Latest Job Vacancies at COOPI Cooperazione Internazionale, 16th July, 2018

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COOPI - Cooperazione Internazionale, is a humanitarian, non-confessional and independent organization founded in 1965 in Milan, Italy. For more than 50 years we have been dedicated to breaking the cycle of poverty and to supporting populations affected by wars, socio-economic crises or natural disasters in their path to recovery and sustainable development, by making use of the professionalism of local and international operators, and through our partnerships with public and private bodies and civil society organizations. We are recruiting to fill the position below: Job Title: Psychologist Location: Maiduguri, Borno Duration: 12 months Starting Date: August 2018 Project Summary

Based on a consolidated care model for children associated to armed forces and groups implemented in several conflict areas over the years, COOPI will establish a Centre of Transit and Orientation (TOC) for children formerly associated with Boko Haram in need of psychosocial and other assistance before reunification and integration into their families of origin
An age-appropriate individualised plan will include: recreational, psychosocial and educational activities to support the child’s readjustment to family life, and prepare him/her for reintegration into the community
The plan will also include life-skills and competency building for income generating activities and employment. It will make provision for children to be referred to health, nutritional and legal services as necessary
These activities will be complemented by family tracing and sensitization of the communities of origin
The plan will also include follow-up support and monitoring activities through protection networks identified, trained, supervised and supported by COOPI in the communities of origin.

Scope of the Vacancy

The Psychologist support the Project Manager in the programming, responsibility of the realization and the follow-up of the protection activities, guarantying protection services for the beneficiaries.
Project: Protection and Reintegration of children associated with armed groups in the north east of Nigeria
Reports to: Project Manager

Main Duties/Responsibilities Under the direct supervision of the Project Manager, he/she:

Identify the psychological problems of the beneficiaries and put in place the necessary means to answer effectively to the needs
Establish the psychological and psychosocial criteria of vulnerability and structure a process of detection of the main psychosocial risks
Create fact sheets and procedures for setting up and evaluating emotional and listening debriefing activities Set up and run the collective emotional debriefing system (training of members, setting up and running meetings, gradually capitalizing on experience)
Maintain a database of referrals for psychological, medical and community orientations
Organize and structure collective friendly spaces
Train the project teams and local partners on approaches, methodology and tools to understand how victims of GBV and other forms of violence are affected by their involvement in armed conflict
Train and / retrain teams on the proper use of situation assessment and management tools
Train project staff (psychosocial counselors, community animators) on the individual and collective psychological and psychosocial management of the victims;
Organize technical meeting with his/her team and other stakeholders
Direct case management
Propose and supervise the psychosocial and recreational activities to set up, for children and adults

Minimum Requirements

Master's Degree in Psychology.
At least 3 years of working experience with INGO on Child Protection area. Experience working with children associated with armed group it’s an advantage
Good knowledge of project cycle management
Experience in clinical psychology and / or psychopathology (victimology, medical emergency cell, etc.)
Proven interest & commitment to humanitarian and development principles and a demonstrable understanding of conflict/post conflict development contexts
Experience in data collection, analysis, and report writing
Excellent in English (oral and written)
Experience in designing and conducting training in INEE and Child Protection issues especially in the areas of human rights, gender, capacity building, added advantage, SGBV
Ability to plan, organize work, communicate and reports effectively (both in writing and verbally)
Proven ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines team player, effective communicator, successful negotiator, creative and analytical thinker, active learner, able to work in a multicultural environment
Excellent communication skills, calm, with a good sense of humour
Excellent sense of confidentiality
Excellent listening and empathy
Proven commitment to accountability practices
Ability to function effectively under stressful conditions such as heavy workloads, and deadlines.
Excellent Microsoft Office applications skills (Excel, Word, Power point, Emails, Skype, Web researchers)
Knowledge of and adherence to COOPI Code of Conduct, understands other international development guidelines

Interested and qualified candidates should:Click here to apply Job Title: Information Management Officer Location: Maiduguri, Borno Duration: 12 months Starting Date: ASAP Scope of the Vacancy

The role of the Child Protection information management officer is to support the establishment and management of Child Protection Information. The information management officer will be the focal point for input, analysis and producing information on case management and community-based Child Protection programmes.
In close collaboration with the Case Work Team, Project Officers, and Programme Manager, the Child Protection Information Officer will ensure that Child Protection related information is properly recorded, analysed and incorporated into programmes to improve quality of service delivery and wider understanding of child protection issues.

Responsibilities Under the direct supervision of the Head of Base and in link with the Program Coordinator, he/she:

Provide feedback to Child Protection Project Team about good practices or gaps related to Child Protection information management including the inclusion of additional tools, required changes in information gathering and supporting lessons learned
Ensure tools and system are user friendly appropriate to the context.
Act as the focal point for Child Protection information management, including database, 4Ws/ Activity info and other related external and internal reports.
Support Supervisors in data collection, interpretation and management
Support COOPI team and partners to understand and use Child Protection information management tools
Provide trainings, technical support, advice and guidance on relevant tools and systems and provide on-going support
Use the database to monitor adherence to procedure on individual cases and ensure that role and responsibilities of Case Workers are upheld with support from Senior Case Work Team
Provide programme analysis, disaggregated data when needed to the programme technical leads for proposals and reports
Adhere to confidentiality, data protection protocols and relevant COOPI policies and procedures
Perform other duties related to assignment proposed by his/her supervisor/s

Profile

Minimum of 3 years’ relevant work experience in humanitarian organizations.
Experience working with International NGO’s, UN agencies and proved capacity in networking and negotiating with authorities
Very strong analytical skills
Familiarity with case management systems, preferable experience with child protection case management.
Good knowledge of assessments, data collection and report writing and monitoring and evaluation frameworks
Solid work experience with databases
Excellent interpersonal skills (Good analytical, negotiation, advocacy and communication skills) and demonstrated ability to establish effective team and external relations
Ability to work under pressure in a rapidly changing and sometimes insecure environment
Excellent English language skills both written and spoken are essential.
Experience with donors such as EU, USAID, UN Agencies, Italian Government, etc.