Regional Technical Adviser Protection Africa

Terre des Hommes Lausanne – Senegal office recruits: a Regional Technical Advisor Protection Africa.

Job overview

Terre des hommes Lausanne (Tdh), Switzerland’s largest children’s rights organization, is reorganizing its organizational model to connect with vulnerable children and youth in the 30 countries where it operates. Regional offices play a central strategic role in Tdh’s new organizational model. Their main mission is to strengthen the relevance, quality and impact of child protection interventions as well as their role of representation and strategic partnership at the regional level. In this context, Tdh recruits a regional advisor.

Other information

In sub-Saharan Africa, Tdh works directly in 8 countries (Burkina Faso, Burundi, Guinea Conakry, Kenya Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria and Senegal) and through partnerships in 6 other countries (Benin, Cameroon, Madagascar, Niger, Togo and Uganda). In the Africa region, Tdh addresses child protection issues in both emergency and stable development contexts. The cross-cutting child protection sector brings its expertise to Tdh programs in migration, access to justice and health in the areas of SMSPS, case management, participation and empowerment of children and youth, safeguarding and rights of the child and business through a community-based approach and systems strengthening. By addressing the unique challenges faced by children in these diverse contexts, Tdh provides comprehensive and integrated support. This approach not only addresses immediate protection needs, but also contributes to the long-term resilience and well-being of children and their families.

Responsibilities

General responsibilities "Principal purpose" Under the supervision of the Regional Protection Africa Coordinator and in connection with the global Protection team, she/he ensures the development of thematic approaches and methodologies that are specific to her and adopted in the strategy of her sector, as well as their adaptation, deployment and monitoring at regional level. It participates in programmatic management by ensuring the implementation and monitoring of indicators concerning cross-cutting themes of Protection in the region and validating the indicators and their analysis. It provides technical support and assistance to interventions/projects in the field of protection at regional level.

Education / Qualifications

It manages and shares the knowledge of Protection expertise to Tdh teams in the region (training, coaching) by contributing, among other things, to the digitalization of methods and procedures resulting from its activities. It ensures the quality and alignment of protection interventions/approaches and projects at regional level. It provides technical support and quality control of programmes in the region for all protection issues. It develops strategic partnerships in the fields of protection at regional level. Elle.il is in charge of structuring a Protection business line at the regional level Elle.il is responsible and accountable to beneficiaries, collaborators and donors On guidance and delegation of the Coordinator

• Regional
• e Protection represents Tdh in its area of expertise by participating in external and internal conferences, forums, working groups, etc. and actively contributes to thematic advocacy related to its field in the region. Specific Responsibilities / "Tasks" Context More specifically, she.he is assuming the following responsibilities: Strategy and management:
• Contributes to the thematic analysis of issues and major trends in the thematic areas of Protection at national and regional levels;
• Participates in defining the implementation of the organization’s overall strategy in the areas of Protection at the regional level;
• Participates in and provides technical support for Protection pilot/cross-cutting/theme projects at regional level.
• In conjunction with the delegation representatives, ensures the collection and analysis of Protection programmatic indicators for programs in its region.
• Principles, standards and methodologies:
• Acts as a thematic reference Protection at regional level in connection with the Coordinator
• Regional Protection;
• As such, he/she promotes, facilitates and ensures the integration and implementation of child protection approaches, methodologies and standards (including minimum child protection standards) in collaboration with Tdh’s various programmes and other cross-cutting expertise (Children and young people on the move, Access to Justice, Health, WaSH and ICT4D), and within the Protection projects in the countries of the region, including the Safeguard projects.
• Contributes to the deployment of Protection principles, approaches, methodologies and standards at regional level.
• Supports the deployment of our programmatic priorities Protection on the ground within the Region
• Leads the development of technical products from child protection areas of expertise integrated into regional projects and strategic delegation projects. Innovation:
• Contributes to the development and implementation of innovations in the different areas of Protection for programs in its region.
• Uses the ecosystem created by the disruptive innovation unit to generate, incubate and accelerate innovations. Integrates this dimension into the formation of teams. Funding:
• Identify donors and funding opportunities that support Protection in the region;
• Contributes to the obtaining of funding (writing communication documents, contribution to the writing of proposals led by delegations or the regional office). Quality assurance and control:
• Provides technical support for Protection-related programs in the region;
• Coordinates the quality control of Protection interventions, in particular by promoting the use of Tdh Protection programmatic indicators.
• Leads, leads or facilitates the assessment of child protection capacity needs, capitalization reports and related capacity building activities in the region, including through blended approaches to face-to-face training and coaching, online learning and exchange, etc.
• Ensures that child protection interventions are based on Tdh frameworks, approaches and methodologies. Knowledge management and sharing:
• Ensures the strengthening of skills and technical capacities Protection (in the framework of Learning & Development for employees) at regional level;
• Animates exchanges of practices in relation to all the themes Protection for the region.
• Promotes knowledge management and capitalization. Advocacy:
• Contributes to campaigns and advocacy related to Protection expertise according to regional and global priorities. Practices and networks:

Experience

• Facilitates and consolidates strategic partnerships in the field of Protection at regional level in close coordination with the Protection Coordinator and all PREX; Shares Tdh’s knowledge, results and experiences within professional networks in the field of Protection. Organisational structures:
• Participates in the identification of needs and the definition of skills in his specialty; Participates in the recruitment of experts in delegations;
• Works in matrix with other sectors of the organization. Skills
• This function requires mastery of the fundamental Personal, Social and Leadership (CPSL), Technical and Methodological (CTM) and Management and Strategic Skills (CMS) skills. Of which in particular:
• Welcomes and produces creative thinking and innovative initiatives;
• Ensures the production of knowledge, technical expertise, implementation tools; Proven abilities of
• reflection, strategic analysis and synthesis;
• Develops implementation strategies and policies;
• Enhances and strengthens the capacities of targeted actors (internal and external);
• Develops partnership leadership (internal and external);
• Performs the advisory role in relation to his/her area of specialization in a spirit of partnership. As well as the following specific "Trades" skills:
• Proven experience in positions of technical advisor or coordinator in the themes of Protection
• Excellent interpersonal communication and emotional intelligence (meaning of active listening and a sense of diplomacy);
• Flexibility, responsiveness, adaptability, pragmatism;
• Rigor, organization; qualities of trainer.
• Excellent writing and representation skills in French and English; Mastery of the usual office tools. Requirements

Candidate profile

• Higher education (Master or equivalent) in a relevant field such as Child Protection, Social Work, Psychology, Social Sciences or a related field or equivalent combination of professional training and proven experience in the fields of Protection.
• In-depth expertise required (technical reference role, recognized senior expertise, ability to analyze protection issues in complex contexts, make informed and contextualized strategic recommendations, and provide technical support at different levels – projects, country and regional – in-house and to local and national partners) in at least one of the following areas: Child Protection in Emergencies (PESU) and/or
• Strengthening of protection systems in particular in relation to case management systems Strong transversal mastery required (contribution to the development of projects / integrations of Protection in Programs, alignment of interventions with international standards in Protection, continuous technical support to country teams) on the following themes and approaches:
• Child Protection Case Management
• Child Protection in Emergencies (PESU)
• Community-based Child Protection and Strengthening Mental Health Protection and Psychosocial Support Systems (MSSPS) Backup
• All of these approaches integrate in a transversal way the participation and empowerment of children and young people. Experience and expertise
• At least 5 years of proven experience in Child Protection, acquired in humanitarian and development contexts, and within diverse cultural contexts.
• Strong professional experience in Child Protection, including:
• Regional and/or international technical support to country teams and partners, implementation, supervision and analysis of child protection programmes,
• Work in humanitarian, fragile and development contexts.
• Proven experience in capacity building, including: the design and facilitation of trainings for trainers and trainings for front-line actors,
• Coaching, supervision and technical support, including the adaptation of content to different cultural and operational contexts. Proven experience in project design and management, including:
• The design of projects,
• Drafting and editing proposals,
• Technical dialogue with donors.
• Experience in knowledge management and capitalization, including the development, structuring and sharing of knowledge and best practices.
• Prior experience in an international NGO or organization operating on a regional or international scale is an asset. Skills Keys and professional posture
• Excellent analytical and synthesis capabilities, with the ability to transform complex analyses into operational recommendations.
• Non-hierarchical leadership, with an ability to influence, federate and guide multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to arbitrate, prioritize and orient, in complex and constrained environments. Great autonomy and sense of responsibility, with the ability to support and advise other professionals.
• Ability to handle a large workload
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships at all levels of the organization and within external networks and partnerships. Excellent communication skills, allowing to interact effectively with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proven skills in institutional representation and contribution to spaces for coordination and advocacy.
• Good knowledge of the region and experience working in multicultural and multidisciplinary environments. Languages
• French and English professional level Knowledge of IT
• Mastery and professional practice of Office tools (Word, Excel, Power-Point, Outlook,...).
• Objectives for the upcoming period must be completed on the supervisor’s assessment interview form and in consultation with the functional manager. Tdh Global Code of Conduct and Ethical Policies
• Commits to promote and comply with the Global Code of Conduct, to systematically report any violation of the Code through Tdh’s formal reporting mechanisms and to treat any violation of procedures and processes appropriately.
• Raise awareness of the risks of policy violations, violence and abuse, and the rights that arise from them, towards children, community members and our own employees.

Location

• Commits to comply with key ethical policies and guidelines, including safeguard policy, anti-fraud and anti-corruption policy, conflict of interest policy and other policies related to the prevention of terrorist financing and criminal activity, as well as workplace behaviour.
• Commits to putting into practice the values and principles by adopting exemplary behavior, in perfect accordance with the code of conduct, and always respecting established procedures and processes.
• Is committed to developing a compliant and informed management culture within the organization and in our work with children and the communities in which we operate. Implementing rules Applications will be received by applying via this link: https: