Job ID
24662

Job Title
EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT OF CHILD SAFEGUARDING ALLEGATIONS

To work for
SOS Children's Villages Syria

Country
Syria

City
Damascus

Field of Work
Humanitarian/Disasters

Job Type
Full time

Military service
Finished or Exempted (For male)

Minimum Education Level
Bachelor/ License Degree

Responsibilities
1.Purpose of the assessment:
SOS Children’s Villages International is looking for a team of at least two experts to conduct an external assessment of child safeguarding allegations in programmes under operation of SOS Children’s Villages Syria. In particular, the experts are expected to prove or disprove the reported allegations, evaluate the ability of the organization to adequately respond to child safeguarding allegations and prevent them from happening in the future.
The detailed Terms of Reference will be shared based on the expression of interest and upon signing a confidentiality agreement.

2.Description of the programmes to be assessed:
The planned assessment is to take place in the areas of Damascus and Tartous and should cover the period from 2018 to present.
SOS Children’s Villages Syria operates 6 alternative care programme units in the Damascus region and 1 project in Tartous, which ended in the end 2020 but should be a part of the planned assessment.

3.Scope of work:
Based on the shared TOR, the experts are expected to develop a detailed methodology but, as a minimum, should apply the following methods:
- Interviews (individual and group) with relevant parties; site visits; detailed review of documentation; onsite observations.

4.Expected deliverables:
- The assessment should take place in February 2021.
- The final report is to be submitted by March 26, 2021.
- The assessment report has to be submitted in English language in both electronic and hard copies.
- The report should include all findings as well as recommendations for actions and necessary improvements.

Please express your interest by sending:
1. An expression of interest, including description of competences and track record to conduct child safeguarding assessments/evaluations
2. Curriculum vitae of all experts proposed for the assessment
Applications should be sent by email to address below:
Subject: Application for External Assessment, Syria
To: child-safeguarding-eucm@sos-kd.org



Qualifications
The potential experts should meet the following criteria:

- Proven experience in conducting assessments, evaluations or investigations in the field of child safeguarding and child protection. Previous experience in Middle East countries is a strong asset;
- Expertise and proven capacity in child psychology and trauma healing;
- Ability to organize on-site interviews and data collection in Syria;
- Ability to collect assessment data and information in Arabic language;
- Understanding of the socio-political, legal, and cultural context in the Middle East and specifically Syria;
- Fluency in English.


Salary and Benefits

Closing Date 21/1/2021
Only successful applicants will be contacted

About us
SOS Children s Villages Syria (SOS CV Syria) is a dynamic social development organisation working country-wide to meet the needs and protect the interests and rights of orphaned and vulnerable children, more recently also with the mandate to provide humanitarian aid in Syria.


Required employees number
1

Posted On
Jan 08, 2021

Expiry Date
Feb 07, 2021

Photo
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CV Language
English




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