Child Protection Specialist

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation 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’s 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 85 years, and are now active in more than 80 countries.

What will you bring?

The Child Protection (CP) Specialist is responsible for leading the overall development and technical quality of Plan International’s Moldova child protection response, mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS), adolescents and youth active engagement. This includes providing technical leadership on assessment, response analysis, design, coordination, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of Plan’s CP, Adolescent and Youth Participation, and MHPSS programming.

Therefore, the CP Specialist has excellent knowledge of the Moldova context and national Child Protection System as well as the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action. She/he has experience in capacity strengthening, i.e. delivering training to partners, resource mobilisation, i.e. developing concept notes for national and international donors, quality programme design and implementation, i.e. developing CP needs assessments, and external representation, i.e. representing and positioning Plan International Moldova in coordination mechanisms.

You will be responsible for:

• Lead the development of quality CP programmes in line with Plan International’s guidelines and the Minimum Standards for CP in Humanitarian Action
• In collaboration with partners and other CP stakeholders, conduct in-depth CP needs assessments.
• Provide technical guidance and strategic direction to Plan International Moldova and partners.
• Work collaboratively with Plan’s other thematic sectors and cross-cutting areas, including education, gender and inclusion, and cash and voucher assistance to ensure that CP programming is coordinated and integrated whenever possible.
• Ensure that there is effective planning, implementation, and coordination of inclusive CP programming
• Oversee overall CP capacity-strengthening plans for Plan staff and implementation partners, including developing of capacity-strengthening strategy.
• Develop, adapt, and ensure harmonization of CP training packages, including content related to life skills and parenting curriculum, unaccompanied and separated children, child survivors of SGBV, case management, community-level child protection, and anti-trafficking.
• In collaboration with the MERL Specialist, evaluate the implementation of CP programs and draft recommendations for improved programme design.
• Represent Plan International at external working groups and cluster meetings, including the Protection Cluster and CP Sub-Working Group, and ensure collaboration and network with peer organisations.

Who are we looking for?
  
Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and idea. 
  
This is a national position, and we are accepting applications from Moldova national only.  

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Location: Chisinau, Moldova

Type of Role: National; Fixed term

Reports to: Head of Programmes

Closing Date: 1 March 2024

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.