Türkiye: Child Protection Officer

In order to be successful you will bring/have:

Required:

• At least one year of experience in child protection (CP) project implementation
• Experience in facilitation of workshops and engaging in direct contact with children and caregivers, from different nationalities
• Technical skills in supporting psychosocial support projects with an experience on applying participatory approaches
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills with children
• Ability to lead groups and work well in a team setting
• Positive and professional attitude
• Clear understanding of gender issues, needs and ability of children with disabilities
• Strong ability to organize work, meet deadlines, maintain composure, prioritize work under pressure, coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure and willingness to work flexible hours in the event of major emergencies
• Computer skills, including Microsoft Word and Excel
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in Turkish
• Good written and oral communication skills in English
• Comfortable with high levels of ambiguity and able to take decisions independently in fluid context.
• Commitment to Save the Children values and Child Safeguarding.

Desired:

• Experience with refugee/marginalized communities
• Competence in written and spoken Arabic
• Background in social work, psychology, psychological counselling, or any similar experiences
• Knowledge of bullying projects implementation would be an added value

Position holder will be based in Istanbul, therefore legal right to work in Türkiye is necessary at the time of application.

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.

Application Information:

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

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.

How to Apply: 

Please follow this link to apply: https://www.aplitrak.com/?adid=c2luYW4uNzEwMTAuMTIxODVAc2F2ZXRoZWNoaWxkcmVuYW8uYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t