TITLE: National Child Participation Coordinator – Somalia Country Office
TEAM/PROGRAMME:
Child Rights, Policy, Advocacy and Campaigns
team
LOCATION: Mogadishu, Garowe or Hargeisa (with
regular field travels)
GRADE: NAT-3 CONTRACT LENGTH & TYPE
1-year Fixed Term (National),
CHILD SAFEGUARDING:
Level 3: the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a
week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work
country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing
the police checking/vetting process staff.
ROLE PURPOSE:
The National Child Participation Coordinator provides technical support and coordination to ensure
meaningful, safe, and ethical child participation across Save the Children Somalia’s programmes,
advocacy/campaign and governance processes. The role ensures children’s voices inform programme
design, policy influencing and internal decision-making, while strengthening systems, staff capacity, and
partner engagement in line with organisational frameworks.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Director of Child Rights, Policy, Advocacy & Campaigns (CPAC)
Staff reporting to this post: None
Budget Responsibilities: Contributes to budget planning; no direct approval authority
Travel: Frequent field travel
Role Dimensions:
• Technical authority on child participation within the Country Office
• Works across Programme Implementation Units (PIUs), MEAL/REALM and CPAC/
Communications teams
• Engages at national-level policy and coordination platforms
• Works closely with global/regional technical advisors (matrix support)
• Contributes to strategy, programme quality and fundraising
• Ensure children’s voices are heard in the CO design making processes
• Stakeholder Engagement: High (internal + external representation)
• Autonomy: Moderate - High (works independently within strategy)
• Problem Solving: Advanced (adapts solutions to complex contexts
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Key Areas of Accountability:
1. Technical Leadership & Strategy
• Support the development and operationalisation of Child Participation Strategy for Somalia
• Ensure alignment with CRG priorities, ACCM strategies and global framework on child
participation (e.g., Shifting Power to Children).
• With the leadership of the CPAC Director, provide inputs into Country Strategic Plan (CSP) and
thematic strategies development and delivery.

• Coordinate technical inputs to integrate child participation/children’s voices in programme
development, fundraising, policy advocacy and internal decision making.
2. Programme Quality & Integration
• Support the application of 9 basic principles of ethical and meaningful child participation in all
engagements with children
• Ensure child participation is systematically integrated across all sectors
• Act as technical focal point on participation quality benchmarks and standards
• Support cross-sectoral programming to ensure holistic child rights approaches
• Advise teams during programme design and implementation
3. Child-Led Advocacy & Campaigns
• Coordinate and oversee the development and implementation of a country-level child-led
campaigning approach, aligned with Save the Children’s global priorities
• Facilitate and strengthen child and youth-led platforms and networks to identify priorities and
drive advocacy initiatives
• Ensure meaningful child engagement across the campaign cycle, including priority setting,
messaging, media engagement, and policy dialogue
• Support children to safely engage with decision-makers at community and national levels
• Build the capacity of children and youth groups in advocacy, communication, and civic engagement
skills
• Work with Communications and Media teams to amplify children’s voices through media,
storytelling, and campaign moments
• Link local participation to national and global influencing processes, ensuring children’s
perspectives inform broader advocacy agendas
• Ensure all campaigning is inclusive, safe, and aligned with safeguarding standards
4. Capacity Strengthening & Technical Support
• Provide structured and ongoing technical support and coaching to programme teams.
• Design and deliver trainings, coaching frameworks and learning sessions
• Coordinate and support capacity for staff, partners and civil society organisations on child
participation
• Facilitate co-design initiatives with youth and child-led Civil Society Organizations
5. Partnerships, Representation & Coordination
• Represent SCI in national coordination forums and technical working groups
• Strengthen partnerships with civil society, government and child/youth networks
• Support partner capacity strengthening and engagement
6. MEAL, Evidence and Learning

• Work with MEAL to define participation indicators and integrate into monitoring systems
• Lead documentation of best practices, case studies and learning products
• Contribute to evidence-based advocacy and adaptive child-centred programming
7. Resource Mobilisation
• Contribute to proposal design, concept notes and donor engagement for strengthening children
and youth participation.
• Ensure strong child participation components are integrated into funding proposals.
8. Safeguarding and Quality Assurance
• Ensure all participation is safe, ethical and inclusive
• Apply child safeguarding standards across all activities
• Mitigate risks associated with participation by identifying risks and implementing mitigation
strategies.
BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
Accountability:
• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role
modelling Save the Children values.
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the
freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve
performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
• sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their
own personal development and encourages their team to do the same.
• widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others.
• future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
• builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external
partners and supporters.
• values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength.
• approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
• Willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

QUALIFICATIONS
• Degree in Social Sciences, Child Development, International Development or related field
Desirable
• Postgraduate qualification in Human Rights/Child Rights- desirable
SAVE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL
ROLE PROFILE
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Essential
• Minimum 4 years of relevant professional experience, including demonstrated experience in child
participation, child rights programming,
• Proven experience in designing and implementing child participation approaches, including
application of recognised standards and safeguarding principles
• Strong experience in training and facilitation, including delivering workshops or capacity-building
sessions for staff, partners, or children
• Demonstrated experience in child-centred programme design and/or advocacy initiatives,
including contribution to proposals, programme development, or campaign activities
• Experience working with NGOs, civil society organisations, and/or government stakeholders, with
proven ability to coordinate across diverse partners
• Proven ability to coordinate across teams and contribute to proposal development, donor
reporting, or programme documentation
Desirable
• Experience working in humanitarian or fragile contexts
• Knowledge of Somali systems and operating context
Additional job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to
carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Equal Opportunities
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and
Diversity policies and procedures.
Child Safeguarding:
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks,
reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Adult Safeguarding.
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy, all
employees are also expected to carry out their duties in accordance with SCI protection from sexual
exploitation abuse.
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and
procedures.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion,
At SCI, we uphold the principle of equal rights and opportunities for all our employees. In our
commitment to fostering a more inclusive workplace and addressing gender gaps, we have implemented
additional efforts aimed at supporting female qualified candidates: -
• Maternity leave (6 months)
• 10% *gross salary. (female allowance)
• 2 flexible working hours for lactating mother

pplication Information:
Please apply in English saving your cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document.
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Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer, and our working environment is inclusive and accessible.
We need to keep children safe, so our selection process includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. Employment is subject to our Child protection standards including background checks and adherence to our Child Safeguarding Policy
Application will be closed on 13th July 2026
We need to keep children safe, so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. Employment is subject to our Child protection standards including background checks and adherence to our Child Safeguarding Policy
Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best qualified talent.
 
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