Training Officer, Protection at International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Location: Mubi, Adamawa

Scope of Work

• 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 building 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 and Borno.
• Under the technical guidance of the Protection Manager, the Training Officer will support the implementation of the protection program in Yola, Mubi and other designated areas.
• This position will oversee all aspects of trainings and capacity building/strengthening of community members/groups, local government entities, partners and IRC staff.
• This role will require someone with experience in developing training materials and curriculum as well as carrying out the actual training.
• The person should also have experience in human rights and IDP protection issues.
• The Training Officer will work extensively with other sectors, to ensure that protection principles are being incorporated into the Nigeria sector programs, and in particular with the Women’s Protection and Empowerment Coordinator, the Child Youth and Protection Development Coordinator and the Food Security team to strengthen the integrated nature of IRC’s protection and assistance programs in Nigeria.
• The Training Officer will be based in Yola. S/he reports to the Protection manager.

Responsibilities

• Undertake capacity and training needs assessment of communities and relevant stakeholders
• Develop capacity building and training budget, workplans and reports
• Follow up with Protection staff to ensure the training plans are being executed
• Identify capacity building and training participants in consultation with other protection staff
• Formulate capacity building training output and indicator to support proposal development in protection sector
• Develop training and IEC materials and oversee training for relevant stakeholders in areas of operations.
• Assess and improve the existing capacity of community leaders and partner organizations to plan, implement, monitor and evaluate their actions and activities
• Deliver protection and human rights training to a number of stakeholder including government officials, local organizations community leaders community volunteers and IRC staff.
• Support Protection Officer and Protection Assistant in undertaking protection monitoring activities in target communities.
• Monitor progress against training workplan as well as set training indicators and targets.
• Support in the design planning, execution and monitoring of protection sector activities
• Assist and support in the establishment and oversight of community feedback and complaint mechanisms.
• Maintain an up-to-date capacity building and training and community engagement tracking tools
• Work together with the Protection Officer, Protection Assistant to build and strengthen the capacity of community based structure and mechanism
• Support PO and PA in identifying protection relevant community level project
• Compile all weekly, monthly and other capacity building and training report in consultation with other protection staff
• Keep record of all capacity building and training activity report
• Under the guidance of the Protection Manager and Coordinator, work with others to strengthen technical capacities on IDP protection for IRC Protection staff and other stakeholders
• Responsible for translation of capacity training and IEC materials into Hausa
• Take good quality activity pictures and submit to the Reporting/Database Assistant and Protection Manager
• Attend Protection Sector Working Group and other protection relevant coordination meetings as directed by the supervisor.
• Attend regular protection sector meeting
• Carry out any other tasks as assigned by the supervisor

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Law, Social Science, Community Development, Humanities or related degree. A Master's degree is an added advantage
• 3 years relevant program experience, including at least 1 year in a humanitarian context with a protection/human rights focus.
• Experience in development of training materials and curriculum
• Extensive experience in community education/training, as well as trainings of governmental and non-governmental stakeholders in areas related to protection and human rights
• Experience working with community groups, community engagement and negotiation.
• Experience of working with displaced persons desirable.
• Fluency in English and Hausa language.
• Good interpersonal and team building skills.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong computer skills require (word and excel).