Child Protection Project Manager at INTERSOS Nigeria

INTERSOS is an independent humanitarian organization that assists the victims of natural disasters, armed conflicts and exclusion. Its activities are based on the principles of solidarity, justice, human dignity, equality of rights and opportunities, respect for diversity and coexistence, paying special attention to the most vulnerable people.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Child Protection Project Manager

Code: SR-49-247
Location: Maiduguri with missions on the coordination office in Abuja and on the field bases (Ngala, Bama, Dikwa, Monguno, Mobbar and Magumeri LGAs). Further LGAs could be added in the coming weeks / months. Borno State, Nigeria
Starting date: 01/11/2017
Contract duration: 14 months
Reporting to: Head of Mission
Supervision of: 13 staff

General context of the project
Since 2009, the Boko Haram insurgency has crippled north eastern Nigeria. Borno State continues to be most affected, with over 1.8 million internally displaced persons (IDPs). Recent advances by the Nigerian Army and the Multinational Joint Task Force have improved humanitarian access in 22 of the 27 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Borno, but have also revealed the extent of the crisis. In newly accessible areas, basic infrastructure has been destroyed, essential services are non-existent, and most local governance systems are not functional.

Based on the CP sub-cluster recommendations and existing gaps in Borno State, the project aims at:

• Enhancing where existing or initiating activities for identification, registration, family tracing, reunification (IDTR) and interim care arrangements for UASC, orphans and children leaving armed forces in line with international SOPs;
• Strengthening activities aimed at reunification of UASC with their primary caregivers, and where reunifications are unable to be performed, facilitating restoration of family links through improving communication lines between UASC and their families, as well as facilitating daily visits where possible.
• Strengthening activities for identification, registration, referral, case management and follow-up of other children at risk (including children previously associated with armed forces - CAFAAG), including provision of referrals to other services, particularly education, health, NFIs, nutrition, individual and group psychosocial support and counselling, material assistance to UASC, children at risk, their families and foster families;
• Strengthening activities aimed at specialised case management for children survivors of GBV and SGBV through creation of individual files, continuous monitoring of service provision, providing direct basic emotional support in a safe environment and ensuring that cases under assistance receive all the care and support needed, referral (medical care, mental health and psychosocial support, education and livelihood opportunities) according to their needs;
• Reinforcing GBV/SGBV prevention and response as well as safety in schools through mapping out referral mechanism in schools and public spaces where children play.
• Reinforcing provision of quality MHPSS services to children affected by ongoing emergencies through referral to MHPSS specialised services and focused gender and age segregated CBPSS service delivery to young children and adolescent boys and girls;
• Strengthening or initiating provision of qualitative community-based psychosocial support (CBPSS) to decrease children’s psychosocial distress due to protracted exposure to violence;
• Improve/rehabilitate existing community structures to create community managed child friendly spaces where children can be provided with safe and informal learning environments and safe spaces to play during after school hours;
• Overall, the project aims at providing children in host communities (80% HC and 20% IDPs target) especially with a protective environment to develop their full potential, while strengthening community-based child protection mechanisms and consolidating referral pathways which are the two key outcomes INTERSOS will focus on to ensure that longer-term changes are sustained in a protective and child-friendly environment.

General purpose of the position

• The Pm of the CP project will oversee the activities, Administrative, HR and Logistics component of the project, including Maiduguri, Bama - Banki, Ngala and Monguno, ensuring operations quality, strategic programming and planning, ensuring strategic growth and strong external and internal representation and advocacy.
• S/he must be able to motivate and lead a diverse staff as well as effectively oversee the activities, budgets and partnerships.

Main Responsibilities and Tasks
Project Management:

• Supervise implementation of project activities in a timely manner
• Develop and manage the implementation of/adherence to work plan and M&E plans
• Manage all financial resources allocated to the project, including budget holding responsibility, production of financial plans and cash forecasts and verification of budget vs. actual on a weekly and monthly basis
• Manage all logistical procedures for the project – ensuring INTERSOS and donor requirements are met and proper documentation is collected and maintained for all procurements
• Ensure that reports are submitted to UNICEF as per the agreed reporting schedule
• Ensure data is collected regularly to respond to agreed indicators
• Develop budgets and project proposals for the CP sector in Borno State, in close coordination with the technical team and the head of mission;
• Carry out rapid assessments to investigate further programming opportunities inside Borno State;

Programme Quality:

• Build capacity of INTERSOS in CP sector, to meet minimum standards for CP programme in Emergency, including training and mentoring of the staffs with the technical support of the Advisors.
• Technical support for protection activities throughout the programme providing insights to national and international staff on the standards including tools and methodologies.
• Work with the mission protection team to strengthen the protection sector in INTERSOS Nigeria Mission.

Coordination:

• Ensure 5W matrices are submitted to the State Clusters as per the agreed reporting schedule
• Represent in close coordination with the HoM and the Protection department the program with national authorities, non-state actors, UN agencies, NGOs, donors, etc. in Borno State and in Abuja;

Human Resources:

• Recruit and train national staff as required to achieve the project objectives;
• Work with the administration department to ensure all administrative procedures are followed for shelter Staff in the field – updated personal details on file, accurate ToRs for each staff member, payrolls etc.

Requirements
Education:

• Relevant degree and/or equivalent in Child Protection working experience.

Professional experience:

• Relevant working experience of at least 3 years and previous Humanitarian experience

Professional requirements:

• Strategic vision, leadership, people management, teamwork and flexibility, ability to work under pressure in a highly complex emergency context
• Excellent organizational skills in highly complex emergency operation
• Able to ensure quick quality delivery in stressful environment
• Very strong interpersonal skills: strong communication and diplomatic skills
• Practical and problem-solver
• Excellent ability to establish inter-personal relations and good negotiation skills
• Good knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Good knowledge of the international standard on Protection

Languages:

• Fully proficient in written and spoken English

Personal requirements:

• Ability to deal with stress and demanding working environment
• Readiness to commit and adhere to the values, mission and vision of INTERSOS

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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