People in Need is hiring a Child Protection Project Assistant (caseworker)

The Child Protection Project Assistant (Caseworker) is responsible for implementing case management processes to ensure refugee children in Moldova are protected and supported, including conducting assessments, developing case plans, providing direct services, managing referrals, and collaborating with families and service providers.

Organization - People in Need

Job Title - Child Protection Project Assistant (Caseworker)

Duty station - Comrat, Gagauzia, Moldova

Application Deadline - January 8, 2025, by COB.

Education & Work Experience

• Minimum of Bachelors in Social work, Counselling Psychology, or relevant discipline;
• Previous work experience in community development or with an NGO (preferably in child protection);
• Minimum 2 years of professional experience working with children;
• Excellent communication and engagement skills with children and their caregivers;
• Computer knowledge – Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook.
• Able to empathize with children and families that have been impacted by the humanitarian emergency;
• Strong skills in monitoring, evaluation, research and conducting participatory, community-led assessments;
• Experience working with case files and databases and providing regular documentation;
• Excellent community mobilization skills;
• Ability to work individually and within a team;
• Good analytical, problem solving and project planning skills;
• Able to communicate clearly and strategically with internal and external stakeholders as a representative. This includes effective negotiation and representation skills;
• Excellent writing, facilitation, and organizational skills;
• Experience managing child protection cases in a sensitive and child friendly manner;
• Languages: Russian(required)English/Ukrainian(desirable).

Type of contract - Employment contract; Full-time work

Expected Duration of Assignment - 13/01/2025 - 31/05/2025

Pentru mai multe informații, vă rugăm să vizitați site-ul nostru oficial: https://moldova.peopleinneed.net/mo/implica-te/child-protection-project-assistant-2308jo 

The applicants will be invited for interviews on a rolling basis. The application process might be stopped earlier if a suitable candidate is identified before the application deadline.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the interview. No phone calls or inquiries are allowed.

People in Need is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct and committed to promoting the welfare of children and adults with whom People in Need engages /is in contact with. People in Need expects all staff to perform job duties and responsibilities in accordance with People in Need code of conduct and key policies (available at: https://www.peopleinneed.net/key-policies-4142gp). People in Need Staff will undertake the appropriate level of training.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.

We are committed to ensuring diversity (people from different social and ethnic backgrounds and of different genders, sexual orientations etc.) within our organization and encourage interested candidates to apply.

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