ROLE PURPOSE:
• The Protection Adviser and Gender Focal Point will be responsible for the overall strategic development and leadership of the child protection programs, ensuring program quality, capacity development of the CP teams and leading Save the Children’s advocacy initiatives to influence national policy and practice on child protection areas.
• Key responsibilities include:
• Lead coordination with other international stakeholders involved in child protection/gender (UN cluster, other ING network, private sector or academic initiatives among others).
• Lead the promotion and application of SCI Common Approaches in the active and future portfolio.
• Provide technical support to NBD team during the elaboration of project proposals to incorporate Child Protection and gender equality in the new project proposals.
• Lead the incorporation of CP and Gender actions in emergency response projects.
• Technical support to the CP program and projects: ensuring quality, impact
• Strengthen staff capacities to incorporate CP and Gender equality principles in their activities.
• Lead on the strategic development of the protection programs
• Lead contact of all Save the Children’s national work with public IBESR (Institut Bien Etre Sociale) and other pertinent authorities in the area of CP.
• Lead CP related advocacy and profile raising: influence policy and practice
• Ensure appropriate and effective Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Accountability mechanisms and practices for the CP programs.
• Ensure representation of Save the Children at national child protection events, coordination and working groups meetings and other child protection fora
• Lead the elaboration and implementation of CO Gender Action Plan and activities
• Promote the incorporation of gender approach in the active and under formulation programs and projects.
• Capacity to incorporate gender equality action in emergency response plans and projects.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Strategy and programme development
• Provide technical support to NBD staff to incorporate CP and Gender during the elaboration of new project proposals
• Lead on the implementation of the current Child Protection Thematic Program Plan
• Ensure the ongoing strategic development of the CP program.
• Facilitate the implementation of a Child Protection Situation Analysis & Thematic Program Plan and ensure the ongoing strategic development of the CP program
• Ensure program alignment with Save the Children global and regional CP strategies and priorities (in particular the Global Child Protection Initiatives).
• Work closely with the Education and Health program teams to ensure an integrated program approach, identify ways of maximising links, sharing of experiences and lessons learnt.
• Ensure that child protection elements are fully integrated into the Haiti Emergency Preparedness Plan (EPP).
• Develop and maintain a detailed understanding of the child protection sector in Haiti; including national policy development, key players in government, INGOs, UN and national civil society.
• Ensure linkages with relevant research initiatives and ensure that findings and recommendations from these, as well as specific project & program evaluations, feed into the Save the Children CP program strategies & design.
• Lead on developing high quality CP project proposals and budgets for submission to donors.
• Ensure that regular and effective communications are maintained within the CP program, with Regional and global level CP Advisors and CP Regional Representatives.
• Act in the capacity of country level focal point for the Child Protection and gender.
• Asses the CO portfolio to promote the incorporation of gender approach.
• Participate and represent the CO in seminar, webinar, meeting and any other event where CP and gender are invited to attend or present.

Advocacy, Networking & Representation:
• Provide overall technical support to the CP program and projects: ensure that all CP program staff demonstrate minimum level of capacity in core CP areas and provide overall leadership & coaching in technical areas.
• Provide technical support in the current portfolio to gradually increase the application of gender sensitive and gender transformative action in the existing portfolio.
• Identify gaps and staff development needs with regard to the technical capacity of child protection staff and partners, considering the relevant program Human Resource Profile.
• Plan capacity building initiatives for Save the Children child protection staff. Work with Project Managers to plan similar trainings for partners.
• Work with the Project Managers to make recommendations on roles & responsibilities & staffing levels for the program teams so that they may be appropriate and effective to enable the implementation of the programme, considering relevant programme Human Resource Profiles.
• Develop the staff capacity to apply Gender Marker and implementation of activities with gender balance.

Advocacy, Networking & Representation:
• Lead the search, identification, and coordination/ alliances with strategic partners to promote CP program and Gender activities.
• Identify policy gaps and issues for advocacy which reflect Save the Children’s experience in the field and are in line with Save the Children’s global goal and strategy, the Country Strategic Plan (CSP), the CP ITPPs and SCI Gender Policy.
• Lead in the development of an advocacy strategy and key advocacy messages for the CP and gender program and projects.
• Lead the promotion and application of SCI Gender Policy.
• Lead Save the Children Haiti’s advocacy work on CP. Coordinate with the CRG Coordinator to ensure appropriate advocacy efforts in the area of CRG.
• Influence policy and engage with key Government Agencies and other stakeholders and duty-bearers on national policies and practice, in particular the development of a National Child Protection Strategic Sector Plan.
• Ensure representation of Save the Children in child protection fora, meetings and workshops and ensure that links with relevant key task forces and co-ordination mechanisms are maintained and strengthened through attendance at meetings and through networking.
• Help to identify and develop partnerships with national CSOs for collaboration & joint work on child protection issues.
• Facilitate and maintain good relationship with government (especially IBESR) to ensure collaboration and smooth implementation of the child protection program and promotion of gender.
• Represent Save the Children to government, UN organizations, INGOs, local NGOs and donors in child protection and gender related issues to ensure coordination and seek and utilize the funding opportunities available in the country.
• Share key CP and gender advocacy messages with other programmes & work to ensure that issues and messages are integrated into all programme areas and are reflected during representation

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning
• Ensure the gathering of baseline data for all new projects and the overall CP programs and gender activities.
• Ensure documentation (through written accounts, photographs and other media forms) and sharing of processes, lessons learnt and outcomes from the CP programs and gender activities within programs and projects.
• Support the monitoring and registration of programs KPIs related with gender equality.
• Ensure the production of high quality CP and gender reports for Save the Children and donors within agreed reporting schedules as required.
• Ensure that effective monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning mechanisms are built into the CP programs: develop an overall M&E plan for the CP programs, monitor gender indicators, monitor progress against expected results identified in the ITPP Matrices, provide inputs and validate CP project M&E plans, ensure that action plans are developed and implemented to follow up recommendations from project/program evaluations and ensure the implementation of a bi-annual learning event for the CP programs.

Other
• Work closely with other programme advisors (health and education), to ensure program integration and sharing of experiences and learning.
• Support the Haiti programme in general on CP related issues.
• Significant other duties as assigned by the PDQ.
• Comply with all relevant Save the Children policies and procedures with respect to child safeguarding, fraud & dishonesty, anti-bribery, health and safety, security, equal opportunities and other relevant policies.
• Lead internal campaigns and activities to promote gender equality within the staff and partners.
• Capacity to include gender equality in the formulation and implementation of development and emergency response programs and projects.
SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (SCI Values in Practice)
Accountability:
• holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
• sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:
• builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:
• develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
• honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

QUALIFICATIONS
• Graduate university and master’s degree in social/protection and/or gender field.
• Postgraduate or complementary training in Gender will also be considered.
• At least 5 years relevant positions/responsibilities in INGOs or organizations with CP or gender
• At least 5 years of experiences managing development/ Emergency programs and projects.
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Essential
• Understanding of child protection system resourcing and financing issues.
• Experience in the promotion and application of gender equality principles
• Experience working with government in a decentralised government system.
• Demonstrated experience in child protection program management in long-term development settings, preferably with experience in supporting the development government child protection systems.
• Demonstrated experience managing gender equality programs and projects.
• Knowledge of and experience in child development, protection gender; including community-based child protection systems and gender-based violence/sexual abuse and exploitation.
• Strong skills and experience in all aspects of program development, including program/project monitoring, review & evaluation and proposal writing.
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills and the ability to think and plan strategically.
• Demonstrable experience of developing and establishing new programmes of work with gender balance.
• Substantial experience of developing working relations with donors and government
• Fluency in written and spoken English and substantial experience in preparing projects proposals and reports to donors.
• Experience of working at both policy and implementation level; with proven skills in advocacy and experience of working collaboratively with national government.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills and commitment to capacity building of staff, with proven skills as a trainer/facilitator and mentor.
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles.
• An understanding of the role of INGOs and current development debates, particularly participatory approaches, organisational development and capacity building with/for both state and non-state partners.
• Understanding of social relations and commitment to integrate gender, diversity and other power related issues into program activities.
• Ability to be self sufficient and resourceful.
• Ability and willingness to travel to the field where projects are implemented and stay in basic conditions when necessary.
• Computer skills e.g. Word and Excel.

Desirable Criteria
• Understanding of child protection system resourcing and financing issues.
• Expertise in the implementation of gender equality principles promoting its application through program, projects and activities.
• Experience working with government in a decentralised government system.
• Capacity to propose and apply innovative mechanisms to promote CP and gender sensitivity among staff

Equal Opportunities
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Health and Safety
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.
Additional job responsibilities: The job duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the post holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
CHILD SAFEGUARDING:
Level 3: the role holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work in country programs; or are visiting country programs; ore because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: PDQ Director
Staff reporting to this post: N/A
Budget Responsibilities: No direct responsibilities but post has oversight of all CP budgets
Role Dimensions: The Coordinator works with PDQ members, project teams Regional CP Advisors; Government, UN and other agencies working in Child Protection in Haiti.
GRADE: 3

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