Grow Strong foundation (GSF) is a grass root National Non-Governmental organisation Co-lead for the Child Protection Sub sector (INGO Co-Lead for the CPSS) In collaboration with UNICEF Nigeria and the Global CP AoR. GSF organization is seeking for a qualified hand to handle person for the vacant position.
Job title: Child Protection Sub-Sector (CPSS) NGO co-lead
Reporting: To Program Manager
Contract length: 6-month probation period with possibility of extention
Monthly Salary: From N300,000
ROLE PURPOSE:
Under the guidance of the Child Protection Sub-Sector NGO Co-lead, the NGO co-lead is responsible for providing leadership and guidance to the Child Protection Sub-Sector members to enable child protection partners to respond effectively to the protection needs of the children affected by the conflict in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Guided by the Principles of Partnership and working together with the MWASD and the CPSS Coordinator (UNICEF), the responsibilities of the NGO co-lead will be to:
- Support coordination efforts to provide guidance to child protection actors to ensure that service delivery is driven by the Sub-Sector’s and inter-sectoral strategies, priorities and response plans.
- Support the convening of regular Sub-Sector forums for consultative identification of (emerging) needs, gaps and challenges and formulation of priorities and solutions, with emphasis on LGA-level-coordination and ensure child protection needs and priorities are reflected in inter-sectoral forums and reports.
- Strengthening the Sub-Sector’s mechanisms to eliminate duplication of service delivery and to enhance complementarity including developing and review of referral pathways.
- Dissemination of tools, guidance notes and promote practice that ensures integration/implementation of child protection minimum standards and humanitarian principles.
- Monitor the situational context and other pertinent operational trends and dynamics to ensure adaptiveness and responsiveness of the child protection response and to inform decision-making and prioritization.
- Co-coordinate needs assessments, analysis of gaps and Sub-Sector-related performance monitoring to inform prioritization.
- Contribute to regular and ad hoc analytical reporting and advocacy to highlight (emerging) needs, priorities and achievements of the Sub-Sector.
- Support Technical Working Groups (TWG) to ensure execution of assigned mandates and requisite contributions by the TWG members.
- Contribute to the identification of opportunities and support implementation of initiatives for capacity development including providing technical guidance on core child protection in humanitarian action thematic areas for national NGOs.
- Support the representation of the Sub-Sector in inter-sectoral forums.
- Undertake other roles and responsibilities in line with the CPSS Terms of Reference as agreed on with the MWASD and the CPSS Coordinator.
REPORTING:
Administrative Reporting: The NGO Co-Lead will report to the Program manager, Grow Strong Foundation.
Technical Reporting: The NGO Co-Lead will report to Executive Director, Grow Strong Foundation and the Child Protection Sub-Sector Coordinator.
Behavioral Competencies and Values
- Integrity: Embeds honesty, transparency and openness in interactions and decision-making without undue internal and external pressure.
- Developing and maintaining collaborating relationships: Communicates with respect, seeks and recognizes the contributions of others and facilitates decision-making through a consultative approach.
- Motivating and influencing others: Builds trust, uses effective listening and technically sound negotiation and uses collaborative approaches to gain support towards achievement of common goals.
- Maintaining professionalism: Realistically plans, prioritizes and performs tasks in line with roles and responsibilities, shows awareness of internal and external influences that may performance and demonstrates personal integrity by using power responsibly and fairly.
- Ensuring quality and impact promotes and facilitates the regular flow of information and knowledge among colleagues and partners and contributes to strategic and corrective actions to enhance service delivery.
Qualifications, Experience and Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, anthropology, community development, development studies or similar/related field.
- Minimum of 3-5 years of work experience in child protection in the humanitarian response in north-east Nigeria.
- Previous experience in emergency response coordination is an asset.
- Good communicator with strong interpersonal, time management and analytical skills.
- Ability to juggle competing priorities, make timely decisions and work under pressure in an insecure environment
- Fluency in English, spoken and written. Willingness to travel to the field level.
- Commitment to promoting the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action and IASC’s Principles of Partnership.
Child Safeguarding:
The role of the CPSS NGO Co-lead will involve contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) and the NGO Co-lead and will be expected to abide by the child protection and NGO co-lead organization’s child safeguarding measures.
Method of Application
Interested candidate should send his or her soft copy of application with CV and Cover letter in one PDF Document indicated the Subject: CPSS Co lead Position via email: [email protected] on or before Sunday 3rd October 2021. Please note that only short-listed Applicant will be contacted.
NB: This position is open to Nigerian Nationals ONLY.
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