Child Participation and Partnership Officer (CPPO) – A Healthy Start in Lif at SCI Career Site

, , Philippines -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

02 Mar, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

02 Dec, 25

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Partnership Management, Leadership, Child Participation, Communication, Negotiation, Organizational Skills, Rights-Based Approaches, Module Development, Facilitation, Advocacy, Participatory Approaches, Technical Reporting, Presentation Skills, Team Player, Computer Literacy, Travel Willingness

Industry

IT Services and IT Consulting

Description

ROLE PURPOSE: The post holder will provide guidance to project activities to ensure the meaningful participation of children based on the nine (9) basic requirements for meaningful and ethical children’s participation as promoted by Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The post holder is responsible for contributing to establishing diverse partnerships with a broad range of groups and organizations, including the local government units, community support groups, CSOs ensuring the effective and timely implementation of planned activities and interventions of partners (i.e., strategic, implementing, advocacy) and those jointly initiated with SCP as guided by SCP’s principles and strategies on Partnership Management. The CPPO will also have direct interactions with individuals specifically pregnant and lactating mothers and their spouses, parents and caregivers and their families as they are the primary targets of the project. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE With at least two years of experience in partnership management A degree in any social science or related course Basic understanding of rights-based approaches Basic skills on module development and facilitation Strong leadership and partnership management skills Displays a commitment to the safe, meaningful and ethical participation of all children Knowledge of and proven capacity in any one of SCP’s areas of work (e.g. any of the thematic areas, capacity building, advocacy and influencing, etc.) Demonstrates an understanding of how to include the voice of children in program and advocacy work Familiarity and understanding of participatory approaches Highly organized and is able to manage multiple and competing tasks, attend to details, prioritize deliverables and meet reasonable deadlines; Good oral and written communication skills in English and Filipino; able to prepare good technical reports, concept notes, program proposals and reports; strong presentation skills; Good understanding of and demonstrated experience in rights-based approach to development (including meaningful child participation) and managing effective partnerships Proven ability to communicate with a broad range of stakeholders; good influencing and negotiation skills Team player Understands and believes in SCP’s vision and mission; commits to its objectives and willing to adopt SC’s framework and methodology; Computer literate and adept in the use of MS Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and other applications; Willing to travel to any part of the country and be deployed for both humanitarian response and development programming.

Responsibilities

The Child Participation and Partnership Officer will guide project activities to ensure meaningful participation of children and establish partnerships with various organizations. They will interact directly with pregnant and lactating mothers, parents, and caregivers as primary targets of the project.