National Programs Advisor

Position title: National Programs Advisor

Working location: National Office (SOS Children's Villages Jordan)

Direct Supervisor: National Programme Development Director

Functional supervisor: Regional Alternative Care Unit Head/Advisors CEE/CIS

Region: Jordan – Amman

The Employee provides functional supervision to the following co-workers (if any):

• Family Care Coordinators.
• Local Youth Coordinators.
• Local Semi-Independent Living Program Coordinators.
• Care Providers (Mothers, Aunts, Youth Care Workers).

The mission of the position:

Under the leadership of the National Programme Development Director (NPDD), the National Programs Advisor drives program development in the field of Child and Youth Care in line with the “Vision, Mission, Values”, the Brand and approved strategies, policies, and plans of the organization and national legislation. As a member of the national program development department, she/he contributes to setting and reaching the strategic objectives and targets of the MA in the area of child care, child development, youth care, youth development, empowerment, employment, and participation including YouthCan! and YouthLinks!, and monitors and evaluates progress towards achieving set targets. She/he provides technical expertise and content-wise leads SOS Children’s Village Programme members such as the Family Care Coordinators, Care Providers, Local Youth Coordinators, Local Semi-Independent Living Program Coordinators, and Youth Leaders in planning, implementing, and monitoring program interventions in the area of Child and Youth Care. The National Programs Advisor is responsible for introducing and monitoring the implementation of quality standards in Child and Youth Care and PDB2 for Child & Youth Care.

Program development

• Under the leadership of the NPDD, contributes to annual and strategic planning and monitoring of progress towards targets within Child and Youth Care.
• Under the leadership of NPDD and in cooperation with other Programme Advisors, actively contributes to putting the SOS Children’s Villages Programme Policy and related policies into practice taking into consideration national legislation and context.
• Supports NPDD in carrying out CRSAs and feasibility studies and participates in the development of concept notes and program proposals for Child and Youth Care for approval by GSC.
• Develops detailed psycho-pedagogical concepts for new types of interventions in the country jointly with program staff in the locations for approval by Regional Alternative Care Unit.
• Provides technical expertise to the NPDD and CVPD when setting up new program units and interventions in a location for Child and Youth Care.
• Supports NPDD, CVPD, and Programme unit managers in locations in applying for public funds for Child and Youth Care.
• Provides content-wise guidance to program unit managers in the locations in planning, budgeting, and reporting of program interventions for Child and Youth Care.
• Leads specific program development projects as assigned by the NPDD.
• Monitor the PDB2 data for the Child and Youth Care program.
• Regularly reports on developments in the specific program area to the NPDD and the responsible regional PD Unit.

Quality Management, Monitoring, and Evaluation

• Jointly with other PD Advisors, supports NPDD in developing and establishing a national association quality management system.
• Supports CVPD and Programme unit managers in the location in implementing quality standards.
• Monitors and evaluates the quality and progress of program interventions and projects, including through project visits, internal audits, and review of and feedback to project reports, statistics, and self-evaluation results to ensure that interventions are in line with organizational plans, standards, and policies, and with national legislation.
• Supports regional quality audits and external evaluations. Advises and supports the implementation of recommendations.

Human Resources Development

• Supports CVPD in the effective implementation of the HR cycle related to program unit managers. Participates in the recruitment and onboarding of the Programme units’ managers and program staff in the location, as well as provides input into annual performance appraisals, and proposed staff development measures for the Programme units’ managers.
• Organizes or provides joint training for staff from different locations working. Ensures knowledge exchange between staff working in other locations, including through meetings.
• Advises and monitors implementation of appropriate staffing standards and structures in line with quality standards in close cooperation with the national HR Manager.

Research and Knowledge Management

• Documents and distributes lessons learned and good practices to support organizational learning on the national, regional, and international levels.
• Participates on behalf of MA in the regional network and contributes to regional projects.
• Participates on behalf of the MA in international/national studies and research projects.

Partnership building and Advocacy

• Supports NPDD, CVPD, and Programme units’ managers in the location in building strong links and cooperation with national government and local authorities, as well as other stakeholders to enhance program development.
• Joins relevant networks, platforms, campaigns, working groups, and advocates on behalf of the organization for the promotion and protection of children’s rights, especially on issues linked to children at risk of losing the care of their families or children without parental care.
• Participates in relevant national/international conferences.

Child Safeguarding (CS)

• Responsible to raise awareness of the SOS Child Protection Policy principles and to protect children from all forms of abuse, abandonment, exploitation, violence, and discrimination
• Supports NPDD, CVPD, and Programme units’ managers in organizing relevant preventive actions addressing existing and possible CS risks as identified by the CS risk assessment.
• Responsible to report any CS suspicion, concern, allegation, or incident immediately, following Child Safeguarding reporting procedures. CS reports should be made to the national CS focal person or any other member of the national CS team and/the or to respective line manager.