RAPID ACTION AID INITIATIVE (RAAI) is woman led organization and independent registered non-governmental, nonprofit, Non-religious and equal opportunity, civil society organization based in Maiduguri. RAAI is a registered organization with the Corporate Affairs commission here in Nigeria with a CAC/IT/NO 138018. The organization aimed to give her support across all sectors towards the affected populations within the BAY states to provide services towards their holistic development all round through capacity building, advocacy, Sensitization, Rapid assessment with inclusion of emergency response interventions in the areas towards early recovery to foster human development through SGBV programming, Sexual Reproductive health, Nutrition, WASH, General Food Distribution, CCCM, NFI, Shelter, HIV/AIDS Prevention & management, General health & hygiene, Education, women empowerment, livelihood, governance, free legal aid & human rights, registration and tracking of new arrivals who are displaced due to violence, conflict or man-made disasters such as Mainstreaming Peace Building in all round programming with many among others.
RAAI has centrally focused on SGBV/GBV response and mitigation, Sexual Reproductive health (SRH), Education, General protection, WASH, food security and Livelihood, early recover. Rapid protection assessments, CCCM &NFI and community resilience Strengthening of AAP in reintegration farming for livelihood strengthening and mainstreaming peace build in other programing. RAAI is committed towards responding to IDPs, Returnees and IDP returnees. With it vision and mission, RAAI aims towards responding to needs and the typological concerns of individuals affected across the BAY state and not limited to cut across the entire country where response need arises. Furthermore, aiming towards the future RAAI shall integrate more into refugee response to protection, Asylum seekers and stateless persons in Post conflict and conflict eras such as strengthening the resilience of AAP in the Early Recovery Sectorial Approach to respond towards the Need of AAP in the Society. RAAI in its approach of implementation commits towards accessing Hard to reach Communities especially in Borno and to contribute towards the livelihood of AAP.
OUR MISSION
To contribute consummately towards sustainable human and environmental development through service delivery all round 360 through working with poor, PLWD and marginalized population to eradicate poverty by overcoming the injustices and inequality that cause it and promote efficient service delivery as well as result oriented socio-economic empowerment, institutional, legislative support to enable affected communities grow and develop their full potential in their society (AAP) across Nigeria, Africa and world at large.
With funding from NHF CBPF through its eligible partners within the BAY state, RAAI is working with partners for sub granting as SUBips in the approved projects to lead partners within the BAY state. The project is projected from 10-12 months project within Borno Adamawa and Yobe.
We are currently looking for the right candidate to fill the position below:
Job Title: GBV Community base auxiliary Social Workers
Locations: Jakusco and Gashua
Starting Date: ASAP
Contract Duration: 3 months with possibility of extension
Reporting To: GBV officer
Employment Type: contract
Slots: 20 for each location respectively
Scope of the Vacancy/ JD
- Provide support and care for adult survivors of GBV and age appropriately specialized support and care for both genders especially women and girls, boys adolescent girls and boys, including case managements.
- Through the community base approach the GBV social worker will ensure to follow the GBV guiding principle of respect, confidentiality, safety/security and Non-discrimination while providing services.
- The GBV hotline device, ensure to establish a proper management of survivors from rural area who can access information about services provision and that action can be taken to facilitate their ability to receive their services in a timely manner.
- Ensure to follow the key steps in case managements and adhering to the principle guiding GBV case managements.
- Ensure all documentation on reported cases and referrals made are updated, accurate, organized and well maintained in the case files and the filing cabinet.
- Work with stakeholders to develop and strengthening referral system networks and monitor the implementation of the referral pathways to improve survivor’s access to confidential, safe GBV services in a timely manner to meets their need following the Survivor centered approach guideline.
- Ensure that adherence to GBV guiding principle and the provision of survivor –centered care ( respect, wishes, decision of survivors)
- In consultation with women and girls, develop and support to implement a series of age appropriate and group emotional and social support activities for women and girls with an emphasis on meeting the need of survivors of GBV and strengthening support networks among women and girls.
- In consultations with GBV officer, develop and implement monthly response plan and GBV key messages/ issues based on cases trends to disseminates information on services available and referral pathways while disseminating the case trend of GBV occurrences to the COMBAAT team on strategies of sensitization and awareness, and mitigation of GBV case trends.
- With the support of GBV program Officer, design and the follow-up plan for each identified child and actively contribute in case management, collaborating with the other Case Workers and with the Community Support Case Workers to deal directly with the beneficiaries in the targeted areas.
Functions / Day to day activities:
- · Provide direct, one-on-one and ongoing case management services, including safety.
· planning.
· Provide direct, one-on-one emotional support to survivors throughout case management.
· process including final case evaluation and closure.
· Provide referrals to survivors to other services including child protection and specialized mental health services, accompany of survivors where appropriate services have been provided to the survivor
· Identify gaps in referral services and report these gaps to the GBV program Officer for action.
· Liaise with community volunteers for purposes of survivor follow-up as part of case
management to individual survivors.
· Complete and maintain case management records to maximize confidentiality, safety and
security and non-discrimination.
· Ensure survivor-centered services, including adherence to guiding principles of respect,
confidentiality, safety and security and non-discrimination.
· Raise awareness in the WGFSS and community at large about GBV.
· Participate in case review meetings and referral coordination meetings if needed,
· Submit case management reports on a weekly and monthly basis.
Requirements
Profile of the Candidate (Education, Training, Competences, Skills):
- Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work required and / or Diploma in Education or others relevant field.
- Prior experience (at least 1 year) working in complex emergency context as Case worker.
- Fluency in English.
- Good communicator, strong listening capacity, open minded, proactive and creative.
- Respectful and inclusive of individual and cultural differences.
- Significant experience involving work engaging people in and from community settings.
- Knowledge of the local language (Hausa).
Preferred:
- Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local context.
Application Closing Date
11th March, 2024. (Applications after the closing date will not be considered by the managements)
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their resume and cover letter, as a single word document to: [email protected] using the Job Title and the location as the subject of the email.
Note: RAAI welcomes applications from qualified individuals, irrespective of their race, religion, skin, color, nationality, age, disability status, sex, gender identity or expression, marital status, family structure.
