ChildFund is an
international child focused development agency working in 33 countries
to create lasting and meaningful change in the lives of more than 10.5
million vulnerable, deprived and excluded children, families and
communities, regardless of race, creed, gender or national origin. In
Indonesia ChildFund has been operating for 34 years since 1973, in areas
where the need is the greatest and currently reaches out to 900,000
children and family members in partnership with 50 local NGOs spread
across 8 provinces. For more information please visit www.childfund.org
ChildFund Indonesia is currently seeking:
Position : Child Protection Specialist (Position Code: CPS)
Reporting to : Program Director
Based in : Jakarta
Functional Summary
The Child Protection Specialist position provides technical leadership
to build and/or strengthen ChildFund Indonesia’s child protection
program portfolio and enhance its program quality on behalf of children
in development and emergency contexts. The Specialist plays a lead role
in developing, learning and executing strategies. The Specialist also
leads program design efforts aimed at increasing the ChildFund’s grant
portfolio in child protection. He or she represents the organization
externally and develops external contacts to develop ChildFund’s
resource base. The Specialist works collaboratively with divisional,
regional and field-based colleagues in support of program design,
implementation, evaluation and learning in line with ChildFund
Indonesia’s programs. As may be requested, the Specialist also supports
the child protection effort of ChildFund in the whole Asia Region.
Key Responsibilities
Provides technical assistance and technical leadership about child
protection. This includes the development of innovations, development of
program standards and designs and analysis of underlying causes of
child protection issues in line with organizational theories of change
and pathwaysLeads learning agenda inquiries, including design of action
research, design and facilitation of workshops and learning events, and
primary authorship of publications and toolkits related to child
protectionDevelops position statements, methodologies, and frameworks
related to ChildFund’s theories of change and child protection.Leads
program design teams for technical proposals and contributes to costing
of proposals and concept notes.Cultivates relationships with major
donors and foundations on behalf of the organization to be able to
raise resources for child protection programsServes as senior level
representation functions for the organization as organizational
representative to technical working groups, steering committees, and
industry events related to child protectionWorks with local partners to
mainstream child protection in sponsorship-funded programsServes as a
technical resource to the whole ChildFund Asia Region when it comes to
child protection programmingOther duties as assigned
Qualifications and experience
Minimum 8 to 10 years of experience in child protection programming with
a minimum of 3 years field experience required.Demonstrated technical
competencies in child protection program design, implementation, and
evaluation.Demonstrated experience working with children experiencing
deprivation, exclusion and vulnerability and their families.Proven
ability in participatory training and capacity building program design,
delivery and assessment.Demonstrated experience with child protection
proposal development, including the technical strategy design and
narrative writing.Proven ability to provide high quality technical
assistance, guidance and coaching to implementing staff and
partners.Proven experience with donor agencies and grant making
processes.Demonstrated representation and networking experience with
multilateral agencies, foundations, and other institutions focused on
child protection programming for children and young
adolescents.Organized,
detail-oriented, team player, self-starter and results-oriented
individual.Ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously, work
well under pressure and meet deadlines.Bilingual preferred (English with
Indonesian).Excellent presentation, public speaking and interpersonal
skills.Strong computer skills, with familiarity in using Microsoft
Office suite applications (particularly Word and PowerPoint).Significant
Travel outside of Jakarta required.Master’s degree in field relevant to
child protection, such as child development, psychology or social work
preferred.
ChildFund requires electronic lodgment of applications.
Please send by email your resume or CV & include Job Title &
Position Code in the email subject field. Any enquiries should be
directed by email to: recruitment@indonesia.childfund.org
Deadline for lodging applications: 19 September 2012
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