JOB OFFER - Child Protection Officer/Intern

JOB OFFER - Child Protection Officer/Intern

Background & Justification

Caritas Zambia is looking for dynamic person to work on its Child Protection Project. This project will cover Western, Central and Southern Provinces targeting 2 districts in each of the three provinces. Caritas Zambia has diocesan partners operating in these areas; that is, Monze, Kabwe and Mongu dioceses. In terms of Districts, the project will target Sinazongwe and Siavonga in Monze diocese; Kalabo and Nkeyema in Mongu diocese and Ngabo and Mukushi in Kabwe diocese. At the district level Justice and Peace teams will be empowered in knowledge and skills of child protection and will work with CSOs in each target area dealing with child rights as well as government departments and Ministries such as health, education, community development, Judiciary, the Police and the Correctional Centers. At the National Level, Caritas Zambia will link with policy makers, CSOs involve in child protection and UN agencies to advocate and influence legislation and policy changes for the protection of children. This will be through symposiums and dialogue meetings to share lessons learnt in the process

Find the complete Job opportunity here: http://caritaszambia.org/index.php/publications/general/file/111-job-offer-child-protection-officer-intern

About Caritas Zambia

Caritas Zambia is a Catholic Organisation that is an integral structure of the Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB). The Conference of Bishops is a permanent grouping of Bishops of a given nation or territory that jointly exercises certain pastoral functions on behalf of the Christian faithful of their territory. This is done for the sake of effective evangelisation. To promote the principle of the common good which the Church offers humankind, especially through forms and programmes of the apostolate which are fittingly adapted to the circumstances of the time and place, is the role of Bishops.