Child Protection Team Leader at Danish Refugee Council (DRC) Tanzania

Overall purpose of the role:
The Child Protection Team
Leader works as part of DRC’s team under the direct supervision of the
Protection Coordinator and guidance support of the Protection Manager.
The role is based in Kasulu/Kibondo and shall conduct regular field
visits to the host villages near by Nyarugusu and Nduta refugee camp.

The
Child Protection Team Leader will lead the Child Protection programme
in Nyarugusu or Nduta camp. S/he will have overall responsibilities for
programme activities and coordinate effective and efficient programme
planning. S/he will be responsible for the management of CP activity
budgets provide line management and supervision to all CP staff and
represent DRC in all field-level coordination meetings

Program Responsibilities

• Provide
  technical support to child protection teams including capacity building
  and support for activities and updating of deliverable CP project.
• Coordinate,
  compile, review, and edit all project reporting (both internal and
  external), ensuring high quality and timely report submission in line
  with donor compliance requirements, managing monthly and quarterly
  reports.
• Organize and lead child protection meetings and support the teams through training and mentorship for staff’s improvement.
• Working
  closely with the Protection coordinator and Protection Manager to
  design proposal development, fundraising, project planning, and
  implementation.
• Develop and maintain strong working
  relationships with stakeholders, Government, UNHCR, and NGOs to enhance
  multi-agency and multi-sectoral cooperation and coordination.
• Strengthen DRC’s partnership, collaboration, and mainstreaming of solutions approach in DRC’s programme.
• Develop
  and maintain good relations with the persons of concern, relevant
  stakeholders, and other humanitarian actors, to support adequate
  implementation and coordination of DRC’s sector activities.
• Coordinate
  and monitor the overall implementation of CP program activities in the
  camp/host communities based on established indicators, including
  collecting and analyzing data and information for reporting.
• Supervise
  and support the day to day activities including Birth registration,
  case management/psychosocial support, follow-up and advocacy to meet
  beneficiaries’ needs, community mobilization to prevent children at
  risk, build community capacity to prevent and respond to child
  protection.

Data collection and reporting

• With
  support from the Information Management Officer and MEAL department
  track indicators, maintain, update, and analyze data on Child case
  management, psychosocial support, community-based child protection,
  birth registration, and indicator.
• With support from officers,
  prepare and submit timely and quality weekly, monthly, quality and other
  donor reports as per the donor requirements. Accountable for meeting
  reporting deadlines.
• Support and work closely with CP
  Information Management officer and M&E on program data collection,
  track indicators, maintain, update, and analyze data on child protection
  activity and indicators.
• Collaboration with the Protection
  Coordinator, CP officer, and M&E department, participate in CP rapid
  assessment and/or other CP program related assessment, and contribute
  to the CP overall intervention strategy based on feedback received from
  women, men, boys, and girls throughout community mobilization and
  engagement.
• Work with the Information Management Officer to
  ensure safe and ethical data collection and sharing based on agreed
  procedures and protocols.
• Undertake additional work-related duties as agreed upon by the protection coordinator and Protection manager.

Program management

• With
  the support and collaboration of the protection Coordinator, BID
  specialist, and Protection Manager participate in all CP budget
  planning; accountable for developing and maintaining work plans,
  spending and procurement plans, tracking expenditures, and ensuring all
  CP activities are allowable and allocated according to DRC and donor
  compliance and regulations.
• Supervise the CP team and recruitment of incentive workers.
• Ensure efficient and effective program implementation while following the budget and work plan
• Lead preparation of monthly/quarterly/annual highlights/reports, proposals, and budgets for donors.
• Take
  initiative on procurement, working with the Protection Coordinator,
  Protection Manager, and Supply chain to ensure a smooth procurement
  process and correct use of budget spending.

Logistics/Finance

• Lead the monitoring of financial commitments and expenditures against budgets and provide timely feedback on budget follow-up
• Plan and coordinate proactively logistics and movements of staff from and to different operational areas
• Initiate procurements and ensure their execution
• Ensure distribution plans are prepared and shared with logistics promptly.

Experience and technical competencies: (include years of experience)

• Minimum
  of 3-4 years of experience in Child Protection or Social work in
  humanitarian or development programming in refugee protection, working
  for international organizations, UN agencies, relevant ministries, or
  local authorities.
• Strong knowledge of project cycle management.
• Knowledge and experience in working with national government and devolved units.
• Knowledge of database use and management.
• Excellent writing and editing skills in English for external audiences (including governments and donors).
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Good
  personal organizational skills, including time management, teamwork,
  ability to meet deadlines, and work under pressure with minimal
  supervision.

Education:

• Bachelor’s
  degree in law, Political Science, Gender and Development, Social
  science studies, and other relevant fields in well recognized college or
  university (preferred)

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Languages:
Good proficiency in written and spoken English, and Swahili. Kirundi is an added advantage

Key stakeholders: (internal and external)

• DRC programme staff (protection and others)
• Refugees and donors
• Local Government and host Community representatives.
• Referral partners