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Plan International was founded over 75 years ago with a mission to promote and protect the rights of children. The organisation was set up by British journalist John Langdon-Davies and refugee worker Eric Muggeridge in 1937, with the original aim to provide food, accommodation and education to children whose lives had been disrupted by the Spanish Civil W...
Duties for the Child Protection Advisor Job
Ensure the CPC is fully operational and offering services and coordinating referral of children to other services is done efficiently and effectively.
Ensure the infrastructure is child friendly and gender sensitive.
Maintain close relationship with the Department of Children Services (DCS) and other key stakeholders in Child Protection.
Support the DCS to establish a strong network of partners to support the CPC.
Conduct trainings for the staff at the CPC to ensure quality and timely services to children.
Child Protection Advisor Job Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences.
A Master’s degree in the areas mentioned and qualification in basic counseling skills is an added advantage.
At least 5 years relevant work experience in busy and dynamic organizations dealing with, Child Rights, Child Protection, Advocacy, child rights programming, child protection service delivery etc.
Experience in rights-based approaches to development including engaging with government and multilateral institutions.
Demonstrated knowledge of child protection systems in Kenya.
Demonstrated work experience working with poor and marginalized communities and specific child related programming.
Demonstrated advocacy experience at a national and county level.
Key Skills and competencies
Good people and negotiation skills
Demonstrated leadership and management skills
Acts with high degree of integrity, confidentiality and professionalism
Innovation and committed to learning
Communicates clearly and effectively
Results oriented
Knowledge and experience in budget management and financial reporting
Experience in UNICEF reporting is an added advantage
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