The Center for Community and Health Development International is a non-discriminatory, non-governmental organization with a mandate to improve the health and quality of life of Nigeria's rural children and women. CHAD was establish in 2002 by a group of women from different religious and ethnic background in Gombe state, North East Nigeria.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Family Tracing and Reunification (FTR) Manager
Location: Borno
Position Summary
- The Family Tracing and Reunification(FTR) Officer conduct FTR works with FTR case workers at field level to provide identification, documentation, Tracing, reunification, follow ups and interim family based care services to unaccompanied, separated and missing children as well as supporting caregivers.
- The incumbent plays a key role of managing FTR caseload through CPIMS database system by collaborating with FTR Database Manager.
- The FTR manager organizes and conducts FTR field missions and support to FTR caseworkers by also collaborating with FTR Coordinator at National level.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Develop weekly FTR schedules and assign cases to FTR caseworkers, debrief them on progress and troubleshoot any particular follow-up, tracing or documentation challenges.
- Prioritize and manage cases of unaccompanied and separated minors (UASC) with great focus of UASC in extremely vulnerable situations
- Conduct tracing actions and temporary care monitoring (TCM) in line with National FTR Working Group SOPs
- Document all registered cases in the CPIMS (including registration, TCMs, tracing actions, reunification's, cases referrals, etc.) within 7 days of visit
- Conduct weekly meeting with FTR caseworkers and FTR Database Manager to review case progress and ensure data entry is completed accurately and verified
- Ensure the FTR caseworkers raise awareness on prevention of family separations and available FTR services and spread relevant prevention messages in accordance with FTR WG SOP
- Ensure that the FTR data is provided for the 5 Ws monthly reports and the CPSC IMO on time
- Facilitate CPIMS caseload audit to ensure quality of documentation, reporting and case management Perform any other duty as ma be assigned to him/her by the Supervisors
- Perform any other duties as may be assigned to him/her by the Project Manager.
Requirements, Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
- University Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, Child Development or other related field
- Strong technical knowledge in key areas of child protection such as children in conflict, child recruitment by armed forces, separated and unaccompanied children, orphaned and vulnerable children, sexual and gender-based violence, child marriage and child labor and child abduction
- Must have strong and polished interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
- Strong knowledge of computer software applications and database management tools
- Fluent in speaking English, Hausa and other local languages
- Database management experience.
- Able to work with various age groups.
- Flexible; readiness to working on ‘hard-to-reach areas’.
Other Required Qualifications:
- At least 3 years of experience in international organizations and humanitarian settings, specifically in Child Protection or GBV sectors
- Experience managing teams
- Experience providing on the job coaching and mentoring and building capacity of staff
- Computer Literacy (Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
- Comfortable in a multicultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure well
- Fluency in Hausa and English Language
- Previous experience managing large teams
- The tasks and responsibilities defined in this job description are not exhaustive and can evolve depending on the project needs.
Application Closing Date
14th April, 2018.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated CV's and Cover Letters to:
[email protected]
Note: Submitted CVs will be processed on an ongoing basis. Only qualified applicants will be shortlisted and contacted for interview.