Child Protection Team Leader Middle East Bekaa - Military veterans preferred

**Child Protection Team Leader**

**DRC has been responding to various humanitarian crises in Lebanon since 2004, working with Palestinian, Iraqi and Syrian refugees. DRC received registration from the Ministry of Interior in 2011, and since then has focused primarily on responding to the Syrian refugee crisis in Lebanon and the resulting impact on Lebanese host community. DRC Lebanons focus is to ensure that we are able to respond to critical emerging humanitarian needs whilst improve the living conditions of displacement-affected populations and contribute to the achievement of durable solutions. With an annual portfolio of $12million, and with approximately 200+ staff, DRC is focusing its response in protection and economic recovery (Ec-Rec) sector in Bekka, North Lebanon and Beirut. DRC is also contributing to the evidence base and coordination structures in country through our Evidence Generation and referral information management (RIMs) teams.**

Location Lebanon DRC has been responding to various humanitarian crises in Lebanon since 2004, working with Palestinian, Iraqi and Syrian refugees. DRC received registration from the Ministry of Interior in 2011, and since then has focused primarily on responding to the Syrian refugee crisis in Lebanon and the resulting impact on Lebanese host community. DRC Lebanons focus is to ensure that we are able to respond to critical emerging humanitarian needs whilst improve the living conditions of displacement-affected populations and contribute to the achievement of durable solutions. With an annual portfolio of $12million, and with approximately 200+ staff, DRC is focusing its response in protection and economic recovery (Ec-Rec) sector in Bekka, North Lebanon and Beirut. DRC is also contributing to the evidence base and coordination structures in country through our Evidence Generation and referral information management (RIMs) teams.

**About the job**

The Protection Team Leader (Child Protection) under the direct line management of the Area Protection Manager, has the overall responsibility for managing, supervising and coordinating DRCs Child Protection activities in Bekaa, and is responsible for the overall supervision of case management services and psycho-social support activities to children and caregivers, with a focus on victims of child rights violations.

**Your main duties and responsibilities will be**:

Technical Support and Supervision

* In collaboration with the Protection Specialist, supervise CP caseworkers and support them through the provision of technical guidance and age/gender appropriate and specialized support to girls and boys in need of case management (including on child labor, neglect and abuse) and psychosocial support activities for children and their caregivers;

* Hold inter-agency case management meetings for high-risk cases when needed;

* Attend Best Interest Determination meetings and advocate for the best interest and safety of the child

* Monitor the efficient and accurate updating of the CP case management database (CPIMS) and other data, including referrals data. Compile the data and make note of trends observed

* Conduct monthly review of open cases using supervision tools and develop systems for regular supervision of case management

* Hold regular supervision meetings with case workers and provide constructive feedback and develop plans to improve capacity gaps.

* Conduct group case supervision meetings with case management team to review cases, brainstorm possible responses and options.

* Provide regular and incremental trainings to build skills and knowledge on CP case management to DRC and partner staff;

* Develop and maintain effective working relationship with relevant stakeholders including partner agencies, community leaders and service providers

* Contribute to the maintenance of an up-to-date service mapping of service providers operating in the area and ensure that caseworkers are informed about the available services

* Work closely with DRC local partners and provide the needed field level support

* Remain abreast of SOPs and best practices at the field, on the national and global level.

* Ensure all CP caseworkers and partner staff are familiar with, practice and adhere to the Child Protection Minimum Standards and the National CP Case Management SOPs

* Act as inter-agency focal point of the CP case management hubs, receive and respond to case management referrals

* Identify technical gaps in the program and identify/implement solutions to address these gaps;

* Develop comprehensive and tailored capacity building plans for protection staff and implementing partners based on respective needs and ensuring quality services;

* Act as focal point for DRC partners in [add location] while leading the implementation of the agreed technical capacity building and coaching plan.

Staff management

* Maintain updated job descriptions, conduct interviews, orient new staff to the DRC and the Child Protection program;

* Day to day management and supervision of Child Protection staff, and ensuring that staff implement and respect best-practice and international standards in Child protection;

* Prepare and submit weekly and monthly work plans in a timely manner;

* Build the capacity of Protection Officers and Assistants to improve their range of capabilities related to the Child protection program and its activities;

* Maintain positive work relationship within the team, and promote team-building efforts;

* Monitor staff working hours, complete performance review with staff, ad ensure respect of DRC Code of Conduct;

* Ensure with the Area Protection Manager, field managers and the Safety team that protection activities are organized in a way that guarantees safety of beneficiary families, partners and DRC staff involved (i.e. confidentiality);

* Provide recommendations to the Child protection sector and program design based on evolving needs and field experience.

Grant Implementation and Reporting

* Ensure the implementation of protection programming and protection-related grants, including appropriate and timely spending plans of grants to achieve program goals, grants reporting contributions, use and distribution of supplies and resources;

* Understand and follow up on activities and assess progress of implementation, provide solutions and report issues when needed;

* Produce monthly reports and support the Area Protection Manager in the submission of timely, accurate and well-written donor reports and other reporting requirements of protection programming (including Donors reports and Activity info);

* Support the implementation of monitoring and evaluation tools and report on problems in the implementation of the program;

* With the support of Area Protection Manager and Protection Specialist, contribute to and provide field-related inputs for protection proposals during the proposal development process;

* Remain abreast of ongoing trends in Lebanon and in the region as related to child protection programming, and provide regular updates on these trends and how they affect programming.

Sector Coordination and representation

* Actively participate in relevant field-working groups related to Child Protection and co-chair the relevant working groups where relevant;

* Represent DRC Child Protection sector before relevant donors at field level.

* Actively participate in CP Working groups and other relevant sector working groups and coordination meetings

Monitoring & Evaluation

* Support the Area Protection Manager in overseeing and ensuring achievements of targets according to DRC and donors requirements through overall management of the child protection programming (through the use of indicators performance trackers and project MEL tools).

* Ensure implementation of monitoring and evaluation tools and report on problems in the implementation of the program;

* Oversee and ensure analysis of results and guid