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About us
War Child is an international alliance working in 15 countries. This is an international charity working for children and youth affected by war. War Child initiated working in Afghanistan 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 mission 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.
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Job PurposeUnder the overall technical guidance of the MEAL and Safeguarding & Integrity Managers and supervision of the CP/MHPSS and DPR Advisor, the incumbent for this position is responsible for establishing and overseeing a functional MEAL and Safeguarding system for the project. The MEAL & Safeguarding Officer will be responsible for designing and implementing the MEAL and safeguarding activities of the Project; assisting the CP/MHPSS and DPR Advisor in preparing Quarterly/Annual reports on project progress and will monitor the project activities on a regular basis.
Job DescriptionThe Duties and responsibilities may include but not limited to:- Support CP/MHPSS and DPR Advisor in strengthening and implementing WCUK MEAL & Safeguarding approaches, procedures and practices
- Monitor all project activities and progress towards achieving the project output;
- Carry out regular field monitoring of projects interventions to the provinces and produce monitoring reports and follow up on the agreed action plans
- Preparing monthly and quarterly reports on project progress
- Assist WCUK in planning and implementation of baseline/endline surveys, monitoring and evaluation exercises and other studies when needed;
- Assist MEAL Manager in Organizing and conducting MEAL trainings and workshops to the staff and partner organizations.
- Prepare and maintain WUCK databases
- Manage and maintain WCUK complaints and feedback mechanism
- Support the localization, rollout, and awareness of safeguarding policies, tools, and procedures, ensuring staff and stakeholders are familiar with key resources like consent forms and safety checklists.
- Deliver safeguarding inductions and trainings, reinforcing staff responsibilities to report concerns and uphold safeguarding standards across all levels.
- Promote safe programming through community sensitization, awareness materials, and child protection measures, ensuring all interactions prioritize the prevention of harm.
- Strengthen staff capacity and workplace culture by training field focal points on Safeguarding and PSEA and facilitating team discussions to reinforce safeguarding practices.
- Ensure timely and policy-compliant reporting of safeguarding concerns to the Safeguarding & Integrity manager within 24 hours, and make sure all staff and partners know their reporting focal points.
- Support responses to SEA allegations, facilitate survivor access to essential services (medical, psychosocial, legal, security)
- Make regular visits to all field offices to ensure that focal persons maintain appropriate records of any incident or suspected safeguarding children concern.
- Work with program to ensure they raise awareness amongst beneficiaries including children, about the Safeguarding Policies, Code of Conduct, complaints mechanisms and how to report concerns;
- Support safeguarding implementation with local partner;
- Any other related task as assigned.
Our ValuesBoldWe use our passion and creativity to deliver high quality evidence-based work designed to maximize our beneficial impact for children in conflict
. Accountable to Children Children can rely on us to respond to their voices and to treat them with respect and dignity.
TransparentWe expect to be held to account by our supporters and beneficiaries and we respond with openness and honesty.
Committed to each otherWe support each other and our partners to achieve ambitious goals and to the best we can be we are honest and open with each other, sharing our success and confronting our
challenges
Person SpecificationWar Child in Afghanistan operates in a dynamic environment with a team of highly motivated and dedicated staff. The right candidate will share these qualities and bring effective leadership to a diverse team. The successful candidate will be creative problem solver and foster a solution-based approach to management.
Experience and mandatory criteria:- University Degree
- Minimum 4 years work experience working with and or managing humanitarian projects (preferably child protection)
- Minimum 3 years’ relevant work experience in MEAL & Reporting, preferably experience with INGOs, UN, or donors in Afghanistan.
- Experience in Leading and or facilitating relevant trainings
- Experience in designing tools and approaches for data collection, able to analysis of qualitative and quantitative data and production of reports;
- Proficient and experience in report writing, documentation and working with databases
- Knowledge and experience in project management and PCM
- Experience in leading a team
- Must be able to communicate effectively in English (written and oral).
- Must be able to travel to the project sites and other provinces
- Computer skills, including Microsoft Office Packages
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
- Able to work independently with little supervision
- Able to work under pressure, to tight deadlines, and with competing priorities.
- Strategic perspective and keen to take ownership of monitoring and evaluation functions, challenges, and solutions.
2.4Child safeguarding and Adults at RiskOur work with children and at-risk adults to ensure their safety is our top priority. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in all aspects of our work. We maintain a zero-tolerance policy for any behavior or practices that put children and/or vulnerable adults at risk of abuse or harm.
Successful applicants will be required to comply with and sign our Safeguarding Policy, Code of Conduct, and PSEAH Policy. You can find the Safeguarding and Integrity policies here:
https://warchild.sharepoint.com/sites/Integrity Pre-employment checks Employment with War Child will be subject to the following checks prior to your start date:
- a satisfactory police record check and a clear vetting and Due Diligence check
- receipt of three satisfactory references
- Due to the emergency nature of the role, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the vacancy may close before the deadline.
About us
The War Child Alliance is an international non-governmental organization committed to providing psychosocial support, child protection, youth empowerment programming and quality education to the children affected by armed conflict. We implement evidence-based interventions to empower key stakeholders—including governments, educators, caregivers, and communities—to foster children’s wellbeing, education, and self-determination. We work with global teams with team members being based in different locations. War Child is currently operates in: Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, Colombia, DR Congo, Germany, Jordan, Lebanon, the occupied Palestinian territory, South Sudan, Sweden, Syria, Uganda, Ukraine (soon to be registered), and Yemen. We also have offices in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
Learn more about War Child and our programmes
https://www.warchild.net/ Safeguarding and Integrity
Our work with children and at-risk adults to keep them safe is the most important thing we do. We are committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults in all areas of our work. We have zero tolerance for any behaviours and practices that puts children and/or vulnerable adults at risk of abuse and/or harm. All (prospective) employees will be expected to be compliant with and sign up to our Child Safeguarding policy, our Code of Conduct and PSEA: Adults at Risk Policy. You can find the Child Safeguarding and Adults at Risk policy here: Integrity & Safeguarding - Home
Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) and Belonging (DEIB)
We value diversity and inclusion and are committed to ensuring that all our people and job applicants are treated fairly, irrespective of where, what or whom they were born, or of other characteristics. We want to offer a safe and inclusive workplace where all our people, especially those who are currently marginalised or underrepresented, can be themselves at work. You can read our Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) and Belonging (DEIB) policy on our website, and if you have any questions about our commitment to Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) and Belonging (DEIB) do get in touch: DEIB.team@warchild.net
