Community Mobilization Assistant at Community Resilience for Youth and Women Empowerment Initiative-CORWEI

CORWEI is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-religious and non-political organization. The organization was formed as a response to the deplorable conditions of women, youth and children affected by conflict and the concomitant effect of pervasive levels of inequality and gender-based violence, widespread loss of livelihoods, biting poverty and absence of essential health and WASH services in communities and underserved settlements.

Community Mobilization Assistant

Openings: 10 slots one per location

Job Summary

• Responsible for organizing and mobilizing target beneficiaries in support of all activities planned for them to make sustainable improvement of the security challenges and ways of mitigation through community participation and local context.
• Collaborate with Community mobilization officer to design successful community mobilization strategy.
• Support and work with other project staffs to build capacity at the community level correlated through training workshops follow-up and linkages.
• Support to conduct base line midterm project-end participatory community assessments and evaluation in project coverage area.
• Support project and provincial team to implement project activities in the community with innovative ideas.
• Assist to facilitate training of Provincial Partners including Gov’t and CBO’s according to the project plan.
• Provide support in selection of Stabilization committee meetings and also assist in selection of sites/hole for plan Training in his/her location.
• Support implementation of project baseline and end line data collection.

Main Responsibilities

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with or without reasonable accommodation.
• The tasks listed are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all-inclusive.
• Community Mobilization assistant will be responsible for reporting to the Community mobilizing officer regarding community mobilization related activities.
• Coordinate with respective community members and relevant stakeholders (government departments UN agencies and other existing and relevant INGOs) for implementation of project activities.

Working Relationships:

• Maintain frequent communication with Technical Consultant and Community Mobilization Officer to ensure activities and objectives are communicated
• Work with Community Mobilization Officer and Technical Consultant to ensure the coordination of the program activities are in accordance with the designed plan

Security:

• Ensures application and compliance of security protocols and policies
• Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within CORWEI Staffs and amongst beneficiaries served by CORWEI.

Qualifications

• BSc/HND/OND.

• Minimum of 1-year experience in the developmental and conflict management context
• Experience in working with computer more especially Microsoft Office Tools.
• Experience in working within a large departmental team.
• Ability to carry-out responsibilities independently with minimal technical support from within the organization.

Competency:

• Proven leadership qualities required.
• Strong negotiation, interpersonal and organization skills.
• Can function effectively in a loosely structured work environment and to set appropriate priorities and deal effectively with numerous simultaneous requirements
• Ability to work under pressure and manage workload effectively and efficiently to meet deadlines.
• Ability to work in participatory manner with staff to assess needs, implement and monitor activities.
• Ability to integrate and work well within multi-ethnic and multicultural team.
• Ability to work in harsh conditions, often in remote areas.
• Proficiency with MS Word and Excel.
• Fluent English in written and oral, fluent in local language will be additional value.

Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse:

• Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within GISCOR and amongst beneficiaries served by CORWEI.
• Any other duties that may be assigned from time by supervisors.

Compliance & Ethics:

• Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout GISCOR. As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of GISCORs’ and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards. Conducts work with the highest level of integrity.

Job Title: Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Assistant

Opening 5: One each per location

Child Safeguarding

• Level 3: The responsibilities of this post may require the post holder to have regular contact with children and young people. In the overseas context all posts are considered to be level 3.
• As part of these responsibilities the post holder will support the establishment of child safeguarding systems, promote a culture of keeping children safe, and ensure that potential harm to children (by our own staff and/or as a result of how we do our work) is identified and addressed on an ongoing basis.  
• The post holder should report and respond to interventions as determined by position related responsibilities identified in the Child Safeguarding Policy.

Role Purpose

• The purpose of this position is two-fold:
  • To support the MHPSS unit to oversee quality improvements in  mental health and psychosocial support interventions for children affected by the conflict  and
  • To assist the MHPSS unit in providing clinical intervention to children in distress.
• The Child Protection Psychologist Assistant is required to travel to field sites regularly. In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.
• In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

Key Areas of Accountability

• Support to MHPSS programming activities to with CP.
• Support to MHPSS programming activities within Child Protection Sector.
• Provide support, in the MHPSS Programming which include:
• Ensuring assistance is provided to children affected by the conflict in a dignified, respectful, equitable and inclusive manner that supports their resilience
• Assisting children in acute distress and alleviating their stress, for instance ensuring that all staff / partners are trained on PFA and feel confident to use it
• The mainstreaming of inter-agency guidelines (e.g. IASC MHPSS guidelines) and standards (e.g. CPMS) across the different sectors of programme activities delivered.
• The use of structured and manualized MHPSS techniques
• The participation of parents and caregivers in MHPSS activities
• Support structured MHPSS activities for groups of boys and girls of different age groups, with particular attention to survivors of SGBV, unaccompanied children and other children who present with signs of poor mental health and distress
• Identify MHPSS service providers and agree referral pathways for children with severe mental disorders

Proposed Outputs:  

• Individual counselling sessions with children and beneficiaries where required to discuss complex cases. 
• Be available on call/skype if any urgent matters arise that a staff would like to share regarding their casework or his/her personal well being
• Bi -monthly progress reports to the MHPSS Coordinator to highlight needs and gaps.
• Development of peer/reflective practices with teams
• Support current MHPSS practices, reflecting on a cross-sectoral approach.  
• Structured MHPSS activities for boys and girls, organized in age appropriate groups with a clear methodology or curriculum to promote mental well-being. Such activities must align with donor commitments in already-funded projects.

Additional Job Responsibilities:

• The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
• The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Qualifications and Experience
Essential:

• Minimum of B.Sc in relevant field of study.
• Minimum of 2 years post NYSC  cognate experience in clinical setting, NGO and INGO
• Experience in Psychological First Aid, and other psychosocial support (MHPSS) activities
• Experience working in Child Protection programs, including those with MHPSS component
• Fluent in English and Hausa is desirable 
• Excellent attention to detail, organisational skills and discretion with confidential information
• Ability to work independently and proactively.

Behaviours (Values In Practice):
Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling values
• Ambition:
• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for him or herself and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• Widely shares their personal vision and engages and motivates others
• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
• Collaboration:
• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity.