WHO ARE WE ? Emergency First International is an international NGO, non-profit, apolitical and secular. Emergency First International was born from the merger between two French NGO Première Urgence and Aide Médicale Internationale.
Experience3 – 10 years
Location Borno
General Objective
- Under the direct supervision of the Protection supervisor, the Protection Officer will be responsible for integrating protection principles into all sectors of PUI’s programming.
- This role ensures that interventions are designed and implemented in a way that upholds dignity, safety, and rights of the affected populations while minimizing risks of harm and maximizing the engagement of vulnerable groups, including persons with disability.
- S/he will be responsible for developing, implementing and monitoring protection and community outreach activities, in compliance with work plans, donor regulations and PUI policies.
- S/he will play a key role in increasing community knowledge and access to services while strengthening PUI knowledge of and acceptance within the community
Responsibilities and Tasks
Activities implementation:
- Conduct capacity-building and training to COWs on thematic of protection (including CP, GBV, protection mainstreaming, confidentiality of protection data)
- Conduct training sessions and workshops for health and nutrition staff on protection mainstreaming, social cohesion and the importance of incorporating protection principles into their daily work.
- Support the development of training materials and tools to support protection mainstreaming in the field
- Support effective community engagement and community input into program activities and design through close contact and structured activities
- Participate in community events and meetings, and lead the organisation of awareness sessions and workshops
- Ensure the identification, internal/external referrals and follow-up of protection cases and urgent cases to the Health, FSL and Nutrition team
- Collaborate with program teams to identify and address potential protection risks associated with project activities.
- Develop appropriate key messages and IEC materials and ensure that they are disseminated among the community
- Develop and implement strategies to promote inclusivity and accessibility of services for marginalised groups, including women, children, the elderly, and persons with disabilities.
- Ensure protection is mainstreamed in all PUI Programs at the field and protection cases and concerns are timely referred and addressed
- Report immediately any difficulty or delay faced in the implementation of activities to the direct manager
Team Management:
- Supervise Community Outreach Workers and ensure the timely implementation of their activities
- Coordinate the work of COWs: work plans, progress toward targets, and frequency of submitting collected data
- Ensure that COWs have the necessary information on the referral system and provided services and properly understand the activities to be implemented in the framework of the project
- Routine field visits to monitor COWs activities
- Continuously collect feedback from COWs and ensure the communication to the Protection Supervisor
Logistic & Administration:
- Report to the line manager the needs in materials and tools required to conduct trainings and outreach activities
- Participate in the organization on training sessions: venue, attendees and support materialsEnsure a proper utilisation of the tablets and make sure all of it are daily charged and fully operational
Reporting & Data collection:
- Collect, analyze, store in a database and report information received from COWs (households surveys, FGDs, awareness sessions…)
- Collect, and analyze data related to protection mainstreaming to inform program adjustments and improvements
- Collect and analyze identified protection cases and referrals
- Document and report training sessions and feedback from participants
- Work with the M&E team to develop indicators and tools for monitoring protection outcomes within health, and nutrition programs
Internal and external representation:
- Build and maintain relationships with external partners, community leaders (especially Bulamas), community committees and other stakeholders
- Represent PUI at anytime and anywhere when s/he is in duty
- Ensure coordination with PUI Staff and stakeholders concerning community intervention activities
Priorities of the Department:
- Strengthen the community outreach network in the assigned catchment area supported by pui
- Ensure a continuous grasp on the population needs and vulnerabilities and strengthen pui reactivity responding to emerging humanitarian needs
- Support pui integrated approach through protection trainings for other departments
- Strengthen referral mechanisms internally and externally
- The tasks and responsibilities defined in this job description are non-exhaustive and can evolve depending on the project’s needs.
Requirements
- Candidates should possess a Bachelor’s Degree with 3-10 years work experience.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified? Go to Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI) on forms.office.com to apply
