Grow Strong foundation (GSF) Borno state Office is one of the leading NGO implementing the humanitarian response to IDPs in collaboration with United nation agencies and other international organisation. As part of GSF responsibility to meet the set goal of the partnership project, the organization is seeking for a qualified hand to handle the vacant position.
Job title: Case Management Officer
Reporting to: Child Protection Manager
Salary Scale: N210,000
Purpose: This position is responsible for ensuring proper and quality implementation of the Case management component of the Child protection programme. S/he will need to ensure response to immediate child protection issues with simultaneous consideration of longer term needs and possible scenarios. Depending on the situation the staff may need to take a very active role in community base co-ordination, support and advocacy with the state specific child protection partners and other stakeholders and technical agencies relevant to the sector. Duty Station: Borno State with Regular visit to project site in Adamawa and Yobe State Job Responsibilities:
- Facilitate all trainings on case management for case workers and PSS Facilitators
- Collate and compile all project work plans and share with GSF weekly.
- Conduct referral and protection mapping (any other assessments)
- Lead the formation and initial training of caregivers and foster parents
- Ensure meetings and activities hold monthly
- Ensure all documentation, reports, and records are maintained per agreed procedure, and information is provided on community activities as required.
- Facilitate mentoring and coaching of case workers on various topics, as outlined in the implementation plan.
- Maintain documentation and CPIMS systems at the community/state office level: under the guidance of IMO Officer, Work with the GSF Manager to ensure that all financial activities conducted in the field are properly documented in line with donor procedures and GSF policies.
- Ensure all cases are case managed with confidentiality clause adhered to
- Participate and coordinate case conference meetings
- Daily supervision of the case workers.
- Ensure that case workers are trained on UASC, CAAC and registration of the children
- Ensure the quality of the inter-agency case management tools
- Report general protection issues present in the Community to the Child Protection Manager
- Participate in the assessment and analysis process
- In coordination with the Child protection team, support regular participatory activities with different groups of children to identify issues affecting children in camps and assists team to develop appropriate responses.
- Must adhere to the child safeguarding and protection policies and reporting standards.
- Write and submit weekly activity reports.
- Other ad hoc tasks as requested by Line Manager Essential Criteria
- A university degree in social science, international policy, , international development studies or other relevant degree or equivalent experience.
- At least 2 to 3 years of progressively professional and practical experience in the Child protection and Gender Based violence case Management programs
- Experience in facilitation and training in Child Protection and Gender Based Violence.
- Demonstrated high level of conceptual and analytical thinking skills.
- Staff management skills and effective leadership
- Ability to maintain expected performance in diverse contexts, potentially challenging environments, and physical hardship conditions with limited resources.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to communicate clearly and effectively and build relationships at all levels, considering cultural and language differences and sensitivities.
- Excellent skills in written and spoken English and effective Report Writing skills
- Computer literacy including Microsoft Office software, emails and internet, KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
- Project idealization and implementation target reach
- High quality data management and Report writing
- Project analysis and evaluation
- Action research and application of research findings
Interested candidate should send his or her soft copy of application with CV and Cover letter in one PDF Document via email: [email protected] or drop a hard copy to the office address at No. 4 Faith Avenue, Jiddari Polo beside living Church, Maiduguri, Bornu State on or before 31st July, 2021.
Note: GSF recruitment policy is ensure that the “Quality at the Gate” principle is practiced. Quality at the Gate is a recruitment policy and practice that ensures that only people with the required competences and work behavior are recruited in the organization.
