Right To Play Child Protection & Psychosocial Support Specialist Jobs in Uganda
Role Summary:
The Child Protection & Psychosocial Support (PSS) Specialist will provide technical leadership and support to guide the effective integration and achievement of child protection and psychosocial wellbeing outcomes across Right To Play’s (RTP’s) programs.
You will provide technical guidance on child protection and PSS standards and approaches. This position will also be responsible for providing skills building, resource development, coaching and mentorship support, including facilitating a PSS community of practice and encouraging learning and best practice in child protection and PSS amongst teams.
You will guide the development of new project models to address the protection and psychosocial support needs of children in diverse contexts.
What You’ll Do:
Strategic Leadership on Child Protection and PSS:
Design and manage Child Protection/PSS Strategy, build on existing strategies, theory of change and evidence of what works to support children’s PSS through play
Support RTP to align strategy and programs to Child Protection Minimum Standards (CPMS)
Provide guidance and collaborate with other subject matter specialists to integrate child protection and PSS approaches into global programming and guidance documents, toolkits, MEL guidance documents, resources, and quality assurance processes.
In partnership with Country Offices and the Global Program Unit, establish quality assurance mechanisms, document learnings and report on delivery of RTP’s Strategic Plan goals related to child protection and psychosocial wellbeing.
Collaborate with MEL team to effectively integrate child participation and protection considerations within MEL approaches, standards and guidelines.
Collaborate with GPD and Global MEL team to manage RTP’s global research agenda and evaluation approaches, including identifying appropriate partners and methodologies for monitoring and evaluating child protection and psychosocial wellbeing.
Contribute to organizational initiatives at the global level to implement and reinforce RTP’s thought leadership strategy for psychosocial wellbeing of children.
Drive Innovation and Program Design:
Develop new, or revise existing, child protection and psychosocial wellbeing project models based on evidence from RTP’s programs and learning from what works in organisations delivering similar work.
Collaborate with Country Offices to strengthen program adaptation based on results and learnings of what works in programming to support children’s wellbeing through child protection and PSS, particularly in relation to education.
Collaborate with GPD, MEL and country technical specialists to develop standards and guidance on play-based approaches and methodology to achieve child protection and psychosocial wellbeing programs outcomes.
Collaborate with MEL and Scale and Innovation functions to align Child Protection and PSS portfolio with RTP’s emerging approach to piloting, research and development.
Support Quality Programming:
Support ongoing learning and knowledge sharing with Country Office Child Protection Specialists/Focal Points and Program and MEL Teams on child protection and psychosocial wellbeing programming and measurement approaches.
Coordinate and facilitate Child Protection and PSS trainings that focus on: knowledge, attitudes and behaviour towards child rights and protection; and child protection referral systems.
Train RTP staff to train volunteers and service providers on basic, focused, non-specialised PSS services (level 3).
Provide technical backstopping on child protection and psychosocial wellbeing programming, based on needs and priorities identified by Country Offices.
Lead global initiatives for child protection and psychosocial wellbeing related to coaching and capacity building, including facilitating a Child Protection and PSS community of practice.
Provide child protection and psychosocial wellbeing technical leadership on multi-country and strategic business development opportunities.
Work in partnership with Global Partnerships Team and Fundraising Offices to communicate RTP’s strengths related to play, child protection and psychosocial wellbeing programming and outcomes, including contributing to capacity statements, proposal development and representing RTP in key donor forums.
Thought Leadership, Representation and Partnership:
Identify and liaise with child protection and MHPSS networks, working groups, conferences and coalitions in Norway and Globally (e.g. The Norwegian MHPSS Network, Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, Global Protection Cluster, and other child relevant protection organizations or networks).
Ensure exchange of information, experience, identify new strategies and courses of action to accelerate and improve the delivery of PSS interventions and achieve broader child protection program requirements and objectives.
Contribute to internal and external communication products, research reports, case studies, technical notes and training resources on child protection and psychosocial wellbeing.
Other Tasks as Assigned
What You’ll Bring (Essential):
Education/ Training/ Certification:
Master’s degree in related field (Education, International Development, Social Work, Sociology, Child Protection, Child Rights, etc.) or equivalent professional experience
Child rights and protection courses and/or certificates
Experience:
Proven experience in child protection system development in a humanitarian or development child centered organization focusing on PSS
Lived experience in Africa, Asia, or the Middle East working within a humanitarian or international development setting
Familiarity and active involvement with the Global child protection or PSS network and MHPSS networks, including experience of working with government and child protection partners at national and international level
Demonstrated experience in designing interventions and training related to child protection and PSS interventions for children
Strong experience of embedding safeguarding protocols within child protection programming including considerations on consent, information sharing and monitoring
Experience with strengthening of child protection or PSS delivery preferably in emergency or humanitarian contexts
Demonstrated experience in policy processes, including research, reviews and formulation with evidence of similar assignments in other countries; and experience to advocate and provide policy advice
Consolidated experience in safe information management within child protection programming
Competencies/ Personal Attributes:
Ability to multi-task, maintain a high degree of organization, and meet deadlines
Highly adaptable, demonstrating a flexible attitude and an ability to work with people from various backgrounds and cultures
Effective leadership and team management skills
Demonstrated change management skills, including the ability to lead implementation of new systems and affect staff behavioral/ attitudinal change
Strong conflict management and resolution skills
Excellent relationship building and management with internal and external stakeholders
Ability to address the intersectionality of child protection issues and program with gender, inclusion, poverty and racism
Focuses on impact and result for the client
Growth mindset, open to feedback and actively engage in continuous learning and development
Knowledge/ Skills:
Knowledge of Standards to ensure a quality Child Protection response, Child Protection risks, develop adequate strategies and work across sectors
Knowledge of child protection in development and humanitarian contexts, and applying humanitarian principles and standards, including do no harm principles
Excellent knowledge of preventing and responding to psychosocial distress and promoting mental health of children in different settings
Strong knowledge of developing community-level approaches
Outstanding communication skills, oral and written, including reporting writing
Proven facilitation and presentation skills
Ability to lead strategic planning, results-based management and reporting
Ability to support the formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development programs and projects
Languages:
Fluency in spoken and written English
Bonus if You’ll Bring (Not Essential):
Knowledge of Arabic and/or French
Training/professional experience in gender equality and/or inclusion
Experience supporting teams in developing countries
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Right To Play Child Protection & Psychosocial Support Specialist Jobs in Uganda
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