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About the Role

The Child Protection Senior Specialist coordinates the implementation of War Child’s Evidence-Based Methods (EBMs) within a specific thematic area across an assigned cluster of partners and countries. This role translates strategies and standards into contextually relevant support, ensuring high quality and impact. Responsibilities include EBM quality assurance, partner onboarding, thematic guidance, and adaptive learning, connecting strategy to practice by guiding Child Protection Specialists.

Responsibilities

Maintain cluster-level oversight of thematic quality assurance for EBM integration, implementation, and scaling by partners.
Coordinate thematic support provided by Specialists within a cluster, ensuring prioritization and advising on resource allocation.
Ensure operationalization of thematic and EBM guidance and standards for contextual relevance and tailored support.
Lead and/or facilitate adaptive learning cycles for EBMs at cluster level, ensuring learning agendas are developed and executed.
Strengthen organizational and partner capacity in Child Protection EBMs through training, mentoring, and scalable learning approaches.
Represent War Child's EBM Care System Portfolio and thematic expertise externally to strengthen sector engagement and contribute to policy shaping.
Contribute to the learning agenda for EBMs within the portfolio, gathering and sharing learnings on partner experiences and feedback.
Act as primary internal and external thematic focal point for an assigned cluster.
Oversee thematic components of partnership engagement within a cluster.
Collaborate effectively with the Partnership Department, ensuring appropriate matrix management of Specialists.
Contribute to the development of EBMs Partnership Packages and other relevant resources.
Contribute to the strengthening and evolution of the Child Protection EBM Care System portfolio.
Coordinate and contribute to learning activities, task teams, working groups, and Communities of Practice related to their thematic area and EBMs.
Support scalable learning approaches, including compiling cluster-level inputs for training content and learning materials.
Coordinate support to MEAL processes within a cluster, including compliance with Quality of Care indicators.
Provide thematic/EBM surge support in emergencies or priority contexts.
Contribute thematic inputs into organizational processes such as strategy development and annual plans.
Lead cluster-level reporting for EBMs in their portfolio and contribute to grant/project reporting.
Collaborate closely with teams in their department (MEAL and Humanitarian) and other relevant departments.
Act as a back-stop for Specialists where necessary.

Requirements

Relevant academic background in Child Protection or a closely related field.
Relevant experience in the thematic area, including in humanitarian or post-conflict contexts.
Experience working with partners on co-creation and delivery of programmes.
Demonstrated experience in programme design, needs assessment, learning cycles, and quality assurance.
Experience developing methods, tools, guidelines, training, and learning materials.
Experience facilitating trainings, workshops, and virtual learning.
Fluency in English is required.
Strong understanding of quality standards, evidence-based programming, and MEAL integration.
Knowledge of cross-sectoral integration (Education, Child Protection, MHPSS).
Understanding of localisation, accountability, and participation principles.
Familiarity with digital collaboration and learning tools (e.g. Mural, Miro, SharePoint, MS Teams).

Skills

Child Protection
Evidence-Based Methods (EBMs)
Quality Assurance
Partner Onboarding
Thematic Guidance
Adaptive Learning
Training
Mentoring
Programme Design
Needs Assessment
Learning Cycles
Facilitation
External Representation
Sector Engagement
Inter-agency Collaboration
Policy Shaping
MEAL Integration
Cross-sectoral Integration
Localisation
Accountability
Participation Principles
Digital Collaboration Tools
Mural
Miro
SharePoint
MS Teams

Location

Afghanistan
Central African Republic
Colombia
DR Congo
Germany
Jordan
Lebanon
Occupied Palestinian territory
South Sudan
Sweden
Syria
Uganda
Ukraine
Yemen
Netherlands
United Kingdom

Work Type

Locally contracted position

Experience Level

Senior Specialist
Programme or grant management experience is an asset

Education Level

Relevant academic background in Child Protection or a closely related field.

About the Company

The War Child Alliance is an international non-governmental organization committed to providing psychosocial support, child protection, youth empowerment programming and quality education to the children affected by armed conflict.
We implement evidence-based interventions to empower key stakeholders—including governments, educators, caregivers, and communities—to foster children’s wellbeing, education, and self-determination.
We work with global teams with team members being based in different locations.
War Child is currently operates in: Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, Colombia, DR Congo, Germany, Jordan, Lebanon, the occupied Palestinian territory, South Sudan, Sweden, Syria, Uganda, Ukraine (soon to be registered), and Yemen.
We also have offices in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
Learn more about War Child and our programmes https://www.warchild.net/

Equal Opportunity

We value diversity and inclusion and are committed to ensuring that all our people and job applicants are treated fairly, irrespective of where, what or whom they were born, or of other characteristics.
We want to offer a safe and inclusive workplace where all our people, especially those who are currently marginalised or underrepresented, can be themselves at work.