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TITLE: Child Protection Sub Cluster Coordinator
TEAM/PROGRAMME: PDQ / LOCATION: Juba with substantial field visits
GRADE: TBC / CONTRACT LENGTH:
Fixed Term of 12 Months
CHILDSAFEGUARDING:
Level 3: the role holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work in country programs; or are visiting country programs; ore because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.
ROLE PURPOSE: The aim of the Child Protection sub-Cluster is to ensure a more coherent and effective response by mobilizing groups of agencies, organizations and NGOs to respond collaboratively and strategically to child protection issues in southern Sudan. The sub cluster will strive to increase the profile of child protection issues within the humanitarian agenda and seek to provide more effective support to vulnerable southern Sudanese children.
UNICEF and Save the Children have been designated as leads for the Child Protection sub Cluster, a relationship defined through a separate Memorandum of Understanding between the agencies, and available to Cluster members.
The Sub- Cluster Coordinator will work impartially, serving the needs of all members of the Sub- Cluster and should work closely with the UN Humanitarian/Residence Coordinator as appropriate.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Director of Programme Development and Quality
Dimensions:
South Sudan is one of the most challenging and exciting working environments that Save the Children currently works in. The newest country in the world, its legacy of thirty years of war has yet to be even partly addressed as its new government struggles to both mature and reach out to its people. Education rates remain extremely low with less than 10% of the population finishing primary school; and only 200 girls completing secondary school in 2011 (out of a total population of greater than 8 Million people). Infrastructure across the country remains virtually none-existent; with 80% of the country – including State capitals – only accessible for half of the year (the rainy season) by small aircraft. The agencies still provide some 75% of the basic services of the South Sudanese population.
Staff directly reporting to this post: N/A
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Generic accountabilities
·  Support the government in emergency response by assuming joint overall responsibility with the UNICEF counterpart for co-ordination of the Child Protection Sub Cluster;
·  Ensure close coordination with other key members of the Child Protection Sub Cluster, including the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare, the SS RRC, and other authorities, NGOs, UNICEF and OCHA;
·  Ensure that needs are identified and that cluster activities address the identified needs, fill gaps and prevent overlap and duplication.
·  Secure commitments from humanitarian actors responding to the emergency.
·  With the UNICEF Coordinator, lead the strategic development of the Child Protection Sub Cluster including development of strategies, work plans, coordination of response activities and taking into account the cross-cutting issues.
·  Ensure that information is shared amongst cluster members and between sectors/clusters in order to improve planning, integration and implementation. This includes contributing to regular OCHA situation reports, and taking an active part in OCHA co-ordination meetings.
·  Support the capacity of sub-national clusters and ensure that clear and effective communication occurs between sub-national clusters and the national cluster.
·  Advocate and fundraise for Child Protection as first wave response and ensure that Child Protection is explicitly included and prioritized in all multi-sector assessments, reports and appeals.
·  Facilitate the joint roll-out and potential contextualisation of the Minimum Standards, as well as policies and guidelines by the sub-cluster members and build their capacity to apply these.
·  Track and monitor cluster members fundraising for child protection specific interventions. Ensure that members are aware of funding opportunities and support their capacity to access these.
·  Support sector wide contingency planning including support to the development and application of sector wide emergency preparedness plans and capacity building of sub-cluster members.
Emergency preparedness and response
·  Track the development of the humanitarian situation through collaboration in humanitarian fora particularly inter-cluster coordination and with OCHA
·  Lead or support CPiE needs assessments at state level as required
·  Lead mapping of CPiE capacity and gaps at national and state level to mobilise an effective education response
·  Develop a systematic plan for strengthening coordination structures at a state level including:
·  Continuing the roll-out of CPiE training across priority states, including training on the CPMS
·  Based on these trainings ensure that all states have practical contingency plans and preparedness actions that respond to specific risk scenarios they face
Others
·  Work closely with the UNICEF Coordinator following a joint and work plan.
·  Work closely with the IM and oversee the maintenance and upkeep of the sub-cluster l information management system.
·  Support State Cluster Focal Points to collect analyse and share information to make informed, evidence-based, strategic decisions on the CP needs of affected populations.
·  Use data to inform the prioritisation of needs and available resources for response, identify gaps, map capacity, report and for advocacy purposes.
·  Maintain the sub-cluster website with regular updates and relevant documents.
·  Ensure regular monitoring of esponse activities and coordinate the measurement of the impact of CPiE programmes on the lives of children and youth affected by acute emergencies; report progress towards sub-cluster indicators;
·  As the humanitarian and security situation in South Sudan develops, all coordination staff will need to adapt their roles to ensure that the CP sub-cluster fulfils its role. The generic accountabilities listed below are an indicative list of other areas of work that the sub-cluster Coordinator/co-lead may need to assume.
SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)
Accountability:
·  Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
·  Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved
Ambition:
·  Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same
·  Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
·  Future orientated, thinks strategically
Collaboration:
·  Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
·  Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
·  Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Creativity:
·  Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
·  Willing to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
·  Honest, encourages openness and transparency
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Essential:
·  At least four years of senior-level experience in humanitarian response within the CPiE sector
·  At least one year of experience of responding in the first-phase of an emergency
·  Master’s Degree in Social Science, Human Rights, related field or an equivalent qualification
·  Formal training in Cluster Coordination
·  Excellent English communication skills, both verbal and written.
Desirable:
·  Experience in South Sudan.
·  Experience in Cluster Coordination.
Date of issue: 29/07/2014 Author: Caitlin Brady