About the Company:

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organization that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And its girls who are most affected. Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 80 years, and are now active in more than 75 countries.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:   The CPiE officer provides administrative support to the project team in the Programme Area and shall;

Ensure excellent relationships with all stakeholders involved in the project especially implementing and other operating Partners within the Programme Area including UNHCR, OPM and YDLG.

Build protective environments for refugee and host communities in which children and adolescents affected by the crisis thrive, safe from all forms of violence, including SGBV as well as have access to appropriate age and gender responsive protective services.

Ensure capacity of institutional and community-based child protection mechanisms to identify, prevent and respond to child protection risks (in particular SGBV) is strengthened in both refugee settlements and host communities

Support the Project Manager in strengthening the community-based child protection systems and ensures adequate and quality CP services for children, including case management services, Psychosocial Support (PSS) are provided in refugee and host communities.

Ensure children and adolescents in refugee settlements and host communities have access to information and services to build their self-protection capacity and resilience against any form of violence, particularly SGBV

Ensure UASC and other most vulnerable children and adolescents at risk have access to protection services that provide age and gender responsive support at family, community and institutional level

Ensure most vulnerable children and adolescent girls have access to safe, quality and inclusive primary and secondary education

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Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

The applicant should have relevant qualifications