Terms of Reference - CPSS Strategic Advisory Group (SAG)

1. Purpose of the Strategic Advisory Group

The Strategic Advisory Group (SAG) of the Child Protection Sub Sector is made up of selected key child protection partners that come together regularly to provide strategic direction to the Child Protection Sub Sector. The purpose of the SAG is to provide strategic advice to the CPSS recognizing that decision making resides with the members of the CPSS

1. Guiding principles for the Strategic Advisory Group

As with the Child Protection Sub Sector, the SAG will be guided by the humanitarian and protection principles and the minimum standards for child protection in humanitarian action (CPMS 2019) in its work.
SAG will adhere to principles in the CPMS 2019, including, inter alia, the following principles:

I. The best interests of the child II. Enhance people’s safety, dignity and rights and avoid exposing to further harm III. Child participation;

IV. Strengthen children’s resilience;

V. Strengthen child protection systems;

VI. Non-Discrimination and inclusion;

VII. Survival and Development;

VIII. Sensitive information is subject to confidentiality; and IX. The interests of the Sub-Sector will be the primary considerations for members (rather than the interests of their individual organization);

1. Responsibilities of the Strategic Advisory Group

The Strategic Advisory Group will have the following areas of responsibility. Input into the three functions of the SAG will be on an ad hoc basis, evenly distributed between members. Whereas attendance at SAG meetings is mandatory for identified members:

a. Strategic advisory role:

I. Support the Sub Sector to develop and adjust the sub sector’s strategic framework and key documents, including but not limited to the Sub-Sector and Protection Working Group Strategy and Joint Response Plan (JRP), including establishing priority interventions, prioritization of resources, setting targets and indicators, and monitoring progress on these strategies and plans;

II. Develop position papers and statements on child protection issues and guide Sub-Sector inputs into broader Protection Working Group initiatives, such as protection guidelines, strategy and policy inputs;