Children’s Villages International Representative

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SOS Children’s Villages International is the umbrella organisation for the global federation of SOS Children’s Villages. As a non-governmental social development organisation, we support children without parental care and families in difficult living conditions through services in care, education, health and emergency relief, and we advocate for the rights of children and young people, in alliance with a great diversity of partners. We are committed for safeguarding and protecting children in our programmes by having zero tolerance policy in this regard. We are further committed to provide a safe environment for staff and children, young people and adults with whom we work, where human rights are respected and upheld, and healthy relations fostered by building organisational systems, capacity, and awareness on PSHEA (prevention and protection against sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse) guidelines. All our co-workers are obliged to follow our policy on Child Safeguarding and Protection, PSHEA and Code of Conduct. We work in 135 countries and territories, reaching over one million children, young people, families and caregivers each year. To support us with this important responsibility we are now looking for a committed
**"Children Villages International Representative"**.

**Mission of the position**
Act as a link between the GSC and assigned Member Associations (MAs), to ensure that there is positive interaction and collaboration with MAs in all areas of work including organisational development and good governance. Strengthen and maintain affiliation of assigned Member Associations to the federation by communicating developments across the federation and vice versa. Ensure right steps for brand awareness of SOS work with an objective to support fund raising for SOS work in assigned MAs. Besides this, monitor the implementation of policies, guidelines, standards and tools in collaboration with Regional Head of Functions. Position will report to the ‘International Director
- Asia’.

**Location**: Preferred Bangkok. However, another location within Southeast Asia may be considered

**Tasks and Responsibilities**

**Governance Development**
- Support development of Boards and building strong governance & operational structure in assigned MAs to enable them to deliver in accordance with vision, mission and values of the organisation.
- Collaborate with assigned MAs in developing their local strategies and monitor implementation.
- Provide input to the performance management of the assigned MAs’ National Directors.
- Provide effective information flow to funding partners and other stakeholders.
- Strengthen and maintain partnership relations with the local governments (where we work under agreement with the government) by having a good understanding of the local culture.

**Fund Raising**
- Encourage assigned MAs for local funraising and suggest steps for brand awareness of SOS work.
- Monitor fund raising results in a collaborative approach with the regional FDC function and advise any course correction timely.
- Ensure integration of the global and regional fund raising strategic plan with local plans of the assigned MAs.

**Strategic Planning & Budgeting**
- Strategise, influence and implement the strategic goals of the organisation
- Be the negotiation partner in the assigned MAs, representing the Federation by keeping a good balance between organisational needs and MAs’ local realties/culture.
- Oversee assigned MAs planning and budgeting process.
- Agree on GSC support in the strategic and annual planning process dialogue.
- Act as a bridge bringing the interests of all stakeholders (MA, PSAa and GSC) together

**Monitoring & Evaluation of the MAs**
- Review the progress in assigned MAs in the course of the annual review cycle.
- Oversee the implementation of policies, guidelines, standards and tools in assigned MAs.
- Be the first point of regional contact for assigned MAs for crisis interventions. Ensure cases are reliably reported according to the standards of international crisis communications guidelines.
- Ensure protection of the SOS CVI Brand
- Ensure implementation of Programme Quality, Care Standards, and Safeguarding Standards in all dimensions such as Children, Employees and Prevention of Sexual Harassment.

**Safeguarding (CS) and Risk Management**
- Support National boards to monitor the implementation, progress and effectiveness of safeguarding procedures and to ensure that needed improvement and remediation actions are taken in a timely manners
- Support the IOR Safeguarding focal persons as requested to deal with challenging issues.
- Maintain an overview of the MA’s development and any significant risks (internal and external)
- Ensure that crisis, complaints, compliance and other issues are dealt at the appropriate level in accordance with the Federation processes & policies

**Requirements**:
**Qualification & Experience**:

- Graduate/ postgraduate in any strea