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No. of positions: 2

(3 months probation period)

Job Description:

• Support the Protection and education officer in the Identification, Registration, and prioritization of protection concerns, conduct follow-up visits, create and implement action plans to address protection concerns affecting children
• Identify and address protection-related emergency needs of at-risk children promptly.
• Use appropriate questioning techniques, reflective listening, and suitable exploratory activities to identify needs, issues, and aspirations.
•  Assist children in gaining and utilizing necessary skills to participate in community and society, through academic support, behavioral control, social skills, communication skills, successful interpersonal behavior, and coping skills
• Design the appropriate activities for children benefiting from case management respecting the characteristics of each case.
• Design the appropriate activities for children benefiting from case management respecting the characteristics of each case.
• Ensure that a high level of confidentiality is maintained and comply with data protection policies and procedures.
• Prepare precise and accurate weekly and monthly reports on activities and conduct follow up site visits to verify and assess activity implementation.
• Identify and report gaps in the availability of services and quality of service provision for beneficiaries in the target areas.
• Participate and conduct other child protection services when needed.
• Any other activity as requested by the supervisor and project manager.   

Job Competencies:

• Good command of verbal and written English and any local language of the community
• Computer literate
• Strong listening and empathy skills, as well as commitment to support the well-being of vulnerable children;
• Good cooperation skills, ability to work well independently and in a team;
• Good problem solving and social skills; creative, able to think of alternative solutions;
• Stress-resilient to be able to cope with deadlines and complex problems;
• Strong organizational, interpersonal and communications skills;
• Willing to work extra hours and available at the weekend for emergency cases as required

Job Essentials:

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology, social sciences, or another relevant field.
• Social work, community development, or other relevant major or minimum 2 years of previous experience as a social worker/caseworker with I/NGO;

Values:

• Exemplifying integrity and Accountability.
• Demonstrating commitment to CATAI.
• Embracing Cultural diversity.
• Embracing change and a strong commitment to result.

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Center for Advocacy, Transparency and Accountability Initiative (CATAI) was established in 2018 as a registered NGO with Head Office in Maiduguri – Borno State, with offices across Yobe and Adamawa state.  We have been visible in Borno Adamawa and Yobe states implementing projects in Education, Protection (Child /GBV), WaSH, Nutrition, Empowerment/Livelihood, Governance, and Peace Building. Our approach is aligned with our mission to enhance service delivery and empower citizens, through our Humanitarian, Development, and peace-building nexus (HDP).

We are recruiting to fill the position below: –

Position: Protection Officer
No. of positions: 1
Reports To: Education Manager
Duty Station: Roving (Gwoza & Ngala)
Contract Term: 1-year fixed term
(3 months

Job Description:

·       Lead and provide technical guidance and support (Planning, Implementation, and reporting of all protection activities of the project.

• Stay abreast of and report as relevant on legal, social, economic, and cultural developments that have an impact on the protection environment.
• Engage relevant national authorities and structures in identifying and expanding opportunities in view of developing or strengthening national
• Facilitate a consultative process with government counterparts, partners and persons of concern to develop and implement a comprehensive protection and solutions strategy addressing the specific protection needs and concerns of vulnerable women and men, children (OVC), youths and older persons, persons with disabilities, persons living with HIV/AIDS; gender equality and Gender Based Violence (GBV) priorities with regard to these persons.
• In operations applying the Cluster Approach, seek to ensure the response of the Protection Cluster is grounded in a strategy which covers all assessed and prioritized protection needs of the affected populations.
• Support senior management to ensure the protection strategy is fully integrated into the CATAI strategic plans
• Promote relevant International, Regional and National Law and applicable CATAI policy, standards and codes of conduct and ensure that all sectors and /or in clusters in applicable operations fulfill their responsibilities in mainstreaming protection.
• Promote the implementation of the policies, including CATAI’s policies and commitments to women and girls, and, design, deliver I and monitor programmes to address identified protection needs.
• Develop, implement and monitor community-based protection strategies and ensure systematic application and integration of participatory and community-based approaches in protection and solutions planning, programming and strategies.
• Support the establishment and management of feedback and response systems and the incorporation of feedback received from persons of concern into programme design and adaptation.
• Develop and implement robust prevention, identification, and responses to fraud within protection processes and procedures, including registration, resettlement and referral pathways, ensuring the integrity of interventions across all protection activities.
• Oversee and manage individual protection cases including those on GBV and child protection.
• Ensure ethical and confidential data collection during, case management, monitoring and evaluation.
• Monitor the progress of the program and identify any delays that have been or may be expected.
• Ensure linkage, coordination and sharing of information on activities with national NGOs, international organizations, donors and the government.
• Participate in Protection Cluster (including GBV and CP AoRs) meetings and other humanitarian coordination meetings.
• Ensure completion of 5 Ws of the Protection Cluster, contribute to the development and implementation of an education plan as part of protection strategy within the AoR as relevant.
• Participate and contribute to the development and implementation of a child protection plan as part of the protection strategy within the AoR ensuring programmes use a child protection systems approach.
• Support the identification and management of risks and seek to seize opportunities impacting objectives in the area of responsibility. Ensure decision making in risk based in the functional area of work. Raise risks, issues and concerns to a supervisor or to relevant functional colleague(s).
• Perform other related duties as required.

Key Competencies:

• Managing Performance
• Strategic Planning and Vision
• Managing Resources
• Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
• Planning and Organizing
• Political Awareness.
• PR-Protection-related guidelines, standards, and indicators
• PR-Age, Gender, and Diversity (AGD).

Job Essentials:

Bachelor’s degree in psychology and equivalent in any social sciences-related field.

Minimum 3 years of relevant professional experience in the area of general protection with an NGO, displacement, including experience in working directly with Field Offices.

Good knowledge and understanding of DO NO HARM principles and established international child protection standards.

Strong ability to work independently, organize work, meet deadlines, maintain composure, prioritize work under pressure, coordinate multiple tasks, and maintain attention to details.

Experience working in emergency settings (deep field), particularly in Northeast Nigeria, and good knowledge of key stakeholders in the area are desirable.

Women are strongly encouraged to apply.

Good knowledge of protection and Human Rights Law and ability to apply the relevant protection principles. Excellent legal research, analytical skills, and drafting.

Values

·       Exemplifying integrity and Accountability.

·       Demonstrating commitment to CATAI.

·       Embracing Cultural diversity.

·       Embracing change and a strong commitment to result.

POLICY STATEMENTS:      
Center for Advocacy Transparency and Accountability Initiative (CATAI) operates in an equal opportunity environment and has policies that actively encourage gender equality, diversity, and social inclusion, Child Safeguarding, Adolescents and Youth Initiatives, PSEA, GBV, VAC, and Fraud. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

CATAI does not charge any fee to facilitate any recruitment process.

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