Child Protection Programme Coordinator

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons to fill the position of Child Protection Programme Coordinator .

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Facilitate and provide technical guidance to programme grantees.
• Ensuring compliance with the program goals/objectives/expectations.
• Ensure partners deliver on time, within budget and providing clear feedback on progress including challenges faced.
• Monthly updates as requested , working under the direction of GM and RD.
• Building and coordinating a learning consortium between the partners and other key stakeholders.
• Keep abreast with key developments and learnings in the sector and effectively share and communicate these with grantees.
• Produce regular consolidated reports that tracks and captures programme progress and learning.
• Relationship building with key players in the region through engagement in working groups and conferences in strict coordination with GM.
• Assist in coordinating programme-learning convening’s annually.
• Provide support where needed to the programme M&E leads.

Qualifications and Experience

• BSc in any Social Science Degree plus a Masters in the relevant field
• 5 years + working in the child protection and safeguarding sector, with a passion for children’s rights and knowledge about rights based approaches.
• Also desirable is experience working in the field of education.
• Previous work with the church or Faith Based organizations is a plus.
• Experience in programme management and coordination of funding consortiums.