Child Protection Officers at Save The Children (Lesvos & Idomeni)

Save the Children is the world's leading independent organisation for children.

The organization in Greece seeks for:

Child Protection Officer (Lesvos & Idomeni)

QUALIFICATIONS:
- University degree in social work, social sciences, law or other relevant field.
- Knowledge and understanding of migration and asylum legislation, policies and practices in Greece and the European Union, with emphasis on procedures for unaccompanied and separated children.

Essential:
- Minimum of 2 years relevant work experience in child protection, psychosocial support and youth programmes or related field. Experience in working with unaccompanied and separated children is an asset.
- Experience in developing and/or delivering child protection training
- Good technical understanding of child protection, child participation and community based approaches.
Strong self-starter, able to take initiative and adapt to changing circumstances and priorities.
- Able to work to tight deadlines under pressure.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Knowledge and understanding of inter-agency standards and guidelines in child protection, including the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action.
- Fluent written and spoken English. Knowledge of Greek, Arabic and Farsi a strong asset
- Strong computer skills, including the use of Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

“Child Protection Officer -Lesvos”
“Child Protection Officer -Idomeni”