Global Child Protection And Psychosocial Support Specialist
CurrentIn this role, I advance the work of Right To Play (RTP) by ensuring children and youth use the power of play to strengthen protective factors and achieve psychosocial wellbeing. I provide strategic and technical leadership to guide the effective integration and achievement of our child protection and psychosocial support outcomes across RTP’s programs. My responsibilities include:- Designing and managing child protection and PSS strategies, aligning with global standards and organizational goals.- Offering technical guidance and collaborating with specialists to integrate child protection and PSS into program design, toolkits, and quality assurance processes.- Developing new program models and revising existing ones to address the protection and psychosocial needs of children.- Leading capacity-building initiatives, including technical trainings, mentorship, and facilitating CP and PSS working groups and communities of practice.- Supporting knowledge sharing and quality programming through ongoing collaboration with country offices and global teams.- Representing Right To Play in global networks and partnerships, contributing to thought leadership, and promoting innovative approaches to child protection and PSS.- Driving innovation in program design by incorporating evidence-based practices and learning from global programs.- Collaborating with Country Offices to document learnings, establish quality assurance mechanisms, and report on the delivery of strategic goals.- Ensuring the integration of child participation and protection considerations within monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) approaches.