Social Engagement / Welfare Assistant at American University of Nigeria (AUN)

Locations: Damaturu, Maiduguri and Yola
Department: Atiku Center
Nature of Employment: Project Assignment
Supervisor: Report to the Social Engagement/Welfare Officer

Position Background

• The Social Engagement/Welfare Officer shall support and assist the Officer in the coordination of community engagement and mobilization activities.

Primary Responsibilities

• Assist the officer to coordinate psychosocial support and community-based protection programming.
• Assist in support to strengthening of child protection community-based systems inclusive of developing trainings.
• Ensure availability of training materials at training venues for training of men and boys, women and girls on social norms change.
• Participate in community mobilization/sensitization campaigns in collaboration with the officer.
• Assist in ensuring that beneficiaries are informed and regularly reminded about their entitlements from the project and the confidential complaints mechanisms.
• Provide support to the Officer in resource mobilization efforts by participating in rapid assessments.
• Any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Position Requirements

• University degree in Social Science, Social Work, Psychology, Public Health, or related fields
• Minimum of 3 years relevant working experience in child protection prevention and response programming, humanitarian affairs or human rights.
• Previous experience directly providing services to children at risk and victims of abuse.
• Medium experience in providing counselling services that are gender-sensitive and child friendly.
• Good written and spoken English and knowledge of local language (Hausa) desired.

Description of Benefits

• Salary and benefits are commensurate with experience and job classification as approved by the Project.