Protection Officer at CARE International – 3 Openings

CARE International is a global leader within a worldwide movement dedicated to saving lives and ending poverty. We work in over 94 countries around the world to provide over 1000 poverty-fighting development and humanitarian aid projects.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Protection Officer

Locations: Karasuwa & Yusufari Yobe
Employment Type: Full-Time
Employment Category: Contract
Vacancy Type: National
Reporting to: Project Manager
Technical Supervision: Gender and Protection Manager
Slots: 3
Working Condition: 100% Field Based.

Job Summary

The Protection Officer will ensure that protection and gender mainstreaming are integrated into all aspect of programming.
S/he will support in developing tools for the protection team to ensure they are accurate and comprehensive.
The Protection Officer will be responsible for identifying training needs of protection assistants in all locations, ensuring that protection mainstreaming is used effectively in all programming.
S/he will also conduct field visits to conduct Protection Mainstreaming assessments and site visits.
The Protection Officer will work with diverse communities including but not limited to persons with specific needs, IDPs, returnees, and persons with specialized protection concerns.

Responsibilities and Duties

Working with programme staffs and beneficiaries to develop structure and methods for managing the complaints and feedback in the field as well as maintaining the integrity of information received.
Provide guidance and technical support to the implementing project team, in all phases of the project cycle.
Develop monthly activity implementation plan with the project team.
Lead/organize regular monitor visits and if required project action plans revisions and modifications.
Ensure compliance with donor rules and regulations.
Working with M&E Coordinator, ensure adequate data capturing of project beneficiaries.
Liaise and provide project updates and reports on a frequent basis and whenever required.
Organize and attend regular meetings with donor and other key stakeholders
Support the delivery of orientation sessions and deliver trainings on gender, protection, GBV and PSEA, as required.
Support the capacity building of CARE staff, partners, Food Security Sector members to prepare for and respond to gender, GBV and PSEA protection initiatives.
Strengthen mechanisms to enable affected populations to provide feedback and submit complaints related to CARE’s interventions.
Organize community discussion and awareness raising on key protection issues, CFM and community engagement with PMCs
Facilitate the smooth operation of protection, Gender and AAP component of project, meeting project timelines and targets
Conduct trainings and capacity building
Conduct focused group discussion to identify the local issues to be addressed
Design a tailor-made information and training addressing the beneficiaries concerns and needs
Develop internal community-based protection training materials and facilitate trainings
Participate in monthly protection sector meetings
Record monthly protection results and report to project management
Promote and implement effective measures for child protection including establishment of referral mechanism
Ensure proper filing of attendance sheets and project document.
Follow up on all paper work and reporting needed from the field
Collect protection case studies and success stories according to guidelines.

Essential Qualifications and Experience

A University degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Guidance and Counselling or relevant fields.
Minimum of two years’ experience working with vulnerable communities, basic needs and distribution programming experience, and/or advocacy programs.
Experience in protection interventions in line with vulnerable or IDP operation.
Experience of working with UN or Non-Governmental organizations.
Good communication skills and ability to conduct training and awareness.
Computer skills (Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel).
Ability to communicate in English, write reports in English and consolidate the reports prepared by protection monitoring assistants into formal English documentation
Ability to communicate in Hausa. Other Nigerian languages is a must.
Good organizational and management skills.
Willingness and ability to work full-time time in the field directly with communities.

Desired Knowledge and Skills:

Extensive knowledge of Nigerian displacement context.
Highly flexible, with the ability to use initiative.
Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.
Commitment to humanitarian principles and values.
Commitment to promoting gender equality.
Experience conducting focus group discussions, or the ability to learn rapidly

Other Requirements:

Strong ability to work independently, organize work, meet deadlines, maintain composure, prioritize work under pressure, coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail.
Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills, creativity, and flexibility.
Personal qualities: Works well in and promotes teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure well.
Experience in working in the protection sector.
Experience delivering training and curriculums.
Experience working with big teams

Conditions:
By submitting your application for this position you agreed to CARE’s ZERO Tolerance to: