be able to work under minimum supervision to achieve the set objectives.
- Commitment to Save the Children policies
- Experience with similar cultural / social contexts in Africa
We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Please apply in English using your CV and covering letter as a single document, including your salary expectations for this role.
We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
We have over two million supporters worldwide and raised 1.6 billion dollars last year to reach more children than ever before, through programmes in health, nutrition, education, protection and child rights, also in times of humanitarian crises.
The role
Save the Children has been working in South Sudan for over 25 years in the fields of child protection, child rights and governance, education, health, nutrition and livelihood support. With funding from UNICEF, Save the Children will be implementing a child protection programme in North ern Bahr el Ghazal state focusing on family tracing and reunification of separated and unaccompanied minors, psychosocial support for children affected by violence and strengthening community child protection mechanisms as key components of this project. In addition, Save the Children hosts the Inter-Agency Child Protection Information Management System (IA CP IMS) that supports the management of the IDTR process including all records for unaccompanied and separated children across all 10 states of South Sudan.
The post-holder will be the national focal point for the FTR and will ensure effective individual case management throughout the FTR process through support, training and capacity-building of the Database Manager, Data Entry Clerks, social workers and other FTR actors/users in all field locations. The FTR Specialist will be responsible for ensuring timely, accurate reporting to national level stakeholders and working in close collaboration with field level manage rs to ensure timely and accurate reporting on a state level to relevant stakeholders. The post-holder will also co-chair the Inter-Agency Working Group for Unaccompanied and Separated Children at national level; using their role as focal point for FTR to coordinate contributing agencies, discuss emerging trends in UASC across South Sudan, and identify priority areas for training and capacity-building alongside other agencies. In this role, the post-holder will also provide overall programmatic guidance on the integration of RapidFTR—a digital tool designed to streamline and expedite FTR efforts both in the immediate aftermath of a crisis and during ongoing recovery efforts—into the National FTR SOP.
Qualifications and experience
- A minimum of a degree from a recognized institution, in Social Sciences, Social Work, Community Development, Education or other relevant field
- Minimum 7 years programmatic work experie nce with an international NGO or other globally recognized institution.
- Previous experience in FTR programming, previous experience of FTR in child protection programming in African context preferred.
- Previous experience in training and capacity building of staff in a field programming context
- Excellent IT skills including the use of Excel (fundamental) and database software
- Excellent communication skills with fluency in written and spoken English, other South Sudanese languages a bonus.
- Excellent team player
- Good problem solving, strategic planning and analytical skills
- Ability to plan well, set own targets and meet them
- Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure.
- Willingness to travel and work regularly in field sites with basic standards of living and minimal comfort.
- Be both self-reliant and have the ability to lead and co-operate with others.
- Be physically fit and be prepared to live in basic conditions for extended periods in field sites.
- Be able to work under minimum supervision to achieve the set objectives.
- Commitment to Save the Children policies
- Experience with similar cultural / social contexts in Africa
We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Please apply in English using your CV and covering letter as a single document, including your salary expectations for this role.
How to apply:
Please apply with a covering letter and up-to-date CV to:
spettersson.69847.3830@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com
spettersson.69847.3830@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com
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