Child Protection Technical Advisor

THE OPPORTUNITY:

The Child Protection Technical Adviser is a critical position for Save the Children in Lebanon and will play a leading role in ensuring the design, development and monitoring of high quality CP programmes across Lebanon.

The Child Protection Technical Adviser will lead fundraising efforts for CP, design high quality programmes that respond to needs of the ground, ensure integration of CP within other sectors, monitor the technical quality of interventions and represent Save the Children Lebanon internally and externally.
 

In order to be successful you will bring/have:

• Master or Bachelor degree in Social Work, Psychology, Human Rights or relevant field.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills in English.
• Extensive experience, progressively responsible, working in child protection programming, preferably in the Middle East.
• Extensive experience in building strong child protection systems and in delivering services to children in emergencies.
• Proven track record of effective fundraising with major donors
• Ability to work under pressure and willingness to work flexible hours in the event of major emergencies
• Experience in both development and humanitarian sector preferred.
• Excellent understanding of the Monitoring and Evaluation processes and methodologies – with specific technical trainings in these areas.  
• Proven representation and advocacy skills.
• Familiarity with key international standards for humanitarian work (e.g. CP Minimum Standards, SPHERE, HAP Principles, etc.).
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and negotiate clearly and effectively at all levels, taking into account cultural and language difficulties. 
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.

We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector. This role is offered on the basis of national terms and conditions only.

A copy of the full role profile can be found at Child Protection Technical Advisor.

THE ORGANIZATION:

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those who need better healthcare, education, and Child Protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. 

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday,

All children learn from a quality basic education and that,

Violence against children is no longer tolerated.

We know that great people make a great organization and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.