Needed Regional Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) Technical Advisor

The Opportunity
The job holder will be the lead in developing SCI strategy, programming, advocacy and monitoring, evaluation, research and learning on Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) for the Middle East and Eastern European (MEEE) region. To this end, the incumbent will work across thematic area programmes (including Child Protection, Education, Youth/Adolescents, Mental Health and Psycho-Social Support (MHPSS), Health and Nutrition) to support quality programming for prevention, response and recovery to protect children from harm, identify violations and rebuild children’s lives. To this end, the post holder will also be responsible for provide technical backstopping in setting up/strengthening SCI inputs into the Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism on Grave Violations Against Children (MRM) in relevant countries in the region.

The CAAC technical advisor will be responsible for providing technical inputs, guidance and support to country office staff capacity development, as well as leading the development of regional (and potentially global) initiatives. The Technical Advisor is also responsible for building the technical capacity of SCI and partners at the country level in CAAC specific themes and keeping up to date with initiatives and developments in the field. The post holder is responsible for promoting best practice and supporting the alignment of the CAAC programme with the global Child Protection Thematic Strategy, Save the Children and Inter Agency principles, priorities and standards.

The incumbent will play a representative role on behalf of SCI at key country level, regional and global fora and will be expected to serve as a thought leader on strategy, programming, and monitoring/evaluation. Through partnership development with other key actors in CAAC sector, the job holder will establish sustainable and strategic collaborative initiatives allowing to maintain high quality of CAAC interventions in the MEEE region. In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

In order to be successful you will bring/have:

Essential
* Minimum 8 years of work experience working in a field related Children and Armed Conflict and/or protection in fragile contexts;
* Experience in the design and development of programmes in conflict affected countries;
* Strong familiarity with CAAC related legal frameworks, approaches, and international agreements;
* Ability to work both in a high-level advisory and a hands-on technical capacity;
* Experience in monitoring and evaluating protection programmes in emergency, transition and development contexts;
* Excellent advocacy and communication skills, including a high level of written and spoken English.

Desirable
* Experience of preparing successful funding proposals for donors;
* Working experience within the Middle East;

We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector. The contract length for valid for 12 months.

The Organisation
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 that 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 workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:
Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/careers

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.