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Key Duties & Responsibilities

Main Responsibilities

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with or without reasonable accommodation. The tasks listed are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all-inclusive.

Programme Design and Programme Quality

• Provide technical leadership in child protection program design to develop a cohesive, high-impact approach, this includes; crafting effective technical strategies, fostering thematically integrated programming to amplify the impact of child protection initiatives, and integrating best practices, evidence-based solutions, and innovations within child protection and broader protection programs. ensure the inclusion of gender, disability, and resilience considerations, and emphasize a child rights-based approach with a strong focus on child participation.

• Additionally, promote a systems-strengthening approach as the guiding framework, facilitating collaboration with governments and local partners to achieve impact, scale, and sustainability.

Budgets and Assets management

• The post-holder will advise on budget allocation to child protection projects, monitor project budget performance, ensure that project activities are implemented within assigned budget parameters and review financial reports to ensure consistency with narrative reports.

Country Focal Point Responsibilities

• Undertake clear and strong advocacy on the CPP at all levels across the office and support the development of local CPP procedures in line with international Child Protection Standards.

• Collaborate with and provide advice to key teams and/or departments within the offices and deliver mandatory CPP briefings, inductions and/or workshops to staff, managers and associates.

• Support the development of country level CPP implementation action plans

• Liaise with the HR department to coordinate the annual CPP implementation standards self-assessment and incident reporting exercises, providing reports on outcomes and trends to the country management team.

• Provide a central point for the recording of collated information on child protection policy implementation activities taking place across the office and sharing information and good practice.

• Receive reports on child protection allegations and respond effectively in line with local procedures and provide support and advice in dealing with alleged cases of child abuse and child protection.

Multiple Projects Management:

• Technical management of multiple projects with strong coordination with Programme Managers (PMs) and in different locations.

• Integration of Child Protection interventions with other technical issues and grant opportunities to overcome funding gaps.

• Develop innovative programme concepts, interventions and models that can be easily replicated and shared with local organizations.

• Mainstreaming Child Protection on the job practices and orientation of staff and partners.

• Conduct child protection investigation when requested by the Executive Director and prepare detailed reports with recommendations.

Communications and Working Relationships:

• Communicates with tact, diplomacy and always maintain professional working relationships.

• Close collaboration and interdependence with the Programme Team and Business Development Unit, and other support departments.

• Regular working relationship with field teams.

• Ensure proper visibility and compliance to branding on Child Protection issues.

• Local, national and international Civil Society Organizations, Government institutions and UN agencies to ensure Alight’s work is well linked to other initiatives.

Code of Conduct

• It is our shared responsibility and obligation to prevent matters involving Sexual Exploitation & Abuse, Trafficking of Persons, Child Safeguarding and any suggested violation to our Code of Conduct, which may involve Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Corruption or Harassment. If you see, hear or are made aware of any suggested activities then you have an obligation to report.

• Responsible for compliance to the Child Protection Policy and reporting any related issues.

• Responsible for the implementation of the CPP standards as they apply to area of responsibility plus the development of actions to address identified gaps and monitoring their effectiveness.

• Ensure that all Alight partners, visitors and associates in his/her area of responsibility are provided with, are made aware of and have signed and returned a copy of the child protection policy. Inform the partners, visitors and associates that they must comply with the policy in all contacts and communications with children during their visit.