Protecting children from abuse, neglect exploitation and violence is one of four strategic priorities for Save the Children (UK), along with improving child survival, education, and food security & livelihoods. Our work in Child Protection aims to prevent such harm to children wherever possible and to respond to it effectively when it occurs. Save the Children is committed to protecting the most marginalised children caught up in humanitarian situations, both in conflict affected and fragile states and those affected by other emergencies.
We believe that child protection is a vital part of every humanitarian programme and should be provided as an essential life-saving and life-sustaining component of emergency interventions. More broadly, our key organisational child protection priorities are the strengthening of national child protection systems, family strengthening & the reform of alternative care provision, and support to children on the move.
The post holder will manage Save the Children UK’s Child Protection Emergency Response Personnel team and, with the Humanitarian Child Protection Senior Advisor, will form our new Humanitarian Child Protection Team. The Humanitarian CP team will play a central role in achieving our organisational child protection ‘breakthrough’ in improving the care situation of vulnerable children (e.g. through work with separated and unaccompanied children) working closely with the wider child protection team. The Humanitarian CP team forms part of the Humanitarian Technical Unit whose principal focus is providing technical support to humanitarian programmes.
We have ambitious plans to grow our own capacity, programming footprint, and expertise to provide substantial child protection responses in humanitarian situations. At the same time we want to influence other humanitarian actors and donors to recognise the importance of child protection in humanitarian contexts.
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To apply for the specified position please visit http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/en/jobs.htm (Ref 6452)
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