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We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
•    No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday 
•    All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
•    Violence against children is no longer tolerated 
We know that great people make a great organization and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
SCI - Afghanistan
Save the Children has been working in Afghanistan since 1976. Our way of working close to people and on their own terms has enabled us to deliver lasting change to tens of thousands of children in the country. The UN Convention of the Rights of the Child is the basis of our work.
We are helping children get a better education, we make it possible for more boys and girls to attend school, we help children protect themselves and influence their own conditions. We work with families, communities and health workers in homes, clinics and hospitals to promote basic health in order to save lives of children and mothers.

Save the Children International (SCI) is committed to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion as core to our vision and values. We provide equitable employment opportunities and aim to increase the representation of women, people with disabilities, and individuals from minority groups to effectively meet the diverse needs of the children and communities we serve.

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ROLE PURPOSE: 

Child Protection Caseworker will be responsible for the provision of case management services and community mobilization activities in the project coverage area in Faryab provinces. S/he will be responsible to work directly on Child Protection Case Management with the communities and children. 
Key area of Accountibility
•    Undertake and meet all case management responsibilities in relation to individual children, including drafting of case plans within two weeks of identification, as directed by the line manager. 
•    Managing child protection cases considering all case management principles and requirements, the best interests of the child and the Do No Harm principle. 
•    Establish a good working relation with authorities in communities and maintain regular, effective and meaningful contact with children and families,
•    Facilitating case management process/referrals ensuring confidentiality and obtaining informed consent/assent forms.
•    Safe storage of all case management forms, ensuring confidentiality and sharing information with approved individuals on a need to know basis.
•    In coordination with children, families, teachers and community-based child protection groups, facilitate regular case planning and review of case plans for all cases.
•    Facilitate awareness raising for communities on relevant child protection concerns, case management reporting mechanisms, service mapping and referrals.
•    Continually update case notes to keep track of the case details and support assessments and revisions of case plans as client needs change. 
•    Providing support, guidance and counselling to families and individuals in need, including facilitation of group PSS sessions.
•    Mapping and regular update of the existing services and awareness raising on existing services among targeted communities.
•    Ensure that case plans are regularly reviewed and facilitate the attendance of all key stakeholders at relevant meetings including case conferences and reviews.
•    Regular visit and monitoring of activities in CFSs, provision of technical support to CFS facilitators on how to facilitate and conduction of recreational activities.
•    Capacity building of local child protection structures for safe identification and referrals of child protection cases.
•    Providing capacity building sessions for communities on Positive Discipline in Everyday Parenting, CPiE and (NEVA) Neglect, Exploitation, Violence and Abuse, 
•    Support access to legal supports and services for cases and their families as need and where possible. 
•    Report any child safeguarding concerns related to Save the Children Child Safeguarding focal point considering the SCI - Child Safeguarding Policy
•    Attend relevant inter-agency coordination meetings, workshops and conferences as required and assigned by Line Manager.
•    To develop short-term implementation plans (weekly and monthly) and long-term plan according to annual project work plan.
•    Maintain and effective filing system for storing project documentation in accordance with standard procedures.
•    Conduction of ongoing assessment to address child protection cases
•    To assist the CP Officer, referring to other services in case of specific needs
•    Any other tasks directed by supervisor.
•    To collect valid activity data of the project on weekly and monthly basis to prepare monthly and quarterly reports. 
•    Attend relevant inter-agency coordination meetings, workshops and conferences as required
•    Any other tasks relate to child protection programs given by line manager
BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
Accountability:
•    holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
•    holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
•    sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
•    widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
•    future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
•    builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
•    values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
•    approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
•    develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
•    willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
•    honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

Additional job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within the reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Equal Opportunities 
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Child Safeguarding:
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.
 

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:
•    University Degree preferably in Law or Social Science.
•    workshops in the field of Case Management preferably with international NGOs.
•    Excellent command of spoken and written local languages.
•    Able to travel inside of the target province and related districts, outside of the duty station as and when required.
•    Good working skills on computer (Microsoft office).
•    Good communication and inter personal relation skills.
•    Abilily to work independently in the field.
•    A good team player & problem solver.
EXPERIENCE:
•    Minimum of 1 years' experience of implementing child protection programs, preferable social work or case management, in humanitarian or development settings
Desirable:
•    Familirity with Microsoft Office applications, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
•    The candidate will be working with local communities in Faryab and will be required to have keen understanding of local context, challenges and customs.

Qualified applicants are highly encouraged to apply for the position by filling in the online application form. In addition to the online application form, they can also attach their update CV and cover letter in the online system. Please note that only the applications received through the online portal will be considered for this position.
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