OFFRE D'EMPLOI : Child Protection Technical Officer

Location: Garoua, NO, CM

Company: Plan International

Plan International is an independent non-profit development and humanitarian organization that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.
We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.
Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.
We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for-and respond to -crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.
We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 75 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.
Plan International Cameroon is currently advertising for the position of 01 Child Protection Technical Officer– Garoua.
This local position.

Purpose

P4G project will address the barriers to girls’ participation in the governance process, including the sensitivity of the government representatives to accept girls’ participation as well as addressing the gaps in availability of sex, age disaggregated data, and evidence backed arguments for girl-led, planning and monitoring.

Dimensions of the Role

• Provide technical support to the project and the team for the implementation;
• Is the focal point of the Project on Child Protection;
• Capacity building of partners and community based structures to make the project  on child protection gender transformative;
• Prepare various activity’s reports on Gender Sensitive protection component;
• Promote attitudes, behaviors and positives practices in accordance with the framework values of Plan International;
• Strengthening child protection community based networks in order to improve protection of more vulnerable children, especially girls and establish significant partnership with various services providers.

Accountabilities

• Actively participate in the development and review of child protection and participation policies, programs and projects;
• Promote and enforce child protection and participation strategies at the PU level;
• Support the improvement of partners' knowledge on the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (CADBEE), etc;
• Support the implementation of child protection initiatives with partners;
• Monitoring the implementation of Community Based activities on child protection;
• Strengthening of community mechanisms for the protection of children, including children with disabilities,
• Capacity building of community structures (Associations, Children and Youth Clubs, Ci);
• Identify and plan the training needs of Plan staff and partners and communities for protection, inclusion, promotion of rights and child participation in the PU;
• Ensure the implementation  and review of training modules on Child Protection and Participation;
• Ensure the existence of appropriate mechanisms and processes for the reporting of child abuse in the  project;
• Contribute to the development of concept notes and projects for the mobilization of additional resources for the promotion of protection and participation of the child;
• Produce Periodic Reports for project Donors, on Protection, Child Participation Activities
• Facilitate the annual evaluation of standards and standards for the implementation of the child protection policy at the PU level and monitor the implementation of the action plan resulting from this evaluation
• Represent the project in some thematic networks related to the protection and participation of children at regional, divisional, and other local levels
• List all the risks related to child protection identified in the project , monitor the implementation of the mitigation actions and report;  
• Perform any other duties related to the position.
• Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Child Protection (CPP) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.

Key relationships
Internal

• Project Manager,
• Gender Advisor of the Project
• Others Responsible of the project components.

Externs

• Implementing partners of the project
• Other local  structures involved in child protection  
• Local administrative authorities
• Responsible of  Decentralized state services,
• Mayors, Counsellors, Traditional and religious authorities.

Technical expertise, skills and knowledge
Essential
Qualification and experiences

• Holder of Master’s Degree in Social Sciences, in Law or any other equivalent degree.
• Proven working experience with an organization  or structure specializing in the promotion of human rights in general and in particular the rights of the child
• Proven knowledge of fundamental texts such as the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC), the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)... and national laws and policies in this area;
• Commitment to safeguarding, gender equality and participation;
• Good understanding of legal and institutional framework of child protection and youth women of Cameroon ; 
• Good understanding of Cameroon’s child protection system;
• Good understanding of Gender and inclusion issues linked with child protection and youth women in Cameroon; 
• At least five (03) years’ experience at the similar position , preferably for INGOs; 
• Personnel management experience, including capacity development and team building
• Experience in similar  position with the mandatory Ministries of Children and youth protection,
• Experience in planning, monitoring and evaluation of programming
• Strong written and oral communication skills, effective in representation and liaison with external parties  
• Proven strong report and proposal writing skills
• Experience on advocacy and influencing;
• Ability to identify problems, formulate opinions, draw conclusions and recommend solutions;
• High sense of social justice, gender equity and a strong commitment to the Rights of the Child.

Behavior and Attitude

• Highly committed to defending the rights of the most vulnerable children, especially girls;
• Being able to work in a multicultural and diverse environment;
• Be flexible, affordable and full of initiatives;
• Have team spirit and experience sharing;
• Have a sense of responsibility and respect of deadlines;
• Ability to establish very good interpersonal and partnership relationships;
• Give the example of integrity, honesty, transparency and humility;Ensure that all tasks are performed according to Plan International’s objectives, values, behaviors and principles;
• Demonstrate through his conduct his commitment to social justice, the protection of the rights of the child, and a high level of performance, consistency and credibility;
• Have a sense of responsibility and deadlines.

Competences

• Participative  methods and Community development;  
• Strategic  programmation, coordination, management of the projects   ;
• Designing and using of training Tools;  
• Academic experience in research and policy’s elaboration;
• Good spirit working within a team;
• Goods skills on negotiation;
• High capacity on writing and analysis  ;
• Capacity on working with marginalized or excluded  groups (children, women , more poor people  and socially excluded …) ;
• Excellent computer skills in programs such as: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint , Outlook;
• Ability to speak, read and write English and French;
• Conflicts management.

Plan International’s Values in Practice
We are open and accountable

• Promotes a culture of openness and transparency, including with sponsors and donors.
• Holds self and others accountable to achieve the highest standards of integrity.
• Consistent and fair in the treatment of people.
• Open about mistakes and keen to learn from them.
• Accountable for ensuring we are a safe organisation for all children, girls & young people

We strive for lasting impact

• Articulates a clear purpose for staff and sets high expectations.
• Creates a climate of continuous improvement, open to challenge and new ideas.
• Focuses resources to drive change and maximise long-term impact, responsive to changed priorities or crises.
• Evidence-based and evaluates effectiveness.

We work well together

• Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
• Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
• Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
• Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.

We are inclusive and empowering

• Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
• Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
• Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
• Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.

Physical Environment
The position being based at the Regional Office of North Cameroon in Garoua / the Child Protection Technical Officer will:

• make regular field visits;
• submit the visit report no later than 3 (three) working days after the return of the field;
• make out-of-country visits, as needed be, for technical network meetings or other representation of the Organization;
• Participate in face-to-face training at the national level and outside of Cameroon when needed;
• Participate in online courses offered by the Academy Plan in its area of expertise or any other area deemed necessary for the achievement of its objectives.

Next step
To apply for this job, kindly click on “Apply “. Your application should include:

• A Covering letter
• A Comprehensive CV including details of three referees, one of whom should be your current or most recent supervisor

Location: Garoua

Closing date: 31/10/2018

Plan International Cameroon operates in an equal opportunity environment and actively encourages diversity. Only applications received in French or English will be treated and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Plan international has a safeguarding children and young Policies and gender equality policies that are integral part of the recruitment process.