Jobs Career Advice Signup
X

Send this job to a friend

X

Did you notice an error or suspect this job is scam? Tell us.

  • Posted: Apr 8, 2019
    Deadline: Apr 17, 2019
    • @gmail.com
    • @yahoo.com
    • @outlook.com
  • Never pay for any CBT, test or assessment as part of any recruitment process. When in doubt, contact us

    Plan International was founded over 75 years ago with a mission to promote and protect the rights of children. The organisation was set up by British journalist John Langdon-Davies and refugee worker Eric Muggeridge in 1937, with the original aim to provide food, accommodation and education to children whose lives had been disrupted by the Spanish Civil W...
    Read more about this company

     

    Child Protection And Gender Experts - West Afric

    • Job Type
    • Qualification
    • Experience 10 years
    • Location Not specified
    • Job Field NGO/Non-Profit 

     We have been implementing projects, carrying out research and influencing policy and practice for over 75 years. We are present in over 70 countries. Plan is currently carrying out research and programmes with communities, CSOs, research and implementation partners and governments to contribute to the eradication of modern day slavery and human trafficking in West Africa and in key hot spots globally.

    We are calling for Child Protection and Gender Experts for our database for a consultancy contract. We will be looking to draw-down from this database early summer 2019 for deployment on a multi-year DFID programme.

    Key Responsibilities

    • The technical lead for child protection and gender across all components of the programme
    • Providing technical support on child protection and gender to the Team Lead and consortium partners to ensure that the needs of children are well catered for throughout programme implementation
    • Defining and implementing appropriate methodologies to support gender transformation and greater equity for girls and women within the context of programming to prevent human trafficking
    • Defining and implementing appropriate methodologies to enable child protection to be integrated across all components and programme activities
    • Supporting the monitoring, evaluation and learning team to monitor impact on issues of child protection and adjusting approaches as needed throughout the project cycle
    • Developing and managing the programme’s internal child safeguarding policies and processes.

    Required experience

    • 10 years’ experience as a Child Protection and Gender Expert working on technical assistance or international development programmes
    • Proven track of involvement in successful DFID-funded projects
    • Previous experience working in Nigeria and the West African region
    • In-depth knowledge of the complexities of Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking, the drivers, actors and affected vulnerable groups
    • Thorough understanding of the UK governments PPPP strategy in dealing with Modern Slavery

    Required qualifications

    • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, International Development or related subject
    • Master’s in international development (or a related subject) with a strong emphasis on Child Protection and Gender
    • Desirable experiences and qualifications
    • Language skills in any of the main languages spoken in Edo State (Edo, Esan and Okpamheri)
    • Previous experience working in Edo State, Nigeria
    • Established contacts CSO in Edo State in Nigeria
    • Established contacts with relevant, NGO's and other related stakeholders in respect to Human trafficking and Modern Slavery in Nigeria

    Method of Application

     To apply for this consultancy

    Send your CV and Cover Letter to programmeresourcing@plan-uk.org

    Please include your salary expectations/ daily fee rate in your application

    Build your CV for free. Download in different templates.

  • Apply Now
  • Send your application

    View All Vacancies at Plan International Back To Home

Subscribe to Job Alert

 

Join our happy subscribers

 
 
Send your application through

GmailGmail YahoomailYahoomail