Supervise the implementation of Child Protection activities in the project districts while ensuring coordination with the key stakeholders.
▪ Ensure that all interventions are in-line with the strategy, and CP Minimum Standards.
▪ Supervise and provide technical support to CFS Facilitators by visiting Child Friendly Spaces and CP Case Workers during field visits.
▪ Guide CFS facilitators in working with children to develop new, creative activities as appropriate.
▪ Apply and adhere to guiding principles of working with survivors and children at risk, including respect, dignity, security, and confidentiality at all times
▪ Responsible of making ‘Best Interest Principle’ the center of all interventions.
▪ Ensure mapping of service providers including government departments and civil society organizations to support CPO in establishing district-based Referral Mechanism.
▪ Using a client centered approach, work together with survivors or children at risk to establish action plans based on the needs identified and ensure adequate safety plans exist for the clients.
▪ Ensure proper use of referral pathways in the field and assist the children and their families to access legal, educational, health, vocational and other services.
  Regularly liaise with the CPO for support and case conferencing together with the Child Protection Coordinator.
▪ Document cases according to IRC standards and maintain all records in a secure and confidential way.
▪ Promote awareness among the communities around key child protection issues their monitoring and referral/case management processes.
▪ Liaise with other service providers to strengthen referral mechanism and always ensure safe and smooth referrals.
▪ Participate in the meetings to share regular updates e.g. number of cases and major categories.
▪ Liaise with the other team members to highlight any key information necessary to ensure services remain relevant to the children.
▪ Identify gaps in services or risks shared by the survivor or children at risk and report these to the Child Protection Coordinator.
▪ Participate in trainings and capacity building events organized by IRC or as per the nominations to participate in other events.
▪ Develop and submit progress reports as required by the line manager.
▪ Contribute to research, learning and evidence-based programming through data collection.
 Ensures that safeguarding standards are understood and met and ensures a safe and child-friendly atmosphere in the Child Friendly Space.
▪ Strengthen community-based child protection mechanism in coordination with community-based protection colleagues and organizations.
▪ Any other task as assigned by the supervisor.

The CPU In-Charge under the project ‘Strengthening response service to CP Cases by setting up case management and case referral system, will mainly be responsible to strengthen Child Protection System by ensuring at risk children or survivors’ smooth access to services. The candidate will establish and strengthen coordination with the key stakeholders including government departments and Civil Society Organizations for an increased possibility of immediate service delivery to the cases being identified, reported or referred to Child Protection Unit. The candidate will work in close coordination with the field teams to regularly update service mapping in respective districts to ensure that available services are well identified for efficient referrals and case management support.
Major Responsibilities:
In collaboration with the CP Manager, support teams in developing regular project work plans of activities being carried out in Child Protection Unit.
Ensure that organizational Case management tools are well understood by the teams and are in use for case identification and referrals.
Regularly organize meetings with the government department and civil society organizations to highlight the importance of CPU’s work in the district contributing towards its sustainability.
Regularly check the data recording tools to ensure that the CPU team is filling accurate information of the cases identified.
Regularly follow up with the focal points in different departments and CSOs to seek support for an immediate service provision to the referred cases.
Ensure accuracy of data, correct record entry in the data base.
Ensure information sharing protocols are well understood and applied to avoid any data breach.
 Ensure focal points are identified and nominated in each of the government departments for case referrals.
With the support from CP manager, ensure all staff are trained on the technical aspects of child protection, Child Protection Unit, Case Management (including Case Identification and Referral Mechanisms) combined with CP Community Networks. • Adapt, contextualize, and translate relevant intervention packages and tools for the field teams
Work with field staff, NGOs, and other stakeholders to ensure that district-level coordination with relevant government line departments is established (through an MOU) during project start-up phase.
Conduct regular project reviews to ensure timely progress tracking and agree on way forward.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION
Ensure that all interventions are in line with the IRC strategy, and CP Minimum Standards.
With the support from CP Manager, provide technical guidance and project implementation guidance to field staff for CP interventions.
Promptly identify and recommend solutions to technical issues with support of IPC.
Work closely with project teams to ensure quality, timely, implementation of project activities.
Work with team to ensure projects are implemented in conformity with the IRC program framework promoting and protecting rights, participation, capacity building, partnership, and holistic planning.
Coach, train, and mentor partner’s/NGOs, project staff and key stakeholders with the aim of strengthening their technical capacity, exchanging knowledge within the team and providing professional development guidance.
Work closely with SWD & CP Welfare Bureau (Punjab) for the deployment and capacity building of Case workers, Case Management Supervisors and strengthening of CP case management system in accordance with case management SOPs
Undertake regular field monitoring visits to assess progress and identify technical quality issues and/or other implementation issues, provide solutions and implement modifications as required.
Ensure integration of CP, and other sectors like Education, Health, Livelihood, WASH etc.,
PROJECT MONITORING AND REPORTING
Ensure that monitoring and evaluation tools are developed (including indicator tracking sheets) and implemented for project interventions in collaboration with the M&E team and technical coordinator; and that activity, output and outcomes data are captured and analyzed regularly to inform program quality;
Participate in all grant opening, mid-term and closing meetings.
Support staff in systematic and timely data collection and reporting of project activities as required under the grant and for IRC M&E purposes.
Contribute to IRC and donor reports as per set schedules (monthly, quarterly, and annually).
REPRESENTATION AND COORDINATION
Build strong relationships with relevant government departments, other government actors as appropriate, and other stakeholders, establishing IRC as a key factor in CP
Represent IRC in relevant stakeholder meetings at provincial level such as CP Sub-Working Group, and Case Management Meetings/Conferences, etc.;
Support partner/s in developing referral mechanisms in collaboration with partners, other NGOs, UN agencies and relevant government departments.
 issues and/or other implementation issues, provide solutions and implement modifications as required.
Ensure integration of CP, and other sectors like Education, Health, Livelihood, WASH etc.,
PROJECT MONITORING AND REPORTING

Ensure that monitoring and evaluation tools are developed (including indicator tracking sheets) and implemented for project interventions in collaboration with the M&E team and technical coordinator; and that activity, output and outcomes data are captured and analyzed regularly to inform program quality;
Participate in all grant opening, mid-term and closing meetings.
Support staff in systematic and timely data collection and reporting of project activities as required under the grant and for IRC M&E purposes.
Contribute to IRC and donor reports as per set schedules (monthly, quarterly, and annually).
REPRESENTATION AND COORDINATION

Build strong relationships with relevant government departments, other government actors as appropriate, and other stakeholders, establishing IRC as a key factor in CP
Represent IRC in relevant stakeholder meetings at provincial level such as CP Sub-Working Group, and Case Management Meetings/Conferences, etc.;
Support partner/s in developing referral mechanisms in collaboration with partners, other NGOs, UN agencies and relevant government departments.

Supervise the implementation of Child Protection activities in the project districts while ensuring coordination with the key stakeholders.
▪ Ensure that all interventions are in-line with the strategy, and CP Minimum Standards.
▪ Supervise and provide technical support to CFS Facilitators by visiting Child Friendly Spaces and CP Case Workers during field visits.
▪ Guide CFS facilitators in working with children to develop new, creative activities as appropriate.
▪ Apply and adhere to guiding principles of working with survivors and children at risk, including respect, dignity, security, and confidentiality at all times
▪ Responsible of making ‘Best Interest Principle’ the center of all interventions.
▪ Ensure mapping of service providers including government departments and civil society organizations to support CPO in establishing district-based Referral Mechanism.
▪ Using a client centered approach, work together with survivors or children at risk to establish action plans based on the needs identified and ensure adequate safety plans exist for the clients.
▪ Ensure proper use of referral pathways in the field and assist the children and their families to access legal, educational, health, vocational and other services.
  Regularly liaise with the CPO for support and case conferencing together with the Child Protection Coordinator.
▪ Document cases according to IRC standards and maintain all records in a secure and confidential way.
▪ Promote awareness among the communities around key child protection issues their monitoring and referral/case management processes.
▪ Liaise with other service providers to strengthen referral mechanism and always ensure safe and smooth referrals.
▪ Participate in the meetings to share regular updates e.g. number of cases and major categories.
▪ Liaise with the other team members to highlight any key information necessary to ensure services remain relevant to the children.
▪ Identify gaps in services or risks shared by the survivor or children at risk and report these to the Child Protection Coordinator.
▪ Participate in trainings and capacity building events organized by IRC or as per the nominations to participate in other events.
▪ Develop and submit progress reports as required by the line manager.
▪ Contribute to research, learning and evidence-based programming through data collection.
 Ensures that safeguarding standards are understood and met and ensures a safe and child-friendly atmosphere in the Child Friendly Space.
▪ Strengthen community-based child protection mechanism in coordination with community-based protection colleagues and organizations.
▪ Any other task as assigned by the supervisor.

Timely Communication with Supervisor for Planning, implementation and reporting of Child Protection activities
To enhance coordination with district stakeholders for efficient service delivery to the identified cases.
Regularly coordinate with the cluster / families and children for their capacity development and trainings.
Identify training needs and recommend provincial coordinator to support in organizing capacity development sessions for the children and families.
Strengthen referral mechanisms through regular coordination and quarterly meetings.
Conduct BIP processes of identified cases including unaccompanied and separated children.

Adapt project interventions to respond to the emergency needs under humanitarian context.

Conduct regular monitoring visits to project sites. Provide recommendations to the Regular follow-up and report on the compliance status of monitoring visit recommendations for quality assurance and effective
To coordinate quarterly data collection and analysis of findings & sharing progress report to the project and relevant BISP management team
With the support of MIS officer, supervise and maintain a databank (a hub of information, MIS) with updated cumulative data about the Projects activities, updated progress and other relevant information periodically collected
Assist in developing, review and compile weekly, monthly, bi-annual report, data summaries, as per donor’s requirement
With MER core office team technical guideline, prepare, support and participate in conducting Baseline surveys/end line, assessments/studies and Project Evaluation (both internal and external)
Responsible for training and supervision of survey teams required for evaluating program effects and impact
To prepare and review detailed implementations plans, work break down as per project’s requirement
Assist Project Manager in designing BISP M & E formats.

Coordinate and assist the Senior Accountability and Learning Officer for documentation of project learnings periodically (as and when required).

To assist identifying CB-DRR activities e.g. Early Warning, Hazard Mapping, for community members, including local teachers, CPCs/SMCs, and also engage children and youth in suitable engagement/participation sessions through meetings and sessions;
Facilitate the process of community mobilization and form Community Based Disaster Management Committee/CPCs/SMCs/PTCs;
Supervise and Conduct Capacity building programs at the community level for CBDMCs and also cover Hazard, Risk, Vulnerability and Capacity assessment (HRVCA);
Facilitate and provide technical support to the Village Disaster Management Committees in conducting Hazard, Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment and also develop report;
Ensure that CB-DRR is implemented effectively in a good quality standard and ensuring consistency of the work in accordance to the programme goal and objectives;
Facilitate the process of integration of Children Clubs plans into CBDM Plans;
Organize in collaboration with Education, Food Security and livelihoods and CP teams various CFS/LDCs/PLCs and Community based various awareness raising activities;
Develop, maintain and improve work coordination with local key partners (community, NGO, international bodies and DM Authorities), to ensure the successful implementation of the project activities;
Implementation, supervision, monitoring and documentation of projects.

Communication with member organizations and administration structure.

To assist identifying CB-DRR activities e.g. Early Warning, Hazard Mapping, for community members, including local teachers, CPCs/SMCs, and also engage children and youth in suitable engagement/participation sessions through meetings and sessions;
Facilitate the process of community mobilization and form Community Based Disaster Management Committee/CPCs/SMCs/PTCs;
Supervise and Conduct Capacity building programs at the community level for CBDMCs  and also cover  Hazard, Risk, Vulnerability and Capacity assessment (HRVCA);
Facilitate and provide technical support to the Village Disaster Management Committees in conducting Hazard, Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment and also develop report;
Ensure that CB-DRR is implemented effectively in a good quality standard and ensuring consistency of the work in accordance to the programme goal and objectives;
Facilitate the process of integration of Children Clubs plans into CBDM Plans;
Organize in collaboration with Education, Food Security and livelihoods and CP teams various CFS/LDCs/PLCs and Community based various awareness raising activities;

Develop, maintain and improve work coordination with local key partners (community, NGO, international bodies and DM Authorities), to ensure the successful implementation of the project activities.

Liaise and coordinate with the stakeholders, Program partners/NGOs, local line departments, Distt. Government and Distt Administration for effective and successful implementation of program activities
Planning, Designing & Implementation of CAM (communication, advocacy & mobilization) activities
Designing & Implementation of innovative and sustainable interventions for DRM, Health, Education and Rural Development programs with community involvement
Monitor and assess progress of the program activities & interventions in terms of process, impact and outcome indicators  
Data collection, compilation and analysis
Designing and implementing of monitoring tools for program activities
Identification, documentation and implementation of infrastructure schemes
Evaluation and impact assessment for achieving overall objectives
Presentation of team performance
Event Management
Budget Management & reporting
Office Management
Disaster Risk Management/Disaster Risk Reduction