Turkey: Trainers in the Child and Youth Resilience Programs of Save the Children

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SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Director PDQ

Staff directly reporting to this post: None

CHILD SAFEGUARDING:

Level 3 – the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people.

As part of these responsibilities the post holder will support the establishment of child safeguarding systems, promote a culture of keeping children safe, and ensure that potential harm to children (by our own staff and/or as a result of how we do our work) is identified and addressed on an ongoing basis. The post holder should report and respond to interventions as determined by position related responsibilities identified in the Child Safeguarding Policy.

Assignment Purpose:

The main purpose of the Trainers of Save the Children’s Child and Youth Resilience Program is:

· To establish a pool of facilitators for the Child and Youth Resilience (CR and YR) Program within key Turkish NGOs by implementing.

· To introduce the tools and system for gathering feedback to the materials, for the purpose of adaptation them to the Turkey context.

· To introduce the MEAL system and tool to build the evidence of the programs.

Ultimately, the above will pave the way for the establishment of a qualified pool of trainers in Turkey in Q3 of 2018 when a CR and YR ToTs is aimed to take place. All trainings will happen in collaboration with SC’s Child Protection Technical Advisor, with Turkish co-facilitators and with simultaneous translation. Locations of the trainings will primarily be in Istanbul but may also be in Izmir. All travel costs will be covered by SC / Turkish NGO.

The preparation and follow-up allows for a week in between actual delivery of training which supports trainer’s own wellbeing and performance. The two trainers will be able to link up with each other in between the trainings.

Trainer 1: Focus on Child Resilience

– 1 CR training 17-30 Jan (incl. 3 days prep, 5 days training and 2 days follow-up) (internal)

– 1 CR training 31 Jan-11 Feb (incl. 3 days prep, 5 days training and 2 days follow-up) (external)

Trainer 2: Focus on Youth Resilience

– 1 YR training 12-23 January (incl. 3 days prep, 5 days training and 2 days follow-up) (external)

– 1 YR training 24 Jan-6 Feb (incl. 3 days prep, 5 days training and 2 days follow-up) (internal)

– 1 YR training 7-18 Feb (incl. 3 days prep, 5 days training and 2 days follow-up) (external)

Trainers who are able to do combinations of the above are also welcome to express their interest.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

• During preparation phase, review the tool and process for gathering feedback to the CR / YR activities and materials overall, to feed into the process of adapting the materials to the Turkey context.
• During preparation phase, review the participants’ details and adapt the materials as necessary. This includes incorporating adaptations made by other SC country offices as well as consultation with the relevant NGO to be trained.
• During preparation phase, link to up SC Denmark to verify status of new MEAL system and toolkit (if ready, can be incorporated into these trainings).
• During preparation (and training) phase, identify a CR/ YR focal points within the relevant NGOs with whom SC technical staff can liaise with further for e.g. adaptation of materials. These focal point should be overseeing the process of gathering and consolidating information to the materials, which will be used for a joint learning workshop later in the year.
• During preparation (and training phase), assess in which languages the MEAL package will be needed besides Arabic and English.
• During training phase, establish a clear plan of action which outlines roles and responsibilities, mile stones in implementation and key actions linked to the adaptation process.
• During follow-up phase, write a training report and finalise any material if needed.

Expected Outputs:

• Tool for gathering information to the CR and YR content is in place and introduced.
• MEAL framework and tools introduced, to gather evidence to the programs.
• CR and YR trainings delivered and facilitators trained.
• Focal points identified and an action plan produced with the relevant NGO.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Qualified trainer in Save the Children’sChildandYouth ResilienceThis is a requirement; only qualified trainers will be accepted for this assignment.
• Extensive experience in community-based MHPSS and Child Protection.
• Excellent trainer and facilitation skills.

• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and negotiate clearly and effectively at all levels, taking into account cultural and language difficulties.

• Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in.

• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy.

• Commitment to and understanding of child rights, the aims and principles of Save the Children, and humanitarian standards such as the Sphere Charter and the Code of Conduct. In particular, a good understanding of the Save the Children mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills. Fluency in English required.

CHILD SAFEGUARING POLICY:

Any employee, consultant, contractor or the supplier undertaking an activity on behalf of SCI must sign the Child Safeguarding – Declaration of Acceptance Form] and comply with the SCIs Child Safeguarding Policy which is a statement of SCI’s commitment to preventing abuse and protecting children with whom it comes into contact.

This extends not only to children with whom SCI and its partners work directly, but also includes children whom staff are responsible for. SCI believes that the situation of children must be improved through the promotion of their rights supported and demonstrated by all members of staff. Save the Children International’s Code of Conduct sets out the standards which all staff members must adhere to.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Please apply in English by sending your up to date CV with a cover letter as a single document explaining your salary expectations to turkey.recruit@savethechildren.org and mention the position that you are applying on the subject section. The advertisement will be closed on January 2nd 2018 at 5:30 PM (Turkey local time).