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; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

ROLE PURPOSE:

The Child Rights Governance (CRG) Coordinator will be responsible for the overall strategic development and leadership of the CRG program, ensuring program quality, capacity development of the CRG teams and leading Save the Children’s advocacy initiatives to influence national policy and practice on CRG areas. Key responsibilities include:
• Technical support to the CRG program: ensure quality and impact and strengthen staff capacity
• Lead on the strategic development of the CRG program
• Lead contact of all Save the Children’s national work with the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour and other pertinent authorities/organizations in the area of CRG.
• Lead CRG related advocacy and profile raising: influence policy and practice
• Ensure appropriate and effective Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Accountability mechanisms and practices for the CRG program
• Ensure representation of Save the Children at national child CRG events, coordination and working groups meetings and other CRG fora

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: PDQA Director Staff reporting to this post:
Budget Responsibilities: No direct responsibilities but post has oversight of CRG budgets
Role Dimensions: The Coordinator works with PDQA members, project teams; Government, UN and other agencies working in CRG in Haiti.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY :
Strategy and program development
• Ensure the ongoing strategic development of the CRG program.
• Facilitate the implementation of a CRG Child Rights Situation Analysis & Thematic Program Plan and ensure the ongoing strategic development of the CRG program
• Ensure program alignment with Save the Children global and regional CRG strategies and priorities (in particular the Global CRG Initiatives).
• Work closely with the Child Protection, Education and Health program teams to ensure an integrated program approach, identify ways of maximising links, sharing of experiences and lessons learnt.
• Ensure that CRG elements are fully integrated into the Haiti Emergency Preparedness Plan (EPP).
• Develop and maintain a detailed understanding of the CRG 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 CRG program strategies & design.
• Lead on developing high quality CRG project proposals and budgets for submission to donors.
• Ensure that regular and effective communications are maintained within the CRG program, with Regional and global level CRG Advisors and CRG Regional Representatives.

Technical Support and technical Capacity building
• Provide overall technical support to the CRG program: ensure that all CRG program staff demonstrate minimum level of capacity in core CRG areas and provide overall leadership & coaching in technical


areas.
• Identify gaps and staff development needs with regard to the technical capacity of CRG staff and partners, considering the relevant programme Human Resource Profile.
• Plan capacity building initiatives for Save the Children CRG 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 CRG program teams so that they may be appropriate and effective to enable the implementation of the program, considering relevant program Human Resource Profiles.

Advocacy, Networking & Representation
• 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) and the CP & CRG TPPs.
• Lead in the development of an advocacy strategy and key advocacy messages for the CP & CRG programmes.
• Lead Save the Children Haiti’s advocacy work on CRG. Coordinate with the CP 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 CRG messages and Strategic Plan.
• Ensure representation of Save the Children in CRG 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.
• Lead in the development of strategic partnerships with UN and other development partners in the area of CRG.
• Help to identify and develop partnerships with national CSOs for collaboration & joint work on CRG issues.
• Facilitate and maintain good relationship with government (especially IBSER (Insititute Bien Etre Sociale) to ensure collaboration and smooth implementation of the CRG program.
• Represent Save the Children to government, UN organizations, INGOs, local NGOs and donors in CRG related issues to ensure coordination and seek and utilize the funding opportunities available in the country.
• Share key CRG advocacy messages with other program & work to ensure that issues and messages are integrated into all programme areas and are reflected during representation

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning working in close collaboration with MEAL
• Ensure the gathering of baseline data for all new projects and the overall CRG program
• Ensure documentation (through written accounts, photographs and other media forms) and sharing of processes, lessons learnt and outcomes from the CRG program
• Ensure the production of high quality CRG 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 CRG program: develop an overall M&E plan for the CRG program, monitor progress against expected results identified in the ITPP Matrices, provide inputs and validate CRG 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 CRG program.

Other
• Work closely with other program coordinators (child protection, health and education), to ensure program integration and sharing of experiences and learning.
• Support the Haiti program in general on CRG related issues.
• Significant other duties as assigned by the PDQA.
• Comply with all relevant Save the Children policies and procedures with respect to child safeguarding, fraud and dishonesty, anti-bribery, health and safety, security, equal opportunities and other relevant policies.

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 or post-graduate university degree in social/protection field; or at least 5 years relevant experience of development and humanitarian programs.
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Essential
• Understanding of child protection system resourcing and financing issues.
• Experience working with government in a decentralised government system.
• Demonstrated experience in CRG program management in long-term development settings, preferably with experience in supporting the development government child protection systems.
• Knowledge of and experience in child development, child rights and child participation; 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.
• 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 programme activities.
• Ability to be self sufficient and resourceful.
• Ability and willingness to travel to projects and stay in basic conditions when necessary.
• Computer skills e.g. Word and Excel.

Desirable Criteria
• Understanding of CRG resourcing and financing issues.
• Experience working with government in a decentralised government system.

Additional job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

recruitmenthaiti@savethechildren.org

Equal Opportunities
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Child Safeguarding:
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.