VAC-15807 LGA Facilitator – Child Protection

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Undertake family tracing & reunification in coordination & collaboration with the Borno state ministry of women affairs & social development & other implementing partners.

• Track children within the continuum of reintegration program & ensuring the regular monitoring & reporting on the status of services provided, gaps identified for immediate action by service providers.

• Maintain the child protection data system & ensuring data on children is updated by the Ministry of Women Affairs & Partners.

• Support MRM monitoring & reporting of grave child rights violations.

• Strengthen program monitoring & reporting through the adoption of program monitoring tools.

• Provide program management support including for coordination & monitoring of the situation of children.

Deliverables include but are not limited to:

• Weekly updates on activities completed & progress made (to be submitted every Monday of the week).

• Meeting notes for all meetings attended highlighting main issues of discussion, recommendations & agreed actions as applicable (to be submitted within 5 days of the meeting).

• Monthly work plans specifying activities to be undertaken (to be submitted every 18th of the month for the next month).

• Monthly technical reports highlighting progress & issues related to implementation of the month’s work plan & relevant developments on the ground (to be submitted on the 3rd day of every month for the previous month).

• Monthly trip report specifying travels undertaken during the month (to be submitted on the 3rd day of every month for the previous month).

• Completed case management data templates & PSS beneficiary tools & 5W’s (to be submitted on the 3rd day of every month for the previous month).

• Updated mapping matrix of referral services & contacts (to be provided by the 10th day of every second month).

• List of active community volunteers for payment of stipends (to be submitted every 25th day of the month).

• University degree or diploma in social work, psychology, human rights / social science or related field or five years of relevant experience, including in project management.

• Good communication skills both oral & written in English & the local language in the assigned state / LGA of responsibility.

• Minimum two years’ experience in child rights, child protection, social welfare, GBV / gender issues or in delivering / supporting delivery of community based programs.

• Must be a resident or willing to relocate to assigned state of responsibility.

• Knowledge of the local area is essential.

• Experience in child protection will be an added advantage.

• Good facilitation skills.

• Ability to work independently under difficult conditions.