Protection Deputy Project Manager at Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI)

Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI) Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political and non-religious international aid organization. Our teams are committed to supporting civilians’ victims of marginalization and exclusion, or hit by natural disasters, wars and economic collapses, by answering their fundamental needs. Our aim is to provide emergency relief to uprooted people to help them recover their dignity and regain self-sufficiency.

PUI has been operating in Nigeria since 2016, initially establishing its presence in Borno State with a field office in Maiduguri. Over the years, PUI has expanded its humanitarian response to deep-field locations, including Monguno and Pulka, and more recently to Katsina State in Northwest Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Protection Deputy Project Manager

Location: Bama LGA, Borno
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Under the direct supervision of the Protection Project Manager, the Protection DPM shall ensure the overall support of the project implementation and assist the Protection PM in planning, organizing, implementing and monitoring project activities. 
• This position is aimed at supporting the Protection Manager in ensuring sound protection interventions for all projects in the duty station. 
• He / she will support leading and coordinating the implementation of all protection activities (GBV Case Management, Protection Monitoring, Protection mainstreaming) implemented in the region with a strong focus on the management of day-to-day operations. 
• He / she will support the identification of training needs of the field protection staff, ensuring these are addressed
• through a tailored capacity building plan.

Responsibilities
Activities implementation:

• Lead the implementation of the scale up plan for the protection program at base level
• Support the Protection team in developing, implementing and monitoring project activities in the areas assigned in the project intervention framework, in compliance with goals defined in the project proposal, and ensure that activities are met in a timely manner
• Support in capacity building of protection staff on GBV response and prevention: on-job training on case management, GBV in Emergency, caring for child survivors, coaching; revision and support to adaptation of training materials, handouts and other information on GBV.
• Provide inputs in setting up GBVIMS and SOPs in accordance with GBV Subsector standard
• Provide technical guidance and support to Protection Supervisors in developing strong and effective internal and external referral pathways and supervise the organization and follow-up of referrals (including protection cases, malnutrition cases and cases with urgent needs)
• Strongly support protection mainstreaming within nutrition, MHPSS and health sectors.
• Ensure that the protection outreach components are consistent and linked with the needs of the population of concern and that they are provided with the necessary information regarding the services available in the target area.
• Participate in the development of quality, gender-sensitive strategies, and interventions.
• Provide inputs for the establishment of women and girls friendly space in accordance with relevant international standard.
• Develop or adapt specific and appropriate IEC materials and other messaging and awareness-raising activities
• Participate in the development of training materials and provide capacity-building to the Protection team, other PUI teams, partners and other stakeholders
• Ensure compliance of all activities with international and national laws, conventions and policies as well as with international humanitarian principles and guidelines
• Follow up the performance indicators defined, report on progress to the Protection PM, indicate difficulties encountered in project implementation and propose improvements
• Support the Protection Project Manager in strategy development, including through supporting the development of high-quality proposals and associated budgets
• Support the protection PM in monitoring and evaluation of Protection projects ensuring quality of services
• In the event of serious delays in project implementation, immediately inform Protection PM and propose solutions to remedy the situation

Team Management:

• Directly or indirectly supervise Protection Supervisors, Protection Officers, the Case Workers and ensure the timely implementation of their activities
• Ensure capacity-building of the team through trainings and technical guidance (organizational and technical support, methodology, training sessions on specific topics related to protection)
• Coordinate the work of Protection Supervisors and Officers: work plans, progress toward targets, and frequency of submitting collected data
• Uphold PUI code of conduct and internal regulations and ensure that they are known and respected by each team member
• Participate actively in the hiring process (candidates interviewing, testing, etc.)
• Ensure that Protection team members and outreach workers have the necessary information on the referral system and provided services and properly understand the activities to be implemented in the framework of the project
• Ensure that Protection team properly handles confidential information and that information collected by both officers and community outreach workers is reported and properly uploaded to the database
• Support Protection Supervisors & Officers in improving their performance
• Regularly appraise the performance of Protection Supervisors and when requested support in the appraisal of the Protection Officers
• Routinely monitor Protection Officers & Case Workers activities
• Continuously collect feedback from Protection team and ensure the communication to the Project Manager
• Ensure the security rules in the field are respected, the safety of the field officers is guaranteed and the regular communication with the security focal person is maintained

Logistic & administration:

• Define the needs in materials and tools required to conduct trainings and outreach activities
• Organize and coordinate training sessions: venue, attendees, and support materials
• Provide the Protection PM on a monthly basis with information necessary for the development of cash flow estimates specific to Protection program
• In coordination with the Protection PM, assist in other logistical components of the Protection program
• Ensure the proper utilization of the tablets by the Protection officers and GBV Case Workers
• Communicate to the Logistic Manager on a weekly basis his/her needs related to vehicles and communication equipment for the implementation of program

Reporting & Data collection:

• Ensure proper completion and filling of all documentation (soft and hard as required) and ensure data protection protocols, confidentiality and do no harm principles are respected while reporting protection cases
• Ensure the proper collection, analysis and reporting of information by Protection team
• Review the number of assessed individuals, identified protection cases, referred cases and closed cases
• Participate in Protection data analysis and propose solutions based on available resources
• Document and report training sessions and feedback from participants
• Provide inputs for donor reports and proposals
• Support the PM in the monthly Protection Monitoring Report and Service Mapping design and update
• Cooperate with MEAL Department to conduct any MEAL related activities (such as surveys, field feedbacks, and lessons learnt exercise among others

Internal and external representation:

• Build and maintain relationships with external partners, community leaders (especially Bulamas), community committees and other stakeholders
• Represent PUI before local actors and partners when required and at anytime and anywhere
• In agreement with the Protection PM, attend relevant meetings and participate actively
• In the event of visits from Donors, participate actively in the preparation and the smooth organization of the visit
• Ensure coordination with PUI Staff and stakeholders concerning community intervention activities.

Requirements

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor Degree with 3 - 10 years of experience.

Note

• The tasks and responsibilities defined in this job description are non-exhaustive and can evolve depending on the project’s needs.

Salary
N707,830 Monthly.

Application Closing Date
6th June, 2025.

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