LGA Facilitator – Child Protection needed at Committed To Good

Vacancy id: VAC-15807

Job Summary

• CTG is looking for candidates with experience matching the below for our operations in Nigeria.

Qualifications

• University degree in or diploma in social work, psychology, human rights / social science or related field.
• Five years of relevant experience, including in project management (essential). Sector experience
• Minimum of 2 year/s of demonstrable relevant experience in child rights, child protection, social welfare, GBV / gender issues or in delivering / supporting delivery of community based programs experience (essential).
• Geographical experience Minimum of 2 year/s of experience in Africa (essential).
• Languages Fluent in English (essential).
• Fluent in any local language(s) (desirable).

Job Responsibilities
They include but are not limited to:

• Undertake family tracing & reunification in coordination & collaboration with the Borno state ministry of women affairs & social development & other implementing partners.
• Track children within the continuum of reintegration program & ensuring the regular monitoring & reporting on the status of services provided, gaps identified for immediate action by service providers.
• Maintain the child protection data system & ensuring data on children is updated by the Ministry of Women Affairs & Partners.
• Support MRM monitoring & reporting of grave child rights violations.
• Strengthen program monitoring & reporting through the adoption of program monitoring tools.
• Provide program management support including for coordination & monitoring of the situation of children.

Deliverables include but are not limited to:

• Weekly updates on activities completed & progress made (to be submitted every Monday of the week).
• Meeting notes for all meetings attended highlighting main issues of discussion, recommendations & agreed actions as applicable (to be submitted within 5 days of the meeting).
• Monthly work plans specifying activities to be undertaken (to be submitted every 18th of the month for the next month).
• Monthly technical reports highlighting progress & issues related to implementation of the month’s work plan & relevant developments on the ground (to be submitted on the 3rd day of every month for the previous month).
• Monthly trip report specifying travels undertaken during the month (to be submitted on the 3rd day of every month for the previous month).
• Completed case management data templates & PSS beneficiary tools & 5W’s (to be submitted on the 3rd day of every month for the previous month).
• Updated mapping matrix of referral services & contacts (to be provided by the 10th day of every second month).
• List of active community volunteers for payment of stipends (to be submitted every 25th day of the month).
• Project reporting
• This role reports to the line manager.

Key Competencies:

• Good communication skills both oral & written in English & the local language in the assigned state / LGA of responsibility.
• Minimum two years’ experience in child rights, child protection, social welfare, GBV / gender issues or in delivering / supporting delivery of community based programs.
• Must be a resident or willing to relocate to assigned state of responsibility.
• Knowledge of the local area is essential.
• Experience in child protection will be an added advantage.
• Good facilitation skills.
• Ability to work independently under difficult conditions.
• Team management: This role has no team management responsibility.