Save the Children Child Protection in Emergencies Officer Jobs 2021 – Nigeria NGO Jobs. Save the Children Nigeria programme looking for “Child Protection in Emergencies Officer“. Applicants with a University degree or equivalent in Social work may apply on or before 28 August 2021.
Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organisation for children. We work in around 120 countries. We save children’s lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential. Save the Children strives to achieve a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. We work to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. Across all of our work, we pursue several core values: accountability, ambition, collaboration, creativity and integrity.
Save the Children Child Protection in Emergencies Officer Jobs 2021
The Save the Children has published a job vacancy announcement on 18 August 2021 for qualified Nigeria’s to fill in the vacant post of Child Protection in Emergencies Officer to be based in Ogoja, Nigeria.
| Recruiter | Save the Children |
| Position | Child Protection in Emergencies Officer |
| Location | Ogoja, Nigeria |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | University degree or equivalent in Social work |
| Experience Required | Minimum of 4 years |
| Application Deadline | 28 August 2021 |
Save the Children Job Vacancy 2021
Job Purpose: The Child Protection Officer is responsible for ensuring that quality child protection services are provided to the population served by the project (mostly vulnerable children and their families). They will have their capacities developed to provide these kinds of protection to children in a range of Save the Children’s emergency responses world-wide. The Child Protection Officer will be expected to support on sectoral assessment, project planning and coordination. In most circumstances, the post holder will be expected to mentor and/or build capacity of case workers community volunteers, PSS facilitators and animators on the field.
Key Areas of Accountability:
- With support from the Child Protection Coordinator, supervise project implementation to ensure timely delivery of project activities (for example, monitoring against individual performance management work plans).
- With support from the Child Protection Coordinator, prepare and review timely monthly reports submitted by Volunteers.
- With support from the Child Protection Coordinator, identify project supplies specific to the programme needs and coordinate with the logistics team to put in place a phased procurement plan.
- Work with the M & E plan to ensure links to reporting requirements where possible, refer the M&E framework to build an evidence-base for child protection programming interventions.
- With support from the MEAL Officer put in place accountability activities for the project, ensuring that feedback from children and their families are 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
- Ensure appropriate child friendly spaces time schedules are tailored to the physical and mental needs of the children based on age group and gender
- Coordinate monthly meetings including, foster parent’s forum, CRC meetings and child protection committee
- Provide essential psychosocial first aid support to children and adults when needed.
- Ensure Volunteers are supervised regularly to ensure activities are carried out in line with minimum standard guidelines.
Qualification:
- University degree or equivalent in Social work, Social Science, development studies or equivalent combination of relevant training and experience
- Minimum of four years of work experience in 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
- Speaking fluent English, and Pidgin English is an advantage.
- Computer literate
Desirable
- High level of personal integrity, commitment and professional responsibility
- Excellent communication skills,
- Team player with strong leadership skills
- Mature personality with life experience is an advantage
- Able to be a self-started and work in challenging contexts and fragile environment.
Other Details
- Contract Type: Full Time
- Grade: 4
- Selection Process: Interview
- Salary: negotiable
- Application Process: Online
How to Apply to Save the Children Child Protection in Emergencies Officer Jobs 2021
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
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The Closing Date: 28 August 2021
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.nigeria.savethechildren.net |
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