Child Protection in Emergencies Specialist

Key Responsibilities

• Leadership & Oversight: Provide strategic oversight and leadership for child protection responses in specific crisis contexts.
• Program Design & Implementation: Responsible for assessment, response analysis, design, and coordination of child protection interventions.
• Capacity Building: Strengthen the capacity of staff and partners in the implementation of CPiE programmes.
• Monitoring & Evaluation: Oversee the monitoring and evaluation of child protection programmes within the broader emergency response.
• Gender & Standards: Ensure gender equality is integrated into responses and that interventions meet child protection and gender-based violence minimum standards.
• Safeguarding: Ensure safeguarding and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH) is at the core of all operations.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Education: BA/BSc/HND degree in a relevant field.
• Professional Experience: Solid work experience in international humanitarian settings with progressively responsible roles.
• Leadership Experience: Proven experience in designing, leading, and/or coordinating Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (CPHA) programme responses.
• Specialized Expertise: Specific expertise in working with child survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV).
• Language Skills: Proficiency in English and at least one additional language (French, Spanish, or Arabic) at a minimum of Level B2.
• Commitment: Strong commitment to safeguarding and PSEAH principles.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should visit the Plan International recruitment portal at jobs.plan-international.org to submit their application.