Child protection officer_Спеціаліст з питань захисту дітей

Terre des Hommes Italy  is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting children against all forms of violence or abuse and guaranteeing their right to health, education and life. TDH It, which is part of the TDH International Federation, is currently working in 20 countries worldwide, carrying out humanitarian interventions and development projects in the sectors of education, mother and child health, child protection and rehabilitation, to the benefit of thousands of children, their families, and communities.

Terre des Hommes Italy seeks candidates to fill the position of Child protection officer.

Location: Kyiv with missions to projects’ locations

Start date: 01 January 2023

Duration of the contract: 6 months, full time

The CP officer will be in charge of:

• Monitor and coordinate training on PSS and Psychological First Aid for psychologists (can be who in turn will train school teachers and parents);
• Support management team in designing monitoring tools for the activities related to Child Protection and PSS;
• Mentoring and coach the project team, daily following up their work;
• Going to project locations to monitor quality of activities and staff performance;
• Draft monthly report of the activities or ad-hoc reports of the activities when required the management;
• Support grant and management team in the draft of technical parts of project proposals
• Attend relevant meeting and CP clusters and keep track of what has been reported in the various meetings on the subject
• Support the mission in developing the CP strategy
• Support in mapping the services in the area of intervention
• Facilitate the creation/strengthening of referral mechanisms
• Support the team in the creation of Temporary Learning Spaces and Child Friendly Spaces, monitoring the tools needed and the results to be achieved.
• Support the team in identifying, managing and reporting cases of children in difficulty.
• Additional CP-related tasks if required based on the ongoing initiatives of Terre des Hommes Italy

Requirements

Education:

University degree in Psychology, Psychiatry, Social work or analogue

Job experience:

• Previous experience in NGOs (at least 6 months)
• Previous experience in analogue positions (preferable at least 1 year)
• Basic knowledge of PSS and PFA

Languages

• Ukraine native language
• Fluency in English is mandatory

Personal Requirements

• Strong diplomatic interpersonal, listening and communication skills.
• Strong computer knowledge and skills.
• Ability to work independently, under pressure
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary and multinational team
• Ability and willingness to travel to assigned project areas.
• Valid residency in Ukraine or Ukraine nationality will be considered as a plus

How to apply:

Interested candidates possessing required experience and skills are invited to send CV and motivation letter to [email protected] with “Child Protection officer” in the subject line by 10 December 2023.