Catholic Relief Family Child Protection and Care System Strengthening Advisor Jobs in Kenya
Catholic Relief Family Child Protection and Care System Strengthening Advisor Jobs in Kenya;We are seeking a Child Protection and Care System Strengthening Advisor to provide technical advice, guidance, and support to strengthen child protection, care, and development systems in Kenya. The role supports project implementation, systems strengthening, capacity development, and learning efforts to improve outcomes for vulnerable children and families.
Responsibilities
Serve as the project’s subject matter expert for child protection and care system strengthening within Kenya
Provide technical guidance on child protection systems, care reform, case management, alternative care, social service workforce strengthening, and related reforms
Ensure child protection and care system strengthening approaches reflect current evidence, national standards, safeguarding principles, and country context
Analyze the government child protection information management system (CPIMS) with relevant resource partners and recommend improvements
Develop child protection competencies and training materials; facilitate training of trainers and support rollout and quality of training for health, social service, and community actors
Provide technical support to child protection authorities and other relevant actors to meet national standards, promote supportive supervision, and strengthen implementation quality
Align child protection and care system strengthening approaches with Early Childhood Development, family strengthening, alternative family care, parenting, Household Economic Strengthening, and violence prevention
Maintain relationships with key project, technical, and partner stakeholders to support coordination, exchange, and shared problem‑solving
Advise on integration and alignment of government‑led data collection systems and relevant CPIMS data into the project’s MEAL system
Facilitate safe and inclusive reflection processes with stakeholders to interpret results, share learning, and identify adaptations
Review child protection and care system strengthening data, propose program adaptations, and share findings with stakeholders
Monitor national and subnational issues that may affect child protection and care system strengthening results and recommend mitigation measures
Incorporate and monitor safeguarding and protection best practices in interventions and support safeguarding action planning with subawardees
Contribute to reporting, documentation, technical knowledge sharing, and relevant networks
Write and present analyses of milestone results and contribute to donor reports, programmatic updates, learning products, briefs, and project
communications
Participate actively in relevant in‑country and global child protection, care reform, and system strengthening working groups, networks, and fora
Support partner staff, government counterparts, people with lived experience, and other stakeholders to engage in relevant fora, providing technical preparation and coaching as needed
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in a related field required
Minimum of eight years of work experience in departmental‑specific area of specialization
Previous experience managing multiple projects in a single department
Previous experience in managing departmental projects
Experience working with government, civil society, faith‑based, or community actors
Experience applying technical knowledge in the relevant area of specialization including via standards, evidence, and guidance to program implementation
Experience with facilitation, coaching, training, and capacity strengthening skills
Experience collaborating across technical areas and contributing to integrated project implementation
Experience using program data and learning to identify gaps, manage risks, improve quality, and inform adaptation
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s Degree
Demonstrated working knowledge of Catholic Church organizational structures and Catholic Social Teaching
Previous experience in multi‑country development programs
Experience working in complex, multi‑partner or multi‑country development programs with government, technical partners, civil society, and other stakeholders
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Advanced ability for independent action, decision making, and initiative with strong attention to detail
Strong time management skills and ability to multitask
Experience with budget planning and reporting systems
Computer proficiency with MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Proficiency in a variety of computer software applications
How to apply
For more information and job application details, see; Catholic Relief Family Child Protection and Care System Strengthening Advisor Jobs in Kenya
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