Background
Concern for Women and Children Development Foundation (COWACDI) is a woman- led organization born out of passion for the wellbeing of Women and Children in Nigeria. It has a special interest in mitigating the suffering of the vulnerable persons (mostly Women & Children) in times of crisis. Currently the organization has focused its attention on the Northeast of Nigeria with special emphasis in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states (the BAY states) due to the decade old crises. COWACDI intervenes through community-based approach in addressing Gender-Based Violence prevention and response programmes, child protection, peace-building programmes and empowerment of youth and women. Since its establishment in 2005, humanitarian and developmental interventions have been implementing in Protection, Peace Building, Housing Land & Property (HLP), Non-food Items (NFI), and Livelihood. COWACDI operates with full respect for humanitarian law and works with concrete policies and principles of international standard such as humanity, do no harm, impartiality, neutrality and independence and accountability to affected population and Zero Tolerance to Fraud.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Employment Type: Full-Time
Job Title: Protection Assistant
Qualification: B.Sc. /HND
Experience: 1 Year
Location: Yobe State
Job Field: Programs
Reports to: Protection Officer
Contractual Arrangement: Internal/External
Contract Duration: 24 Months
Planned Timelines: As soon as possible
Overall purpose of the role:
The Protection Assistant will assist in the implementation of Project activities in Yobe State, He/she will ensure protection mainstreaming in all activities being implemented by the project.
• Provides administrative or technical support within the protection area.
• Assist the Project officer in ensuring quality project implementation.
Core Functions / Responsibilities
- Provide technical assistance on protection in the implementation of the project.
- Verify activities are performed in accordance with the specifications in the project proposal.
- Conducting assessments to identify protection needs within the community.
- Providing support to individuals at risk and survivors of violence.
- Collaborating with local partners and stakeholders to ensure effective protection services.
- Monitoring and reporting on protection issues and trends.
- Advocating for the rights of vulnerable populations and promoting community awareness.
- Produce daily and weekly progress reports, provide accurate data analysis and related updates, and share with project officer without delay
- Accompany the Project Officer, Manager, donor, and/or other interested visitors to project sites, providing inputs on progress and overall context.
- Perform such other duties as required that may be assigned by the Supervisor.
Required Competencies and Skills
The incumbent is expected to demonstrate the following values and competencies:
All COWACDI staff members must abide by and demonstrate these values:
- Inclusion and respect for diversity: Respect and promote individual and cultural differences. Encourages diversity and inclusion.
- Integrity and transparency: Maintain high ethical standards and act in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.
- Professionalism: Demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.
- Courage: Demonstrates willingness to take a stand on issues of importance.
- Empathy: Shows compassion for others, and makes people feel safe, respected, and fairly treated.
Core Competencies
- Teamwork: Develops and promotes effective collaboration between and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.
- Delivering results: Produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner. Is action oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.
- Managing and sharing knowledge: Continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate.
- Accountability: Takes ownership for achieving the Organization’s priorities and assumes responsibility for own actions and delegated work.
- Communication: Encourages and contributes to clear and open communication. Explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.
- Minimum 1 year’s relevant work experience
- Commitment to learning and implementing organizational policies and procedures
- Good skills in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Fluency in local language
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Must be able to read, write and speak fluent English.
Other:
- An appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, confirmation of all documents, and security clearances.
- The appointment is subject to funding confirmation.
Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.
Educational Qualification & Experience Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (Social Work, Human Rights, International Relations, etc.).
- Prior work experience in a non-governmental organization (NGO) preferred.
- Proven experience in protection-related work, preferably in an NGO setting.
- Strong understanding of human rights principles and international humanitarian law.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Fluency in [relevant languages].
Language required:
Fluency in oral and written English is required, and Native Language of the area would be an added advantage.
Application Closing Date
19th February, 2025 (2:00pm).
Method of Application:
Hardcopy Applications: Kindly submit your CV and Cover Letter in a sealed envelope to be submitted at this location at House No. A 75B Muhammadu Buhari Estate Damaturu, Yobe State, stating the position on the envelope and ensure to sign an attendance for submission.
Additional Information
COWACDI is an equal –opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, gender, religion, etc. Kindly ensure that you can work in this location when applying. Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply
No application after the closing date will be considered.
COWACDI regrets that, due to the large number of applications we receive, we are unable to reply to every applicant. If you are being considered for the role, a recruiter will contact you. If you are not contacted within 2 weeks, you should consider your application not successful on this occasion.
Note: Never pay for any training, certificate, assessment, or testing fee to the recruiter.
