OVC Gender, Adolescents and Protection Officer at the Justice, Development and Peace / Caritas Commission (JDPC)

The Justice, Development and Peace/Caritas Initiative (JDPC), is a non- governmental organization registered under the Corporative Affairs. It is the development arm of the Catholic Church Commission.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: OVC Gender, Adolescents and Protection Officer

Location: Enugu
Report To: Program Manager

Job Purpose

• The purpose of this position is to provide technical guidance and ensure the implementation of Gender, Adolescents and Protection activities for community based OVCs support in the 4GATES project component of JDPC Enugu's Treatment, Prevention and Support for OVC Project.
• The OVC  Gender, Adolescents and Protection Officer is under the supervision of the Program Manager, in collaboration with other thematic areas officers organize a range of duties related to Gender, Adolescents and child protection.

Responsibilities

• The Gender, Adolescents and Protection Officer will provide technical leadership in Gender, Adolescents and protection OVC services.
• The OVC Gender, Adolescents and Protection Officer will have some combination of technical expertise and experience in OVC service areas that include; child protection, education, child rights and advocacy.
• The OVC Gender, Adolescents and Protection Officer will guide the project technically in terms of: OVC service provision; capacity development and mentoring of community volunteers and Caregivers on child protection, Gender and Adolescents.
• To develop detailed annual work-plan for OVC Care and support in child protection and Gender, Adolescents and participates in project evaluations and assessments.
• To plan for and oversee debriefing training for adolescent youths.
• To help in the establishment of CPC in the project communities.
• To plan for and undertake follow-up trainings for community volunteers.
• To facilitate the formation and training of Community OVC coalitions and task forces.
• To prepare and submit timely monthly reports and share with partners as appropriate.
• Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Minimum of First Degree or HND in Social Sciences or a Degree in Public Health, Social Sciences or other relevant field
• 2 - 3 years post NYSC experience.
• Have an understanding of the child right sector, OVC frameworks in Nigeria and OVC programming guidelines including National Service Standards is essential.
• Experience working with children
• Experienced in child rights
• Knowledge of OVC programming is essential
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and power point presentation
• Excellent project management skills and attention to details
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Good communication skills
• Innovative
• Fluency in English and Igbo is essential and.
• Must reside in Enugu state.

Application Closing Date
Friday, 24th September, 2021.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

Note: This vacancy will be attended to on a rolling basis. We will fill this vacancy once we get the right candidates.