Greece: Child Protection Manager for unaccompanied minors- Only EU Citizens

JOB TITLE: Child Protection Manager for unaccompanied minors (DFID)

FULLTIME/PARTIME: Full Time

DURATION: 6 months, renewable

BACKGROUND: The Project Manager (DFID) will be responsible for managing and advising the safe spaces projects for unaccompanied children.

SCOPE OF WORK:

Brief description of the position’s role within the Project(s):

The Project Manager will support the setup of new or strengthen existing mechanisms to ensure appropriate shelter, care and case management responses for unaccompanied children.

Position objectives:

· To ensure unaccompanied children harmed or at risk of being harmed are identified and receive appropriate care and individual support by ensuring standard tools and procedures are in place and adhered to

· To plan and ensure the strategic building of the project and the implementation of daily field activities

· To provide technical guidance, training and support to the project team

· To coordinate with the wider IRC protection team and other bilateral child protection agencies on case management and referrals.

Who this position reports to:

The Child Protection Coordinator and the Field Coordinator respectively.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Technical Quality

· Provide technical and management leadership in support of the project in accordance with best practices and IRC policy.

· Ensure that solid case management, referral and information management systems are in place for appropriate identification, responses and follow-up for children harmed or at risk of being harmed, and that these processes are happening in a timely manner.

· Ensure regular communication with the Child Protection Coordinator to integrate appropriate technical priorities in program design, in order to provide updates on achievements and challenges.

· Work in close collaboration with key external stakeholders and local authorities, including the public prosecutor’s office.

Staff Supervision & Development

· Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and providing oversight and guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions.

· Ensure timely completion and submission of monthly timesheets, probations reviews and annual performance reviews.

· Assist with the recruitment of project staff, in coordination with the Child Protection Coordinator.

· Ensure training, support and ongoing capacity building opportunities for staff on technical and project management skills. Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and providing oversight and guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions.

· Line Management of two Senior Case Management Officers

Grant Planning & Implementation

· Responsible for the overall achievement of grant which include case management programming.

· Supports implementation and ensure adherence to grant work plans, spending plans and monitoring and evaluation plans.

· Work closely and coordinates with IRC logistics, finance and grant staff to ensure timely and complaint program activities and expenditures; including active participation in grant opening/closing and review meetings.

Grant Monitoring & Reporting

· Develop and maintain effective and efficient oversight, support, quality control and reporting systems and processes.

· Ensure regular field monitoring and modifications as required.

· Monitor and consolidate information collected from weekly and staff activity reports

· Ensure high-quality IRC and donor reports on activities, indicators and achievements

Partner Management

· Develop and maintain effective working relationships with implementing partners

· Ensure regular performance monitoring of partners to achieve the set project’s objectives

· Ensure regular technical support and guidance to partners in accordance with partnership agreements

· Advocate with peer agencies, government and other stakeholders to promote timely and quality case management responses for children

Coordination & Representation

· Actively develop and maintain effective working relationships with key local stakeholders, including donors, government actors, UN agencies, international and local NGOs, and other relevant actors

· Attend relevant coordination meetings (e.g. CP sub-cluster meetings) at appropriate levels to contribute to the coordination of case management responses across agencies

Program Development

· Contributes to the development of the CP program strategic direction for responding to children harmed and at risk of being harmed

· Contribute to proposal development activities (narrative and budget) through planning and program design with relevant field-based staff and ensure technical standards are taken into consideration

· Coordinate with other IRC sectors to receive and provide input and support regarding responses for unaccompanied children.

Monitoring and Evaluation

· Develop and maintain effective and efficient oversight, support, quality control and reporting systems and processes.

· Manage staff that report into monitoring and evaluation systems in order to ensure data quality and timeliness in reporting.

· Monitor and consolidate information collected from weekly and staff activity reports

· Ensure high-quality programming according to international minimum standards and best practices

· Support data analysis and information dissemination to the appropriate coordinating mechanisms, field teams, beneficiaries and IRC implementing team accordingly.

Other

· Consistently and proactively monitor/assess the safety and security of field teams; promptly reporting concerns or incidents to IRC management and liaising with community leaders and other external parties as required to maintain/enhance the security environment for IRC programs

· Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop IRC programs

Professional Standards

· All IRC staff are required to adhere to THE IRC Way Standards for Professional Conduct and the IRC country employment policies.

REQUIREMENTS:

· MA or equivalent in social work, human rights, or related degree desired

· At least 3 years of experience of implementing child protection programs with unaccompanied and/or separated children, preferable social work or case management, in humanitarian or development settings

· Previous experience supervising and managing a team in a cross-cultural setting

· Demonstrated understanding of working with unaccompanied and separated children and particularly vulnerable children

· Previous experience in emergency preparedness and response

· Demonstrated experience in capacity building and mentoring of staff

· Demonstrated experience in grant management and proposal writing

· Good computer skills such as: MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint

· Capable of applying skills and knowledge in a range of capacities, including direct implementation, advisory functions, coordination function, training and the transfer of technical knowledge

· Personal qualities: Team player, flexible, network-builder, able to handle pressure well.

· Fluency in English and/or Greek required. Preference will be given to candidates with fluency in the following languages: Arabic, Farsi, Dari, Pashto, Kurdish.

WORK ENVIRNOMENT:**

Travel and other requirements: office hours; frequent travel to the field.

IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PLAN:

Key Objectives

1. Provide technical and management leadership to the DFID project for unaccompanied children in accordance with best practice and IRC policy.

2. Ensure the establishment and running of timely and quality case management responses for unaccompanied children, including SoPs, procedures, information management and referrals

3. Supervise staff and foster a collaborative and positive work environment – one that encourages learning and professional growth – for the Case Management team.

4. Contribute to project monitoring and evaluation, donor reporting and proposal development

5. Actively develop and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders, including donors, government actors, UN agencies, international and local NGOs, and other relevant actors.

CVs should be sent to nikos.amoiridis@rescue.org . Applicants should be EU citizens.