Advert – Assistant Patron

About the Role:

Save the Children (SC) is the world’s largest independent child rights organization, underpinned by a vision of a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

The Assistant Patron is a member of Save the Children’s (SC) Child Protection team. Under the supervision the Child Protection and Gender Based Violence Team Leader, the role holder will be responsible for supporting individual children and families through provision of mental health and psychosocial support and safe space to socialize, learn and play and increasing the community’s capacity to identify and respond to child protection concerns. The team of matrons/patrons facilitate agreed routines of and with the community which seeks to promote health, safety, respect, harmony, joy, and confidence of program participants.

The role holder is also expected to ensure timely and regular care and welfare of the children of concern and mainly the separated and unaccompanied children. The incumbent collaborates with other protection and community service staff to ensure that identified cases that need timely attention are attended to and this in collaboration with the Child Protection and SGBV Programme teams.

Qualifications and experience

• with strong experience in requisitioning required medical supplies, ensuring appropriate bill payment.
• Minimum of a Diploma in Early Childhood and Primary Education: Required.
• Having work experience of at least one year in Nursery School as a Teacher or Assistant Teacher: Required
• Having experience of at least one year in engaging children and youth in sports and other recreational activities: Required
• Availability and ability to work during nights, and weekends including Saturdays and Sundays: Required.
• Previous exposure to Save the Children project management methodology would be an added advantage;
• Understanding of Save the Children’s administrative and operations management structures;
• Problem-solving and decision-making skills;
• Report writing skills in English;
• Computer literacy

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 workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued

CHILD SAFEGUARDING:

This position is on Child Safeguarding- Level 3:  The post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs. Or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

ANTI-HARASSMENT Policy

We are committed to ensuring a safe working environment for all those who work for us and for all those who come into contact with our staff and representatives, including children and members of the communities with whom we work.

SCI takes a zero tolerance approach to sexual harassment and any other conduct that is discriminatory or disrespectful to others.