Jobs at International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Job Overview/Summary

The Child Protection Assistant will be responsible for overseeing, and supporting the implementation of child protection strategies and activities at the camp/community level. The CP Assistant will be responsible for implementing the work of and providing guidance to the Community on case management and child protection activities. This position will be primarily responsible for child protection activities in Anka LGA, this position will report to Child Protection Officer.

Major Responsibilities

Program Management, Technical Quality, and Strategy

• Ensure vulnerability assessments are conducted for all Identified and referred cases, to identify vulnerable children and families and their needs, prioritizing the identification of children experiencing abuse, neglect, exploitation, and violence including Unaccompanied and Separated Children (UASC) and Children and Armed conflicts (CAAC).
• Ensure quality case management through the development of individualized case-specific actions plans for at risk children and their families with an emphasis on high-risk cases of children.
• Ensure data protection principles are followed when using CPIMS in managing sensitive personal data of children and their families.
• Coordinate communication and support for children and their families and link them to specialized services or other IRC sectors where needed to ensure integrated service provision.
• Develop creative engagement activities through Safe Healing and Learning Space (SHLS) for affected children and families, providing resilience building opportunities to foster social and leadership development.
• Ensure regular communication with the CP Officer for updates on achievements and challenges.
• Provide daily guidance on SHLS activities to the SHLS facilitators in accordance with the standard tools and procedures including weekly support supervision.
• Conduct service mapping in location of implementation to support the establishment of referral pathway.
• Ensure monthly child protection monitoring is conducted.
• Ensure parents and caregivers of vulnerable children are enrolled into the positive parenting sessions.

Program Development

• Support the establishment, management, and delivery of the SAFE approach by facilitators and engage in ongoing skills building using Social-emotional learning (SEL) /SAFE materials.
• Develop daily and weekly activity schedules and draft progress reports (i.e., vulnerability assessments, Focus Group Discussions (FGDs), awareness-raising activities, as well as prevention activities to reduce exposure to risk for vulnerable children).
• Support community awareness sessions on child protection concerns, identification of vulnerable children, and the process of registration of separated/unaccompanied children including family tracing.
• Staff Performance Management, Learning & Development:
• Coach, train, supervise  SHLS Facilitators,  including communicating clear expectations, providing regular and timely positive and constructive performance feedback.
• Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and providing oversight and guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions.
• Adhere to and act in accordance with the IRC Global HR Policies and Procedures, and communicates through word and example a high standard of compliance with all applicable policies and regulations.
• Work with cultural sensitivity and respect the dignity of vulnerable children and families and members of the host communities at all time
• Collaborate with local organizations, stakeholders, and service providers to ensure access to essential services for vulnerable children and at-risk children.
• Coordinate, monitor, and closely supervise the SAFE Space activities in Anka.

Research, Learning and Analysis

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date case files for all child protection cases.
• Compile and summarize weekly and monthly Cases identified and narrative report on case management activities from the field and submit to Child Protection Officer in Zamfara State
• Participate in case conferences and case management meetings as required.
• Adhere to strict confidentiality and information management standards and Data protection protocols, sharing information only in compliance with these standards
• Support and participate in program monitoring and evaluation activities as requested.
• Work for 40 hours a week, and submit time-sheets by the end of the month

Coordination & Representation

• Coordinate with respective governmental agencies and other key stakeholders on vulnerable cases.
• Ensure there is regular interaction with community members and established community mechanisms like the community-based Child protection committees (CBCPCs) to support protection activities.
• Work closely with the CBCPCs to ensure safe identification and referral of children with protection concerns.

Key Working Relationships

Position Reports to:  Child Protection Officer

Indirect/Technical Reporting:

Position directly Supervises: SHLS Facilitators

Key Internal Contacts:

• Country Program:  Nigeria
• Region/Global: West Africa  

Qualifications

• One year working experience in Child Protection  with development-related organizations.
• Good communication skills with fluency in written and spoken English and local language
• Demonstrable ability to adapt to changing program priorities and emergency priorities that may arise
• Strong self-starter, flexible, and able to take initiative based on protection trends
• Positive attitude towards community work with an emphasis on the ability to learn from communities and support innovative approaches to problem-solving.

Education:

• Degree / HND / Diploma in Social Work / Social Sciences or equivalent

Work Experience: 1 year

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Job Overview/ Summary

The EH Water and Sanitation Assistant will report to the EH Officer – Water and Sanitation and will be primarily responsible for supervising all water and sanitation infrastructure works as directed by the EH Officer - Water and Sanitation.

The main objective of this position is to support the EH Officer-Water and Sanitation in supervision and direct management of safe water and sanitation provision activities.  This will include field supervision of all construction and maintenance of water and sanitation infrastructure. 

Major Responsibilities

Program Management, Technical Quality, and Strategy

• Ensure water and sanitation infrastructure activities are implemented in a timely and professional manner while considering beneficiary needs as per the SPHERE standards.
• Conduct rapid and detailed assessments aimed at establishing knowledge, awareness, and practices of the target community with regards to sanitation and water infrastructure facilities.
• Assist the EH Infrastructure Officer in the design and implementation of the Water and sanitation infrastructure M&E Plan.
• Maintain close links and collaboration with other IRC sectors and in particular Health, Nutrition, Protection, Gender, CYPD (Child and Youth Protection and Development), Women Protection and Empowerment (WPE), and Economic Recovery and Development (ERD).
• Directly implements the construction of water supply infrastructures including but not limited to drilling of shallow and deep boreholes, installation of hand pumps, installation of solar submersible pumps, construction of elevated water storage tanks, trenching and piping for water supply reticulation systems, construction of well aprons and communal tap stands with appropriate drainage.
• Directly implements the construction and installation of sanitation facilities including but not limited to Communal latrines, household latrines, Solid waste pits/bins, Hand washing stations, Drainage, Menstrual Hygiene Management facilities and bathing shelters.
• Identify and train Water Point attendants and Pump Technicians and motorized/solar systems Operators within WASH committees.
• Train and supervise skilled and unskilled daily workers during the installation and maintenance of WATSAN facilities.
• Coordinate closely with the EH Officer (Water and Sanitation) and EH Officer (Hygiene Promotion) on water quantity, location of water sources/communal taps while considering beneficiary proposals and needs.
• If required, supervise water trucking deliveries, water chlorination and water quality monitoring.
• Provide weekly reports of progress on the construction of water and sanitation facilities to EH Officer-Water and Sanitation.
• Provide regular water quality monitoring reports to EH Officer (Water and Sanitation).
• Seek guidance and approval from EH Officer – Water and Sanitation on any changes to approved designs for water supply including water trucking concerns.
• Maintain comprehensive control systems on materials and tools used including notes on quality of materials.
• Any other duty as assigned by the supervisor.

Grant Monitoring & Reporting

• Daily volume of water supplied/delivered to location(s) including volumes and times of availability.
• Maintain records of number and location of all water collection points
• Maintain records of water quality monitoring.
• Routine O&M of water distribution system (s) and sanitation facilities including drainage around all water points and sanitation facilities.

Program Development

• Assist the EH Officer – Water and Sanitation to identify, train and provide daily support to skilled and unskilled workers working in Water and Sanitation initial installations, operation, and maintenance activities.
• Supervise skilled and unskilled daily workers.
• Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and providing oversight and guidance to enable work teams to successfully complete their tasks on time and within budget.
• Responsible for skilled and unskilled daily workers’ reports, timesheets, and work plans.

Staff Performance Management, Learning & Development:

• Required for all positions with supervisory responsibility, if special considerations are needed (e.g. remote management), make this additive to the base language here.
• Hire, supervise, and build the capacity of team members in relevant technical and management competencies.
• Develop and implement remote management capacity building approaches to build the strengths of the team in Syria.
• Coach, train, supervise and mentor direct-report staff, including communicating clear expectations, setting annual performance objectives, providing regular and timely positive and constructive performance feedback, and providing documented semi-annual performance reviews.
• Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and providing oversight and guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions.
• Approve and manage all time, attendance and leave requests to ensure adequate departmental coverage; ensure monthly, accurate timesheet submission and carry out probationary reviews..
• Hold high-quality meetings with each direct report on a regular and predictable basis, at least monthly.
• Provide a measurable development plan including on-the-job learning with the aim of strengthening technical capacity, exchanging knowledge within the team and providing guidance on career paths.
• As required identify staff performance issues and work with Human Resources to document and address these in accordance with the National Staff Employment Policies.
• Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and providing oversight and guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions.
• Promote and monitor staff care and well-being. Model healthy work-life balance practices. Support appropriate interventions in response to identified staff care needs of both national and international staff.
• Look for opportunities to support staff in their career growth, where appropriate. As part of succession plan and nationalization goals, identify, train and develop capability and capacity of national staff to successfully transition role and responsibilities, by the end of assignment.
• Adhere to and act in accordance with the IRC Global HR Policies and Procedures and communicates through word and example a high standard of compliance with all applicable policies and regulations.

Coordination & Representation

• Work closely and coordinate with IRC logistics, finance and grant staff to ensure timely and complaint program activities and expenditures, including active participation in grant opening/closing and review meetings
• Undertake/participate in liaison, coordination, and information sharing activities with national NGOs, international organizations, donors and government at field level.

Qualifications

Education:

•  B. Sc. /High National Diploma in Civil, Water Resources, Building or Mechanical Engineering, Geology, Engineering, Hydrogeology with hand on experience in developing and adopting emergency WASH technologies and designs experience in implementation of water and sanitation projects - relevant experience will supersede the formal qualification

Work Experience:

• At least 1-3 years professional experience with NGOs (INGO experience preferred)
• Competent communication skills, effective in representation and liaison
• Works well in and promotes teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure well.
• Working knowledge of SPHERE standards
• Sound knowledge of English language
• Competent user of MS Applications: Word, Excel; Auto CAD or similar
• Knowledge of the Local language-Hausa
• Fluency in English and Hausa language preferred. 

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Job Overview/Summary

The Communications Officer will support internal and external communications and visibility initiatives for the IRC in Nigeria. Under the guidance of the Senior Advocacy and Communications Manager, the Communications Officer will be responsible for designing and delivering a range of communications products, including country office fact sheets, briefing materials, program success stories, photos, videos, interviews with clients, blog posts for the IRC’s website, social medial posts and staff profiles. The post holder will be expected to support the development and maintenance of a communications strategy for the country office, train staff on communications approaches, and be accountable for meeting IRC Nigeria’s contractual visibility requirements. The position is supervised by the Senior Advocacy and Communications Manager who will work closely with Grants and Partnerships staff, Field Coordinators, Senior Area Managers, and program staff.

Major Responsibilities

• Implement the IRC Nigeria internal, external and donor communications strategies.
• Liaise with the global communications/advocacy teams to raise awareness of humanitarian needs in Nigeria.
• Lead in designing and developing information and visibility materials, such as fact sheets, briefing papers, brochures, posters, and social media content.
• Advise IRC colleagues on compliance with IRC and donor branding and visibility guidelines as needed.
• Coordinate the sign-off on branded items and products as needed.
• Support to facilitate media/communications/advocacy visits to field bases.
• Proactively seek out interesting stories from programs, initiating or accompanying field visits to collect high-quality photos, quotes, and audio and video material suitable for use in media and communication products.
• Help IRC Country Program staff to proactively prepare for communications’ needs contributing to overall better information flow and coordination of all programming.
• Support the Communications Manager to build IRC and partner capacity on external communications.
• Maintain a database of essential connections and establish a solid working relationship with relevant media practitioners in Nigeria and field locations.
• Maintain communication resource materials and products library inbox.
• Support in the updating  and implement an internal and external communications and advocacy strategy for IRC Nigeria
• Liaise with the advocacy and communication coordinator to periodically review the IRC Nigeria communications and advocacy strategy and raise awareness of humanitarian needs in Nigeria.
• Support in designing and developing information and visibility materials, such as fact sheets, briefing papers, brochures, posters, and social media content.
• Facilitate and promote dynamic communications methods, such as novel media outreach, original digital content, and dynamic, audience-driven social media output, with internal stakeholders such as field teams, advocates, fundraisers, and technical specialists.
• Develop and track implementation of donor visibility and branding plan
• Proactively seek out interesting stories from programs, initiating or accompanying field visits to collect high-quality photos, quotes and audio and video material suitable for use in media and communication products.
• Help IRC country program staff to proactively prepare for communications needs contributing to overall better information flow and coordination of all programming
• Train, coach and support IRC program staff and partners on external communications, including how to recognize and disseminate relevant information, data, and human-interest stories from their work in order to convey project successes and positive influences on clients' lives.

Key Working Relationships

• Position Reports to:   Advocacy and Communication Coordinator
• Indirect/Technical Reporting: Team Lead/Field coordinator
• Position directly Supervises: Nill
• Key Internal Contacts: Grants, M&E, Deputy team Lead, Programs teams/Global Communications/Advocacy, AMU, and others as appropriate
• Key External Contacts: Partners, media contacts, donors, and others as appropriate.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (Mass Communications, Journalism, Humanitarian Affairs, etc.)

Work Experience:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in communications, preferably with a focus on international affairs or issues that cross with the humanitarian sector.

Demonstrated Technical Skills:

• Experience in communications, Advocacy, journalism or documentation, ideally for an international humanitarian organization;
• Demonstrated experience producing public relations and/or visibility materials in different media;
• Experience with websites and blogs;
• Experience with photography, videography, and script-writing;
• Experience in conducting trainings and workshops is desirable;
• Experience in developing and delivering comprehensive communications plans, Advocacy papers, context analysis.
• Strong written communication and editing skills (including creative writing) with the ability to make complex information and data accessible to non-experts;
• Computer literacy: Proficiency in MS Word, MS PowerPoint and MS Publishing or other publishing software required with experience in graphic design/layout for publications required;
• Ability to operate in a high-pressure workplace successfully, efficiently, professionally, and calmly on matters that are often difficult and politically sensitive.
• Experience with GIS/map making
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment and prioritize tasks;
• Understanding of the humanitarian context in Nigeria;