Job Title: Child
Protection and Gender Manager
Hiring Organization: SHOFCO
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: NGO
Job Type: Full
Time
Salary: KES
Date Posted: 07/12/2024
Shining
Hope for Communities (SHOFCO) is an internationally recognized grassroots
organization that unlocks the potential of urban slum dwellers to lead hopeful
and fulfilling lives. SHOFCO disrupts survival mode by providing critical
services including health care, clean water, education, and economic
empowerment; and linking these efforts to a community-led advocacy platform.
SHOFCO currently impacts over 2.4 million people across 17 urban slums in Kenya
and is the largest employer in Kibera. SHOFCO is a trusted name and service
provider in Kibera with a 10-year track record.
Job Overview
SHOFCO is
seeking a highly motivated and experienced Child Protection and Gender Manager
to lead on interventions addressing violations of children’s rights to
protection from abuse, exploitation, violence and abuse. The Child Protection
Manager will be responsible for ensuring that quality programs are implemented
and capacities developed to provide these kinds of protection to children in
SHOFCO areas of operations. This role will strengthen existing child protection
and case management responses for vulnerable children and oversee, support the
implementation of case management responses. The person will be in charge of
managing a robust Adolescent girls & boys’ safe spaces programming in
schools and communities in specified counties.
Oversight:
Develop a
clear child protection/case management plan on identification of children in
and out of school who are at risk of being harmed.
Set up/strengthen Rights of children clubs/safe spaces in schools and
communities together with the team, including training and awareness raising on
child safety and linking children to available services.
Take the initiative in developing an evidence-base, documenting lessons learnt,
best practice and case studies to shape in-county strategies and program
approaches, and contribute to broader learning within child protection and GBV
response.
To provide technical guidance to the Child Protection and Gender team in
coordination with the Head of department on implementation of activities
successfully.
Technical
Quality:
- Provide
technical and management leadership to the child protection case
management programs, and the adolescent safe spaces programming in
accordance with best practices and SHOFCO child protection policy.
- Ensure
that solid CP case management, referral and information management systems
are in place for appropriate identification, responses and follow-up for
children harmed or at risk of being harmed, and that these processes are
happening in a timely manner.
- Ensure
the adolescent safe spaces programming are contextualized and supported
with appropriate technical support.
- Develop
and implement capacity building plans for all areas of child protection
programming within the county.
- Ensure
regular communication with the Head of department and the Child Protection
and Gender team to integrate appropriate technical priorities in program
design, in order to provide updates on achievements and challenges
Staff
Supervision & Development
- Maintain
open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team
spirit and providing oversight and guidance to enable staff to
successfully perform in their positions.
- Ensure
timely completion and submission of monthly reports, probations reviews
and annual performance reviews.
- Assist
with the recruitment of need Child Protection and gender staff, in
coordination with the Head of department.
- Ensure
training, support and ongoing capacity building opportunities for staff on
technical and project management skills.
Grant
Planning & Implementation
- Supports
implementation and ensure adherence to grant work plans, spending plans
and monitoring and evaluation plans.
- Work
closely and coordinates with, finance and grant staff to ensure timely and
completion of program activities and expenditures; including active
participation in grant opening/closing and review meetings.
- Develop
and maintain effective and efficient oversight, support, quality control
and reporting systems and processes.
- Ensure
regular field monitoring and modifications as required.
- Monitor
and consolidate information collected from weekly and staff activity
reports
- Ensure
high-quality donor reports on activities, indicators and achievements
Partner
Management
- Develop
and maintain effective working relationships with child protection actors,
government and children’s department.
- Advocate
with peer agencies, government and other stakeholders to promote timely
and quality case management responses for children
- Actively
develop and maintain effective working relationships with key
stakeholders.
- Regularly
attend coordination group meetings at appropriate levels to contribute to
the case management responses across agencies.
Program
Development
- Contributes
to the development of the CP sector strategic direction for responding to
children issues across the county
- Contribute
to proposal development activities (narrative and budget) through planning
and program design with relevant field-based staff and ensure technical
standards are taken into consideration
- Coordinate
with other actors, government ministries to receive and provide input and
support regarding responses for children.
- Work
with the existing community children’s structures to recruit children
promoters, champions within the children officers to oversee and respond
to children issues in the communities.
- Work
with SHOFCO MEL team in data analysis and information dissemination to the
appropriate coordinating mechanisms, field teams and beneficiaries.
Qualifications
- Minimum
of 5 years of relevant experience in implementing child protection and
Gender programs, preferable social work or case management, in
humanitarian or informal development settings.
- Bachelors
Degree in social work, human rights, or related degree desired
- Master’s
degree in Gender studies, Development studies, Social Work, Project
management or any related field.
- Professional
Qualifications
- Any
training certification relevant to the role
- Other
requirements (unique/job specific)
- Previous
experience supervising and managing a team in a cross-cultural setting
- Demonstrated
understanding of working with children from diverse cultures and
environments.
- Demonstrated
experience in capacity building and mentoring of staff members.
- Excellent
communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage
effectively with diverse stakeholders
Functional
Skills:
- Creative
- Innovative
- Business
Leadership
- Analytical
and detail oriented
- Presentation
skills
- Networking
Behavioural
Competencies/Attributes:
- Collaborative
- Team
leadership & governance
- Inspirational
- Persuasive
- Self-Driven
- Enterprising
How to
Apply
We are an
equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our organization, all
interested applicants should send their applications together with a detailed
Cover letter and CV to recruitment@shininghopeforcommunities.org with
a clear subject line “Child Protection and Gender Manager”. Female candidates
are highly encouraged to apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Applications should reach us no later than 15th July 2024.
