Save
the Children is an international NGO and the world’s top independent
charity for children in need. Since 1919, we have been
fighting for children’s rights, saving their lives and providing hope
for brighter futures worldwide. Save the Children’s programs in
Indonesia is implemented by Yayasan Sayangi Tunas Cilik. We currently
work in eleven provinces, have staff of approximately
300 local professionals, and programming in Child Protection,
Education, Health and Nutrition, Disaster Risk Reduction, and
Humanitarian Response.
We are currently seeking to fill the following
position:
Education and Protection Specialist
1 position, based in
Bandung, West Java
Code :
E&P Specialist-IDEAL
ROLE PURPOSE:
Save
the Children implement a unique project to respond to learning and
development needs of children with disabilities living in rural and slum
areas. IKEA Foundation funds the IDEAL project
which is promoting inclusion all children in Education System and
provision of a protected environment in schools and communities. The
project has a child centered approach which means bringing the child in
the center and activating duty bearers encircling
the child to ensure provision of right to education and protection of
children with disabilities.
The project goal is to
increase access to quality inclusive education for children with disabilities to attain their right to education and protection. This will be achieved through establishing and strengthening an integrated and inclusive school and community model in 7
districts/cities in West Java province.
Education
and Protection Specialist provides technical leadership in inclusive
education and child protection. S/He also develops program strategy to
link school and community and collaborate
with Government especially Ministry of Education, Ministry of Social
and Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection. S/he also
supports community to access Children with disabilities in the regular
school. S/he will work together with Senior Project
Officer to develop training materials, design capacity building
strategy and provide technical assistant to ensure project officers and
implementing partners able to deliver the services in quality. S/he
works closely with MEAL officers to provide technical
advice for relevance project study and research. Education and
Protection specialist reports directly to project Manager.
Updated CV and application letter should be sent to recruitment.indonesia@savethechildren.org
Please fill the “subject” column of the e-mails in this format:
<E&P Specialist-IDEAL
><your name>
Closing date for application is up to 2 February
2016
(Only short-listed candidates will be notified)
