Protection Assistant at Center for Advocacy Transparency and Accountability Initiative (CATAI)

Center for Advocacy, Transparency and Accountability Initiative (CATAI), established in 2018, is registered as an NGO with Head Office in Maiduguri - Borno State. We have been visible in Borno Adamawa and Yobe states implementing projects in protection, community empowerment, livelihood, environment, health, peacebuilding, education, and governance. We are currently implementing the ECW-MYRP Project in year 3. Our approach is aligned with our mission to enhance service delivery and empower citizens envision a world where people in the most remote areas of the globe can have access to the basic needs of life. With values around Integrity, Partnership, result-based, and sustainability.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Protection Assistant

Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Type: Contract
Reports To: Protection Officer
Contract Term: 12 Months
(3 months probation period)

Responsibilities

• Support the Protection and education officer in the Identification, Registration, and prioritization of protection concerns, conduct follow-up visits, create and implement action plans to address protection concerns affecting children
• Identify and address protection-related emergency needs of at-risk children promptly.
• Use appropriate questioning techniques, reflective listening, and suitable exploratory activities to identify needs, issues, and aspirations.
• Assist children in gaining and utilizing the necessary skills to participate in community and society, through academic support, behavioral control, social skills, communication skills, successful interpersonal behavior, and coping skills
• Design the appropriate activities for children benefiting from case management respecting the characteristics of each case.
• Design the appropriate activities for children benefiting from case management respecting the characteristics of each case.
• Ensure that a high level of confidentiality is maintained and comply with data protection policies and procedures.
• Prepare precise and accurate weekly and monthly reports on activities and conduct follow up site visits to verify and assess activity implementation.
• Identify and report gaps in the availability of services and quality of service provision for beneficiaries in the target areas.
• Participate and conduct other child protection services when needed.
• Any other activity as requested by the supervisor and project manager.

Requirements
Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Social Sciences or another relevant field.
• Social work, community development or other relevant major or minimum 2 years of previous experience as a social worker/caseworker with I/NGO;

Skills requirement:

• Good command of verbal and written English and any local language of the community
• Computer literate
• Strong listening and empathy skills, as well as commitment to support the well-being of vulnerable children;
• Good cooperation skills, and ability to work well independently and in a team;
• Good problem solving and social skills; creative, able to think of alternative solutions;
• Stress-resilient to be able to cope with deadlines and complex problems;
• Strong organizational, interpersonal and communications skills;
• Willing to work extra hours and available at the weekend for emergency cases as required.

Values:

• Exemplifying integrity
• Demonstrating commitment to CATAI
• Embracing cultural diversity
• Embracing change

Policy Statements:

• Center for Advocacy Transparency and Accountability Initiative (CATAI) operates in an equal opportunity environment and has policies that actively encourage gender equality, diversity and social inclusion, Child Safeguarding, Adolescents and Youth Initiatives, PSEA, and does not condole GBV, VAC and Fraud.

Application Closing Date
15th January, 2025.