Background:
NEYIF is a National Non-Governmental Organization (NNGO) that is non-religious and nonprofit making founded in 2011 with the primary aim of improving the quality of life of the people of Northern Nigeria and the less privilege in the communities through Awareness, Sensitization, Community mobilization, Engagement, capacity Building and Advocacy. Operational in Northern Nigeria since 2013, NEYIF is presently in Abuja, Adamawa, Borno and Sokoto states with its Headquarters in Damaturu, Yobe State. As an active member in WASH, Education, Livelihood & Food security and SGBV/Protection Working Groups, NEYIF cooperates closely with relevant UN agencies, other INGOs, local NGOs and local authorities. All NEYIF ongoing programs in the field of WASH, General Protection (PSS, Child protection & GBV), Education, Livelihoods and Food Security contribute to the Nigerian Humanitarian Response Plan and comply with the Core Humanitarian Standard Serving IDPs, returnees and host communities (in and outside camp settlements), persons at risk or conflicts.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Protection/GBV Manager
Location: Damaturu
Opening: One (1) Position
Renumeration: The Payment is good
Department: Programs
Reports To: Program Director and Executive Director
Job Type: Full Time Required Travel: 50%
ROLE PURPOSE:
The Child Protection/GBV Manager will be based in Damaturu, Yobe State and is the sectoral manager of all child protection implementations in the Humanitarian Response, NE Nigeria. The overall aim of the CP/GBV Manager is to manage the CP/GBV team and ensure CP/GBV interventions are in line with NEYIF and donor guidelines; including assessment, design and managing staff to initiate quality interventions to address violations of children’s rights to protection from abuse, exploitation, violence and neglect. The post holder is responsible for ensuring that quality programmes are implemented and capacities developed to provide these kinds of protection to children in a range of NEYIF’s emergency responses in Yobe State. The post holder is expected to also support on proposal writing and is responsible for programme reporting, programme design and capacity building of staff. The manager will support in the development of the sector strategy and will represent NEYIF in coordination groups and support fundraising, recruitment and procurement.
Key responsibilities include:
- Manage team of child protection, case management and child protection information management teams.
- Lead on child protection assessments and implementation using NEYIF assessment processes and tools and the Inter-agency Child Protection Assessment Resource Toolkit adapting the tools as necessary.
- The manager will coordinate with other NEYIF thematic areas to ensure integration, attend and be active in the Child Protection Working Group, and other external sector agencies.
- Integrate quality child protection programming throughout the response and across sectors in the NE. Including in the areas of:
- emergency family tracing interventions and alternative are options for unaccompanied and separated children, utilizing tools within the Inter-Agency Child Protection Information Management System;
- prevention and response to child recruitment including advocacy and disarmament, demobilization and reintegration initiatives;
- prevention and response to sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) and gender-based violence (GBV);
- prevention and response to the main risks for children’s exposure to physical harm;
- prevention and response to all forms of exploitation including harmful child labour and child trafficking; and
- Integration of child protection in to other core sectors.
- Ensure quality delivery of programme activities, for example, monitoring against log frames and reporting on the BvA.
- Preparation of timely programme and donor reports for child protection project activities in compliance with internal and external requirements.
- Working closely with the human resources team, identify child protection staffing needs for the emergency programmes, and facilitate rapid recruitment, induction and training of new staff.
- Identify child protection programme supply needs and work with logistics team to put in place a sensibly phased procurement plan.
- Ensure quality and comprehensive case management systems are in place to support UASC and at-risk children.
- Anchor the development of contextual manuals for foster care placement, case management tools, child friendly spaces, child protection committees, for use on the field.
- Ensure quality of child protection activities implemented on field.
- Ensure the coordination of case management and Child Protection Information Management System (CPIMS) database activities for quality reporting.
- Ensure that the concept of confidentiality and do no harm are integrated into programming.
- Working closely with the Monitoring & Evaluation team to put in place a child protection M & E plan, ensuring this links to reporting requirements, and capacity build child protection.
- Put in place accountability activities for child protection, ensuring that feedback from all relevant stakeholders is considered in programme design.
- Ensure the child protection response complies with the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Settings, the Sphere Charter and Red Cross Code of Conduct.
Capacity Building:
- Identify learning and training opportunities for child protection staff and work as a mentor and role model.
- Build capacities of government and ministries staff.
- Build capacity of other core sectors for fluid integration.
Representation & Advocacy & Organisational Learning:
- Ensure that NEYIF’s work is coordinated with other agencies and the government; take a leadership role in the Interagency Coordination forums to ensure children needs of children are addressed. This may involve taking the lead in the Child Protection Working Group, cluster and/or sub-groups.
- Take steps to document lessons learned for wider dissemination.
- In collaboration with senior programme staff, play a lead role in child protection advocacy activities targeting decision-makers.
- In collaboration with NEYIF colleagues feed in learning experiences and evidence to relevant global child protection advocacy objectives.
- Identify opportunities and material to contribute to external communications and media work, acting as a spokesperson when required.
- Prepare reports to donors to ensure that correct and appropriate sector information is included
General:
- Demonstrate leadership in relation to NEYIF policies and practice with respect to child protection, PSEAH, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.
- Deliver high quality results and development effective relationships with country programme staff which enhances the reputation of NEYIF.
CHILD SAFEGUARDING:
Level 3 – The responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with children or young people and, in the overseas context all posts are considered to be level 3 posts in view of potential situations which may allow staff unsupervised access to vulnerable children and young people.
As part of these responsibilities the post holder will support the establishment of child safeguarding systems, promote a culture of keeping children safe, and ensure that potential harm to children (by our own staff and/or as a result of how we do our work) is identified and addressed on an ongoing basis. The post holder should report and respond to interventions as determined by position related responsibilities identified in the Child Safeguarding Policy.
SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)
Accountability
- Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling NEYIF values
- Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved
Ambition
- Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same
- Widely shares their personal vision for NEYIF, engages and motivates others
- Future orientated, thinks strategically
Collaboration
- Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
- Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
- Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Creativity
- Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
- Willing to take disciplined risks
Integrity
- Honest, encourages openness and transparency
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Required
- Significant management experience (of at least 5 years) working in an emergency response contexts or fragile states in the area of child protection
- Education to BSc/BA/BEng/MSc/MA/MEng level in Social Work, Human rights Law, International Relations, Development Studies or similar, or equivalent field experience.
- Previous first phase emergency response experience is essential
- Ability to identify the main gaps in child protection in the given context to inform a holistic response for children.
- Good knowledge of and experience in using established inter-agency standards and guidelines in child protection, such as the Inter-agency Guidelines on Separated and
Unaccompanied Children, the Paris Principles, MRM, Child Friendly Spaces Handbook, and the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Settings.
- Previous experience of managing a team and of project management
- Experience of and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability
- Experience in monitoring and evaluating child protection programmes in emergency, transition and development contexts
- Ability to work both in an advisory and a hands-on implementation capacity
- Experience in capacity building and in strengthening various duty bearers understanding of and response to child protection.
- Experience of representation and ability to represent NEYIF effectively in external forums.
- Experience of budget management and reporting across multiple awards
- Ability to write clear project reports
- Excellent communication skills
- Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
- A high level of written and spoken English
- The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.
- Commitment to and understanding of child rights, the aims and principles of NEYIF and humanitarian standards such as the Sphere Charter and the Code of Conduct. In particular, a good understanding of the NEYIF mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support
How To Apply
- Closing Date: Sunday 10th May -2022 (COB 5:00pm)
- Applicants may submit their CVs and cover letter in not more than one (1) page each in 12 fonts size times new roman and the letter should be address to the HR department with their address; telephone number and contact to:
- [email protected] and copy [email protected]
Notes:
- Please mention the vacancy title: Protection/GBV Manager Damaturu in subject box of your email.
- Email without vacancy title will not be considered.
- Email after the closing date will not be considered
- Women and persons with special needs are highly encouraged to apply – NEYIF does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process
