Child Protection Information Management Assistant at Save the Children Nigeria

Save the Children is the leading independent organization for children in need, with programs in over 120 countries. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. Save the Children is working in Nigeria because one in five children in Nigeria dies before their fifth birthday. About 40% of children miss out on school and have to work to survive while nearly 2 million children have lost one or both parents to an AIDS-related disease.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job TItle: Child Protection Information Management Assistant

Job Identification: 2812
Location: Yobe
Team/Programme: Nigeria Humanitarian Programme   
Grade: 5   
Contract Length: 5 months

Child Safeguarding

• Level 3:  the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

Role Purpose

• Under the supervision of the CPIMS Officer and with technical support from the Case Management Coordinator, CPIMS Specialist and CP Advisor, the post-holder will ensure efficient and effective day to day collection of field data and inputting data into CP IMS.   

Scope of Role

• Reports to: Child protection in Emergency officer
• Staff reporting to this post: Non

Key Areas of Accountability

• Compile the case management data and ensure timely entry into the CPIMS
• Cleaning of the data regularly to ensure accuracy of data.
• Daily back-up and synchronization of data.
• Generate weekly reports that are shared with the Case management team to enable better management and prioritization of cases.
• Manage data from individual cases, which include security of the data and flagging errors
• Ensure mandatory fields are correctly captured and staff are assisted and guided as required before cases are entered into the system.
• To oversee the day-to-day management of the inter-agency child protection database in Borno State including ensuring accurate and detailed data is sent to the CPIMS Task force and SCI MEAL Team on a monthly basis.
• Flag and Follow up of individual cases with the Case management officers, child protection in emergency officers and the Case Management Coordinator
• Weekly analysis of data including achievements, duration between identification and entry, progress of the priority cases e.t.c.
• Populate and submit monthly 5Ws to the respective Sub Sectors.
• Field visit and provide technical support to registered cases randomly selected from the CPIMS database.
• Coaching the case management team on how to correctly fill the forms.
• Participate in any other activities as may be assigned to you by your supervisor from time to time.
• Comply with all relevant Save the Children International policies and procedures with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, security, equal opportunities and other relevant policies

Capacity Building:

• Provide capacity to implementing partners and case workers on IA CPIMS form and case management
• Provide technical support/capacity building to caseworkers and project staff on quality data entry and CPIMS.

Representation & Advocacy & Organisational Learning:

• Ensure that Save the Children's work is coordinated with efforts of other agencies and Government, and support Interagency Coordination forums including the CPIMS Task Force and Case Management Task Force  
• With support from the Lead Child Protection Manager and/or other senior programme staff, assist in advocacy activities that target decision-makers in-country.
• In collaboration with the Humanitarian Technical Unit and Child Protection team, feed in learning, experiences and evidence to relevant global advocacy objectives.
• Contribute to communications and media work as required.

General:

• Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.
• Other ad hoc tasks as requested by Line Manager.

Behaviours (Values in Practice)
Accountability:

• Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

Additional job responsibilities:

• Any other task assign by line manager.

Equal Opportunities:

• The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

• We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Safeguarding our Staff:

• The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy

Health and Safety:

• The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Qualifications  
Essential Criteria:

• University Degree or equivalent in Social work, Social Science, Development Studies or equivalent combination of relevant training and experience
• Between three and four years of work experience in Protection work, supervision, community mobilization and distribution and a solid understanding of the actual Nigeria Emergency context.
• Proven ability to supervise a CP project with a holistic approach and integrated to child protection right
• Speaking fluent English, and other languages of Northern Nigeria is an advantage
• Computer literate

Desirable Criteria:

• High level of personal integrity, commitment and professional responsibility
• Excellent communication skills,
• Team player with strong leadership skills
• Mature personality with life experience is an advantage
• Able to be self-started and work in challenging contexts and fragile environments.

Application Closing Date
23rd August, 2023.

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