Position: Child Centred Risk Reduction
and Adaptation Advisor
Contract
Period: 12 months
Duty
station: Nairobi, Kenya with frequent travel to the field
Reporting
to:Livelihood and Food Security Technical Manager
General: Save the Children
International fights for children’s rights. We influence public opinion and
support and work with children at risk.
Our vision is a world in which all children’s rights are fulfilled – a world that respects and values each child, a world where all children participate and have influence, a world where all children have hope and opportunity.
Background:
The world
is faced with increasing number of emergencies in which children are often the
most affected and most vulnerable. They constitute the highest number, as much
as 1/3rd in an affected population.
Save the
Children has learned from its experience that children need to be at the
forefront of our emergencies planning while integrating them in to long-term
development strategies.
Child-Centred
Disaster Risk Reduction (CCDRR) as a strategic approach has emerged out of Save
the Children’s work with children in a number of recent emergencies across the
world. Child-Centred Disaster Risk Reduction (CCDRR) has been recently
established by Save the Children primarily in response to the severe drought
conditions that prevail across Somalia/Somaliland.
There is
an opportunity in developing relevant and appropriate involvement of children
in integrated DRR programmes and include activities which also consider Climate
Change Adaptation (CCA).
The
integrated programme will focus on child resilience and education.
This
position will be currently based in the Save the Children Somalia/Somaliland
Country Office in Nairobi.
Key
Responsibilities:
S/he will
have the responsibility for developing and advising Save the Children Disaster
Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation work in line with the global Save
the Children DRR/CCA strategy and in particular the Horn of Africa Emergency
Response Strategy. The role will be supported by the Regional Risk Reduction
and Adaptation Programme Manager:
Child Safeguarding Policy
Any
employee, consultant, contractor or the supplier undertaking an activity on
behalf of SC UK must sign the Child Safeguarding - Declaration of Acceptance
Form] and comply with the SC UK’s Child Safeguarding Policy which is a
statement of SC UK’s commitment to preventing abuse and protecting children
with whom it comes into contact.
This
extends not only to children with whom SC and its partners work directly, but
also includes children whom staff are responsible for. SC UK believes that the
situation of children must be improved through the promotion of their rights
supported and demonstrated by all members of staff. Save the Children’s Code of
Conduct sets out the standards which all staff members must adhere to.
For additional information on the job description, working context, person’s specifications, please visit:www.somaliangoconsortium.org
Applications
should be forwarded to: vacancies@scsom.org.
Application
Closing Date: Friday 18th May 2012.
