Child Protection Coordinator

About the role

Save the Children is looking for a Child Protection Coordinator in Kitwe, Zambia, to coordinate and support the implementation of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland-funded "Protecting Zambian Girls and Boys Offline and Online - Phase II" project. Working with the partner YWCA, the coordinator ensures timely and quality delivery in line with approved plans, budgets and donor requirements. The project strengthens child protection systems and protects children from violence, exploitation, neglect and abuse in physical and digital environments, across Ndola, Kitwe and Chingola districts and nationally.

Key responsibilities

• Support the implementing partner in planning and delivering project activities, including technical guidance with the technical team
• Lead or support the delivery of selected activities according to the implementation plan
• Document project and partner experiences, results, impacts, challenges, good practices and lessons learned
• Ensure effective planning, implementation and monitoring, adjusting plans for climate-related risks and changes in the operating context
• Mainstream gender equality, disability inclusion, child participation, disaster risk reduction and civil society strengthening
• Work with partners, technical teams, other organisations and government ministries on technical quality and service delivery
• Meet regularly with local partners, support their implementation and capacity strengthening
• Track expenditure against the approved budget and annual forecast, and ensure timely, accountable fund disbursement
• Review partner reports and funding requests, and support trainings and capacity building
• Carry out periodic field monitoring visits, facilitate review meetings and support indicator data collection and evaluations
• Produce timely, high-quality monthly, quarterly and annual monitoring and reporting
• Liaise with practitioners and ministries on child protection policy, practice and evidence

Required profile

• University degree or diploma in Social Sciences, Development Studies or another relevant field
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in children's rights, child safeguarding and child protection, preferably in the civil society sector
• Experience in child participation and the Nine Basic Requirements for Meaningful and Ethical Children's Participation
• Proficiency in one or more languages spoken in the project locations is an advantage

Required skills

• Project cycle management and strong knowledge of child protection
• Experience facilitating trainings using participatory methodologies
• Good financial management skills and understanding of budgets
• Knowledge of crosscutting themes such as disability inclusion, gender and climate change adaptation
• Analytical and report writing skills