Starting date: 01.08.2026
Type of contract: National contract under Kenya labour law for Kenyans, international contract for non-Kenyans
Duration: 12 months
Accompanied
Occupation rate: 100%
Location: Nairobi – Kenya with frequent global travel to Tdh and non-Tdh countries of operations
Application deadline:10.07.2026
Context:
Terre des hommes (Tdh) engages and works with public and private actors to strengthen child protection and promote children’s rights in business strategies, operations and value chains. As part of the Child Protection (CP) sector, a Child Rights and Business team, led by the Global Child Rights and Business (CRB) Advisor and based in Tdh’s country office in Nairobi, Kenya, provides expertise and implements initiatives on CRB globally.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
The Child Rights and Business (CRB) Specialit based in Nairobi, Kenya reports to the Global CRB Advisor and is a member of the Child Protection Sector team in Terre des hommes (Tdh). The function conducts its activity within the protection mandate of the sector by providing expertise in the domain of Child Rights and Business and aligning its work with the other domains of expertise within the sector, namely Mental Health Psychosocial Support (MHPSS), Case Management (CM), Participation and Empowerment and Safeguarding.
More specifically, the position acts as a technical expert of Tdh in the field of CRB with a particular focus on child protection within this field. S/he coordinates and is responsible for the implementation of technical interventions including the assessments, design, coordination, capacity-building, coaching, supervision, monitoring, reporting, and evaluations. Supports the line supervisor in the representation and fundraising/client acquisitions efforts.
The CRB Specialist ensures the technical quality of Tdh CRB interventions in the engagements with the private sector and other stakeholders and their alignment with international and Tdh’s child rights and child protection standards, particularly in ensuring links with the formal child protection system and informal community-based mechanisms.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategy implementation
Principles, standards/procedures, methodologies
Quality assurance
Finance and fundraising
Management and knowledge sharing
Advocacy
Representation and networking
Organizational structures
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PROFILE
- Education: Master’s degree in the field of social work, psychology, international relations, international development.
- Advanced training on Human Rights and Business, Child Protection, Child Rights, PCM.
- Knowledge of the global child protection standards and best practices – specifically in the areas of community-based child protection, case management, systems strengthening and child labour.
- Knowledge on Tdh’s Child Protection Programming, Tdh’s Safeguarding Policy, and agricultural supply chains is an asset.
- Experience:Â 10 years of experience in the humanitarian and/or international development sectors, working in Child Protection.
- Min 5 years of experience acting in a specialist and program management role in the field of child rights and business and/or child Protection.
- Proven experience in the field of children’s rights within the private sector, human rights due diligence, child protection, community-based child protection, case management, child labour programming, systems strengthening and working with children, young people and/or adults who are vulnerable. Languages
- Fluent in English (written and spoken) as well as French and Spanish
- IT:Â Microsoft office tools
Conditions :
Salary according to Tdh Kenya salary Grid if selected candidate eligible to Kenyan contract
Salary according to Tdh international salary Grid if international selected candidate
Please note that this position is subject to final funding approval.
General Code of of Conduct and Tdh’s Risk Management Policies
Commits to complying with the General Code of Conduct and systematically reports any breach of the Code through the Tdh warning procedure: raises the awareness within the Foundation on violence and abuse and the rights that derive from them regarding children, community members and our own employees.
Commits to complying with the Risk Management Policies, including: Safeguard policies (the policy of Safeguarding Children, the Policy of Protecting against Exploitation and Sexual Abuse, the Guideline on Abusive Behavior at Work), the Safety/Security Policy and Anti-Fraud/Corruption Policies and the Prevention of Funding Criminal Acivities.
Commits to reducing the risk of abuse by developing an open and informed culture of management within the organization and in our work with children and the communities where we work.
How to apply
Procedure :
Only complete applications (CV + covering letter) posted through the following link will processed: