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Management, Coordination and implementation of project activities.

• Provide timely technical/educational directions to the Program Officers, Communications Officers, and M&E Officers on implementation

• Ensure that psychosocial support is provided to identified women and children i.e. counselling for traumatized children and parents of abused children

• Ensure appropriate referral of emergency cases for further management by the authorities e.g. the Police, medical institutions and other humanitarian agencies so that they receive the medical, psycho-social, legal and material support they may need.

• Oversee the involvement of Program Officers in school planning processes to ensure that GBV is reflected in the child protection operational plans, including PSEA integration in all response actions

• Maintain an updated database on GBV and SEA cases and in case management of child victims’ assistance Support Program Officers to integrate GBV risk mitigation and gender sensitivity in their programming and to include GBV and SEA outputs and indicators in all programme documents

• Support the Communications Officer in the development of adequate messaging for Information Education and communication (IEC) materials

• Work with the procurement and administration departments for guidance on the Procurement and distribution procedure for materials (Play materials, MDD materials) for clubs.

  
  

• Enhance the capacity of school staff and learners to report and adequately respond to GBV:

• Build the capacity of district technical teams, school management and teachers on social and emotional learning and VAC prevention and response.

• Support the Program Officers to ensure the establishment/strengthening of School life skills clubs using the MoES guidelines

• Supervises that assessments conducted to check the technical capacity of school administrators and focal persons to prevent and respond to Gender Based Violence (GBV) and Sexual Exploitation & Abuse (PSEA)

• Supervise trainings for learners, school administrators and the project team on GBV prevention, mitigation and response and improving procedures/practices around GBV disclosures and first-line support for GBV survivors

• Support the co-applicants to carry out sensitization activities on GBV and SEA in communities when called upon

• Together with school administrators, review, update or develop and implement up-to-date school reporting and referral mechanisms that support safe survivor identification, reporting and responses to GBV and SEA

• Provide technical support and monitoring for the schools as they implement the Prevention of GBV and PSEA Action Plan.

• Ensure that existing referral pathways include comprehensive case management services for boys and girls up to durable solutions and that the services meet the do-no-harm principles

• Strengthen GBV programming in the organization, and develop strategic alliances with stakeholders.

• Contributing to resource mobilization activities, draft reports, project proposals, drafting of advocacy materials and other relevant documents as required.

• Work with the relevant government ministries and partner NGOs to carry out child-friendly awareness activities for community stakeholders and community members including children and adolescents in schools to increase awareness on CP/GBV/SEA-related topics and promote access to services to respond to incidents of GBV/SEA.

• Conduct and facilitate structured GBV safety audits and risk assessments in project locations and schools, and work with partners and communities to address identified concerns.

• Represent the project at sectorial working groups and coordination meetings pertaining to related programme activities.

• Facilitate participation of stakeholders and beneficiaries in monitoring and evaluation of activities. Identify and build linkages, relations, collaborations and networks with partners and other stakeholders in implementation at different levels.

• Conduct advocacy campaigns for education in general and Child Protection in particular

Child Protection & Safeguarding

• Adequately document, report and follow up on concerns regarding a safe and secure learning environment for children, to ensure friendly structures for Children with Disabilities (CWDs).

• Guide all project staff on the right procedure for the administrative investigation of safeguarding incidents where school employees are implicated.

• Report/ provide information to relevant authorities when safeguarding incidents or concerns are raised in schools.