Senior Consultant – Web Safe and Wise Project

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About the Organization

ChildFund India works towards ensuring that children belonging to communities facing marginalisation become able, confident, empathetic and responsible adults. For over seven decades, we have been committed to address critical issues related to children’s holistic development by engaging key stakeholders including families, communities, schools, government, and children. We provide comprehensive support to children through interventions that integrate health, nutrition, gender, education, livelihoods and child protection.

Job Description

Senior Consultant has to provide technical guidance, strategic support, and coordination assistance to WCD in coordination with ChildFund India for scaling up the Web Safe and Wise model in Jharkhand, with a focus on prevention, detection, and response to online abuse and exploitation of children(OAEC).

Remain alert and responsive to any child safeguarding risks, acquire relevant knowledge and skills which will enable you to promote strong safeguarding practices, understand the safeguarding policy and procedures and conduct yourself in a manner consistent with ChildFund’s Safeguarding Policy.

Job Responsibilities

The Consultant will work closely with WCD, Jharkhand and ChildFund India to:

• Develop comprehensive strategies, roadmaps, guidelines, and SOPs for addressing OEAC at the state level.
• Provide technical support to WCD in scaling up the Web Safe and Wise model.
• Conduct research and analysis to identify best practices, trends, and innovative solutions for online child protection.
• Facilitate capacity-building programs for stakeholders (government officials, educators, child protection functionaries, CSOs, etc.) on OEAC prevention, detection, and response.
• Design and develop, and contextualize educational materials, training modules, toolkits, and awareness resources to enhance understanding of OEAC among diverse stakeholders.
• Liaise with government departments, NGOs, and other partners to strengthen collaboration and coordination mechanisms.
• Monitor and evaluate implementation progress, ensuring alignment with project objectives and measuring outcomes.
• Prepare and submit monthly, quarterly, and annual reports, along with recommendations and updates to WCD and ChildFund India.
• Provide strategic guidance to ChildFund India on emerging risks, opportunities for policy influence, fundraising, and programmatic expansion.
• Undertake any additional tasks assigned by the Thematic Specialist and Specialist–Programs.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Postgraduate degree in Social Work, Child Protection, Public Policy, Development Studies, or related field.
• Minimum 6–7 years of experience in child protection, preferably with a focus on online safety and OAEC.
• Strong knowledge of child rights frameworks, government systems, and child protection mechanisms in India.
• Proven experience in policy development, training, and capacity-building at state or national level.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate with government departments, NGOs, and multi-stakeholder platforms.
• Excellent research, analytical, communication, and report-writing skills.

ChildFund’s Core Competencies

• Teamwork: the ability to work effectively and collaborate with others; values and respects individual differences.
• Communication: demonstrates empathy and tact when communicating with others.
• Results orientation gets things done; takes proactive steps to achieve organizational goals and quality
• standards.
• Decision-making uses good judgment, critical thinking, and non-traditional ways to evaluate problems and
• opportunities; reflects and innovates to improve decisions and outcomes.
• Resilience: thrives and grows in rapidly changing, demanding, and complex environments.
• Digital literacy: adopts and champions new technology to relevant contexts, stays aware of technological trends, and embraces technological solutions to business challenges    

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