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Child Protection Project Coordinator - (ECHO) - National @ War Child Alliance

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Your mission <div style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:Inter, '-apple-system', BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', 'Open Sans', 'system-ui', '-apple-system', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji';font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:justify;text-transform:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);display:inline;">War Child is an international alliance working in </span><a style="border:0px solid;margin:0px;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline;font-family:Inter, '-apple-system', BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', 'Open Sans', 'system-ui', '-apple-system', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji';font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:justify;text-transform:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);" href="https://www.warchild.net/where-we-work/">15 countries</a><span style="font-family:Inter, '-apple-system', BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', 'Open Sans', 'system-ui', '-apple-system', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji';font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:justify;text-transform:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);display:inline;">. This is an international charity working for children and youth affected by war. War Child initiated working in </span><a style="border:0px solid;margin:0px;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline;font-family:Inter, '-apple-system', BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', 'Open Sans', 'system-ui', '-apple-system', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji';font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:justify;text-transform:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);" href="https://www.warchild.net/afghanistan/">Afghanistan</a><span style="font-family:Inter, '-apple-system', BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', 'Open Sans', 'system-ui', '-apple-system', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji';font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:justify;text-transform:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);display:inline;"> from 2002. In Afghanistan War Child Work with children and youth, who as a result of conflict, live with a combination of poverty, exclusion, and insecurity. These children and youth might include street children, child headed households, children conscripted into armed groups, unaccompanied minors, youth returnees and refugees, and children who have been put in Juvenile Rehabilitation Center and, the children and youth impacted by the climate induced disasters. Our </span><a style="border:0px solid;margin:0px;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline;font-family:Inter, '-apple-system', BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', 'Open Sans', 'system-ui', '-apple-system', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji';font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:justify;text-transform:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);" href="https://www.warchild.net/mission/">mission</a><span style="font-family:Inter, '-apple-system', BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', 'Open Sans', 'system-ui', '-apple-system', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji';font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:justify;text-transform:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);display:inline;"> is to protect, educate and stand up for the rights of children and youth caught up in conflict, poverty, and exclusion. We also work on building the lives and climate resilient livelihoods of the children and youth. We look forward to a world in which the lives of children and youth are no longer torn apart by war. This is a vision that can only be realized through the collective actions of children and youth themselves, the communities that they live in, their leaders, local organizations, War Child in Afghanistan, governments, and key decision makers.</span></div> Your profile <p style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;"><strong><span style="font-size:19px;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Job Purpose</span></strong></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">The Project Coordinator is responsible for coordinating the implementation of the ECHO-funded project, Providing protection services for the most vulnerable and remote populations across Herat and Ghazni provinces.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">The role ensures timely, high-quality, and compliant project delivery in line with ECHO requirements, project work plans, and War Child UK policies. The Project Coordinator will support project planning, implementation, monitoring, stakeholder engagement, project registration and MoU processes, and coordination with government authorities, technical teams, and support functions.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">The position will contribute to donor reporting, monitor implementation progress, address operational challenges, and represent War Child UK in provincial humanitarian coordination forums, including relevant Clusters and Technical Working Groups, as delegated by the Senior Program Manager.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">The position is based in Herat, with regular travel to Ghazni Province.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;"><strong><span style="font-size:19px;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></strong></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;"><strong><span style="font-size:19px;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Job Description</span></strong></p><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;"><strong><u><span style="font-size:16px;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">The Duties and responsibilities may include but not limited to:</span></u></strong></p><ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li><strong><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Contextual Analysis:</span></strong><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"> Support partners for maintaining an overall context analysis of the situation within the provinces of implementation and districts level of implementation and generate monthly situation report with that reflects key developments with the humanitarian space of the project implementation. Support War Child security department in conducting regular security field assessments of the project sites.</span></li><li><strong><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Leadership:</span></strong><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"> Rendering both strategic and technical support to the partners in the designing and implementation of the project activities.</span></li><li><strong><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Coordination: </span></strong></li></ul><ul><li><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Coordinate with consortium partners, technical advisors, and support functions to ensure timely planning, implementation, monitoring, and delivery of consortium activities in line with agreed work plans and donor requirements.</span></li><li><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Facilitate effective coordination and communication among consortium members, ensuring timely information sharing, joint planning, and resolution of implementation issues.</span></li><li><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Maintain strong working relationships with consortium partners, clusters, and other key stakeholders, providing regular updates on project progress, challenges, risks, and agreed actions.</span></li><li><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Represent the consortium in relevant coordination forums, including Clusters, Sub-Clusters, Technical Working Groups, and other external meetings, as delegated by the Senior Program and Partnership Manager.</span></li><li><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Support the Grant Manager and Consortium Manager in coordinating project registration, MoU endorsement, donor communications, and engagement with relevant authorities and stakeholders.</span></li><li><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Coordinate consortium governance mechanisms, including Management Committee, Technical Committee, and Technical Working Group meetings, ensuring timely preparation of agendas, documentation, action tracking, and follow-up.</span></li><li><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Monitor consortium-wide implementation progress, identify risks, bottlenecks, and capacity gaps, and coordinate timely actions with partners to ensure delivery against project objectives.</span></li><li><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Promote collaboration, consistency, and adherence to consortium agreements, donor compliance requirements, safeguarding standards, and quality benchmarks across all consortium partners.</span></li></ul><ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li><strong><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Activity Planning, Designing, Implementation and project quality:</span></strong></li></ul><ul><li><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Coordinate and monitor implementation across partner organizations (RSDO and ADWSO) and project locations, ensuring activities are delivered in accordance with approved work plans, quality standards, and donor requirements.</span></li><li><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Track implementation progress against agreed action plans and milestones, facilitate timely follow-up with consortium partners, and escalate risks, delays, and bottlenecks to the Consortium Manager and Senior Program and Partnership Manager as appropriate.</span></li><li><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Coordinate consortium planning processes, including inception activities, implementation planning, assessments, and partner work plans, in close collaboration with technical advisors, MEAL teams, and consortium partners to ensure timely and effective delivery.</span></li></ul><ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li><strong><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Management:</span></strong><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"> render both strategic and technical process management support in the day-to-day delivery of the project activities. This includes support for the teams and effective follow-up with respective functions of the organizations.</span></li><li><strong><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Budget Management:</span></strong><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"> Present the monthly cash forecast; ensuring optimal management and utilization of human and financial resources of the project, carryout monthly BvA meeting and regular budget revisions meeting and flag up any issues of concerns. </span></li><li><strong><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Logistics/Procurement support:</span></strong><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"> Support development of detailed procurement and supply plans for the project; guide/support teams on procurement, admin, and finance activities of the project are according to organizations’ policies.</span></li><li><strong><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Team Management and capacity building support: </span></strong><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Line manages staff members as per WCUK HR policies, ensures effective work planning by the team, conducts monthly meetings to ensure effective team management and support. In consultation with the thematic technical staff in War Child UK and partner organizations, develop relevant training modules and conduct series of training to staff and stakeholders in the project’s sites.</span></li><li><strong><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Reporting:</span></strong><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"> Generate monthly reporting on progress both internally and externally to the stakeholders including the clusters/hubs, ensure timely donor reporting and government reporting as well as share updates internally and participate in the EMT meeting on a regular basis. </span></li><li><strong><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Safeguarding:</span></strong><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"> Contribute to creating a culture committed to the safeguarding of children and adults and compliant to WCUK’s Child Safeguarding and Adults at Risk Policies.</span></li><li><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Carry out any other task that may be assigned or delegated.</span></li></ul><p style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p style="border:0px solid;margin:0px 0px 0in;font-family:Inter, '-apple-system', BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', 'Open Sans', 'system-ui', '-apple-system', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji';font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;line-height:16.1px;background:rgb(255,255,255);"><strong style="border:0px solid;margin:0px;font-weight:600;"><span style="border:0px solid;margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);">Our Values</span></strong></p><ul style="border:0px solid;font-family:Inter, '-apple-system', BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', 'Open Sans', 'system-ui', '-apple-system', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji';font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><li style="border:0px solid;margin:0px;"><strong style="border:0px solid;margin:0px;font-weight:600;"><span style="border:0px solid;margin:0px;">Accountable to Children: </span></strong><span style="border:0px solid;margin:0px;font-family:Arial;">Children can rely on us to respond to their voices and to treat them with respect and dignity.</span></li><li style="border:0px solid;margin:0px;"><strong style="border:0px solid;margin:0px;font-weight:600;"><span style="border:0px solid;margin:0px;">Transformative: </span></strong><span style="border:0px solid;margin:0px;font-family:Arial;">Highlights our commitment to making real and sustainable improvements in the lives of children and communities, rather than simply continuing current practices.</span></li><li style="border:0px solid;margin:0px;"><strong style="border:0px solid;margin:0px;font-weight:600;"><span style="border:0px solid;margin:0px;">Equitable Justice:</span></strong><span style="border:0px solid;margin:0px;font-family:Arial;"> Emphasizes fairness, inclusion, and addressing inequality, especially for marginalized children and communities.</span></li><li style="border:0px solid;margin:0px;"><strong style="border:0px solid;margin:0px;font-weight:600;"><span style="border:0px solid;margin:0px;font-family:Arial;">Integrity:</span></strong><span style="border:0px solid;margin:0px;font-family:Arial;"> Integrity refers to ethical behavior, professionalism, and honesty in everything we do.</span></li></ul><p style="margin-top:4pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;background:#FFFFFF;"><strong> </strong></p><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;"><strong><u><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Person Specification</span></u></strong></p><ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li><strong>Bachelor’s degree</strong> in social sciences or a related field relevant to humanitarian and development work is required.</li><li>Minimum 5 years of experience managing or coordinating humanitarian projects, with at least 2 years in a consortium or multi-partner coordination role.</li><li><strong>At least two years of hands-on experience</strong><strong> </strong>in<strong> </strong><strong>Child Protection (CP) case management</strong><strong> </strong>and <strong>CPIMS+</strong>, gained through work with humanitarian organizations, preferably <strong>international child protection NGOs</strong><strong>.</strong></li><li><strong>Formal training and demonstrated capacity</strong><strong> </strong>in<strong> </strong><strong>CP case management and CPIMS+</strong>, with the ability to apply these tools in emergency and humanitarian contexts.</li></ul><ul style="margin-top:0in;"><li style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Experience in working with Children and Women in the context of western region provinces.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Excellent coordination, facilitation, and negotiation skills; High level of self-awareness and good interpersonal relations.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Proficiency in languages in English (both written and verbal); Dari and Pashto</span></li><li style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Good report writing and presentation skills.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Ability to analyze and solve problems and facilitate effective decision making.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">High frustration-tolerance level and ability to cope with stressful working conditions.</span></li></ul> How to Apply <h6 style="border:0px solid;margin:0px 0px 12px;line-height:19.6px;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;font-family:'FT Regola Neue', Inter, '-apple-system', BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', 'Open Sans', 'system-ui', '-apple-system', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', sans-serif;text-transform:none;font-style:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">How to Apply</h6><p style="border:0px solid;margin:0px;font-family:Inter, '-apple-system', BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', 'Open Sans', 'system-ui', '-apple-system', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji';font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><strong style="border:0px solid;margin:0px;font-weight:600;color:rgb(32,32,32);font-family:Inter, '-apple-system', BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', 'Open Sans', 'system-ui', '-apple-system', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji';font-size:14px;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">Pre-employment checks</strong><br style="border:0px solid;margin:0px;color:rgb(32,32,32);font-family:Inter, '-apple-system', BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', 'Open Sans', 'system-ui', '-apple-system', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji';font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><span style="border:0px solid;margin:0px;color:rgb(32,32,32);font-family:Inter, '-apple-system', BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', 'Open Sans', 'system-ui', '-apple-system', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji';font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);display:inline;">Employment with War Child will be subject to the following checks prior to your start date:</span></p><ul style="border:0px solid;color:rgb(32,32,32);font-family:Inter, '-apple-system', BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', 'Open Sans', 'system-ui', '-apple-system', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji';font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><li style="border:0px solid;margin:0px;">a satisfactory police record check and a clear vetting and Due Diligence check</li><li style="border:0px solid;margin:0px;">receipt of three satisfactory references</li><li style="border:0px solid;margin:0px;">Due to the emergency nature of the role, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the vacancy may close before the deadline.</li></ul><br><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;color:rgb(33,37,41);font-family:'-apple-system', BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji';font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><strong style="font-weight:bolder;color:#000000;">Submission Guideline:</strong></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;color:rgb(33,37,41);font-family:'-apple-system', BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji';font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:justify;text-transform:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><li style="font-size:13px;">Fill in your information, and attach your documents before the closing date.</li><li style="font-size:13px;font-weight:bold;"><strong>Applications of candidates submitted without a valid National ID will not be considered for shortlisting.</strong></li><li style="font-size:13px;">Applications after the closing date will not be accepted.</li><li style="font-size:13px;">Please note that there is no telephonic inquiry and only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for written test/interview.</li></ul>

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