1. Role and responsibilities 

The Child Protection Coordinator is responsible for providing technical leadership for Street Child’s  Child Protection programming in Maputo. The position will ensure the quality of child protection  interventions, strengthen case management systems, supervise technical staff, and build the capacity of partners and government counterparts. The Coordinator will work closely with country teams to  ensure an integrated approach to supporting vulnerable children and strengthening community based child protection systems General responsibilities  

• Lead the implementation of Street Child’s Child Protection strategy and interventions in  Maputo. 
• Provide technical oversight to all child protection activities, ensuring compliance with  national legislation, donor requirements, and international standards, including the  Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action. 
• Strengthen and oversee individual case management systems, ensuring children receive safe,  timely, and appropriate services. 
• Support the establishment and strengthening of referral pathways linking children to social  welfare, education, health, justice, and specialized protection services. 
• Provide technical guidance on safeguarding, child protection risk mitigation, and prevention  of violence against children. 
• Ensure child protection approaches are integrated across education, digital learning,  livelihoods, and emergency programming. 
• Lead child protection assessments and contribute to programme design using evidence  generated from assessments and monitoring data. 
• Support implementation of child-friendly and community-based protection activities.

Capacity Building 

• Develop and deliver training for Street Child staff, government counterparts, community  facilitators, teachers, and local partners on child protection, safeguarding, case management,  and referral systems. 
• Mentor Child Protection Officers, Social Workers, and Case Workers to improve the quality of  case management and child protection programming. 
• Support partners to strengthen child protection systems and institutional capacity.

Coordination and Representation 

• Represent Street Child in Child Protection Working Groups and relevant coordination forums.
•  Maintain strong relationships with government ministries, district authorities, social welfare  services, education authorities, UN agencies, NGOs, and community leaders. 
• Support coordination between education, MHPSS, and child protection programming to  provide holistic services for vulnerable children. 

Monitoring, Learning and Quality Assurance 

• Conduct regular field monitoring visits to ensure programme quality and adherence to child  protection standards. 
• Monitor case management quality, documentation, confidentiality, and referral processes.
•  Support the collection and analysis of programme data to inform adaptive management and  learning. 
• Contribute to donor reporting and documentation of lessons learned and best practices.

Critical interfacesBy interfaces, STREET CHILD means processes and projects that are interlinked with other  departments/units or persons. Relevant interfaces for this position are:  

• Strategy and project planning: Country Director,  
• Area operations: M&E and Information Officer  
• Staff capacity building: Project support staff 
• Implementation, M&E Information Management Officer, SC support staff 2. Competencies  

Essential qualifications, experience and skills: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Social work, Child Protection, Psychology, Sociology, Social Sciences, Law,  Community Development, or another relevant field. Master’s degree in a relevant field.
•  Minimum 5 years’ experience implementing Child Protection programmes within  humanitarian or development settings. 
• Strong professional background in social work and case management, including working  directly with vulnerable children and families. 
• Strong knowledge of the child protection context in Mozambique. 
• Demonstrated experience supporting children affected by conflict, displacement, violence,  abuse, neglect, exploitation, or other protection risks. 
• Proven experience developing referral pathways and coordinating with government social  welfare systems. 
• Experience supervising Social Workers or Case Workers. 
• Experience designing and delivering technical training and mentoring staff and partners.
•  Strong understanding of safeguarding, child rights, and international child protection  standards. 
• Experience working with government institutions and community-based child protection  structures. 
• Experience in education programming or livelihoods, particularly where child protection and  education are integrated. 
• Fluency in Portuguese is required 
• Fluency in English is preferred.  
• Knowledge of local languages. 

Essential competencies and attributes: 

• Strong leadership and coordination skills. 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. 
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in complex settings. 
• Excellent report writing and documentation skills. 
• Ability to build strong relationships with government, partners, and communities.
•  High level of integrity, professionalism, and commitment to safeguarding.
•  Experience working in conflict-affected and climate-vulnerable contexts. 

FEMALE CANDIDATES AND PwDs ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY 

3. Performance Management 

The employee will be accountable for the responsibilities and the competencies, in accordance with  the STREET CHILD Performance Management Manual. The following documents will be used for  performance reviews: 

• The Job Description  
• The Individual Annual Plan  
• The Street Child Annual Performance 360 Review Form 
• The Street Child One-on-One Periodic Template 
• The Street Child Performance Management Framework 

Street Child’s Commitment to Safeguarding Street Child is committed to safeguarding and protecting our communities, partners, and staff. Offers  of employment are subject to satisfactory references and background checks. Street Child  participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, which involves requesting  information from previous employers regarding incidents of sexual exploitation, abuse, and  harassment. To apply:  Street Child welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex,  disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. Please email your Cover letter and CV with the  Subject line: Child Protection Coordinator Street Child to ivelise.mabjaia@street-child.org with  dione.peart@street-child.org in CC by 24 August 2026