Unique Care and Support Foundation (CASFOD) is a children and women’s rights national nongovernmental organization supporting the Humanitarian, Development and Peace (HDP) nexus in Nigeria. CASFOD envisions a world where all people even in remote areas of the world hold the power to create opportunities for themselves and others.
CASFOD operates with a 5-pillar strategy encompassing health & nutrition, education, protection, WASH and livelihood supporting emergencies affected persons including women and children with humanitarian and development services.
CASFOD seeks dedicated staff members who are enthusiastic about contributing to our organization’s innovative programming initiatives aimed at supporting children and women.
Role Purpose:
The Child Protection Officer will be responsible for implementing and overseeing child protection initiatives within an education project. This role involves working closely with project staff, community members, and other stakeholders to ensure that children are protected from abuse, exploitation, neglect, and violence. The Child Protection Officer will develop and deliver training, provide technical support, and ensure that child protection principles are integrated into all project activities.
The Child Protection Officer will be expected to support on sectoral assessment, project planning and coordination.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement child protection strategies and activities within the education project.
- Conduct risk assessments to identify potential child protection issues and develop mitigation strategies.
Ensure child protection standards are maintained in all project activities.
- Training and Capacity Building:
- Design and deliver training sessions for project staff, teachers, community members, and other stakeholders on child protection issues.
- Raise awareness about child protection issues within the community and among project beneficiaries.
- Advocate for the rights of children and the importance of education in protecting children from harm.
- Psychosocial support and referral.
- Representation in relevant child protection forums and networks.
Qualifications and Experience:
- University degree or equivalent in social work, social science, development studies or equivalent combination of relevant training and experience.
- Between three and four years of work experience in Protection work, supervision, community mobilization and distributions and solid understanding of the actual Nigeria Emergency context.
- Proven ability to supervise a CP project with holistic approach and integrated to child protection right.
- Speaking fluent English, and other languages of Northern Nigeria is an advantage.
- High level of personal integrity, commitment and professional responsibility.
- Excellent communication skills,
- Team player with strong leadership skills.
Method of Application
- Interested persons who meet the qualifications and experience and are confident of meeting key responsibilities are to complete the LINK.
- Vacancy closes on the 26th of January 2025
- No applications will be received at CASFOD office neither through any email address.
- CASFOD is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Women and persons with disability are highly encouraged to apply.
- Background and reference checks will be conducted, and ethics is part of annual performance appraisals.
- CASFOD will require applicants to self-declare prior issues of sexual or other misconduct, termination of past employment, criminal records, and concerns registered with government authorities regarding contact with children, and to consent to the disclosure of any such information by their former employers during verification of references.
