Child Protection Coordinator (Albania)

Terre des hommes Mission in Albania and Kosovo is seeking to recruit a Child Protection Coordinator based in Tirana, Albania.

The Child Protection Coordinator will be in charge of for the overall coordination and quality implementation of the activities aimed at raising awareness, knowledge, skills and fostering collaboration between professionals, community members, children and parents on child protection issues. S/he will be responsible for the facilitation and support for the delivery of the third in-service Child Protection Course for professionals coordinated by Tdh. S/he reports to the Programme Officer on Child Protection and engages in planning, organizing, implementing and reporting of the project activities under his/her responsibility.

General information about Terre des hommes, Albania and Kosovo

Terre des hommes Mission in Albania and Kosovo is a non-profit making organization that has been operating for over 15 years in the field of child rights and child protection, leading the establishment and strengthening of a national child protection system in Albania and Kosovo. Terre des hommes’ area of expertise ranges from direct psycho-social interventions with vulnerable children and their family and community members, to empowerment of local, regional and national level governmental institutions and key stakeholders through capacity-building and on-the-job training in order to develop and implement proper child-sensitive structures, policies, standards and procedures. Terre des hommes has also worked to mainstream child rights and child protection issues in the social policies and strategies of the Central government through lobbying and advocacy work.