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Vacancy id VAC-9798
Job title VAC-9798 Regional Social Work Manager
Location Balkh
Apply by 22-May-2023
Start date 25-May-2023
Duration 6 months
Number of vacancies 2
Qualification Bachelor's in degree in one of the following fields is required: Law, social science, or another relevant technical field (essential).
Sector experience Minimum of 5 year/s of demonstrable relevant Child Protection experience (essential).
Geographical experience Minimum of 5 year/s of experience in Afghanistan (essential).
Languages Fluent in Dari (essential).
 Fluent in English (essential).
 Fluent in Pashto (essential).

Job description

CTG overview

CTG staff and support humanitarian projects in fragile and conflict-affected countries around the world, providing a rapid and cost-effective service for development and humanitarian missions. With past performance in 17 countries – from the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Asia, we have placed more than 20,000 staff all over the world since operations began in 2006.

CTG recruits, deploys and manages the right people with the right skills to implement humanitarian and development projects, from cleaners to obstetricians, and mechanics to infection specialists, we’re skilled in emergency response to crises such as the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Key to successful project delivery is the ability to mobilise at speed; CTG can source and deploy anyone, anywhere, in less than 2 weeks and have done so in 48 hours on a number of occasions.

Through our efficient and agile HR, logistical and operational services, CTG saves multilateral organisations time and money. We handle all our clients’ HR related issues, so they are free to focus on their core services.

Visit www.ctg.org to find out more

Overview of position

CTG stands for Committed To Good. With an ethical approach at the heart of all that we do, it is a description that makes us proud. Respect for the fundamental human rights of our staff, and those our staff encounter, is a cornerstone of our values. We strive for gender equality, inclusion and diversity, providing fair and equal opportunities for all. We take a zero tolerance approach to corruption and stay true to local labour laws and all local statutory requirements. In operation since 2006, today we are honoured to serve clients in 15 fragile and conflict-affected states assisting with disaster relief, peace building, humanitarian aid and development programmes through our specialised recruitment, HR management and operational services.
Role objectives

 

Under the guidance of National/ Regional Child Protection and Gender-Based Violence Managers (extenders) and UNICEF Zonal Child Protection Specialist and Child Protection Officers, the Social Work Technical Advisors will be responsible for:

  • Traveling to all provincial and district levels to ensure that all child protection standards, policies, and SOPs are applied across the board;

  • Working closely with provincial level social workers and defining capacity support priorities at provincial and district levels;

  • Providing coaching and mentoring to all social workers and para-social workers through the provinces;

  • Ensuring that all social workers apply the obtained skills and principles in their work for the delivery of quality services to children and women including case management for individual children and their families;

  • Providing technical support to enhance service delivery for the mitigation, prevention and response to child protection and GBV cases;

  • Providing technical support to CPAN, CPAoR members, stakeholders, and other community structures;

  • Any other relevant duty assigned to him/her by the supervisor.


Deliverable(s)

 

·        # of coaching and mentoring sessions conducted for social workers and para-social workers;

·        # of social workers and para-social workers who received skills building support on child protection standards and principles;

·        # of mapping of capacity gaps and needs conducted at the district and provincial levels;

·        Case Management SOP and CP standards applied in the field.

·        # of provincial and district level capacity building sessions conducted for CPAN and CPAoR members, and other stakeholders.
Project reporting

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Key competencies

Education and experience:  
Bachelor’s degree in one of the following fields is required: Law, social science, or another relevant technical field 5 year of experience.

Language Requirements:
Ability to read, write and speak local languages and English well.

Skills: 
1. Skills in documenting activities (writing short articles, activity reports, taking pictures...)

2. Proven ability to manage multiple tasks in a result-oriented manner under demanding working conditions, often with short deadlines.

Female Applicants are highly encouraged to Apply.
Team management

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Further information

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Disclaimer: At no stage of the recruitment process will CTG ask candidates for a fee. This includes during the application stage, interview, assessment and training.