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Date Posted:Friday, May 05 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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Position Description:
The purpose of Gender Sensitive Child Protection – Technical Lead (GSCP) is to provide strategic leadership and technical expertise in the promotion of gender sensitive child protection in Plan International Zambia (PIZ); develop, implement, manage, monitor and evaluate GSCP programmes; and build capacity and network to ensure integration and synergies between the Child protection program and other thematic country programs, proactive external engagement, including resources mobilization, networking and collaboration for policy engagement, and learning and knowledge management within the broader organization.

The incumbent will be reporting to the Head of Programs.

Responsibilities:
1. Provide leadership and strategy in influencing, lobbying and advocating on child rights issues at national and regional level.
2. Contribute in the implementation of the Country Strategy (CS) through formulating country specific policies, strategies and goals on child rights, protection and safeguarding for quality programming that embed our gender transformative programming.
3. Support the development and review of country strategy and thematic programme plans that reflect rights-based approach to programming and demonstrate good practice in child participation and child safeguarding.
4. Contribute towards child rights program strategies in the development of the CS ensuring children’s contributions and issues form the basis of Plan programs.
5. Undertake in-depth Child Rights, Protection and Safeguarding power and policy analysis of the structures, systems and networks in Zambia to identify opportunities for changes in law, policy, budget and behaviour at the national level that will drive the achievement of the CS.
6. Liaise with and communicate with government bodies, donors, other Plan offices and local and international agencies stakeholders – as required and directed by the Head of Programs.
7. Provide technical support in the implementation of program interventions.
8. Ensure the effective engagements and influencing on child protection issues.
9. Enable the sharing of lessons, programme models, good practices, etc. within the country and wider organisation for organisational learning.
10. Ensure early and rigorous implementation of quality and accountability mechanisms, as well as feedback from the relevant stakeholders is considered throughout all phases of Plan’s CR project design and implementation activities.
11. Ensure that Plan International Zambia is providing quality and timely child rights status reports to donors, National Offices and the Global/Regional Hub.
12. Oversee and manage both internal and external reporting for the child rights programming
13. Represent and advocate for Plan with regional and international agencies, donors, Zambia, Government, NGOs and others as required.
14. Analyse and provide feedback on programme implementation to ensure gender equity for both the girl and boy child.
15. Coordinate compilation of quarterly reports on child related offences from Plan’s areas of operation and provide guidance and support to mitigate such abuses.
16. Contribution to thematic capacity statements on Gender Sensitive Child protection.
17. Where necessary provide technical training for project staff and partners as required (child rights programming and the role of duty bearers, investment in children, etc.).
18. Understands and puts into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), ensuring that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.
19. Ensures that all staff in the unit/ function/ department are properly inducted on and understands their role in upholding Plan International’s safeguarding and GEI policies.
20. Where necessary provide technical training for project staff and partners as required (child rights programming and the role of duty bearers, investment in children, etc.).

Educational Qualifications and Experience:
1. Bachelor’s Degree in Child Psychology, Social Sciences, Sociology, Social Work or relevant equivalent qualification.
2. A minimum of 5 years work related experience in similar settings.
3. Experience in working with local communities and networking with local implementing partners, and private sectors.
4. Good understanding of policies, strategies, programs and priorities related to youth programmes and activities.
5. Able to mobilise communities, confidence in talking to people both in groups and on a one-to-one basis and excellent listening skills.
6. Understanding child safeguarding and equality for girls, and demonstrates awareness and sensitivity to gender and diversity.
7. Good time management skills; able to prioritise tasks and to meet deadlines.

Competencies:
1. Familiarity with gender inclusion issues and sensitive to political and socio-economic environment.
2. Gender based violence: Violence (including sexual violence), neglect, abuse and exploitation on grounds of gender identity and discrimination; strategies to prevent and respond to protection issues arising from gender inequalities and gender discriminatory practices.
3. Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills, including ability to find, absorb, analyse and prioritise information from many different sources.
4. Ability to work under pressure, to tight deadlines, with competing priorities and minimal supervision.
5. Flexibility and adaptability.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

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Kindly note that only candidates who meet the above specifications and competencies should apply. Applications should reach the undersigned not later than 5th May, 2023, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

All Applications should be dated and addressed to:
The Country Human Resource Manager
Plan International Zambia
Private Bag 518X
Plot 87A, Off Kabulonga road
Kabulonga.
LUSAKA.

We provide equality of opportunity and will not tolerate discrimination on any grounds. We foster an organizational culture that embraces and exemplifies our commitment to gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion while supporting staff to adopt good practice, positive attitudes and principles of gender equality and inclusion.



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