The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Child Protection Assistant
Requisition ID: req9511
Location:Damaturu, Yobe
Sector: Child Protection
Employment Category: Fixed Term
Employment Type: Full Time
Open to Expatriates: No
Contextual Background
The IRC has been present in Nigeria since 2012 when the organization responded to flooding in Kogi State. In February 2014 the IRC moved into Adamawa State in NE Nigeria to provide humanitarian interventions through a multi-sectoral, integrated approach for conflict affected populations.
IRC Nigeria now operates a country office in Abuja and field offices in Mubi and Yola of Adamawa State, Maiduguri and Monguno of Borno State and Damatru of Yobe State. Currently, IRC Nigeria implements programs primary health care, nutrition, environmental health, women’s protection and empowerment, protection, child protection, education, food security & livelihoods.
Job Overview /Summary
The Child Protection Assistant will provide direct support to children and adolescent girls (younger) and boys (younger), and their caregivers within the PEACE education and child protection teams in all targeted field sites in the project.
They will also be responsible for the supervision and close monitoring of Safe Healing and Learning Spaces (SHLS) activities through the SEL and SAFE resource packages.
Position Objectives:
To ensure that children harmed or at risk of being harmed are identified and receive individual case management support by identification and intake, conducting assessments, developing a case plan, direct service provision, referral and follow up for an assigned number of children.
To provide support and conduct monitoring visits to caregivers and families (particularly foster and alternative caregivers)
To liaise with other caseworkers and social workers on management of caseload and referrals.
To support in mapping services for children and their caregivers in the area of coverage
To document and safely store all information related to the case
Who this position reports to: The Child Protection Assistant reports to the CP Officer
Major Responsibilities
Program Management, Technical Quality, and Strategy:
Consistently and proactively monitor/assess the safety and security of SHLS sites; promptly reporting concerns or incidents to IRC management and liaising with community leaders and other external parties as required to maintain/enhance the security environment for IRC programs.
Ensure all CP facilitators work together to supervise children and adolescents during sessions.
Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop IRC programs
Program Development:
Contribute to the development of proposal activities in relation to case management.
Coordinate with other IRC sectors staff (e.g. WPE, Protection, Health and Livelihoods) at field level
Staff Performance Management, Learning & Development:
Coach, train, supervise and mentor direct-report staff, including communicating clear expectations, setting annual performance objectives, providing regular and timely positive and constructive performance feedback, and providing documented semi-annual performance reviews.
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.
Hold high-quality meetings with each direct report on a regular and predictable basis, at least monthly.
Provide a measurable development plan including on-the-job learning with the aim of strengthening technical capacity, exchanging knowledge within the team and providing guidance on career paths.
As required identify incentive workers performance issues and work with Human Resources to document and address these in accordance with the National Staff Employment Policies.
Promote and monitor staff care and well-being. Model healthy work-life balance practices. Support appropriate interventions in response to identified staff care needs of both national and international staff.
Adhere to and act in accordance with the IRC Global HR Policies and Procedures, and communicates through word and example a high standard of compliance with all applicable policies and regulations.
Coordination & Representation:
Effectively communicate with other caseworkers, government social workers and service providers as part of providing individual case management.
Regularly attend case management meetings at field level
Build strong relationships with Child Protection Committee members for identification and referrals
Key Working Relationships:
Position Reports to: Child Protection Officer
Indirect/Technical Reporting: Child Protection Manager
Position directly Supervises: Community incentive workers.
Key Internal Contacts:
Country Program
Region/Global:
