Gender / MNPHSS Protection Assistant (External) at Albarka Health Spring Foundation (AHSF)

Albarka Health Spring Foundation (AHSF) is a non-profit and a non-governmental organization founded in 2012 by a group of young researchers, it was incorporated by Corporate Affair Commission (CAC/IT/91613) in 2016. Our mission is to improve the quality of lives of children, women, elderly and other marginalized vulnerable groups through human development and interventions to strengthen communities. Albarka Health Spring Foundation with funding from CBM International will implement the BMZ-Transitional Development Aid funded Project in Sokoto State, towards strengthening the resilience of vulnerable households in selected communities of Sokoto South, Dangeshuri, Rabah and Wurno LGA’s.

The project will support IDPs, host, refugee and returnee communities especially women-led household and persons with disabilities (PWDs) to improved their food security through increased and diversified household income, their health and hygiene situation, improve  provision of comprehensive and accessible WASH services, especially for women with and without disabilities Vulnerable people, who experience sexual, gender-based or disability-related violence, have learnt coping and resilience mechanisms and improved their psychosocial well-being through the protection services provided.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Gender / MNPHSS Protection Assistant (External)

Location: Sokoto
Reporting to: Project Manager
Contract Duration: 1 year, subject to renewal.
Project Funding: CBM International

Strategic Project Objective

• Strengthening the Resilience of Internally Displaced Persons and Vulnerable Households in Host Communities in Northwestern Nigeria (Sokoto State).

Job Description

• The Gender/MNPSS-Protection Officer shall work closely with the beneficiaries on a daily basis to ensure programming is gender and PWD sensitive and takes into account the needs of all beneficiaries.
• The Gender/MNPSS-Protection will support the Project Team in conducting the gender and PWD assessments throughout the life of the project and will be present at every training session to ensure activities are being implemented in a sensitive way.
• The Gender/MNPSS-Protection will support the FSL team in providing protection specific outreach and awareness sessions to the beneficiaries. He/she will design, organize, and chair the Gender/PWD Discussions Meetings with the beneficiaries, to promote the participation and empowerment of women and PWDs throughout the project cycle.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

Functions
Duties & Responsibilities of the position:

• Build the capacity of all FSL staff on Protection and GBV-related issues, in order to enhance internal knowledge and expertise and provide qualitative delivery of activities with high protection standards and enhance protection sensitive approach within the targeted communities.
• Work closely with the project team and the beneficiaries to ensure activities are being implemented in a sensitive manner.
• Hold regular meetings with the beneficiaries to determine needs
• Build a strong and working relationship with the female/PWD beneficiaries, ensuring they feel supported throughout the life-span of the project.
• Ensure equal participation of women and men in the activities and ensure to have an appropriate complaint and feedback mechanism to collect the communities’ feedback in a sensitive manner and ensure that the programme includes these feedbacks throughout the project implementation
• Assist in monitoring protection needs and service provision in sites according to agreed upon guidelines, standards and indicators.
• Support vulnerable individuals identified during project implementation.
• Ensure Do No Harm approach is applied in all activities conducted with the site and host communities.

General Responsibilities:

• Keeping detailed, organized records of project information and documentation.
• Submit weekly and monthly work plans along with detailed activity reports to the Project Manager.
• Maintain constant contact with team members, direct and indirect beneficiaries.
• Respect the total confidentiality of information collected and circulated.

Requirements

• BA or equivalent in Social Science, Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, Women/ Gender Studies related programs.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in protection programming.
• Proficiency in use of Microsoft office and other reporting and communication tools
• Experience with participatory fieldwork, methodologies, monitoring and reporting.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, ethics and respect for aid recipients at all times. Ability to engage with community members, partners, government and other stakeholders in a respectful manner (essential).
• initiative, flexibility, team spirit, willingness to learn, and a positive attitude.
• Ability to work under time pressure, independently and with limited supervision.
• Computer literate and good level of numeracy
• Ability to speak Hausa Language is mandatory.

Application Closing Date
30th September 2024.