About Center for Advocacy, Transparency, and Accountability Initiative (CATAI)
Center for Advocacy, Transparency, and Accountability Initiative (CATAI) was established in the year 2018 and registered as an NGO with Head Office in Maiduguri – Borno State. We have been visible in Borno Adamawa and Yobe states implementing projects in Education, protection, community empowerment, livelihood, environment, health, peacebuilding, and governance. We are currently implementing ‘Education, budget monitoring, and advocacy EBMAG project in Adamawa state, through the Malala fund. prevention, and response services for child survivors of Gender-Based Violence, including conflict-related sexual violence and protection from sexual exploitation and abuse in North-east Nigeria. Our approach is aligned with our mission to enhance service delivery and empower citizens to envision a world where people in the most remote areas of the globe can have access to the basic needs of life. With values around Integrity, partnership, result-based, and sustainability.
Experience1 – 4 years
Location Borno
Location: Damboa
Position Reports to: Project Assistant
Responsibilites:
- Support on and keep up-to-date service map to which children and families can be referred in the facility and catchment area
- identify, assess, document, refer (to relevant services) and follow-up at-risk children and families
- Manage cases in acceptable timeframe according to CATAI\’s case Management SOPs.
- Undertake home visits to families of childrenreceiving case management services
- Respect confidentiality and follow ethical guidelines/ standards
- Ensure that case management information is managed according to CATAI approved procedures e.g. case management forms, registers and computer databases are used in an appropriate and correct manner and protected accordingly
- Facilitate, collect and report information regarding the overall situation of child protection risks in CATAI’s operational areas
- Support the preparation of all procurement and administrative documents required for case management implementation.
- Prepare and share with line manager monitoring reports/updates
- Participate in Case conferences for the management of complex cases
- Maintain highest standards of professional conduct and ensure actions do not put children at risks
QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimmum of 1 years sectoral (child protection) experience in a similar position
- Minimum Diploma in social sciences, social work or community development
- Experience working and communicating with Children
- Excellent technical understanding of child protection and community based approaches
- Excellent technical understanding of child protection (especially case management) and community based approaches
- Excellent understanding of the case management including FTR proces
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to prioritize tasks
- Able to lead a team to achieve results
- Flexibility and ability to work independently and in a team
- Able to work to tight deadlines and under pressure
- Able to operate in extremely harsh living and working environment
- Gender awareness and sensitivity
- Commitment to the aims and principles of CATAI. In particular, a good understanding of the CATAI mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support
- Awareness of using positive discipline; an officer should never shout at, humiliate or hit children Desireable
- Knowledge of the area, socio-culture and local language where the post is located as an added advantage
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: www.cataing.org using the position as subject of email.
