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• Responsible to develop/strengthen
  relationships with agencies at the field level in close cooperation with
  the Child Protection officer and the protection and community services
  coordinator
• Responsible for representing DRC in any
  relevant field based thematic meetings with stakeholders and otherwise as
  needed
• Actively coordinate with the field staff
  of other DRC sectors and other organizations
• Actively participate in the regular sector
  meetings and in house coordination meetings
• Maintain and strengthen existing networks
  through other service providers at the camp level, to ensure that
  survivors receive quality services and support both at the agency levels.
• Actively participate in scheduled meetings
  such as Child Protection inter-agency Coordination meetings.
• Work in close collaboration with the
  response team to ensure ongoing needs of children and girls are being met
  in the prevention related activities.
• Strengthen existing referral systems and
  networks of psycho-social service providers
• Work in close collaboration with other
  partners, design prevention activities/interventions within the refugee
  and host community.
• Participate in conducting trainings for
  partners on relevant organizational development areas and support peer
  learning between DRC and other partner agencies.

• Conduct case management services for
  vulnerable children at risk. These will include cases of abuse,
  exploitation, neglect and violence especially UASC and other children at
  risk.
• Identification and documentation of
  vulnerable children.
• Conduct assessments basically BIDs and
  BIAs for vulnerable children.
• Direct service provision basically through
  material support.
• Conduct referrals and follow ups for
  children at risk.
• Support the child protection case workers
  in terms of capacity building and technical guidance.
• To conduct alternative care placements for
  the UAMs and assess their needs.
• Identify potential caregivers’ e.g. foster
  families for placement of UAMs and SC using stipulated procedures
  throughout the project lifespan.
• Sensitize the parents/caregivers on their
  roles and responsibilities on early child development & protection
  throughout the project lifespan.
• Conduct home visits to foster care homes
  and assess needs, ascertain the living conditions of the UAMs/SC and
  provide ongoing support to families, foster and alternative care systems.
• Facilitate foster parents trainings on
  Child rights and general protection.
• To conduct daily field visits to support
  child protection case workers and child protection community structures,
  mentoring through technical back-stopping and to train duty bearers
  throughout the project lifespan.
• Conduct child protection training for
  CPCWs, CPCs among other community structures.
• Assist the protection team in organizing
  and delivering protection trainings and promoting the refugee law on the
  rights of children.
• Contribute to the daily quality
  implementation, monitoring and evaluation of child protection related
  projects and interventions.
• Contribute to the development of advocacy
  points based on assessment of situation and risks
• Identify and strengthen community
  structures through engaging community leaders, camp management and other
  stakeholders to ensure that the survivors receive adequate support at the
  community level.
• Facilitate formation of support groups to
  enhance community engagement & ownership on Child Protection
  prevention work.
• Any other tasks as may be assigned from
  time to time

• Responsible to manage case workers.
  Provide technical and programmatic leadership in this thematic area for
  DRC outreach workers and community based mechanisms in Rhino camp
  operational area
• Develop staff performance measurements and
  targets and appraise them based on the set targets
• Conduct daily field visits to support
  field staff through technical back stopping and to train duty bearers
• Uphold DRC’s code of conduct and
  principles of accountability

• Proactively contribute to quality and
  timely drafting of weekly, monthly reports,
• Support and guide case workers in
  providing flash reports on major protection risks and incidents
  identified.

• Plan and coordinate proactively logistics
  and movement of staff from and to different clusters
• Support the community services officer to
  monitor financial commitments and expenditures against budgets and provide
  timely feedback on budget follow ups.
• Follow-up all DRC / DDG procedures for
  security, Finance, Logistics, HR and Administration
• Responsible for comply with donors and
  internal DRC reporting and accountability policy and procedures

• Contribute to the daily quality
  implementation, monitoring and evaluation of projects and interventions in
  Rhino camp.
• Identify, document and disseminate
  relevant project success, challenges and follow up on implementation of
  project’s action points
• Assist in participatory
  needs/vulnerability and capacity assessments of affected communities
• Participate in project evaluations and
  assist in the analysis of results.

• The ideal candidate for the Danish Refugee
  Council (DRC) Child Protection Assistant job placement should hold a
  University degree in social sciences, guidance and counseling or relevant
  fields.
• At least two (2) years’ experience working
  with vulnerable communities, basic needs and protection programming
  experience, and/or advocacy programs.
• Professional training in Child Protection.
• Experience in protection interventions in
  line with Refugees operation with wide Child Protection.
• Experience of working with UN or Non‐Governmental organizations.
• Proficiency in English (written and
  spoken) is essential.
• Excellent communication skills and ability
  to conduct training and awareness
• Computer skills.
• Good self-organization and basic
  management skills.
• Knowledge of the local languages spoken by
  South Sudanese and Congolese refugee is an asset.
• Familiarity with Monitoring &
  Evaluation for UN-funded projects desired.

• A cover letter (1
  page) in which you explain why you are interested in the position and how
  you meet the qualities and qualifications criteria
• Concise and accurate
  CV (maximum 3 pages). The CV should include information about your
  qualification, relevant training courses, Work experience, name and
  contact details of 3 relevant references.

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