Child and Family Development Officer at SOS Children's Villages Nigeria - 2 Openings

SOS Children's Villages Nigeria (SOS CV Nigeria) is one of 136 Member Associations working under the umbrella of SOS Children’s Villages International, an international non-governmental social development organization. We have been active in Nigeria since 1973, with footprints across the country in: Isolo (Lagos State), Owu-Ijebu (Ogun State), Jos (Plateau State) Ibadan (Oyo State), Kaduna (Kaduna State) and Gwagwalada, (Federal Capital Territory).

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Child and Family Development Officer

Locations: Oyo and Plateau

Position Summary

• The Child and Family Development Officer would be responsible for supporting the implementation of the Family Development Plans of families.
• He/She is responsible for leading the parenting and child development process for the children and the families in the project location.
• This includes individual home visits to each family to conduct the assessment and provide hands-on support for parents, including issuing referrals for psychological support where necessary.
• He/She will research and develop strategies for improving and ensuring the sustainability of all development initiatives for the families within SOS Nigeria locations.

Responsibilities

• He/She will also provide technical support to the community to develop and implement sustainable livelihoods initiatives via the promotion of employment-oriented initiatives and enhancing skills and engaging in income-generating activities.
• He/she will work to strengthen caregivers’ and young adults’ livelihood capacity to achieve sustainable income generation and be able to attain self-reliance.
• Conduct/update situation analysis and assessments on Child and Family Development (CFD) related issues to establish evidence-based data to support holistic policy and program development and coordinated planning, implementation and monitoring of results of related programs/projects.
• Contribute to the development/establishment of CFD plans program goals, objectives and strategies and results-based planning through research, collection, analysis and reporting of CFD related information/data for development planning and priority and goal setting.
• Provide technical and operational support throughout all stages of programming processes by executing/administering a variety of technical, program, operational and administrative transactions, preparing related materials/documentations and complying with organizational processes and management systems, to support program planning, results-based planning (RBM) and monitoring and evaluating results.
• Prepare required program documentation/materials/data to facilitate the program review and approval process.
• Contribute significantly to the overall analysis, planning and development of the CFD plans
• Monitor and report on the use of CFD plan resources (financial, administrative and other assets), verify compliance with approved allocation/goals, organizational rules, regulations/procedures and donor commitments, standards of accountability and integrity.
• Report on critical issues/findings to ensure timely resolution by management/stakeholders.
• Follow up on unresolved issues to ensure resolution
• Strengthen the quality of the CFD plans through the strategic use of global learning and evidence on child development
• Support families to establish set goals, milestones with timelines and develop actionable plans to achieve the defined set goals to address the identified gaps
• Ensure that the organisation keeps its commitments, in terms of support services committed to in the FDPs action plans;
• Empower families to have improved household income to actively support the development of their children and be self-reliant
• Support young adults and caregivers in setting up viable small-medium scale businesses with good business plans and link them to other funding sources for business scaling-up and expansion.

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

• HND / BSc Degree in a relevant subject area such as Guidance & Counseling, Community Development, Social Work etc
• Minimum of 1 year of similar work experience in the field of Community Development or Social Services in an INGO
• Understanding of child development issues, including knowledge of child rights, child protection, child welfare, childcare and parenting; and relevant local and national laws, regulations and protocols
• Understanding of family development and community development, and sustainability of programme responses and outcomes
• Counselling skills, including the ability to advice, influence and guide programme participants and other community members.

Application Closing Date
14th May, 2022.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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