"SOS Children's Villages - Azerbaijan" Association was founded in 1999 according to the agreement signed between "SOS Children’s Village International” and Azerbaijan government. The main purpose of the organization is providing family based care to the children deprived from parental care as well as implementation of different activities aimed to provide children social welfare. Currently a number of social and educational projects successfully have being implemented within SOS Children's Villages Baku and Ganja.
“SOS Children’s Villages – Azerbaijan” has been implementing Child Protection Policy based on UN Convention on Child Rights.
We are now searching for a committed and strong personality eager to make a change for children by supporting our work in the position of a
NATIONAL SAFEGUARDING ADVISOR
Under the leadership of the National Programme Development Director Child Safeguarding Advisor
coordinates and supports the implementation of the Child Protection Policy and related child safeguarding policy support documents in the member association and all its programmes in order to mitigate existing child safeguarding risks for children and young people who are directly and indirectly cared for and supported through SOS Children’s Villages Programmes.
YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Under the leadership of the National Program Development Director (NPDD), contributes to annual and strategic planning and monitoring of progress towards targets and to putting the SOS Children’s Villages Programme Policy and related policies into practice taking into consideration national legislation and context;
- Contribute to the provision of integrated quality child development services, based on the SOS Care Promise, National Gatekeeping Manual, National Reintegration Manual, National Day Care Manual, Child Safeguarding, Child Protection and ECD policy of the Federation
- Coordinates the implementation of the Child Protection Policy and related child safeguarding policy support documents in the member association.
- Ensures that the minimum requirements of the policy support document on child safeguarding reporting and responding procedures in member associations and the policy support document on child safeguarding investigations are met by the member association and all its programmes, provide support to programme child safeguarding teams.
- Conducts child safeguarding audit in all programmes of the member association.
- Maintains the national Child Safeguarding Incident Register.
- Follows up on reported CS concerns and incidents together with the programme CS team.
- Collects lessons learnt as well as identified challenges to ensure that relevant preventive, awareness raising and capacity building measures are planned and further implemented.
- Ensures that relevant child safeguarding documents and tools are available to child safeguarding team members at national and programme level.
- Identifies capacity building needs on child safeguarding at national level and in programmes and in coordination with HR supports development and implementation of necessary training tools and processes.
- Participates in the regional child safeguarding network.
- Suppor other projects from progrraming side (if needed)
YOUR PROFILE:
- Higher education in social sciences, psychology and/or pedagogy (early childhood education, child development, elementary education is asset);
- At least 2 years’ experience in social welfare field, preferably in the sector of child/youth welfare and family development programmes/experience in social development planning and management in child protection related areas;
- Must possess an in-depth working knowledge of national legislation and curriculum processes for early childhood or school age care programs and knowledge of legal issues relating to social welfare;
- Experience in interpreting policy and writing operational guidance;
- Motivation for work focused on children and families;
- Good knowledge of standards and current directions of development in the field of child’s rights approach, and social welfare systems;
- High level of communication and leadership skills;
- Good knowledge of written and spoken English;
- Experience in project management and planning is an asset;
- Experience and readiness to work in a team.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Full time employment contract- 5 days; 09:00- 18:00
- Area – Str.137 Nizami, Baku AZ1010 (orientation-Chinese Embassy)
- Gross monthly salary –1000.00 AZN
OUR OFFER:
Challenging assignment in an international NGO working environment where professional and human competence is in the foreground.
Interested? To apply please send your application (letter of motivation and CV) by August 31, 2024 at the latest, to [email protected] with the subject line “National Child Safeguarding Advisor”.
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