Child Protection Assistant - Brak Ashaty
Brak
- Organization: IRC - International Rescue Committee
- Location: Brak
- Grade: Junior level - Junior
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Occupational Groups:
- Administrative support
- Children's rights (health and protection)
- Protection Officer (Refugee)
- Closing Date:
BACKGROUND: The International Rescue Committee (IRC), one of the world’s
largest humanitarian agencies, provides relief, rehabilitation, and
post-conflict reconstruction support to people affected by natural disaster,
oppression, and violent conflict in more than 40 countries. The IRC is
committed to bold leadership, innovation, and creative partnerships. Active in
public health, education, livelihoods, women's empowerment, youth development,
and protection and promotion of rights, the IRC assists people from harm to home. The IRC launched an emergency health response in
Libya in September 2016 as the humanitarian situation in the country was
deteriorating following the 2014 civil war. Since then, the IRC has broadened
its portfolio with health, protection, and governance programs aiming to employ
a holistic approach to meeting the needs of crisis affected and vulnerable
communities to survive, recover, and gain control of their futures. The IRC
has been working to expand its multi-sectoral reach in areas of critical need
in Libya and in these efforts houses a Grants & Partnerships Unit (GPU) to
support the design of, fundraising for, and management of quality, responsive
programming with ambitious goals for work in partnership with local actors.
The scope of IRC Libya’s protection
and empowerment programming includes Women’s Protection and Empowerment (WPE,
which includes gender-based violence (GBV) prevention and response), child
protection (CP), and Protection Rule of Law (PRoL, or broader humanitarian
protection) for conflict-affected and other vulnerable women, girls, men, and
boys. In the design and development of responsive, client-centered protection
programming, the IRC works both directly and in partnership with local actors
promoting women’s social and, increasingly, economic empowerment and an
improved protection environment for conflict-affected and vulnerable women,
girls, men, and boys. Through this
work, the IRC has raised awareness among communities, provided training for
service providers, and established spaces for a range of psychosocial support
activities and access to case management for women, adolescent girls, and
children. The IRC aims to build on that foundation with additional, targeted
support to local capacities and community-based mechanisms.
JOB OVERVIEW/SUMMARY: In response to the humanitarian situation in Libya, the IRC
is Expanding its protection interventions, with a focus on community-based
protection, rule of law, child protection, Women Empowerment including GBV
response and prevention, and MHPSS across all its project locations. The Child
Protection Assistant will be mainly supporting the Local partner in: conduct structured
and non-structured psychosocial support activities for children at the safe
healing learning space within Brak Alshati municipality, and support community outreach activities for
parents and caregivers, plan and organize awareness sessions on child
protection, manage and collect data from the partner, surveys, prepare reports
and perform other child protection related duties as may be guided from time to
time.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
Plan, organize PFA sessions, recreational and destressing
activities for children at Brak Alshati and the selected locations within the affected
areas to promote the well-being of children.
Plan, organize and conduct information
dissemination sessions at Brak Alshati and
the selected locations within the affected areas in collaboration with another
stakeholder presents in the field when needed.
Directly facilitate sessions on international
days focused on building awareness of different themes related to their wellbeing,
safety planning, and deliver key messages on child protection.
Identify children at risk through regular
contacts and visits in the community and areas of intervention and refer them
to the partner social worker.
Manage collecting data on relevant activities of
the partner staff and draft reports in
consultation with the Information data management officer officer and MEAL team.
Support
the implementation of group MHPSS and individual
case management for children in and around the project location in accordance
with all case management steps.
Ensure the
correct documentation and compilation of Case Management forms in accordance
with all case management steps and related tools and procedures.
Involve and follow-up community outreach
volunteers in organizing and conducting awareness sessions on Child Protection related
issues in collaboration with Partner staff.
Conduct surveys, CP needs assessments, safety
audits, and service mapping exercises.
Ensure all logistic aspects for the conduct of
the awareness and PSS sessions are in place.
Share with the CP CB officer on a weekly basis
all the needed items for the work.
Supporting in ensuring accurate data is collected
from the partner, entered into the database and detailed analysis provided
using the right tools and in consultation with the MEAL team and the
supervisor.
Support in collecting data on relevant activities
and draft reports in consultation with the Information data management officer officer and MEAL team.
Participate in activity planning meetings and
share activity reports with the CP CB officer on a weekly basis or as may be
required.
Support the logistical arrangements of the relevant
activities at the selected locations within the affected areas and in the
community.
Contribute to the procurement of materials used
for the implementation of relevant activities.
Perform any other duties as may be guided by the CP
and WPE Manager.
Key Relationships
Position Reports to: Child
Protection Officer
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Minimum Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree in relevant field – education, social
sciences, etc.
At least 2 years of experience implementing child
protection activities, including implementing PSS activities and working with
vulnerable groups in emergency/conflict or post-conflict settings.
Experience in participatory approaches and child
participation methodologies
Familiarity with child protection programming in
emergencies including psychosocial support, access to education and health,
community-based child protection as well as other various protection measures
to ensure children’s safety.
Proven experience in delivering training to
children and adults.
Good understanding of the local context and cross-cultural
sensitive issues
Good communication skills with fluency in written
and spoken English and Arabic languages.
Basic computer skills including Microsoft Word
and power point.
Experience in regular report writing.
Ability to take initiative and adapt to changing
circumstances and priorities.
Demonstrated high levels of flexibility,
responsiveness, and reliability.
Ability to work under pressure and strong time
management skills to meet both short-term and long-term objectives.
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The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles
outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These
are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these
values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from
Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal
Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.
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Applications from non-qualifying applicants will most likely be discarded by the recruiting manager.