International Rescue Committee recruitment for Child Protection Coordinators in Nigeria
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great variety of roles around the world, the International Rescue
Committee’s 8,000-plus staff is a force for humanity and hope. If
you’re skilled and passionate, we’d like to add your energy to ours.
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the IRC nurtures long-term career paths and helps employees grow within
the organization.
At any given moment, on any given day, all around the world, IRC
staff members are restlessly and effectively working for the sake of the
most vulnerable among us—to restore and renew hope, dignity and
freedom.
The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles
outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are
Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these
values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection
from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace
Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Child Protection Coordinator
Location: Nigeria
Employee Type: Regular
Employee Category: Full Time
Job Description
- The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is one of the world's
leading crisis response agencies, providing life-saving assistance and
supporting recovery and reconstruction for people affected by war and
natural disasters.
- Active in public health, education, livelihoods, women's
empowerment, youth development, and protection and promotion of rights,
IRC assists people from harm to home.
- IRC entered Nigeria in October 2012 in response to a widespread flood disaster.
- IRC intervened with emergency nutrition and food security program in Kogi state from, February 2013 to January 2014.
- Due to an increase in violence from the insurgency, hundreds of
thousands of people have been recently been displaced as far south as
Yola where IRC is now focusing its emergency response.
- Child protection will be a central focus and UAM will be identified and registered in the camps and communities hosting IDPs.
- IRC will train and work with local partners to support them in
providing Family Reunification and Tracing (FRT) to these children.
- Local partners will also be supported to provide child friendly spaces and essential services for these children.
- In January 2014 IRC established a field office in Adamawa State
in North East Nigeria (one of the three states under state of
emergency).
- The project is providing humanitarian assistance to the Boko Haram insurgency affected communities.
- A June 2014 report from the UN estimates that 5.9 million people
have been affected by the insurgency and more than 600.000 people
displaced.
- In recent weeks, there has been a considerable upsurge in
violence perpetrated by Boko Haram creating an influx of IDPs in
Adamawa.
- In response, the IRC is undertaking child protection activities
in three local government areas (LGAs) of central Adamawa state
including the state capital of Yola.
Scope of Work
- The Child Protection Coordinator will be responsible for
providing strategic direction and vision to the IRC’s Protection
programming in Nigeria.
- The Child Protection Coordinator will be responsible for the
overall quality design and implementation of child protection
programming and will work extensively with other sectors to ensure that
protection principles are mainstreamed into all programs.
- The Child Protection Coordinator will report to the field coordinator.
Position objectives
- Establishment of IRC child protection activities in Nigeria in line with the overall strategy.
- Ensuring quality implementation of all child protection programming elements.
- Effective establishment of IRC as a key player in the protection sector.
Responsibilities
Technical Quality/Programme Management
- Lead the overall design and implementation of child protection
programming, providing technical leadership and management in accordance
with best practice and IRC policy;
- Lead or contribute to the development of a child protection
sector strategy in consultation with the technical Unit Staff and Senior
Management;
- Oversee the collection and analysis of information relating to
child protection problems in Adamawa, including monitoring the child
protection issues/other human rights violations to inform protection
responses and programme interventions;
- Use child protection information to propose new areas of work for the IRC, and support in proposal development;
- Support the development and delivery of technical trainings for
IRC child protection and partner staff to ensure a high quality standard
of implementation;
- Hold overall responsibility for child protection staff
management including: development of job descriptions, workplans,
performance management plans, vacation schedules, and staff professional
development activities.
- Ensure that project activities are implemented within the assigned budget parameters;
- Manage all financial aspects of the child protection programs
(budget forecasting, development of spending plans and budget
follow-up), approve relevant expenses and review expenditures, in
consultation with the Finance Team.
- Ensure that child protection is mainstreamed into all IRC
projects and the projects of any potential local partners by
contributing to program design, monitoring and evaluation;
- Monitor child protection aspects of other sectors and advise in establishing cross-cutting strategies and integrated programmes;
- Maintain open and professional relations with team members,
promoting a strong team spirit and provide quality oversight and
mentoring to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions;
Monitoring & Reporting
- Develop and maintain effective and efficient oversight, support, quality control and reporting systems and processes;
- Design and adhere to M&E plan and ensure regular field monitoring;
- Utilise M&E data to adjust project activities as needed and inform future programming;
- Ensure IRC project and donor reports are completed to a high
standard as per set schedules (monthly, quarterly and annually) on grant
activities, indicators and achievements.
- Ensure regular performance monitoring of partners to achieve the
set project’s objectives and provide technical support and guidance in
this regard.
Coordination & Representation
- Develops and maintains effective coordination and long-term
relationships with external stakeholders, representing IRC positions,
promoting long-term strategy and resolving problems/conflicts
- Work closely and coordinate with IRC supply chain , finance and
grant staff to ensure timely and compliant program activities and
expenditures; including active participation in grant opening/closing
and review meetings
- Coordinate with Women’s Protection and Empowerment Coordinator
to strengthen the holistic nature of IRC’s protection programs and
liaises with the other sectors to ensure that protection principles are
included in the overall IRC response
- Effectively represents IRC at child and more general protection coordination forums
Other
Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop IRC programs
Requirements
- Relevant Qualification in Social Work, International Human Rights, or other related field
- Minimum of 3 years professional experience in managing protection projects
- Must be capable of applying their skills and knowledge in a
range of capacities, including direct implementation, advisory
functions, training and the transfer of technical knowledge and
management skills to others.
- Works well in and promotes teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure well.
- Prior experience working in with INGO or emergency settings
- Strong program/technical and budget management skills, planning, reporting, monitoring and evaluation skills
- Strong written and oral communication skills, effective in representation and liaison with external parties.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Application Deadline 29th December, 2014