Senior Child Protection Adviser - Farringdon, United Kingdom - Save the Children

Save the Children

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Farringdon, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are looking for a Senior Child Protection Adviser to join our Global Programmes Division to support in leading our work on the protection of children affected by armed conflict.**- Do you have a proven ability to provide effective technical advice and capacity building around Child Protection to colleagues and other key stakeholders including government and other institutions?

Do you have experience of programme design, implementation and management and a high level understanding of child protection issues, approaches and interventions?
Are you motivated by our vision of creating a world where every child doesn't just survive, but thrives, and can go on to change the world?

If the answers to these questions are yes, we would love to hear from you

About Us
We are Save the Children.

Together, we fight for children every single day so that they can make their mark on the world and build a better future.

We stand side by side with children in the toughest places to be a child.

We do whatever it takes to make sure they survive, get protection when they're in danger, and have the chance to learn.

The Programme Quality and Impact (PQI) department with our Global Programmes Division works to ensure we deliver high-quality, evidence-based programmes and that we develop technical approaches to achieve positive sector-wide change for children.

We work with partners and across the Save the Children movement to provide technical support to programme design and implementation, partnership development and in developing quality standards, technical approaches, and tools.

Job Purpose

As Senior Child Protection Advisor, you will have a strong focus on leading our work on the protection of children affected by armed conflict.

This will include a focus on supporting the design and implementation of high-quality programmes to protect the most vulnerable conflict-affected children; developing and promoting effective approaches to preventing and responding to grave violations of children's rights in conflict, including increasing the accountability of perpetrators; and supporting the implementation of Save the Children's Centrality of Protection policy.

Key Accountabilities:

The Senior Child Protection Adviser's key duties will be to:

Provide global leadership (e.g., in internal and external working groups) in the technical area within the Save the Children movement and/or wider sector.
Lead on elements of Save the Children UK's strategy with minimum supervision, reflecting your highlevel responsibilities, and articulate a compelling vision to inspire others to achieve our ambitious goals for children.
Play a leadership role in the technical design and delivery of highquality, strategic, inclusive, and impactful programmes, working collaboratively with stakeholders, and particularly with country office and partner staff.
Champion and drive quality, inclusion, and impact across the work of Save the Children and the wider sector.
Lead the development and implementation of technical strategies and products (such as best practice approaches, minimum standards, and publications) to a high standard.
Build and maintain strategic partnerships, leading on engagement with partners to amplify impact.
Deepen and expand relationships with key highlevel external stakeholders and build strong working relationships with technical experts, partners and advocacy targets for technical exchange and policy and practice influence.
Provide and facilitate formal and informal support and capacity strengthening to technical colleagues, including partners, for example through mentoring, coaching, training, or guidance.
Support the head of team, for example in team planning, and deputise, as required, in senior leadership meetings.
Drive research, evaluation, and innovation projects in your field of expertise, to expand the knowledge base, promote a learning culture and identify new / enhanced approaches to amplify impact.
Maintain and develop highlevel knowledge and expertise in your specific area.
Demonstrate a commitment to Save the Children's workplace behaviours and to building an inclusive and equitable workplace. Champion and be an ally to improve diversity and inclusion.
Champion and embed approaches to shift power and decisionmaking closer to the children and communities we are working with and for.
Build strong relationships with colleagues across the Save the Children global movement, including in country offices.
Contribute to the wider success of Save the Children by providing programme evidence and technical expertise as required to inform and influence country strategies, advocacy, fundraising and communications.

Person Profile

Experience/Knowledge/Skills

High level understanding of child protection issues, approaches and interventions whether standalone or integrated with other disciplines and themes.
Specialist knowledge and expertise in at least one prio