Mainstreaming Officer (Internal) at Ekklesiyar Yan'uwa a Nigeria (EYN PROJECT)

ABOUT THE JOB: 

The Mainstreaming Officer will be responsible for the timely and quality delivery of field level activities with technical support from the coordinator, She/he will manage the team and ensure the smooth running of program in close coordination with other Protection actors. She/he will ensure that survivor cantered approach is adhered to and GBV survivors and other vulnerable women and girls receive prompt and comprehensive services.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Mainstreaming Officer will be responsible for the following, including those not listed but are extensions of those expressly stated:

• Work closely with safeguarding and protection focal points to ensure safe and dignified programming.
• Ensure key cross-cutting themes such as gender, age, disability, protection, safeguarding, accountability, and conflict sensitivity are integrated across sectors (e.g., food security, WASH, shelter, health).
• Support the Coordinator to conduct child protection and GBV assessments using the Inter-agency Child Protection Assessment Resource Toolkit. Adapt the Assessment Tool as necessary to GBV survivors. Coordinate with other SC thematic areas, the national/district Child Protection Working Group and/or other external sector agencies of GBV, ensuring assessment findings are documented and that all. 
• Ensure that humanitarian programs do no harm, uphold the dignity, rights, and safety of affected populations, and mitigate protection risks.
•  Promote safe access to services for women, children, older persons, people with disabilities, and minority groups.
• Build the staff capacity to provide direct and appropriate support services to GBV survivors.
• Conduct gender, protection, or inclusion analyses and assessments to inform program planning.
• Support the integration of gender violence  cases into other CP case management processes, CPIMS, CFS, and PSS.
• Ensure survivors of gender-based violence are timely identified and provided counselling and other appropriate response services.
• Ensure relevant referral forms are in place and implemented accordingly. 
• Coordinate monthly meetings including, parent’s forum and child protection committee
• Provide essential psychosocial first aid support to children and adults when needed.
• Take lead in Prevention and response to sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) and gender-based violence in project communities.
• Mentor, supervise and monitor of gender-based violence implementation and draft monitoring action plan for quality control.  
• Conduct or support Gender and Inclusion Analysis to inform program design.
• Advocate for and facilitate the inclusion of women, girls, persons with disabilities, and other marginalized groups in project planning, implementation, and decision-making processes.
• Carryout any other duties as outlined by the supervisor. 
• Perform other duties as may be assigned from time to time by supervisor

Required competencies

• Teamwork: develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.
• Delivering result: Willingness and ability to take initiative not only in identifying problems but also in suggesting and implementing solutions.
• Accountability: Attended trainings on GBV and is aware of protection issue
• Communication: Proven experience in similar function desirable.
• Experience in GBVIMS and case management
• Flexible and willing to work and stay in rural communities especially field based
• Attended trainings on GBV and is aware of protection issues.
• Supervisory experience.
• Good interpersonal skills to establish effective working relationships with all staff and key stakeholders externally.
• Willingness and ability to take initiative not only in identifying problems but also in suggesting and implementing solutions.
• Self-starter

Qualification

• Bachelor degree in in psychology, social sciences, public health, nursing required or any related field from a certified tertiary institution with at least two years and above proven field experience in similar position or related.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

The ability to multitask.

• Excellent organizational skills.
• Effective communication skills in English and Hausa
• Listening skills
• Excellent knowledge of the Nigerian Humanitarian and development context
• Excellent reporting skills
• Excellent communication, diplomatic, and writing skills
• Proficient in relevant computer applications 
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills (at ease with figures and data)