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  • Posted: Apr 5, 2018
    Deadline: Apr 11, 2018
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    Terre des hommes (Tdh) is the leading Swiss child relief agency. The Foundation has been helping children in need for over 50 years, defending their rights regardless of their race, creed or political affiliation. In over 30 countries, Tdh protects children against exploitation and violence, improves children’s and their mother’s health and provi...
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    PSS Team Leader

    Locations: (Monguno/Kukawua/Crosskawua) Borno

    General Objective

    • The PSS Team Leader is responsible for the overall supervision and coordination of the psychosocial support activities aimed at enhancing the psychosocial well-being of children, adolescents and caregivers living in the Borno State areas.
    • Responsibilities include the direct management of a team consisting of PSS workers, PSS volunteers and animator volunteers.
    • The post holder is also responsible to provide on-going technical support to ensure quality and relevance of the overall psychosocial intervention strategy.

    Responsibilities and Tasks
    Supervision of psychosocial support activities for children, adolescents and caregivers living in Borno State areas:

    • Liaise with the partner organizations focal points and community members for the identification of available spaces to conduct psychosocial support activities
    • Conduct an initial assessment of the psychosocial well-being of targeted beneficiaries in all the project’s locations
    • Under the supervision of the line manager and based on the assessment’s findings, design an array of age and gender appropriate psychosocial interventions for children, adolescents and caregivers using Tdh existing tools and guidelines, including material produced by the verified and reputable sources such as UNICEF, IASC, CPWG and others
    • Support the PSS workers to draft a weekly activity schedule and revise it regularly as to make it adaptable to the evolving needs on the ground and according to the logistic needs and constraints
    • Ensure a close supervision of daily activities, support the staff in prioritizing interventions if needed, overcoming challenges and seeking synergies with other actors
    • Provide daily guidance and support to the staff, suggest change, updates and improvements of relevant psychosocial activities when needed
    • Conduct technical follow-up sessions to provide and receive feedbacks, share impressions aiming at improving quality and effectiveness of interventions
    • Ensure that signs of mental health and psychosocial distresses are identified, registered and cared for in timely and quality manner, through referrals when appropriate
    • Seek the support of the Case Management Team leader to train PSS workers, PSS volunteers and animator volunteers on basic concepts of case management in order timely refer cases of individuals at risk or of affected by protection concerns
    • Facilitate initiatives aiming at supporting the reintegration of targeted beneficiaries within communities, empowering them to make use of available existing resources and services
    • Closely coordinate with partner organizations focal points to ensure smooth exchange of information and seek synergies to ultimately benefit targeted beneficiaries
    • Contribute to the elaboration of any technical tools or documents
    • Ensure that project beneficiaries' files up-to-date, monitoring system documents and tools are well understood and regularly submitted to the line manager
    • Carry out all the procedures connected with the accomplishment of the planned activities (administrative and logistical)
    • Ensure proper use of equipment and other material resources available to the project
    • Submit purchase requests and other logistics team documents according to procedure and authorization level
    • Ensure regular communication with the line manager about updates, achievements and challenges through meetings, reports and ad hoc communication upon request and needs
    • Design and conduct evaluation process of the project activities for lessons learned exercise and reporting purposes

    HR Management:

    • Provide appropriate training, mentoring, coaching and capacity building of the team under her/his responsibility
    • Organize team meetings and provide weekly program update and staff planning
    • Follow up staff attendances, leaves and provide monthly attendance sheets to her/his manager to facilitate payroll process
    • Ensure regular feedback to the staff under her/his responsibility and appraisal process when needed and facilitate good communication within the teams under his/her responsibility
    • Support disciplinary measures application if needed

    Child Protection:

    • Promote, and ensure project activities are in line with child protection principles and humanitarian principles
    • Ensure the project activities are well-integrated into the Northeastern Nigeria child protection system and humanitarian coordination practices and guidelines
    • Ensure Tdh Child Safeguarding Policy and Child Protection Minimum Standards are mainstreamed through all the programmatic activities
    • Report serious cases of abuse committed against children to the Child Protection Project Manager. Strict confidentiality must be respected.

    Coordination and Representation:

    • Work in close collaboration with Tdh partners and other key actors
    • Coordinates with other Tdh sectors to ensure implementation of standardized activities and with other departments (programme and support) of Tdh Nigeria
    • Participate in fora and meetings held at site level in her/his field of expertise, when relevant and necessary

    Security:

    • Comply with Tdh Security Regulations
    • Contribute to updating the security plan on his/her area(s) of intervention

    Other:

    • Fully comply with Tdh Code of Conduct and ensure Child Safeguarding Policy is upheld at all times
    • Ensure adherence to Tdh standards and quality requirements in all the project activities.
    • Adhere to and ensure the team under her/his responsibility follows Tdh administrative and logistical regulations and procedures

    Mandatory Requirements

    • Language Skills: Fluent in local languages and in English (speaking/reading/writing).
    • Education Degree: University degree in Social Work, Social Studies, International Development, Psychology, Education or any other related discipline
    • Work experience: Minimum 2 years experience in the field of child protection / protection/ PSS
    • Knowledge & skills: Excellent analytical and writing skills, creative thinking
    • Computer skills: Good knowledge of the MS office software.
    • Other: Knowledge of protection systems in Northeastern Nigeria/Good capacity building and supervisory skills/ Excellent knowledge of child protection issues and best practices / Previous experience in drafting PSS activity plans and structured plans of recreational activities is highly desirable / Previous experience in working with youth target groups is of a benefit.

    Assets:

    • Other knowledge: Acquaintance with NGO' rules, procedures and regulations; Acquaintance with the Child Protection Minimum Standards
    • Interest:
      • Work in relief or development sector
      • Strong motivation to help people in needs
      • Transversal skills
      • Honest and trustworthy
      • Reliable, rigorous and well organized
      • Motivated and dedicated to his/her job
      • Ability to take initiative to deal with difficulties encountered in daily work
      • Ability to adapt or change priorities according to the changing situation
      • Autonomy, neutrality, hard worker
      • Able to manage stress and pressure
      • Able and willing to learn to extend his/her scope of work
      • Able to manage priorities, take initiatives and work without constant supervision

    Method of Application

    Applicants should submit copies of updated CV, Letter of Motivation and National ID card and 3 reference contacts to: tdh.jobs.nigeria@gmail.com Please write the job title in the subject line of your mail.

    Note

    • The position must be clearly indicated on the application.
    • Only candidates who meet the selection criteria will be conducted.
    • This position is open to Nigerian national only.

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