Job Opportunities at Save The Children

The SGBV Assistant is responsible for ensuring that quality psychosocial support services for GBV survivors are provided to internally displaced persons under the age of 18. Building staff capacity to provide direct meaningful support to GBV survivors. Mentor, supervise and monitor team activities and ensure effective coordination and networking system establishment to the rest of child protection team.

The SGBV assistant will provide support on child protection sectoral assessment, project planning and coordination with other actors of GBV clusters. In most circumstances, the post holder will be expected to mentor and/or build capacity of implementing partners in the field.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Support the CPiE Coordinator to conduct GBV assessments using SC assessment processes and tools and the Inter-agency Child Protection Assessment Resource Toolkit. Adapt the Assessment Tool as necessary to GBV survivors. Coordinate with other SC thematic areas, the national/district Child Protection AoR, GBV AoR and/or other external sector agencies, ensuring assessment findings are documented and that all assessments include a specific, disaggregated data analysis of survivors’ needs.
• With support from the CPiE Coordinator and/or other senior programme staff, develop monthly and quarterly plans and costed plans, contributing towards an overall thematic programme plan. From the strategy initiate programming in the following areas as appropriate:
• Ensure survivors of gender-based violence are timely identified and provided counselling and other appropriate response services.
• Support to the psychosocial (physical, social, emotional) wellbeing of children with GBV survivors and their families.
• Build volunteers’ capacity to provide direct and appropriate support services to GBV survivors
• Ensure proper documentation of reported GBV incidences through the utilization of CPIMS/GBVIMS case intake, action, follow up and other case management forms appropriately.
• Take lead in prevention and response to sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) and gender-based violence (GBV) in project communities.
• Mentor, supervise and monitor of gender based violence implementation and draft monitoring action plan for quality control.
• Prevention and response to all forms of exploitation including harmful child labour and child trafficking.
• Support the integration of GBV cases into other CP case managements process, CPIMS, CFS and PSS. Also support the integration of child protection sector into other SC emergencies core sectors on the field.
• Ensure relevant referral forms are in place, implemented accordingly and coordinate monthly meetings including, parent’s forum and child protection committee and consistently update the referral pathway of project locations.
• With support from the lead Child Protection Coordinator, identify project supplies specific to the programme and GBV Survivors’ needs and coordinate with the logistics team to put in place a sensible phased procurement plan.
• Coordinate monthly meetings including, parent’s forum and child protection committee and provide essential psychosocial first aid support to children and adults when needed.
• Monitor how the GBV referral pathway is working through making direct follow-ups with other organizations that are providing services to survivors.
• With support from the Coordinator, supervise project implementation to ensure timely delivery of project activities (for example, monitoring against individual performance management work plans), prepare and review timely monthly reports submitted by partners and SCI Staff.
• Work with the MEAL plan to ensure links to reporting requirements where possible, refer to the MEAL framework to build an evidence-base for child protection programming interventions including GBV survivors.
• With support from the CRM/Accountability Officer put in place accountability activities for your project, ensuring that feedback from children and their families is considered in project design.
• Ensure that the minimum standards of humanitarian relief are maintained in accordance with the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Settings and the Sphere standard

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Accuracy and timeliness in all areas of responsibility
• High level of accuracy in work, and ability to analyse complex sets of relationships and situations
• Holds self and others accountable

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• Future-orientated, thinks pro-actively

Collaboration:

• Working effectively with stakeholders to achieve common goals
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners
• 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

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential Criteria

• University degree or equivalent in Social work, Social Science, development studies or equivalent combination of relevant training and experience.
• Minimum 2 years post NYSC work experience in GBV and child Protection work, supervision, community mobilisation and distributions and solid understanding of the actual Nigeria Emergency context.
• Proven ability to supervise a CP project with holistic approach and integrated to child protection right.
• Have good communication skills and facilitate training to a wide and diverse audience.
• Good data management, data analysis, computer literacy and excellent documentation and report writing skills.
• Fluent in English.
• Working knowledge of Hausa and/or other local language.

Desirable Criteria

• Female with high level of personal integrity, commitment and professional responsibility with GBV exigencies.
• Understanding of humanitarian context and local languages such as Hausa, Kanuri is added advantage 
• Team player with strong leadership skills.
• Able to be a self-starter and work in challenging contexts and fragile environment.

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.

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The Education Officer will be responsible for the day to day implementation of UNHCR Education activities in respective LGA. The Education Officer provides both operations and technical assistance relating to Education in Emergencies project. The job holder provides coordination and engagement with relevant Education stakeholders including; SUBEBs, Local Government Education Authorities (LGEAs), State Ministries of Education and other relevant State Ministries. The job holder will also be working closely with community leaders, religious leaders as well as community member. 

Under the guidance of the Education Specialist, he/she will ensure that Education Intervention is implemented in a coordinated, harmonized and aligned manner, in line with donor requirements and commitments. The Project Officer Education will be responsible for sharing the progress reports and updates on timely manner from the field. 

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:  

• Implement delegated portfolio of UNHCR Project in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements, and ensure high technical quality 
• Ensure that procurement and distribution of materials and equipment is timely and in line with SCI policies and procedures; ensure accuracy of portfolio inventory (assets, supplies, materials) 
• Contribute to assessments (baseline, needs, market) 
• Ensure accurate project documentation, including collection of monitoring data and tracking of progress on output indicators; utilize data to contribute to reports as requested by management 
• Facilitate relationships with communities and community leaders to ensure buy-in and Do No Harm 
• Supervise and manage the teachers, including facilitation of teacher training  
• Support newly enrolled school pupils in primary school with School Uniforms & Sportswear & footwear 
• Facilitate payment of school fees for primary school pupils in government schools per term 
• Support Profuturo coaches to deliver digital learning in targeted schools 
• Provide support on youth/adolescent programming, including, life skills, catch-up classes, basic literacy/numeracy, and alternative/accelerated education 
• Support identification of needs, and development and facilitation of training programmes for teachers, PTAs, SBMCs 
• Contribute to proposal and strategy development through input on needs/gaps 
• Any other task relevant to the position as requested by the line manager 

Operational Planning and implementation 

• Work closely with Project Education Specialist, to ensure planning of day to day implementation, implementation, monitoring, documentation and reporting for UNHCR Education activities. 
• Ensure timely implementation and budget performance in line with the projects plans and budgets. 
• Effectively support the teachers and partners in proper service delivery are in line with UNHCR Education Project design and Save the Children International planning guidelines and ensure compliance with the agreed work plans and that programme objectives and targets are being realized in line with the funding proposals. 
• Ensure that UNHCR Education Project implementation are to the desired standards and on time. 
• Maintain high standard of transparency and accountability in the course of programme implementation while ensuring integrity and timeliness of activities implementation in meeting programme objectives, compliance with donors & Save the Children policies. 
• Provision of regular operations and implementation updates on project progress and challenges to allow for timely interventions and corrective actions by management. 

Program and Financial Reporting. 

• Contribute in the preparation of timely and high quality progress and end of projects narrative and financial reports which are in accordance to the donor reporting schedule and formats. 
• participate quarterly follow ups and progress review meetings to address key performance issues from the reports. 

Internal and external engagements 

• Ensuring that the program experience is represented and given recognition at stakeholder meetings, workshops, donor, networks and any other engagements.  
• Develop and maintain regular channels of communication with partners and key stakeholders at all levels (Community, LGEA and State). 

MEAL 

• Effectively manage projects design and study processes which include assessments, baseline and evaluation studies, putting in place a functional Activity Tracking Table. 
• Ensure that the projects quality bench marks are followed. 
• Collecting and managing complaints and feedback in close coordination with MEAL team and Projects Officers. 
• Ensure regular monitoring of projects results, documentation of projects case studies, lessons learnt, significant changes and best practices and coordinating learning and reflection meetings/sessions  
• Ensure an effective programs/ projects monitoring and evaluation systems is in place. 
• Monitor programs/ projects activities to ensure quality, timeliness and adherence to both Country Office and international Save the Children policies and procedures. 

General: 

• Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures. 
• Other ad hoc tasks as requested by Line Manager. 

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice) 

Accountability: 

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values 
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved. 

Ambition: 

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same 
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, 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 

QUALIFICATIONS   

• Minimum first degree qualification - BSc/BA/HND level in a relevant subject or equivalent field experience 
• Experience in implementation of Education in Emergencies projects especially in Refugee setting would be desired but not required. 

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS 

Essential 

• At least 3 years of accrued working experience in program implementation in an international NGO and those applying partnership approaches is desirable.  
• Experience of working with local partners and Local Government and State Authorities in Education, Child Rights Governance, Health, Nutrition, Education, or Child Protection is an added advantage. 
• Ability to establish and maintain conducive collegial relations and perform effectively as a member of a team. 
• Willingness to travel and work in hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous conditions. 
• Computer literacy and excellent documentation skills are a must. 
• Availability and willingness to work extra hours during times of humanitarian responses. 
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures 
• Ability to intervene with crisis management or troubleshooting as necessary.  
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching 
• Excellent time management and planning capacity. 
• Fluent English language skills (written and verbal)  
• Prior work experience in community mobilization and advocacy in Northeast Nigeria. 

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.

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The Job Holder will coordinate the planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting on the Education projects. In addition, support the Education project team to deliver Education projects activities in line with SCI commitments and lead involvement of local authorities and community members in the project; and support project team to mobilize community to ensure participation, sustainability of the project as well as the voices of community members, including women and children are heard. 

The Education Coordinator in close collaboration with the Project Manager will assist vulnerable children to receive quality education in child-friendly and safe environments. The post holder will support assessment, response analysis, design and implementation of the Education component of Save the Children refugee response in Benue and Cross River State, Nigeria. The Education Coordinator will particularly ensure the technical support to all education project implementation in an integrated manner with Child Protection and other program components in the response. 

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:  

Projects Coordination & Management: 

• Coordinate the project orientation meetings in the 2 States (Cross River and Benue) with government officials, INGOs, NNGOs partners.  
• Lead the coordination and implementation of Education Activities across Benue and Cross River State in line with the design of the project and donor requirements. 
• Establish, maintain and strengthen linkages with the key stakeholders of the project in order to manage and implement as per the project design. 
• Coordinate community entry meetings for the project in the targeted Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Cross River and Benue States 
• Monitor and ensure timely and quality reports are submitted as per the reporting requirements.  
• Working closely with Project Manager, Supply Chain, Finance and MEAL to ensure quality program delivery, documentation and reporting of progress. 
• Support Profuturo coaches and Manager to deliver digital learning in targeted schools 

Operational Planning and implementation 

• Education Coordinator will coordinate planning, development, implementation, monitoring, documentation and reporting for Benue and Cross River States. 
• Effectively support the Education Officers in developing weekly, monthly and annual plans, in line with Project design and Save the Children International planning guidelines. 
• Education Coordinator will ensure compliance with the agreed work plans and that programme objectives and targets are being realized in line with the funding proposal. 
• Maintain high standard of transparency and accountability in the course of project implementation while ensuring integrity and timeliness of activities implementation in meeting programme objectives, compliance with donors & Save the Children policies. 
• Provision of regular operations and implementation updates on project progress and challenges to allow for timely interventions and corrective actions by management. 

Program and Financial Reporting. 

• Work closely with the Project Manager to prepare timely and high quality quarterly narrative and financial reports which are in accordance to the donor reporting schedule and formats. 
• Coordinate and facilitate quarterly follow ups and progress review meetings to address key performance issues from the reports. 
• Internal and external engagements 
• Work closely with the Project Manager in ensuring that the program experience is represented and given recognition at stakeholder meetings, workshops, donor, networks and any other engagements.  
• Develop and maintain regular channels of communication with partners and key stakeholders at all levels (Community, LGEA and State). 

MEAL 

• Effectively support teams in MEAL aspects, which include assessments, baseline and evaluation studies, putting in place a functional Activity Tracking Table. 
• Ensure that the projects quality bench marks are followed up. 
• Collecting and managing complaints and feedback in close coordination with MEAL team and Education Team. 
• Ensure regular monitoring of projects results, documentation of projects case studies, lessons learnt, significant changes and best practices and coordinating learning and reflection meetings/sessions 
• Ensure an effective programs/ projects monitoring and evaluation systems is in place. 
• Monitor programs/ projects activities to ensure quality, timeliness and adherence to both Country Office and Save the Children policies and procedures. 

Technical Oversight     

• In liaison with Project Manager, Field Manager and Head of Education provide guidance and support to projects officers, partners and stakeholders. 

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.