Capacity Development and Mentoring Officer

Generic Function: Specialiste / Officer

JobTitle: Capacity Development and Mentoring Officer 

Reports to (Hierarchically):  Head of Gaza office (Team Leader)

Salary level: Grade 3 / level 1

Working time in  % : 100% = 40h per week, from Sunday to Thursday

Supervises (Number of subordinates): None

Work location (Country + city): Gaza- Palestine

Duration: Annual contract with possibility of extension

General Responsibilities (Overall purpose)

Terre des hommes (Tdh) is a leading worldwide reference on restorative juvenile justice, which accumulates over 40 years of experience in the Palestinian context. The Access to Justice Programme aims at contributing to develop and to improve justice systems by enhancing the restorative approach and in particular by promoting alternatives to trials, detention and specialized custodial care for children, better prevention and reintegration, and synergies in contexts of legal pluralism. Tdh’s strategic plan creates a comprehensive framework for action that combines axes on operations, advocacy, research and quality and accountability, with a view to creating lasting and meaningful change in the lives of children in contact with the law. The Access to Justice program currently operates at global, regional (MENA for this position) and national levels where in Palestine it has been operating in both West Bank and Gaza since 2010.  

Tdh is managing a three-year grant from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). The overall goal of the Grant is ensuring that women, men, girls and boys in Occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt) are better protected against gender-based violence and their rights are upheld through empowered local actors engaged in delivering effective, multi-sectoral community-based initiatives with a focus on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) survivors, Persons with Disabilities (PwD) and Youth.  As part of the Project Implementation Team of the present mandate, and under the supervision of the Team Leader, the Capacity Development and Mentoring Officer is in charge of progressively strengthening the capacity of 10 implementing partners across the Gaza Strip. 

Specific Responsibilities / Context  (Tasks)

Implementation of the sub-grant component of the project

• Jointly, with the 10 Implementing Partners and the project teams, develop capacity development materials and processes for specific areas/topics identified as needed for capacity development of partners.
• Organize training and mentoring to local partners, project grantees, and other actors, for specific areas/topics identified as needed for capacity development.
• Contribute to the development of annual workplans, performance monitoring systems and tools, and writing of program reports.
• Jointly with the Project team, develop monitoring tools for pre-post training evaluation and conduct evaluation.
• Develop a comprehensive capacity building plan for the local partners related for the project.
• Provide technical assistance to partners and various stakeholders through capacity building knowledge.
• Review all the published material provided by the implementing partners.
• Update and review the MEAN Protection Hub website material 
• Prepare required training reports.
• Collaborate with the Accountant/Finance Manager to ensure the analysis of monthly variance, coordinate budget forecasts and if necessary, requests of budget approval to the donor.
• Regularly compiles project reports as per agreed reporting schedule and the format of reporting.
•  Any other relevant tasks that may emerge as important during this assignment

Compliance and Due diligence:

• Ensure that the action and its activities are fully in line with SDC procedures, rules and regulation and with the standards of Tdh in Palestine.

Tdh Policies

• Commit to respect the Tdh Child Safeguarding Policy (CSP), Tdh Code of Conduct and Tdh Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Policy.
• Be proactive with respect to the aforementioned policies and show leadership to all Tdh staff.
• Report cases of abuse on children as identified.
• Maintain and ensure a culture of strict confidentiality - inter Tdh staff and between Tdh staff and non Tdh employees.

Security and safeguarding 

• Comply with Tdh Security Regulations 
• Participate in updating security plans, as needed.
• Understands and applies security policies, the Child Safeguarding Policy and fraud prevention policies

Other

• Respect Child Safeguarding Policy, PSEA, Gender and Diversity Policy of Tdh and other institutional policies.
• Participate in the organization of launching and closing events
• Any other duty as required by the supervisor.   

Competencies

This role requires a mastery of Personal, Social and Leadership Competencies (PSLC), Technical and Methodological Competencies (TMC) and Management and Strategic Competencies (MSC)

1. Shows determination and proactivity.

2. Shows flexibility, availability and adaptability.

3. Communicates in a clear concise and responsible way.

4. Masters the tools and applications both general and activity-specific based. 

5. Produce high quality reports

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Requirements for the position 

• University degree or another advanced degree in public administration or social science or other relevant degree in line with the position responsibilities.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in similar position preferably with an (I)NGO with relevant experience in developing training manual, modules, curricula and training materials for the national development organizations.
• Ability to represent the organization on technical and functional issues according to the department goals and perform senior technical functional level tasks that are related to their own function. 
• Demonstrate experience in developing the capacity of community-based organizations and networks
• Proven professional, intensive experience and hands on knowledge on training issues, local justice and other relevant areas;
  Proven experience of conducting ToT, training needs assessment along with facilitations skills and ability to independently prepare training report;
  Evaluation and monitoring of training programme 
• Experience of working for institutional capacity development would be given priority
• Proficiency of English & Arabic languages is required.
• Valid driving license with no restrictions.

Tdh will only consider complete applications corresponding to the required profile. Applications must include a complete CV and a covering letter in English and should be sent to the following e-mail address indicating the position title: [email protected] Additional documents such as diplomas and work certificates will only be required in case of an interview.

Deadline for applications is January 4, 2022 at 04:00 pm. 

Only short/listed candidates will be contacted. If you are not shortlisted, your file will be destroyed by us, according to the rules on data protection.

Tdh provides equal working conditions for men and women. Furthermore, for candidates with equivalent qualifications and for positions with responsibilities, applications from women are strongly encouraged those as well from people with diverse backgrounds. 

The recruitment and selection procedures of Tdh reflect our commitment for child security and protection. 

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