International Rescue Committee (IRC) Vacancy in Nigeria for a Protection Capacity Building Consultant
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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.
Job Title: Protection Capacity Building Consultant
Scope:
The IRC, is seeking a well-qualified Protection
Consultant to support two elements of our current programming: 1) to
lead protection mainstreaming capacity building efforts and provide
qualitative oversight, training of trainers and technical support to
organizational and external protection capacity-building activities; and
2) to provide technical support and mentoring to current protection
leadership in country to support effective program start up, expansion
and business development. The Protection Consultant will be based in
Maiduguri, Borno State and will work in close coordination with the
Protection Coordinator, under the supervision of the Senior Program
Coordinator, to support the delivery of protection and protection
mainstreaming trainings, internal capacity building efforts in the
protection sector and provide support/mentorship to the Protection
Coordinator in her efforts across protection programming.
Responsibilities:
Training and capacity building support
- Deliver high quality protection mainstreaming for
internal/external actors; conduct Training of Trainers for Protection
Manager and Officers to ensure effective handover of capacity building
responsibilities to internal staff;
- Serve as quality guarantor for external protection trainings delivered by the IRC following ToT activities;
- Deliver high quality trainings to IRC Protection team members on training and monitoring skills;
- Provide guidance in coordination with the M&E team
on measuring effectiveness of the protection mainstreaming and
protection trainings delivered to external stakeholders and IRC staff.
- Ensure that the protection mainstreaming activities are
meeting the project targets and are undertaken within the assigned
budgets;
- Support the Protection Mainstreaming team in the
Capacity building activities, including through dissemination of
training material and practical organizational support (agenda-setting,
schedules, etc);
Tools Review and Development
- Review GPC/IRC protection mainstreaming training modules /material and adapt for the Nigerian context as needed;
- Review the effectiveness of existing protection
monitoring tools and reporting systems, provide suggestions for
improvement if needed;
- Support the development of protection specific monitoring and evaluation tools as needed.
- Design/deliver additional and target-group specific
internal/external protection training material in line with the
programme activities as needed;
Other
- Assess protection training needs in close coordination with the Protection Coordinator;
- Identify external training opportunities for the staff;
- Provide mentorship and support to the Protection
Coordinator in management, coordination, business development or other
areas as requested by the Protection Coordinator;
- Perform other duties as requested by the Protection Coordinator.
Requirements
- Post-graduate degree in international studies, human rights, law or other relevant subject;
- A solid understanding of
general protection and protection mainstreaming issues and governance
concepts as they relate to people affected by conflict and the ability
to communicate clearly these concepts and issues to a lay audience;
- Fluency in English required;
- Prior experience/knowledge of the context and impact of conflict and displacement in West/East Africa;
- Computer skills, including Word and Excel, and preferably Power-Point and Access;
- Willingness to travel within Nigeria.
- Proven leadership, strategic thinking, and coordination skills;
- Strong organizational skills: Ability to coordinate and manage a diverse array of responsibilities;
- Strong interpersonal, team work and diplomatic skills;
- A solid understanding of international legal frameworks including IHL, HRL, Refugee Law;
- Knowledge of protection
monitoring, information dissemination, community-based protection and
protection mainstreaming best practice;
- Proven training/capacity
building skills in human rights law and protection principles, with
particular regard to women, children and other vulnerable groups (i.e.
designing modules, delivery trainings, measuring effectiveness);
- Proven familiarity with international UN and donor processes;
Experience
- A minimum of 5 years
relevant working experience in the field of Protection at the management
level, including proven program implementation and capacity building
experience, proposal development and report writing;
- Prior work experience with
coordinating and undertaking independent field travel to conduct
assessments, provide technical advisory support and review programs.
Specific Security Situation/Housing:
Security in Nigeria remains unpredictable and the
Protection Consultant is expected to comply with all IRC security
policies and procedures applicable to international staff. As of
posting, field access and travel is feasible but limited, and candidates
should expect periodic further limitations on movement. Shared housing
of good standard is provided.
How to Apply
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