CHILD SAFEGUARDING:
Level 3: The post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting the country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.
ROLE PURPOSE:
EKN2 project aims to strengthen a comprehensive, multisectoral response so that displaced Sudanese people in Egypt have safe, equitable and timely access to quality SGBV prevention and response services, including case management, health care, MHPSS, social engagement and empowerment activities.
The purpose of this role is to support the implementation of campaign initiatives and awareness raining regard the SGBV in the communities.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Report to the child protection specialist and will have a dotted line reporting to the country office's communication and campaign team.
Number of direct reports: None
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
● Oversees the forming a community-based protection network from community leaders, local government focal points and women in the community.
● strengthen and build the capacity of the selected leaders on CP, gender equality, SGBV, safe identification and referral processes to the case management team and other service providers.
● Establish community-based protection mechanisms.
● Build the capacity of the community-based network on interpersonal skills, including communication, leadership, problem-solving, and facilitation, to enable them to effectively support SGBV prevention and mitigation within their communities.
● Build the capacity of the community leaders to facilitate regular community dialogues to review emerging SGBV trends and protection concerns.
● Facilitate the process of SGBV awareness messages and disseminated among the Aswan projects into community events and meetings.
● Facilitate the process of developing communication materials, such as flyers, posters, and other visual resources, to reach diverse community members.
● Provide administrative and logistical coordination required for campaign implementation
BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
Accountability:
● Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
● Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance, and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved
Ambition:
● Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development, and encourages others to do the same
● Widely shares their vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
● Future-orientated, thinks strategically.
Collaboration:
● Builds and maintains effective relationships with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
● Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
● Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Creativity:
● Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
● Willing to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
● Honest, encourages openness and transparency
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
● Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, Gender Studies, Community Development, or a related field
● Minimum of 2 years of experience in working on awareness campaign design and implementation.
● Experience in working with children in campaigning contexts. ·
● Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues across the organization developing effective working relationships to deliver outstanding results for children.
● Good communication skills and ability to support and deal with different staff members from different functions and partners.
● Excellent personal, and organizational skills, including time management and ability to meet deadlines, multi-task, and work under pressure.
● Good English language skills, both verbal and in writing.
Additional job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Equal Opportunities
The role holder is required to carry out the duties following the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Child Safeguarding:
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.
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties following SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in social sciences, Gender Studies, Community Development, or a related field
- At least 2 years of experience designing and implementing awareness campaigns
- Experience working with children in campaigning contexts
- Ability to collaborate with colleagues across the organization and develop effective working relationships
- Good communication skills and ability to work with staff from different functions and partners
- Excellent personal and organizational skills, including time management, meeting deadlines, multitasking, and working under pressure
- Good English language skills, verbal and written
What We Do
Service Corporation International (SCI) is North America’s leading provider of funeral, cremation, and cemetery services. Its story began in 1962 with one family-owned and operated funeral home in Houston, Texas, and the company has since grown into North America’s largest provider of funeral and cemetery services. SCI’s work centers on helping families arrange meaningful services and providing care through its death-care operations.
