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Maiduguri, North East Nigeria
Position Summary
Search Nigeria is seeking a Child Protection Project Manager who leads both the technical aspects of child protection and the overall management of the project. S/he is responsible for the planning, management, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of the project within the country program. S/he provides technical guidance and management support throughout the programming processes. S/he facilitates the administration and achievement of concrete and sustainable contributions with the overall goal to support the long-term reintegration of children associated with Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) and other vulnerable children, in North East Nigeria using Search’s Common Ground Approach.
The position requires a child protection specialist who is also experienced in conflict transformation, peace building, and reintegration; and also conversant with project management cycles and relevant experience in program development in child protection related areas.
S/he will work under the direct supervision of the Head of Office, North East and work closely with the Country Director, DMEL Manager and other senior managers. The position holder will supervise the project team of 47 personnel consisting of a Deputy Project Manager, Media Coordinator, Education, Enterprise and Case Management Officers and Assistants; Community Mobilisers and Community Case Workers, in addition to consultants. This position is based in Maiduguri with occasional visits to the different working local government areas (LGAs) in Borno, including Mafa, Dikwa, and Gwoza (dependent on security assessment and approval).
About the Project
In the past decade, states in the North East region of Nigeria have faced frequent attacks by Boko Haram militants leading to widespread displacement, violations of national laws, international humanitarian and human rights laws, and a deepening humanitarian crisis. Children, who are the most vulnerable members of society, have suffered the worst impacts as pre-existing problems of access to social protection, education and healthcare increase, new threats emerge, and the systems to protect children fail.
This project aims to ensure that children verified and separated from CJTF, and other vulnerable children, receive a comprehensive child protection package including psychosocial support and socio-economic reintegration, and that their communities understand the importance of their separation and reintegration. Search will work closely with the children, their families and communities, and CJTF to address the psychosocial and economic needs of the children, and to influence the attitudes of communities and CJTF so they understand the negative impact of associating with armed groups on children and prevent grave violations against children. By increasing resilience of children associated with CJTF and increasing their employability, this project will facilitate lasting reintegration of these children and amplify positive narratives around their role in communities as productive civilian actors and agents for peace.
Roles and Responsibilities
Strategy, capacity development, and planning:
Project implementation, quality assurance, reporting:
Representation and coordination:
Qualifications
Education
Required Experience
Other Relevant Requirements
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