Türkiye: Child Protection & MHPSS Technical Advisor (Nationals only)

The CP & MHPSS Advisor drives the strategic direction, technical leadership and program quality of the integrated CP & MHPSS program, which is at the core of SCI's Turkiye Response. The CP & MHPSS Advisor has specific responsibility for strategic planning and program development, quality assurance, as well as representation and influencing. With support from the Regional CP Advisor and MHPSS Advisor, the CP & MHPSS Advisor will build a cohesive, well-coordinated and high-quality response, in order to provide a holistic and integrated approach to addressing the child protection and MHPSS needs of children and families affected by the earthquake and other vulnerabilities. The role includes a focus on complementing and strengthening systems that promote children's rights to protection and wellbeing.

In order to be successful you will bring/have:

• At least 5 to 9 years of technical work experience in child protection, MHPSS, social services, child and adolescent development and/or other relevant technical work in humanitarian and development contexts or fragile states
• Master's Degree (MSc/MA level) in Social Work, Education, Psychology, Human Rights Law, International Relations, Development Studies or similar.
• Excellent technical knowledge of and experience in using key tools, approaches, inter-agency standards and guidelines for the delivery of high-quality MHPSS and child protection programming.
• Demonstrated program design, monitoring and evaluation skills, including designing pathways to sustainable impact at scale
• Able to generate and use data and evidence to innovate, deliver, learn and share what works and what doesn't work for children.
• Skilled at networking, representation and partnership development in order promote learning, strengthen civil society and mobilise resources
• Track record in successful business development including with key institutional donors. i.e. ECHO, BHA, DFAT, DANIDA, and DEC.
• Experience of context, capacity and policy analysis related to MHPSS, protection and gender to inform a holistic response and hold duty bearers to account to realise children's rights
• Significant experience in training, capacity building and mentoring
• Experience in and commitment to capacity building of staff, partners and communities, with experience in designing and delivering training and in using participatory and consultative approaches
• Experience of strategy development and planning, particularly from disaster through early recovery phases
• Excellent analytical, written and verbal communication skills in English
• Ability to motivate and engage diverse and distributed teams; politically and cultural sensitive
• Ability to be flexible, accommodating and work effectively in a difficult environment and adapt to changing circumstances and priorities
• Commitment to and understanding of child rights, the aims and principles of Save the Children, and humanitarian standards such as the Sphere Charter and the Code of Conduct. In particular, a good understanding of the Save the Children mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support.
• Turkish and/or Arabic language skills is highly desirable.
• Experience or knowledge of working and living Turkey and the wider region is highly desirable.
• Relevant experience working with disaster-affected communities as well as other vulnerable children and families is highly desirable.

The duties and responsibilities listed are representative of the nature of work required and are not necessarily all-inclusive.

Position holder will be based in Istanbul, Gaziantep or Hatay, therefore legal right to work in Türkiye is necessary at the time of application. Applications will be evaluated in a rolling basis.

The Organisation: 

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

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 environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
Save the Children is committed to create a truly inclusive, effective and representative organisational culture, encouraging equity and diversity among its employees and eliminating discrimination. Having a diverse profile of employees, different age groups, backgrounds, cultures, gender identities and expressions, sexual orientation etc., including a range of different experiences and capabilities helps us understand, represent and serve children better. Therefore all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, or age.

How to Apply: 

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/careers

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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.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.