The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is currently recruiting Community engagement and protection assistants in Nigeria.
Requisition ID: req46503
Job
Title: Community engagement and
protection assistant
Sector: Protection and rule of law
Employment
Category: Regular
Employment
Type: Full-Time
Open
to Expatriates: No
Location: Maiduguri, Nigeria
Work
Arrangement: In-person
Job
Description
The
International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds
to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive
and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, IRC
offers life-saving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to
flee from war or disaster. At work today in more than 40 countries and in
22 U.S. cities, IRC restores safety, dignity and hope to millions who are
uprooted by conflict or disaster. IRC leads the way from harm to home.
CONTEXTUAL
BACKGROUND
The
IRC has been present in Nigeria since 2012 when the organization responded to
flooding in Kogi state. In February 2014 the IRC moved into Adamawa State in NE
Nigeria to provide humanitarian interventions through a multi-sectoral,
integrated approach for conflict affected populations. IRC Nigeria now operates
a country office in Abuja and field offices in Mubi and Yola of Adamawa State,
Maiduguri and Monguno of Borno state and Damatru of Yobe State. Currently, IRC
Nigeria implements programs primary health care, nutrition, environmental
health, women’s protection and empowerment, protection, child protection,
education, food security & livelihoods.
Job
Overview/Summary
The
IRC is implementing a protection program featuring strengthening of
community-based protection structures, capacity building, protection
monitoring, information dissemination and referral services. The IRC will also
strengthen the capacity of government authorities, local organizations and
local communities around protection mainstreaming and protection monitoring.
The IRC will also include legal assistance and counselling services. The
protection program is currently implemented in the NE states of Adamawa Borno
and Yobe.
Under
the supervision of the protection officer, the Community Engagement and
protection Assistant will Assistant will work closely with the Protection
Officers, legal officer and M&E staff to ensure the smooth implementation
of protection programming in the areas of operation. The Community Engagement
and protection Assistant will have the lead role of mobilizing local
communities and conducting awareness raising sessions and other community
engagement activities. The Community Engagement and protection assistant
will be the focal points in the establishment and oversight of community-based
feedback and complaint mechanisms in target communities.
The
Community Engagement and protection Assistant will be based in Maiduguri. S/he
reports to the protection Officer.
Major
Responsibilities
- Take lead in
mobilizing target communities for protection and other IRC related
activities.
- Engage
community members in design, planning, executing, and monitoring of
community based protection activities.
- Work closely
with other IRC staff to create awareness and conduct dissemination
information activities.
- Participate
in the design, planning, and execution of protection activities in the
area of jurisdiction.
- In
coordination with other Protection staff, take part in identification of
new target locations.
- Participate
in data collection, vulnerability screening and assessment such as
community needs assessment including identification of beneficiaries in
need of assistance.
- Be the link
between IRC Protection staff and the target local communities.
- Establish,
oversee and manage community feedback mechanisms in target locations.
- Hold
community meetings with key stakeholders to identify community needs and
concerns
- Take lead in
budgeting of all community engagement related activities in consultation
with the Protection Manager.
- Identify and
register extremely vulnerable individuals for targeted individual
assistance in coordination with other Protection staff.
- Manage
targeted individual assistance cases, including maintaining strict
protocols for confidentiality and update case files, following IRC SOPs
and ensuring beneficiaries’ information is protected.
- Carry out
needs assessment to understand EVI needs and ascertain what assistance
they require
- Develop TIA
distribution, implementation and follow up plans and ensure that EVIs
selected for TIA receive appropriate assistance.
- Conduct
follow-up visits to ensure that needs of EVIs have been met in an
appropriate manner and beneficiary can provide feedback on the TIA
received.
- Act as focal
point for the identification of extremely vulnerable individuals (EVIs)
for adequate assistance according to IRC Protection sector pre-defined
criteria.
- Conduct
general (community-level) and incident (individual-level) protection
monitoring to identify vulnerabilities, protection needs and concerns of
the targeted population.
- Support
Protection Officers in identifying and selecting most vulnerable
individuals.
- Support
referral process by notifying Protection Officers of key Protection issues
and concerns identified in target areas.
- Establish
good working relationship with relevant stakeholders such as camp
officials, local community leaders, traditional leaders etc.
- Ensure that
information collected on target beneficiaries is disaggregated by age and
sex.
- Keep record
of all community engagement activities implemented and relevant
stakeholders in target communities.
- Ensure
timely preparation of monthly work plans as well as preparation and
submission of weekly and monthly reports.
- Attend
regular internal Protection sector meetings.
- Carry out
other tasks as assigned by the supervisor.
Key Working Relationships
- Position
Reports to: protection officer
- Indirect/Technical
Reporting: protection manager
- Position
directly Supervises: nil
- Key Internal
Contacts:
- Country
Program:
- Region/Global:
Qualifications
Education: University degree in Social Work, Psychology
or a related field.
- Work
Experience: 1 year
experience implementing protection programming including experience
in emergency or post-conflict project management.
- Demonstrated
experience using international human rights standards in protection
programming
- Excellent
communication skills, cultural sensitivity, flexibility, ability to
improvise, team player.
- Experience
in using community based and participatory approaches.
- Experience
in community mobilization and awareness creation.
- Experience
in working in remote and hard to reach areas with limited amenities.
- Ability to
live and productively work under stress and in insecure and harsh
environments while maintaining a sense of humor.
- Knowledge of
the local language will be an added value.
- Demonstrated
Technical Skills:
- Demonstrated
Managerial/Leadership Competencies:
- Languages: English
and Hausa
- Computer/Other
Tech Requirements:
- Full
professional competency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel,
Outlook, and PowerPoint. Add position-specific (e.g. accounting
software, statistical software, etc.).
Interested and qualified applicants should follow the link below to
submit CV and application letter.
Location: Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria
Application Deadline: Not Specified
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next
stage of the selection process.
Candidates who applied
previously should not apply again.
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