Technical Officer, Child Protection - Safe Healing & Learning at FHI 360

FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Our staff includes experts in health, education, nutrition, environment, economic development, civil society, gender, youth, research and technology - creating a unique mix of capabilities to address today's interrelated development challenges. FHI 360 serves more than 70 countries and all U.S. states and territories.

We are currently seeking qualified candidates for the position below:

Job Title: Technical Officer, Child Protection - Safe Healing & Learning

Requisition: 2019200592
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Supervisor: Protection Coordinator

Project Description
FHI 360 has expanded its scope of coverage into humanitarian assistance with an aim to provide emergency services to populations affected by conflict in Borno state and specifically in newly liberated areas.  FHI 360 received funding from OFDA to implement life- saving health and reproductive health, Nutrition, Water and Sanitation (WASH) and Protection services in Dikwa, Ngala, Bama (Banki Ward) and Mobbar (Damasak Ward) Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Borno state, North East Nigeria.

Under the Protection Sector, FHI 360 aims at improving the wellbeing of vulnerable individuals through increased access to psychosocial support services and integrated Gender-Based Violence (GBV) support and Child Protection.  Key activities under the Child Protection sub sector includes:

• Improving access to timely and quality Case Management services for children at risk
• Strengthening and Supporting Community Based Child Protection Mechanisms (CBCPM)
• Setting up Safe Healing and Learning Spaces (SHLS), is a secure, caring and predictable place where children and adolescents living in conflict and crisis settings and implementing the SHLS approach using the available toolkit.
• Protecting excluded children
• Integrating Child Protection in WASH and Health

Basic Function

• The Technical Officer, Child Protection- Safe healing and learning will be responsible for the planning, coordination and implementation of Safe Healing and Learning Spaces as per the available SHLS toolkits with a focus on Social Emotional Learning.
• In addition, S/ He will be responsible for the planning, coordination and implementation of Adolescent clubs and mentorship initiative. With the overall responsibility of managing the SHLS based activities, the TO, CP – SHL will work hand in hand with the Technical Officer, Child Protection to ensure seamless referral between case management, CP prevention activities and SHLS activities.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Planning, coordination and overseeing SHLS activities:
• Develop an SHLS specific detailed implementation plan and monitor its implementation and providing an updated workplan to the Protection Coordinator at the end of each month.
• Lead the development of a selection criteria for children to be enrolled in SEL classes.
• Provide technical staff to field based staff in the development of SHLS activity schedules for SEL and outdoor activities.
• Train staff on SHLS methodology and provide day to day technical support to staff to ensure quality delivery of SEL classes and other activities at the SHLS.
• Support field-based staff to recruit and train SHLS facilitators and conduct mentoring sessions for the facilitators.
• Lead the development of SHLS activity schedules and support the field staff to customize the activity schedule considering security, access and other variables that may affect the schedule.
• In coordination with the Protection Coordinator, adapt key messages in SEL to the local context ensuring that they meet the social and psychological needs of displaced children. Where necessary support translation of specific sessions into Hausa.
• In collaboration with the ATO SHL, ensure that all supplies and equipment required for the SHLS are available on time to each field location.
• Support the ATO SHL in the development of games and activities that promote the cognitive and social development of children.

Program Supervision and Monitoring:

• Conduct regular field-based visits to monitor implementation of SEL classes ensuring each module is covered as the SEL manual minimum standards are met as per the SHLS toolkit.
• Adapt the SHLS quality audit checklist to the Borno context and use the checklist to conduct quarter quality of service delivery audit.
• Using available feedback tools, collect feedback and collate a report on feedback provided with a workplan to implement corrective measures.
• Develop and implement a feedback collection questionnaire for adolescent clubs members to effects of the adolescent mentor sessions and document lessons learnt and best practices. 
• In coordination with the Protection Coordinator, adapt a SHLS specific indicators and monitor the realization of the indicators

Planning, coordination and implementation of adolescent mentorship:

• In collaboration with the Protection Coordinator, conduct Adolescent situational analysis for adolescents affected by conflict in the project implementation sites
• Support staff to conduct a youth programming service mapping and develop a specific referral pathway to facilitate referral for vocational training, case management and other relevant services.
• Identify adolescents at high risk and support their referral for case management and other relevant services.
• Review the adolescent’s mentorship guides and ensure they are adapted to the local context
• Lead the initiation and implementation of adolescent projects in each LGA and conduct a post project evaluation on the effects of the project on the community and leadership of participating adolescents.
• Provide technical support to the ATO – SHL to set up adolescent peer educator’s club for education on Child Protection and life skills
• Develop peer educator guides and other IEC materials for use by facilitators during adolescent peer education sessions.

Reporting:

• Compile and consolidate bi-weekly, monthly and semester reports and submit to the Protection Coordinator for review.
• Compile supervision and other related technical reports – surveys etc done and submit for review to the Protection Coordinator.
• Support the TO M&E to verify and validate Child Protection data each quarter

Program support:

• In collaboration with the Protection Coordinator, develop procurement plans for new projects / areas of project implementation
• Develop purchase requests as per the approved procurement plans and submit to logistics for processing. Ensure all materials are correctly dispatched to the field locations and received in the correct quantities.
• Develop project material distribution plans and follow-up with logistics to ensure timely delivery of materials to the field sites.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Other Responsibilities:

• Adhere to the child protection guiding principles, Code of Conduct, FHI 360 Child Safeguarding and PSEA policy at all times.
• Where needed, support the Technical Officer, CP to implement other CP related activities
  

Qualifications and Requirements

• B.Sc/BA in Sociology, Psychology, Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences or its recognized equivalent with 5-7 years of relevant experience with NGO or CBO.
• Or MS/MA degree in Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences or its recognized equivalent with 3-5 years relevant experience.
• 3-4 years relevant experience in Child Protection programming and managing child protection projects. Knowledge and experience implementing the SHLS approach is mandatory.
• Familiarity with Nigerian law enforcement systems and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.

Knowledge, Skills & Attributes:

• Experience in capacity building
• Mandatory fluent in English and Hausa. Knowledge of Kanuri and Shuwa Arab an added advantage.
• Excellent report writing skills
• Good communication and negotiation skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Understanding and commitment to child’s rights and child protection issues
• Ability to work in hardship areas and willingness to frequently travel to field sites
• Excellent computer skills
• Excellent organization skills
• Creative and pro active
• Knowledge on CPIMS an added advantage
• Ability to manage tight deadlines and deliver high volumes of work with minimal supervisions.
• Ability to travel to field sites 50% of time.

 Remuneration
The following is a summary of fringe benefits provided by FHI 360 to eligible employees:

Core benefits:

• Comprehensive medical plans (PPOs)
• Dental insurance
• Vision coverage
• Group life and AD&D insurance
• Health savings account
• Long-term disability
• Medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Dependent life insurance
• Business travel insurance
• Supplemental personal accident insurance
• Supplemental disability
• Life insurance
• Paid vacation, sick and parental leave
• 403(b) retirement plan
• Pension plan

Other benefits (will vary depending on work location):

• Public transportation program
• On-site fitness center
• Local credit union membership
• Health and wellness program
• Employee assistance program
• Qualified tuition programs (529 plans)
• Bicycle subsidy
• Legal assistance plan
• Pet insurance.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note: The above job description summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.