CWS Indonesia is an
international relief, development, and refugee assistance agency that has been
operating in Indonesia for many years under an agreement with the Ministry of
Social Affairs. CWS Indonesia is the field office of CWS, Inc., headquartered
in New York. CWS assists the most vulnerable, regardless of their religion,
race, ethnicity, or gender.Since 2008 CWS has been implementing the UNHCR funded
PURE program for refugees
and asylum seekers in Jakarta. PURE assists refugees and asylum seekers,
including Unaccompanied Children (UAC), to access basic services such as health
care, and provides skills training and education programs. With support from BPRM
and DIBP CWS is further expanding  assistance to UAC and is therefore looking for candidates to fill the following positions: Child Protection Officer: Jakarta based – 1 position  JOB SUMMARY : The Child
Protection Officer creates a child friendly and supportive
environment for unaccompanied children, children at risk, as well as child
survivors of SGBV  and ensures that
effective child protection mechanisms are in place.  The Child Protection Officer is also responsible
for ensuring effective case management in line with UNCHR and CWS standard
operating procedures and tools,  focusing
on unaccompanied children and other refugee children at risk  RESPONSIBILITY & TASKS Implementation of Child Protection program in Jakarta.

• Identify any needs of Child Protection for refugees or vulnerable asylum
  seekers  children/families.
• Conduct Best Interest Assessment of the Child through interviews with
  conducive environment, strict confidentiality and secure the sensitive
  information.
• Be responsible for timely implementation of the BIA/BID recommendations
  ensuring child participation
• Coordinate with relevant staff/section to ensure standard of living in
  UAM shelters are adequate for children’s physical, mental, spiritual, moral and
  social development.
• Referring children and their families to appropriate services and
  ensuring the referral is applied.
• Manage basic/social counseling, awareness, guidance, emotional support
  if needed.
• Plan and participate in various child protection activities and special
  events in area of operation. 
• Organize and facilitate relevant capacity building/training activities
  for refugees or internally displaced children/families and staff.
• Coordinate with other organization in relation with any development of
  child protection issues.
•  Coordinate with relevant staff/section to ensure the effective delivery
  of child protection programs.
• Provide guidance to Social Workers in organizing and conducting various
  activities for UAMs and other children.
• Oversee and monitor the unaccompanied minor temporary shelters managed
  by CWS
• Act as the focal point of contact for child protection program.

Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting

• Conduct regular home/shelter visits to follow up on
  child/family and to evaluate the progress of the action plan and document the
  best practices and lessons learnt
• Monitor the situation of the child after services
  have been provided and initiate to address the gaps identified
• Prepare and submit bi-weekly, monthly and quarterly
  work plans and report. Ensure that all program documentation and reports are
  prepared and filed properly and in timely manner

 Staff
Management and Development 

• Provide inputs to the Program Manager with regards
  to staff performance and development, especially those under supervision of
  Child Protection Officers.
• Ensure the communication and
  exchange information between all staff/unit are being done properly
• Supervise, oversee and evaluate
  performance of Social Workers of the project

Others

• Do other tasks related to the PURE project
  implementation as requested by the Program Manager

 Requirements: 

• Bachelor Degree in Social Sciences, Human Rights, International Law or other
  relevant field
• Ability to work in a cultural and gender-sensitive manner,
  respecting diversity in its all forms, including religious minorities,
  socio-economic situation, sexual orientation and ethnicity, etc
• A minimum of two years’ experience  in 
  child protection or child care program
• Experience in basic counseling and psychological first aid for children
• Good interpersonal skills with ability
  to motivate both staff and local partners/community/refugees
• Abilities to provide capacity
  building/training for staff and refugees on child protection/child rights
  issues
• Ability to interact and communicate with wide range of
  stakeholders (NGO networks, government institutions and refugees)
• Positive and
  professional attitude, able to organize, maintain composure and prioritize work
  under pressure, work overtime when necessary and be able to coordinate multiple
  tasks
• Works well in and promotes teamwork, comfortable in a
  multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure well
• Possess computer skills, including internet-based
  communication/ and various office applications (Microsoft Words, Excel and
  Power Point)
• Significant skill in reporting,
  documentation and database management is essential.
• Fluency
  in English and Bahasa Indonesia is essential. Knowledge of
  Dari/Farsi/Arabic/Urdu will be an added advantage

  




Applications should include a cover letter, reflecting motivation, a CV,
Including two references; expected gross salary and contact number by23
September 2016, Please
send applications to [email protected]