Democratic Republic of the Congo (the): Child Protection Programme Coordinator
Position: Child Protection Programme Coordinator, Location: Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo
Responsible to: Country Director, DRCStart date: January 2013
- Overview
1.1. BackgroundWar Child works with children who, as a result of conflict, live with a combination of poverty, exclusion and insecurity. These children might include street children, child headed households, children associated with armed groups, and children who have been put in prison. Our mission is to support and strengthen the protective environment around all the children we serve. We look forward to a world in which the lives of children are no longer torn apart by war. This is a vision that can only be realised through the collective actions of children themselves, communities and their leaders, organisations like War Child, governments and key decision makers.
War Child UK is recruiting a Programme Coordinator who will coordinate projects funded by multiple donors in many locations across North Kivu The projects include, reintegrate girl street children who may be formerly associated with armed forces and armed groups, continie the child protection toll free help lines, build capacity and provide support to community child protection networks and local service providers in child protection. Ensure creation and operation of child friendly spaces and all other child protection programmes.
The Programme Coordinator is a senior position and will provide critical support to the Country Director (CD) in new programme development and extending War Child’s work beyond Goma and potentially beyond North Kivu. The Programme Coordinator will be line managed by the DRC Country Director (CD), also based in Goma. The CD will provide direction on all issues related to programming, reporting, and monitoring and evaluation support.
1.2. Key Responsibilitieso Project Coordination: Lead the coordination of child protection projects to ensure they are implemented in a timely manner and within budget. o Capacity Building: Identify needs and build capacity of partner organisations (i.e.: Don Bosco, Child Protection Networks, and local authorities) in key program areas. o Monitoring and Evaluation: Develop and maintain M&E system in line with War Child global and donor requirementso Compliance: Ensure adherence to donor and organisational requirements, including the War Child child protection policy, including adherence by partner staff.
1.3. Projects (more significant size and value) European Commission, EIDHR and Comic Relief: Preventing and Responding to Girls Associated with Armed Forces and Armed Groups, Democratic Republic of Congo (ends Feb. 2013)Pooled Fund; Coordination, renforcement des capacités, alerte précoce et réponse rapide de la protection des enfants au WalikaleECHO; Protection of children and young people affected by armed conflict in Rutshuru, North Kivu, DRC
1.4 Contractual Termso Preferred start date: January 7, 2013 (induction in the UK before field deployment)o Salary: £27,625 per annumo Benefits: Every 3 months with equivalent plane ticket from Kigali-Nairobi; Private & Emergency Travel & Medicalo Leave: 30 days/yearo Allowances: Accommodation, 20 USD/day per diem and medical insurance
o Contract length: 1 year (may be extended according to funding)
Application Processo Download the Application Pack and full job description and complete the Application Form at www.warchild.org.uk, and send it to erika@warchild.org.uk . (Please note that individual CVs will not be accepted)o All completed application forms must reach War Child by 5:00 PM GMT on Sunday 18 November 2012 o Due to limited resources War Child, HR will contact only the shortlisted candidates o Interviews will be held during week commencing 19 November 2012
o At the interview, candidates will meet with some of the wider War Child team and will be expected to complete a short written assessment testo Any offer made will be conditional on receipt of 3 favourable written references. (from your most recent employer, any other previous employer and a character reference). In case clarification is required post the receipt of complete reference forms, War Child reserves the right to call the referees.o The successful applicant will be expected to undergo a CRB check, a medical check for overseas travel purposes, be compliant and sign up to War Child’s Child Protection Policy prior to a final offer being made.o Start date: Ideally between 7 January 2013 and 21 January 2013 (induction in the UK before field deployment)
