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- National Coordiantor - Child Protection
- Plan International
- Lilongwe
- Full time
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- Job Description
- THE ORGANISATION
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children's rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.
Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children's rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.
For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.
We won't stop until we are all equal.
- ROLE PURPOSE
We strive for a just world, working together with children, young people, our supporters, partners and host government. Our work supports marginalised children and youth, especially adolescent girls, to grow up physically and mentally healthy and ready to shape their future. We create an enabling environment and empower girls to be active drivers of change in realising their rights. Plan International has been working in Malawi since 1994 in 14 districts, aiming to reach 3.5 million adolescent girls and young women between 2022-2027 through different interventions.
This role exists to provide technical and operational guidance in designing and delivering Plan International Malawi strategies and actions that support children, adolescents and youth, especially girls and young women, to live free from all forms of violence reinforced with equitable social norms. It also supports the design and implementation of monitoring and evaluation systems to demonstrate impact from interventions of inclusive and accountable child protection and gender-based violence systems. The incumbent also engages in external representation on priority issues on child protection and gender equality and inclusion.
- DIMENSIONS OF THE ROLE
The position reports to the Technical SRHR and will be expected to work closely with Plan's partner civil society organizations and other Plan International team members. These include teams working in Education, Humanitarian response and action, Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL), Partnerships Management, Business Development and Grants, Programme Area Managers and Project Managers. The post does not supervise any staff at present but will oversee holistic integration of child protection, gender and social inclusion in Plan International Malawi work and will ensure attainment of quality outcomes.
- ACCOUNTABILITIES
- 1.0 Programme Strategy Design and Programme Development
Lead the development of the Child Protection interventions, including the development of gender transformative projects in line with Plan International's guidelines and Minimum Standards for Child Protection in both Development and Humanitarian settings.
Develop interventions that consider short-term and longer-term programming to respond to the evolving needs of children and young people in both development and humanitarian settings.
Ensure child protection, gender and inclusion programming and influencing related activities are results-oriented and respond to needs of children and young people.
In collaboration with partners and stakeholders, conduct additional in-depth child protection needs assessments and gender analyses as needed to inform program design and influencing work.
Work collaboratively with all programme thematic leads (i.e., education, SRHR), to ensure that CP programming is coordinated and integrated whenever possible.
Keep abreast of national/regional/international development priorities on child protection and rights, gender and social inclusion to enhance program management and delivery.
In collaboration with Business Development team, formulate, design and prepare programs/projects proposals for the sector, ensuring alignment with the overall country strategy and national priorities and plans.
Work closely and collaboratively with internal and external colleagues and partners to discuss strategies and methodologies and to determine national priorities/competencies to ensure the achievement of concrete and sustainable results.
- 2.0 Project Implementation, Performance Monitoring and Reporting
Provide technical guidance in child rights, gender and social inclusion programming to both sponsorship and grants teams throughout the project management cycle process.
Work closely with the technical lead MERL to ensure that all project plans are complete with outcome-level monitoring and evaluation plans.
Work closely with Technical Leads-Communications, IQE, SOYEE, Sponsorship Communications, Programme Area Managers and Project Managers to ensure that the implementation of child protection, gender and social inclusion activities are planned and implemented in a phased and prioritised manner, in full consultation and coordination with all relevant partners.
Provide technical guidance and direction to Plan International Malawi for effective planning, implementation and monitoring of the agreed child protection plans.
Conduct programme visits to monitor the implementation of activities, identify opportunities and constraints and any adjustments that are needed.
Integrate child protection, gender, and inclusion sustainability plans, in all project activities as appropriate.
In collaboration with the MERL department, ensure that Project Managers/Project coordinators have access to and are appropriately using routine monitoring and periodic assessment/survey data.
Provide technical leadership in quarterly/interim and annual project reflection meetings with project teams for learnings and or bi-annual stock-taking to provide the records and all the necessary information as per Plan International Child protection, gender and inclusion standard guidelines.
Draft and/or review scopes of work to hire and manage child protection, gender and inclusion technical consultants, including review of technical capacities and contract budgets.
Conduct field supportive supervision of the team implementing project/interventions.
- 3.0 Resource Mobilisation
Participate in proposal development led by the Business Development Team to secure new grants and meet the country strategy fundraising targets.
Provide sound technical inputs to Business Development to support the development of high-quality concept notes, proposals and other relevant documents.
Establish and maintain effective linkage and relationship with National Offices, internal and external donors, and development partners through fast and speedy communication as well as seeking of new opportunities in liaison with the Business Development Unit.
Pro-actively engage with development partners and donors to mobilize resources and project funding.
Ensure a robust understanding of Plan International sponsorship vision, and support the realisation of strategic alignment with programme priorities.
- 4.0 Capacity Building, Coordination and Learning
Identify areas of continuous improvement to create a protective environment for children against all forms of harm.
Undertake training of staff, project teams, and partner staff to ensure common understanding and vision about child rights programming, gender and social inclusion.
Provide technical support to partners to improve child protection and gender transformative programming and influencing.
Work in coordination with technical leads Communications, IQE, SOYEE, Sponsorship Communications, Programme Area Managers and Project Managers, to ensure strong gender transformation is embedded in all projects.
Contribute to the identification of best practices and lessons learned to contribute to child protection, gender and inclusion knowledge management.
Build and scale-up programme approaches and methodologies from lessons learnt.
- 5.0 Strategic Partnership, Networking, and Influencing
Build strategic relationships with government ministries, UN agencies, and non-government institutions (local and international), especially with the private sector, at national and sub-national levels.
Identify key implementing and strategic partners working in the field of child protection, gender and social inclusion with whom Plan can work with to leverage meeting its country strategy objectives.
Work with public, private and international actors to influence policy frameworks in order to create a child friendly enabling environment at local and national levels.
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