Fresh Job Positions at Plan international

Location: Maiduguri
Department: Program
Reports to: Field Coordinator with Technical line to Child Protection Specialist
Duration: 12 Months


Purpose

• To coordinate and manage the CP and SGBV activities in line with International minimum standards in Borno state.
• The post holder will manage the CP and SGBV activities interfacing with other programme team members.
• The post holder will also contribute towards the capacity building of Plan Internationals implementing partners.

Duties and Responsibilities

• To ensure children harmed or at risk of being harmed are identified and receive individual case management support by ensuring standard tools and procedures are in place and adhered to by case management team members.
• To manage, provide training and technical support to, and build the capacity of the full case management team.
• To coordinate with other child protection agencies on case management.
• Provide technical and management leadership to the Case Management program in accordance with best practice and Plan policies, including its child-centered community-based approach.
• Ensure that solid case management, referral and information management systems are in place for appropriate identification, responses and follow-up for children harmed or at risk of being harmed
• Ensure regular communication with CPiE Specialist to integrate appropriate child protection in emergencies priorities in program design
• Ensure regular Plan case review meetings and conferences are conducted to reflect on progress and to accommodate the lessons learned and improve case management system accordingly; [participate in Best Interest Determination as appropriate].
• Ensure the [Child Protection Database] is set up, regularly updated, analysed for trends in the caseload, and efficiently and confidentially managed in collaboration with the Data
• Manager [and relevant partner organizations (e.g. UNHCR, Save the Children and UNICEF)].
• Provide support to Family Tracing and Reunification activities in collaboration with implementing agencies
• Collaborate with other project staff to ensure referrals to other services such as psychosocial support and education/livelihoods interventions
• Directly supervises partner NGO Case Workers
• Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and providing oversight and guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions.
• Initiate regular, participatory assessments/feedback surveys with client communities.
• Provide inputs into and consolidate weekly, monthly and quarterly progress reports on the
• Case Management activities; Submit reports for all field activities, trainings and meetings.

Qualifications and Experience

• BA or equivalent in Social Science, Social Work, Psychology, Public Health, Human Rights or related degree desired
• At least 3 years’ experience in implementing child protection programs, preferable social work or case management, in humanitarian or development settings
• At least 2 years direct experience providing services to children at risk and victims of abuse, exploitation and violence, providing gender-sensitive and child-friendly counseling services, and/or developing/implementing referral pathways and case management systems
• Previous experience supervising and managing a team in a cross-cultural setting
• Demonstrated experience in capacity building and mentoring of staff
• Previous experience in emergency preparedness and response
• Experience working with case files and databases and providing regular documentation preferred
• Experience in grant management and proposal writing preferred

Physical Environment and Demands:

• Based in Maiduguri, Borno State with field visits to implement and supervise programme activities.

Level of Contact with Children:

• High contact- the job responsibilities of this position require the post holder to have frequent contact with children. It is expected that children shall be protected at all times.

• Responsible for the development and implementation of security policies, guidelines and procedures for the Humanitarian Response Program with the support of Country Office Security Advisor.
• He/ She will promote a culture of security; security incident reporting; security guard oversight and management; monitoring and analysing the security situation in the states of humanitarian response, supporting the development and implementation of Security related Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in Borno field office.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Advise Humanitarian Unit on all aspects of security, management issues and trends in the North East
• Develop/maintain an appropriate framework of security measures and standard operating procedures (SSOPs), which will increase Plan International Nigeria’s overall capacity to protect staff, programs, and property for the humanitarian response
• Ensure that Plan International Nigeria SSOPs reflect risk levels referenced in Plan’s Global Security Policy and ensure SSOPs are compliant with all Plan’s policies
• Manage the day-to-day operations of security management i.e. guard  oversight/management/direction; identification, documentation, analysis and follow up of security threats/incidents; monitoring SSOP compliance; staff/vehicle movement control, etc for the humanitarian response
• At the state level, lead the response to all security threats/incidents in a timely, professional and appropriate manner
• Review existing Security Risk Assessments (SRAs) and conduct same routinely in the two North East states of Plan’s Humanitarian response operational locations as well as whenever the security situation changes and advice programming
• Monitor and suggest ongoing improvements to existing security warning systems and produce the report to updates/alerts etc., then analyse available information with respect to potential impact to Plan International Nigeria and inform staff /management accordingly of security risks.
• Regular attendance at relevant security meetings and forums for the North East.
• Report on security incidents/threats to Country Security Advisor on a regular basis (including analysis of trends) and focal persons at the district level
• Review physical security arrangements including insurance for staff and assets (e.g. vehicles) in collaboration with relevant managers such as P&C, Operations Managers etc, on a regular basis and implement action plans to improve/correct as/when required
• Develop and test contingency plans based on results and anticipation of security threat/risk assessments and develop staf preparedness/capacity to respond, staffing collaboration with focal persons at the district/PU level
• Ensure that regular safety and security trainings are conducted with relevant field staff
• Build the capacity of all staff on security including health and safety aspects under P&C leadership/ownership
• Assess communications needs and recommend improvements/technological aspects to make sure that all equipments are working and in good condition such as generator(s), radios, satellite phones, etc.
• Assume any other responsibility as assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor Degree in Occupational Health & Safety or any related field
• At least 3-5 years’ experience of security, health and safety management or similar capacity
• Good understanding of national security related issues and their relations to Plan’s contexts
• Experience in conducting participatory risk assessments and preparing situational analyses, including the analysis of factors from both the internal and external environments, identifying crucial risks that have to be addressed, setting objectives and developing plans of action
• Good communication skills (written and verbal) both in several local and English language in order to present and garner information quickly and clearly to a variety of audiences
• Computer: MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook

Physical Environment and Demands:

• Based in Maiduguri, Borno State with travel to field/community level to coordinate project activities.

Level of Contact with Children:

• Low contact- the job responsibilities of this position require the post holder to have infrequent contact with children. Despite this, it is expected that children shall be protected at all times.