Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi) is a non-profit organization that promotes socio-economic development by supporting global health and economic initiatives in Nigeria. AHNi currently has its headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria. To strengthen our operations and interventions in the country.
We are seeking qualified candidates for the position below:
Job Title: Mentoring & Protection Coordinator
Location: Benue
Contract Type: 4 Month Fixed Terms
Slot: 3 Openings
Project Summary
The UNFPA Integrated Reproductive Health & Mentoring activity is a 6-month intervention implemented by FHI 360 and Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi) in Borno and Benue states. The overall goal of the activity is to meet the most urgent reproductive health (RH) and mentoring needs of 285,000 conflict affected underserved adolescents, youth and women through gender sensitive, rights-based approaches within host and reclaimed communities and IDP camps in north-east (Borno) and north central Nigeria (Benue).
Responsibilities
- Mentoring & Protection Coordinator will be responsible for organizing services to be delivered through safe spaces in internally displaced persons camps in Benue State Nigeria.
- These services will include mental health services, psychosocial support and case management of gender-based violence.
- The safe spaces will seek to promote the well-being and protection of women and children and other vulnerable groups.
- S/he will ensure women and girls benefit from targeted personalized counselling, care, emotional support and practical support services provided by trained social workers and case workers.
Minimum Recruitment Standards
- Bachelor's Degree in International Development, Gender Studies, Social Science, Education or equivalent;
- At least 5 years' experience in the fields of gender and education with expertise in girls’ education, mentoring/Adolescent Reproductive Health/SRGBV;
- Must have participated in trainings on GBV in Humanitarian settings
- Must be computer literate (MS Office Package/Internet, etc.)
- Minimum of 3-5 years relevant experience in GBV, mentoring, RH, adolescents young girls and women programming.
- Experience with delivering reproductive and maternal health services, in community and facility settings.
- Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health systems and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.
- Fluency in English, strong writing and presentation skills. Local language skills will be an added advantage;
- Strong communication skills to collaborate with state governments, local and international NGOs and community leaders and similar stakeholders.
- Strong reporting, monitoring, evaluation,
- Willingness to travel up to 60% of the time.
Application Closing Date
29th August, 2018.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Suitability Statement (Application) and Resume (CV) as a single MS Word Document to:
AHNi-ProgMgtJobs@ahnigeria.org
Note: Only applications sent electronically (i.e by email) with the Job Title and Location clearly indicated as the subject of the email will be considered and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.