Vacancies

Psychosocial Professional

Project: Prevention of sexual and gender-based violence in Cartagena
Destination: Cartagena
Duration: 5 months, extendable based on performance.
Start date: August 1, 2025
Type of contract: Provision of services
Remuneration: COP$4,333,000

Children Change Colombia (CCC) is a British-Colombian non-profit organization that has been working since 1991 to empower children most at risk in Colombia. We partner with exemplary Colombian organizations to address the most neglected issues, defend the rights of children at risk, foster sustainable changes in their lives, and strengthen civil society organizations working with children in Colombia.

Background

Children Change Colombia is implementing a project that seeks to strengthen the capacities of children and young people (CHIL) at risk of sexual and gender-based violence and their communities, create care pathways for survivors/victims, and contribute to the creation of protective environments in Bogotá, Barranquilla, Santa Marta, and Cartagena.

CCC has established partnerships with local organizations to manage spaces and partnerships for the development of the project in the city of Cartagena.

Main responsibility of the position

Coordinate activities with partners in Cartagena and implement CCC’s project activities, contributing to the achievement of project objectives.

This professional will work closely with communities, government, and non-governmental organizations to address risk factors for sexual and gender-based violence, promote safe environments, and foster the emotional well-being of children, adolescents, and young people (CHIY).

Specific Responsibilities

• Adapt or design psychosocial activity methodologies specific to the program context and territory, aligned with the general proposal.
• Implement and coordinate workshops or activities with children, adolescents and other community stakeholders.
• Co-design a work plan considering times and goals in accordance with the project guidelines
• Lead work sessions with children and adolescents on awareness-raising activities with management, teaching staff, and parents on the prevention of sexual exploitation and gender-based violence.
• Support the design of data collection instruments for recording and monitoring activities, in conjunction with CCC program management..
• Lead the collection of information in the field for the evaluation of activities, in coordination with the CCC evaluation team and incoordinationwith the aliados.
• To be the focal point for safeguarding the project.
• Participate in periodic project monitoring meetings.
• Prepare project execution reports according to the parameters provided by the organization.

Skills and Experience

Indispensable

• Professional in Psychology, Social Sciences or related areas
• Specific experience in working with vulnerable communities of at least 3 years
• Intermediate command of office tools and virtual platforms (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Google Meets).
• Excellent communication skills, including developing and maintaining good working relationships with communities, allies, and colleagues.
• Proactive, able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Knowledge and understanding of the issues affecting child well-being in Colombia, including the national context.
• Conduct community needs assessments to identify risk factors and design prevention strategies tailored to the environment.

Desirable

• Specialization/Master’s degree in areas related to community work and/or prevention of gender-based violence.
• Experience in coordinating psychosocial projects.
• Experience working with children ages 4 to 12.
• Specific experience in preventing sexual exploitation and gender-based violence with children and adolescents at risk.
• Management of activation protocols for care routes for minors.
• Knowledge/experience of all or some of the following:
  • Child participation.
  • Child protection and safeguarding
  • Gender-sensitive programs / gender integration.
• Good command of English (written and spoken)

Child protection

The selected candidate must accept and commit to complying with Children Change Colombia’s Child Protection and Safeguarding policies.

Diversity

CCC is committed to diversity and welcomes all applicants regardless of sex, gender, age, ethnicity, or belief. Due to job logistics, the selected candidate must live in the designated city.

Application Instructions

If you are interested, please fill out the attached form and send it before July 20 to the email address[email protected] 

Only applications submitted with the form will be accepted; the form name must follow the following format: Psychosocial_CTG_First_Name_Last_Name.

The subject of the email should be: Application for a psychosocial professional vacancy in Cartagena.