Child Protection Caseworker

Background

Terre des Hommes Netherlands (TdH-NL) is an international NGO committed to stopping child exploitation globally, the most serious violations of the rights of the child, is the core of Terre des Hommes Netherlands’ work. In line with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and International Labour Organization (ILO) standards as laid down in Conventions 138 and 182, our definition covers: child trafficking and unsafe migration; sexual exploitation of children; the worst forms of child labor; and child abuse including violations of the sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) of adolescents and retrogressive cultural practices such as child marriage and female genital mutilation. In addition, humanitarian assistance is an integral part of our activities, in particular child protection and stopping child exploitation in emergency situations. We work a lot with local partners, so we keep a good view of the local problems. Our partners know the culture and know how best to help children who are being exploited. This allows us to better organize our programs.

In East Africa, Terre des Hommes Netherlands works in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia. We support child victims of exploitation with safeguarding, education, livelihoods support, psychosocial support, legal assistance, shelter, job opportunities and medical care; while at the same time targeting highly vulnerable children, who are at risk of being exploited, in our prevention activities. We launch public and media campaigns to create awareness on our focus issues and carry out local research into the extent and nature of abuse and exploitation of children.

Terre des Hommes Netherlands  (TDH-NL) has been operational in Ethiopia since 2016 and registered in Ethiopia in 2017, carrying out child protection projects within four child protection themes: the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC), the Worst Forms of Child Labour (WFCL), Child Trafficking and Migration (CTM), and Child Abuse (CA) in the form of Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights.  With a management structure in Addis Ababa, TdH is currently implementing Emergency and Development projects in the Amhara regional state.

Our Vision: Terre des Hommes Netherlands works towards a world where all children have a decent life and can grow up to be independent adults. A world in which children are no longer exploited. We will continue our work until this is accomplished.

Our Mission: Terre des Hommes Netherlands prevents child exploitation, removes children from exploitative situations and ensures these children can develop themselves in a safe environment.

Objective:

The Child Protection Caseworker will offer child protection intervention/ services.

The Child Protection Caseworker  works under the direct supervision of Protection Program Officer and closely works with the GBV case workers, Psychosocial Support Caseworkers and TdH field support team.

Key responsibilities

• Responsible for the overall technical and administrative aspects of child protection case management services.
• Provide individual case management for children in the allocated location in accordance with all case management steps and related tools and procedures.
• Registration and intake of cases.
• Assessments of individual cases and if necessary care arrangements, including best interest of the child.
• Case planning, referrals and follow up.
• Supporting child survivors as needed.
• Ensuring there are child friendly reporting mechanisms in place across TdH services.
• Coordinate with the MEAL office to ensure children’s records, data are timely recorded in the database and update the physical files regularly.
• Produce timely progress reports, including both quantitative and qualitative information on child protection activities and input into regular situation reports, weekly, monthly and quarterly.
• Directly communicate effectively with TdH colleagues and other service providers as part of conducting individual case management.
• Liaise with local leadership regarding child protection issues to be addressed at community level.
• Support new or establish community based Child Protection mechanisms/structure.
• Contribute to capacity building strategy for community based child protection interventions.
• Coordinate with other service providers.
• Liaise with local leadership regarding Child protection issues to be addressed at community level.
• Develop child protection service mapping.
• Conduct outreach activities and home visits when needed and document it.
• Prepare, take-part and document Case Management technical meetings.
• Provide group child protection activities in the child friendly safe spaces.
• Ensuring compliance with case management and reporting requirements; including timely data entry in
• and databases, respecting data protection policy.
• Prepare and submit weekly & monthly reports as required and incorporate supervisors’ feedback in a timely manner.
• Participate in awareness creation and prevention activities.
• Participate in the development of procurement and spending plans and work plans to ensure the successful implementation of programs
• Ensure supplies/resources are requested in a timely manner for timely implementation of program activities including manage/prepare contingency program stock supplies where necessary.
• Monitor and track utilization of program supplies and resources to ensure efficient use of available resources.
• Ensure tracking of key program indicators and progress through utilization of CHIIMS, M&E data collection and indicator tracking tools.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders including community leaders and other humanitarian partners and service providers.

Others responsibilities:

• Ensure strict compliance  to TdH´s national and international policies, procedures and practices, including adherence to Do No Harm and child protection.

The responsibilities listed in the job description are not exhaustive and may be readjusted according to operational needs but will remain in line with the overall purpose of the role.

Duty Station: Amhara Region Amhara North Shewa (100% field based)

Contract Duration: 4 months with possibility of extension

Reports to: Protection Program Officer

Staff directly reporting to this post: None

Budget Responsibilities: None

Qualifications

Required:

• Technical degree in, psychology, or counseling or sociology a related field;
• Minimum of 4 year experience in child protection in emergency contexts such as refugee settings, IDP settings.
• Knowledge of standard legal procedures;
• Experience in GBV and PSS is considered an asset
• Excellent listening  and observation skills, including ability to create trust, support, respect and interact with survivors of all ages, background and diversity.
• Ability to lead, train, supervise, and motivate other staff and local partners in their respective tasks in a professional, respectful and supportive manner.
• Has a positive and professional attitude and ability to work with minimal supervision and in a hardship area.
• Flexibility to work outside of normal working hours when necessary.
• Knowledge of English and Amharic is a must.
• Capacity building skills.
• Good computer and IT skills.
• Willingness to deploy in multiple locations.

Desired

• Knowledge of TdH
• Knowledge of the  local context.
• Knowledge of Project management, including project design, implementation, and evaluation.
• Knowing additional local language skills is considered an asset.

Competency profile

• Analytical capacity: understand complex issues by logical reasoning, investigation of potential causes.
• Networking: builds relationships and networks that are helpful when realising objectives and utilises informal networks to get things done.
• Striving for excellence: focus on results while ensuring efficiency.
• Integrity: act based on TdH´s mission and values.