The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.

Major Responsibilities:

  • Lead the implementation of SHLS and information dissemination activities on Child Protection in alignment with project objectives.

  • Develop and implement monthly and quarterly workplans for child protection activities.

  • Assist the Protection Manager to ensure effective internal integration and harmonized workplans across activities in collaboration with sector leads.

  • Regularly update and document the beneficiary data, attendance sheets, activities records, and monitoring data in accordance with MEAL guidelines.

  • Coordinate with relevant focal person and participate in regular team meetings, coordination meetings and monitoring activities.

  • Assess SHLS facilitators’ capacities using the competency framework and identify areas for further skills development with the support from Protection Manager.

  • Lead delivering community awareness raising sessions, facilitate training and mentoring for SHLS facilitators and community volunteers as needed.

  • Ensure activities are inclusive, gender-sensitive, and accessible to children with disabilities.

  • Collaborate with community members, local authorities, and partner organizations to strengthen community participation in child protection and education activities.

  • Ensure that case management team maintains an up-to-date service mapping for their geographical area.

  • Support case workers in case planning, involving families as appropriate, particularly in high risk/ complex cases.

  • Support Case Workers to conduct case conferences (as necessary) with relevant service providers.

  • Prepare for and lead structured individual supervision sessions with each case worker.

Promote safeguarding, PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse), and Do-No-Harm principles in all activities, ensuring adherence to confidentiality.

Key Working Relationships:

Position Reports to                        : Protection Manager
Position directly supervises          : Protection Mobilizer

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS

All International Rescue Committee workers must adhere to the core values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. Our Standards are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Safeguarding, Conflicts of Interest, Fiscal Integrity, and Reporting Wrongdoing and Protection from Retaliation. IRC is committed to take all necessary preventive measures and create an environment where people feel safe, and to take all necessary actions and corrective measures when harm occurs. IRC builds teams of professionals who promote critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity to deliver the best possible services to our clients.

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