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  • Posted: May 4, 2022
    Deadline: May 14, 2022
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    We work to prevent family breakdown and care for children who have lost parental care, or who risk losing it. We work with communities, partners and states to ensure that the rights of all children, in every society, are respected and fulfilled. We are non-governmental and non-denominational. We respect all religions and cultures and work with trusted par...
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    Child and Family Development Officer

    Position Summary

    • The Child and Family Development Officer would be responsible for supporting the implementation of the Family Development Plans of families.
    • He/She is responsible for leading the parenting and child development process for the children and the families in the project location.
    • This includes individual home visits to each family to conduct the assessment and provide hands-on support for parents, including issuing referrals for psychological support where necessary.
    • He/She will research and develop strategies for improving and ensuring the sustainability of all development initiatives for the families within SOS Nigeria locations.

    Responsibilities

    • He/She will also provide technical support to the community to develop and implement sustainable livelihoods initiatives via the promotion of employment-oriented initiatives and enhancing skills and engaging in income-generating activities.
    • He/she will work to strengthen caregivers’ and young adults’ livelihood capacity to achieve sustainable income generation and be able to attain self-reliance.
    • Conduct/update situation analysis and assessments on Child and Family Development (CFD) related issues to establish evidence-based data to support holistic policy and program development and coordinated planning, implementation and monitoring of results of related programs/projects.
    • Contribute to the development/establishment of CFD plans program goals, objectives and strategies and results-based planning through research, collection, analysis and reporting of CFD related information/data for development planning and priority and goal setting.
    • Provide technical and operational support throughout all stages of programming processes by executing/administering a variety of technical, program, operational and administrative transactions, preparing related materials/documentations and complying with organizational processes and management systems, to support program planning, results-based planning (RBM) and monitoring and evaluating results.
    • Prepare required program documentation/materials/data to facilitate the program review and approval process.
    • Contribute significantly to the overall analysis, planning and development of the CFD plans
    • Monitor and report on the use of CFD plan resources (financial, administrative and other assets), verify compliance with approved allocation/goals, organizational rules, regulations/procedures and donor commitments, standards of accountability and integrity.
    • Report on critical issues/findings to ensure timely resolution by management/stakeholders.
    • Follow up on unresolved issues to ensure resolution
    • Strengthen the quality of the CFD plans through the strategic use of global learning and evidence on child development
    • Support families to establish set goals, milestones with timelines and develop actionable plans to achieve the defined set goals to address the identified gaps
    • Ensure that the organisation keeps its commitments, in terms of support services committed to in the FDPs action plans;
    • Empower families to have improved household income to actively support the development of their children and be self-reliant
    • Support young adults and caregivers in setting up viable small-medium scale businesses with good business plans and link them to other funding sources for business scaling-up and expansion.

    Qualifications, Experience and Skills

    • HND / BSc Degree in a relevant subject area such as Guidance & Counseling, Community Development, Social Work etc
    • Minimum of 1 year of similar work experience in the field of Community Development or Social Services in an INGO
    • Understanding of child development issues, including knowledge of child rights, child protection, child welfare, childcare and parenting; and relevant local and national laws, regulations and protocols
    • Understanding of family development and community development, and sustainability of programme responses and outcomes
    • Counselling skills, including the ability to advice, influence and guide programme participants and other community members.

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to SOS Children Villages on www.sosvillages-nigeria.org to apply

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