position: Child protection in emergency manager
The Organisation
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.
We believe in the power and potential of every child. But
this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination.
And it’s girls who are most affected.
Working together with children, young people, our supporters
and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the
challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.
We support children’s rights from birth until they reach
adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and
adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and
global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.
We have been building powerful partnerships for children for
over 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.
Plan International is an independent development and
humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for
girls. Plan has over 80 years’ experience and works in more than 75 countries
across the world. We strive for a just world, working together with children,
young people, our supporters and partners.
Plan International has been working in Tanzania since 1991.
Our work supports marginalised children and youth, especially adolescent girls,
to grow up physically and mentally healthy and ready to shape their future. We
create an enabling environment and empower girls to be active drivers of change
in realising their rights. We prioritise working with partners, and ensuring
all of our work is evidence based.
Plan International Tanzania has responded to the Burundian
Emergency program in Kibondo and Kasulu since October 2015 due to Burundian
refugees’ influx with special focus on Case Management, Psychosocial support
activities and Education in Emergencies (EiE).
The role will be responsible for ensuring that the child
protection projects are implemented within agreed time frame and budget. The
post holder will be responsible for directly supervising Child Protection
Coordinators and build their capacity in managing projects and reporting on
achievements as well as challenges in Nyarugusu refugee camps with support from
the Child Protection Specialist. The post holder will also represent Plan
International in technical coordination forums at district level in
collaboration with the CPiE Specialist as well as follow-up on the
implementation of agreed action points. He/she will be responsible for
developing a monitoring and evaluation plan with support from MEAL, follow-up
on implementation with strong focus on addressing data quality issues and
through analysis to inform program design and implementation. The post holder
will also participate in resource mobilization processes alongside the CPiE
Specialist.
The position is based in Nyarugusu and reports to the Child
Protection in Emergencies Specialist.
Responsibilities of the Post Holder
Programme implementation:
Management and coordination for the implementation of CPiE
projects in the Kigoma humanitarian program. This includes
Implementation of activity plans
Supportive supervision (technical) to Case management, PSS/CB teams
Project M&E including reporting, in partnership with the CPiE Specialist,
Deputy ERM and M&E team.
Manage a team of CPiE staff, including performance management of direct
reports, supervision and managing regular communication mechanisms.
Project and grant financial management, including budget monitoring aligned
with the FAD and donor contract.
Grant compliance with support from the Business Development Department
In partnership with the CPiE Specialist, supervision of case management,
psychosocial support and community based staff in order to ensure the delivery
of a high quality and safe program for children and young people, and aligned
with international standards
Collaborate with CPIE Specialist to support Child Protection Information
Management System (CPIMS)+ coordinator/ system administrator to access data and
trend reports needed to inform donor reports as specified in the Information
Sharing protocol.
Monitoring Evaluation Accountability Learning (MEAL):
Lead the implementation of recommendations from assessments
conducted by the MEAL team.
Lead monitoring of the quality of project activities and support evaluation of
the same in collaboration with the MEAL team.
Ensure proper documentation of project reports and documents for easy access by
programme staff.
Support continuous learning and quality improvements for individual staff and
the overall program team.
HR Management
Supervise and mentor direct-report staff, namely the PSS,
Community Based and Case Management Coordinators including communicating clear
expectations, setting performance objectives, providing regular and timely
performance feedback, and leading documentation of semi-annual performance
reviews for all CP team.
Promote and monitor staff care and well-being; approve and manage all leave
requests to ensure adequate coverage.
Offer leadership support for successful adherence by staff to Plan
International Policies and Procedures and strategy.
Participate in recruiting, training and mentorship of camp-based
staff. Lead as line manager for direct reports.
Perform other HR related functions such as filling of timesheets in a timely
manner based on Plan International Policies.
Provide regular updates to CPiE Specialist regarding priorities and constraints.
Business Development
Participate in program design.
Work with the CPiE Specialist to compile learning/lessons from project
implementation to inform the design of future programs
Support budget development and activity plans for new proposals and concept
papers.
Representation and advocacy:
Support the ERM and CPiE Specialist when necessary in representing Plan
International in sector coordination meetings and interagency activities
Participate in interagency assessments and trainings.
Work in close relationship with the government representative in Kibondo and
Kakonko Districts and other partner’s/UN agencies present in the camps.
Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Child
Protection (CPP) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) are fully embedded in
accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including
relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of
responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and
associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these
policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to
their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance
with the appropriate procedures.
Key relationships
The Child Protection in Emergencies
Manager is managed by the CPiE Specialist. The CPiE Manager works in
close partnership with:
M&E Department
Finance Department
Compliance Coordinator, Business Development Department
Procurement and Logistics Department
Head of Partnerships
Other program implementation managers in the humanitarian program
Technical expertise, skills and knowledge
The qualified candidate will be a
child protection in emergencies professional with relevant degree in
Psychology, anthropology, Social work or equivalent.
Female candidates, people with
disability and people from other recognized marginalized backgrounds, are
strongly advised to apply for this position. Plan Tanzania
recognizes that many people do not have access to university education, have
limited capacity to travel, women take career breaks to care for family, and
physical access for people with disability is limited in some work-places
including in the field. In all recruitments, Plan Tanzania uses a
competency based selection process. This ensures that if a candidate
does not have a university degree or many years of experience, their
competencies and existing expertise is assessed and highly valued.
Essential:
At least 3-5 years’ experience
working in child protection in emergencies. Experience of working in refugee
settings. Experience working in host communities is an advantage.
Demonstrated skills in project design, participatory monitoring and evaluation
skills
Experience in coordination and external engagements and demonstrated
understanding of representation of an international organization to government,
non-government and international partners.
Proven capacity to mentor, support, train, coach staff and provide supportive
supervision in CPiE.
Effective team management skills across several locations and operating in a
cross cultural structure
Excellent command of English and Swahili, verbal and written skills
Ability to work with numerous conflicting and urgent priorities and under high
pressure, ensuring the wellbeing of self and team.
Demonstrated experience implementing international standards, including Minimum
Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action and other interagency
guidelines for child protection
Plan International’s Values in
Practice
We are open and accountable
Promotes a culture of openness and
transparency, including with sponsors and donors.
Holds self and others accountable to achieve the highest standards of
integrity.
Consistent and fair in the treatment of people.
Open about mistakes and keen to learn from them.
Accountable for ensuring we are a safe organisation for all children, girls
& young people
We strive for lasting impact
Articulates a clear purpose for
staff and sets high expectations.
Creates a climate of continuous improvement, open to challenge and new ideas.
Focuses resources to drive change and maximise long-term impact, responsive to
changed priorities or crises.
Evidence-based and evaluates effectiveness.
We work well together
Seeks constructive outcomes, listens
to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our
shared goals.
Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and
communities.
Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better
world for girls and all children.
We are inclusive and empowering
Seeks constructive outcomes, listens
to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our
shared goals.
Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and
communities.
Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better
world for girls and all children.
Level of contact with children
High level: Frequent interaction with children during field visits
Location: Nyarugusu – Kigoma
Reports to: Child
Protection in Emergency Specialist
Grade: D1
Closing Date: 31st May 2021
Equality, diversity and inclusion
is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.
We want Plan International to
reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal
opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment,
marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or
belief, sex or sexual orientation.
Plan International is based on a
culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that
ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse
people, thoughts, and ideas.
We foster an organisational
culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’
rights and inclusion.
Plan International believes that
in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to
ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe.
This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come
into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing
children at risk.
A range of pre-employment checks
will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Safeguarding
Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in
the Inter
Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will
request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of
sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment,
or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By
submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these
recruitment procedures.
