Child Protection Project Manager - North East, Nigeria
Search for Common Ground, Nigeria
Experience
1 Year
Salary
0 - 0
Job Type
Job Shift
Job Category
Traveling
No
Career Level
Telecommute
No
Qualification
As mentioned in job details
Total Vacancies
1 Job
Posted on
Jun 1, 2021
Last Date
Jul 1, 2021
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Position Summary
Search Nigeria is seeking a Child Protection Project Manager who leads both the technical aspects of child protection and the overall management of the project. S/he is responsible for the planning, management, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of the project within the country program. S/he provides technical guidance and management support throughout the programming processes. S/he facilitates the administration and achievement of concrete and sustainable contributions with the overall goal to support the long-term reintegration of children associated with Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) and other vulnerable children, in North East Nigeria using Search’s Common Ground Approach.The position requires a child protection specialist who is also experienced in conflict transformation, peace building, and reintegration; and also conversant with project management cycles and relevant experience in program development in child protection related areas.S/he will work under the direct supervision of the Head of Office, North East and work closely with the Country Director, DMEL Manager and other senior managers. The position holder will supervise the project team of 47 personnel consisting of a Deputy Project Manager, Media Coordinator, Education, Enterprise and Case Management Officers and Assistants; Community Mobilisers and Community Case Workers, in addition to consultants. This position is based in Maiduguri with occasional visits to the different working local government areas (LGAs) in Borno, including Mafa, Dikwa, and Gwoza (dependent on security assessment and approval).
The position is opened for a one year assignment with possible extension.
About the Project In the past decade, states in the North East region of Nigeria have faced frequent attacks by Boko Haram militants leading to widespread displacement, violations of national laws, international humanitarian and human rights laws, and a deepening humanitarian crisis. Children, who are the most vulnerable members of society, have suffered the worst impacts as pre-existing problems of access to social protection, education and healthcare increase, new threats emerge, and the systems to protect children fail.This project aims to ensure that children verified and separated from CJTF, and other vulnerable children, receive a comprehensive child protection package including psychosocial support and socio-economic reintegration, and that their communities understand the importance of their separation and reintegration. Search will work closely with the children, their families and communities, and CJTF to address the psychosocial and economic needs of the children, and to influence the attitudes of communities and CJTF so they understand the negative impact of associating with armed groups on children and prevent grave violations against children. By increasing the resilience of children associated with CJTF and increasing their employability, this project will facilitate lasting reintegration of these children and amplify positive narratives around their role in communities as productive civilian actors and agents for peace.
Roles and Responsibilities
Strategy, capacity development, and planning:
Search Nigeria is seeking a Child Protection Project Manager who leads both the technical aspects of child protection and the overall management of the project. S/he is responsible for the planning, management, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of the project within the country program. S/he provides technical guidance and management support throughout the programming processes. S/he facilitates the administration and achievement of concrete and sustainable contributions with the overall goal to support the long-term reintegration of children associated with Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) and other vulnerable children, in North East Nigeria using Search’s Common Ground Approach.The position requires a child protection specialist who is also experienced in conflict transformation, peace building, and reintegration; and also conversant with project management cycles and relevant experience in program development in child protection related areas.S/he will work under the direct supervision of the Head of Office, North East and work closely with the Country Director, DMEL Manager and other senior managers. The position holder will supervise the project team of 47 personnel consisting of a Deputy Project Manager, Media Coordinator, Education, Enterprise and Case Management Officers and Assistants; Community Mobilisers and Community Case Workers, in addition to consultants. This position is based in Maiduguri with occasional visits to the different working local government areas (LGAs) in Borno, including Mafa, Dikwa, and Gwoza (dependent on security assessment and approval).
The position is opened for a one year assignment with possible extension.
About the Project In the past decade, states in the North East region of Nigeria have faced frequent attacks by Boko Haram militants leading to widespread displacement, violations of national laws, international humanitarian and human rights laws, and a deepening humanitarian crisis. Children, who are the most vulnerable members of society, have suffered the worst impacts as pre-existing problems of access to social protection, education and healthcare increase, new threats emerge, and the systems to protect children fail.This project aims to ensure that children verified and separated from CJTF, and other vulnerable children, receive a comprehensive child protection package including psychosocial support and socio-economic reintegration, and that their communities understand the importance of their separation and reintegration. Search will work closely with the children, their families and communities, and CJTF to address the psychosocial and economic needs of the children, and to influence the attitudes of communities and CJTF so they understand the negative impact of associating with armed groups on children and prevent grave violations against children. By increasing the resilience of children associated with CJTF and increasing their employability, this project will facilitate lasting reintegration of these children and amplify positive narratives around their role in communities as productive civilian actors and agents for peace.
Roles and Responsibilities
Strategy, capacity development, and planning:
- Support the planning, design and updating of the situation analysis for the child protection project to set program priorities, strategies, and design and implementation plans. Keep abreast of development trends to enhance program management, efficiency and delivery;
- Provide senior technical and management leadership to the delivery of a comprehensive child protection package including psychosocial support and socio-economic reintegration;
- Build the capacity of the team in child-protection and community-based approach;
- Takes primary responsibility for the development of the work plan and technical decisions as well as for program management, implementation and monitoring of assigned activity, in compliance with the defined project strategies and approaches; and
- Ensures proper implementation of the project based on continuous monitoring and evaluation exercises, program reviews to determine required actions and interventions to achieve results;
- Leads the project and facilitate attainment of project expected results in close collaboration with the Head of Office, and the Country Director;
- Ensure that the socio-economic reintegration efforts are conflict-sensitive, promotes an inclusive and community-based approach to reintegration, as guided by the Paris Principles and Guidelines on Children formerly associated with Armed Forces and Armed Groups a
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