Gender-Based Violence and Child Protection Specialist (Nigerian and Nigerien Nationals only) at Idmibok International (360 HSDC)

Job Overview

This is a consultancy for a proposal the organization is working on. The proposed project will focus on protection programming for Nigerian refugees living in current or planned refugee camps or outside of camps in Niger. The Protection Specialist consultant will lead in the implementation of proposed activities intended to benefit affected host communities, internally displaced people, and other conflict victims, including Nigerien returnees, displaced by the conflict in Northwest Nigeria. The consultant should have expertise in Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Response and Child Protection.

Key responsibilities: 

• Contribute to design the protection strategy and provide technical support and assistance to the implementation of protection related activities
• Define and coordinate the implementation of the protection strategy of the mission.
• Ensure cohesion and harmonization of protection activities and services during the program
• Deliver training and workshops to protection staffs to strength skills on specific protection topics identified
• Deliver trainings and workshops to non-protection staffs to build skills and knowledge of protection principles and enable them to mainstream protection in different sectors
• Assess protection needs and gaps of target populations in current and prospective areas of operations
• Provide oversight and guidance to the programme implementation teams to ensure that thematic programme components are technically sound, implementation methods are consistent with national and global strategies, acknowledged good practice.

Required Skills and Experience

• Contribute to design the protection strategy and provide technical support and assistance to the implementation of protection related activities
• Define and coordinate the implementation of the protection strategy of the mission.
• Ensure cohesion and harmonization of protection activities and services during the program
• Deliver training and workshops to protection staffs to strength skills on specific protection topics identified
• Deliver trainings and workshops to non-protection staffs to build skills and knowledge of protection principles and enable them to mainstream protection in different sectors
• Assess protection needs and gaps of target populations in current and prospective areas of operations
• Provide oversight and guidance to the programme implementation teams to ensure that thematic programme components are technically sound, implementation methods are consistent with national and global strategies, acknowledged good practice.