Technical Officer - Protection at Women in the New Nigeria (WINN)

General Position Summary

• The Technical Officer- Protection is responsible for assisting in the implementation of Protection sector activities including mobilization of beneficiaries, training on topics such as psychological first aid, and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), and the validation of referral pathways.
• S/he will also advise and build capacity of other sector teams on gender and protection mainstreaming and best practices.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Oversee the implementation of protection activities and ensure adequate gender mainstreaming across program in field locations.
• Develop activity work plans and manage day-to-day activity implementation related to gender and protection.
• Ensure the mainstreaming of gender and protection across programs in coordination with other sectors and working groups, in-line with best practices.
• Ensure that beneficiaries are effectively targeted according to vulnerability criteria.
• Lead case workers and community-based volunteers to identify gender related priorities and protection concerns.
• The Officer play an active role in technical coordination, support during advocacy with the protection sector and other stakeholders and technical agencies relevant to the sector.
• Establish and maintain effective program reporting, and monitoring and evaluation systems (to track, analyze and report on results) for both internal and external use.
• Participates actively in cluster meetings and coordination meetings
• Integrate community approaches, protection mainstreaming, gender sensitivity and capacity building into all activities as appropriate.
• Work closely with case workers, volunteers and health personnel across all communities of intervention.
• Adhere to all WINN policies related to security, operations and transport/ logistics information related to programming.
• Support orientation for all new staff on WINN guidelines on gender and protection mainstreaming. If necessary, organize capacity building sessions for other sector staff on gender and protection.
• Provide weekly field reports, capturing activities progress, lessons learned, success stories on the project as well as general situation and community updates and needs.
• Report on any problems encountered in the field such as project participant complaints, local authority interference, and security threats to WINN staff and activities.
• Coordinate with the Project Coordinator on any threats to WINN staff and activities.
• Conduct his/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to bring credit to WINN and to not jeopardize its humanitarian mission.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned to him/her.

Job Requirements

• B.Sc Degree in Psychology or Clinical Psychologist with 3 years’ experience.
• Significant experience in similar positions.
• Ability to manage a team.
• Reactivity, anticipation, adaptability, capacity to take initiatives
• Organizational skills
• Good writing and communication skills
• Ability to manage priorities
• Team spirit.

Supervisory Responsibility:

• S/he will supervise Psychiatric Nurses.

Accountability:

• Reports Directly to: Project Coordinator
• Works Directly with: Finance, Program, MEL, and Operation Teams, partner staff.