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Applications close at 12 am on 27 November 2022. Applications submitted after this date will not be considered. Due to the urgency of the position, GPON has the right to recruit a candidate who matches the required profile before the above deadline.

What we are looking for

We are looking for an experienced and dynamic team player for the GPON Localization project in northeast Nigeria who possesses the following qualities.

• Leadership and self-management ability
• Ability to mainstream and promote localization/ Local Humanitarian Leadership across the programme implementation
• Conceptual, critical, and analytical thinking
• Initiative, drive to achieve results, ability to develop effective relationships with others
• Ability to work effectively with others, adaptable and flexible
• Partnership management and project monitoring & evaluation competencies
• Strong ability to rapidly assimilate, analyses and report on complex information and proven conceptual and policy advocacy skills
• Mature understanding of issues in capacity building, local Humanitarian Leadership, Localization both at community and institutional level with the ability to influence others to mainstream localization

Job Overview/Summary:

 Under the direct supervision of the Localization Coordinate, the Resident Localization Consultant will oversee the GPON localization initiatives across the BAY state.

Major Responsibilities:

Coordination and Management

• Support the Localization Coordinator in developing a timeline and work plan, including setting targets for milestones and accountability measures.
• Support the Localization Coordinator in conducting research, potentially including reviewing relevant documentation, conducting surveys or interview with relevant sector leads, and other key stakeholder to inform a report on the capacity development needs of L/NNGOs and CBOs in northeast Nigeria.
• Support the Localization Coordinator in conducting a desk review and gather best capacity development practices from related projects and utilize them to benefit localization initiative
• Support the Localization Coordinator to coordinate between sectors leads and other key stakeholders.
• Support the CSOs Coordination Group where possible.

Training and Capacity Development

• Support the Localization Coordinator to compile capacity development training resources, curricula, and information (informed by identified challenges) from selected L/NNGOs and CBOs with a particular focus on expertise in non-profit management and organizational development (Human Resource Management, Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL), 3. Supply Chains Management 4. Project Management, 5. Proposal Development, 6. Humanitarian Programmes Planning & Management, 7. Finance Management, 8. Child Safeguarding, 9. Accountability to Affected Population, 10. PSEA & Gender Mainstreaming in Humanitarian Action)
• Support the Localization Coordinator to draft, finalize, and agree upon criteria for participant selection, minimum standards for the capacity development, clear expectations of mentors.
• Support the Localization Coordinator in assessing the specific needs of participating organisations beyond those captured in initial surveys and identification of resources to address them through training and mentorship consultations.
• Support the Localization Coordinator to locate, assess, and oversee trainers, and other necessary consultants.
• Coordinate collaborative efforts to improve capacity development training and associated curriculum.
• Support the Localization Coordinator in ensuring training material and content is centralized within an identified online space (that is also available offline) that serves as a central resource portal for potential future community of practitioners.
• Agree on mentoring plans between mentor and mentee and follow up on progress
• Conduct follow-up assessments (e.g., surveys, FGD, interviews, etc.) on partners’ goals and expectations and explore continued support.
• Support the Localization Coordinator to create guidelines and SOPs for capacity development for sector to use with their partners.
• Draft reports on the outcomes and recommendations for future localization efforts.
• Share regular status updates with the Localization Coordinator, and other key stakeholders.
• Other tasks as management deems necessary.

Key Working Relationships:

Position Reports to: Localization Coordinator

Position directly supervises: N/A

Technical expertise, skills and knowledge

Experience

• 2+ years working on capacity development, or training and curriculum development, or with L/ NGOs.
• Experience of working in complex humanitarian situations is preferred.
• Master's degree in international relations, political science, development, or another relevant field preferred.
• Knowledge of Hausa and Kanuri is a major plus.
• Ability to facilitate training

Conditions

• Availability: 05.12.2022
• Salary and conditions: In accordance with GPON Terms of Employment. The income will be subject to statutory deductions as per applicable Nigeria laws.

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Role Purpose

The Psychologist will ensure the emotional and social wellbeing of the children supported by GPON by supporting quality implementation of Psychosocial support programmes within the GPON Emergency Response in NE Nigeria. The position holder in coordination with staff in child protection particularly case management, Psychosocial Support (PSS) and community-based teams as well as partners, will ensure that conflict affected children receive timely and appropriate structured clinical psychology services. S/he will also be facilitating training for the PSS staff on key topics including but not limited PSS, Psychological first aid and other related topics.

Accountabilities

• Provide on-going technical support to staff implementing psychosocial support activities and case management in Child Friendly Space and the Community of implementation.
• Undertake assessments of psychological or Psychosocial needs, risk assessments and psychometric testing if needed.
• Facilitate capacity building sessions for key staff teams including social workers as well as associate such as incentive workers on PSS, Psychological first aid and effectively communicating with children and youth in distress among others.
• Regular follow up to ensure all services and action points listed in the case plan are carried out within agreed timeframes.
• Develop and put in place the necessary tools to evaluate the outcome of Psychosocial support intervention.
• Writing reports and record keeping of all information regarding activities (Data, weekly reports, monthly reports) respecting quality standards.
• Collaborate with key agencies, local authorities and organization for the provision of specialized MHPSS services (as needed) to affected children and young people in all plan’s activities and sometimes there families as well.
• Represent GPON in relevant working groups such as the MHPSS WG and others as will be required.
• Empower staff teams especially those managing Integrated CFSs and case management to be able to identify children with Psychosocial issues and how to provide psychological first aid in the absence of a psychologist.
• Work in close collaboration with the case management and other coordinators to ensure that that the psychosocial well-being of children and young people is addressed.
• Support teams in addressing the special needs of beneficiaries that face psychological issue and the consequences this has on their families and community.
• Responsible for ensuring the provision of individual and group counselling/discussion for beneficiaries and care givers in orders to facilitate his/her community integration.
• Identify and work with management to equip centres and office with relevant PSS materials including manuals or books, IEC among others.

Dealing with Problems:

• The position involves resolving a wide range of challenges which occur in managing different people with different background and culture.
• The position holder will be required to demonstrate attributes such as honest and trustworthy, respectful, possess cultural awareness and sensitivity, be flexible and demonstrate sound work ethics.
• S/he will demonstrate the ability to solve problems and be creative while providing support.

Skills specific to the post:

• Participatory planning and monitoring, understanding of emergencies with basic technical knowledge of child protection and EiE program.
• Proficient in team building and community works.
• Use a rights-based approach in child protection.
• Good written and oral communication skills in both English and Swahili (Knowledge of Hausa and Kanuri is an added advantage)
• Community mobilization, problem solving skills and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary and multicultural environment.
• Proficient in computer skills and ability to work under stress and in stressful environments.

Communications and Key relationships

• S/he will work closely with all staff in the emergency response.
• S/he will maintain a functional working relationship with the Monitoring Evaluation Accountability learning Manager for data collection and reporting.
• The position holder will be required to demonstrate attributes such as honesty and trustworthiness, respectfulness, possess cultural awareness and sensitivity be flexible and demonstrate sound work ethics.

Technical expertise, skills and knowledge

Essential

• Holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology preferably child/developmental psychology, counselling or Clinical Psychology equivalent (A Master’s degree will be an added advantage).
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in related field.
• Demonstrates good understanding of mental health and psychosocial support practices in a similar position.
• Experience with refugees will be an added advantage.

Level of Contact with Children:

• High contact- the job responsibilities of this position require the post holder to have very frequent contact with children.
• It is expected that children who come in contact with GPON shall be protected at all times.

Conditions

·       Availability: 05.12.2022

·       Salary and conditions: In accordance with GPON Terms of Employment. The income will be subject to statutory deductions as per applicable Nigeria laws.

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Role Purpose

This role will be responsible for strengthening the quality of GOALPrime Organization Nigeria’s Child Protection in emergencies programme coordination and provision of individual case management services including alternative family-based care for un accompanied and separated children, supporting cross boarder family tracing and reunification. She/he will be responsible for coordinating closely with partners and other stakeholders working in the camp to ensure presentation of BID during BID panels, building case conferences for complex cases and high risk cases, coordinating 2 way referrals and linkage to other services, capacity building of caseworkers including supervision and coaching of caseworkers and incentive workers. The role will also provide support to case management team on CPIMS+ system in collaboration with the CPIMS+ coordinator and, manager and Specialist. This role will have interface with the children, caregivers as well as partner agencies. In addition, the ROVING CMO’s will ensure that refugee children receive timely and appropriate services. The role has overall supervision of case management caseworkers.

Dimensions of Role

The Roving CMO will provide leadership oversight to the case workers in camp. The Roving CMO will work in collaboration with other likeminded agencies, Community based structures among others. Key focus areas included implementation of Best Interests Procedures safeguarding during voluntary repatriation, resettlement, cross boarder FTR among other durable solutions, coordination and provision of alternative family based care, supervision, coaching and mentorship of case workers, supporting CPIMS+ activities and information sharing and data protection protocol, coordination and linkage of referrals to other stakeholders in the camp, contributing to quality report development, representation of Plan International, case conferences for complex cases, participation in BID panels among other key responsibilities. The role reports to CPiE Coordinator - Case Management/PSS/CB and has no delegated authority.

A.    Accountabilities

• Responsible for identifying, screening and conducting assessments for un accompanied separated children (UASCs) and OVC
• Ensuring that all identified UASCs are registered into CPIM+ and receives timely gender appropriate and responsive case management services incline with Revised CPMS and other interagency standards and SOPs
• Supporting in analysis of case management caseload, assigning cases to case workers, supervision and coaching and raising complex cases to CPIE specialist and manager for support
• Ensuring close coordination and tracking of children receiving case management including regular follow up as per prioritization and vulnerability criteria
• Work closely with CPIMS+ coordinator to produce weekly and monthly reporting
• Provide technical and management leadership to Case Management Social Workers (case workers)
• Develop work plan and oversee the implementation of case management activities including CPIMS+ activities
• Conduct necessary capacity building to case workers including information sharing and data protection protocol and report any identified bridge to CPIE coordinator/Manager
• Develop capacity building for children, parents and community members to strengthen prevention and protection of vulnerable children and adolescents
• Ensure all staff understand different needs of children and youth and respond appropriately
• Responsible for identifying CPIE needs to support case management team
• Support in implementation of CPIE project activities in collaboration with CPIE coordinator and manager
• Support in collaboration with the GBV Officer, and Project coordinator to disseminate key interagency quality standards such as revised CPMS standards related to Case management, CP, SGBV, etc
• Ensure representation of GPON in camp cased meeting and support national volunteer and Government social welfare officers assigned to work in GPON.

B.     Documentation and M&E:

• Support report writing and donor compliance
• Participate in designing and conducting regular assessments and analyses to inform programme design and modifications in collaboration with the MEAL team
• Support in monitor the quality of project activities and support evaluation of the same in collaboration with the MEAL team

C.    Team Management

• In strong linkage with the CPiE coordinator and manager, ensure good communication and coordination with other team members through regular programme coordination meetings at field level
• Ensure effective coordination of referrals internally within GPON such as youth and Education teams as well eternal coordination with other stakeholders to respond to the holistic needs of children and adolescents

Representation and advocacy:

• Ensure adherence to local policies and regulations
• Work in close relationship with the government representative another stakeholder at camp level
• Participate in SGBV another camp-based meeting and forums to raise issues affecting children, emerging trends and support required to address the issues
• Maintain regular interaction with other NGOs and UN bodies to effectively respond to child related issues affecting children in the camps
• Ensures that GPON policies for Child Protection (CPP) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility.

Dealing with Problems:

The position involves resolving a wide range of challenges which occur in managing different people with different background and culture. The position holder will be required to demonstrate attributes such as honest and trustworthy, respectful, possess cultural awareness and sensitivity, be flexible and demonstrate sound work ethics. S/he will demonstrate the ability to solve problems, be creative while providing support.

Qualifications and Experience:

• BA or equivalent in Social Science, Social Work, Psychology, Public Health, Human Rights or related degree desired
• At least 2 years’ experience in implementing child protection or Gender Based Violence programs, preferable social work or case management, in humanitarian or development settings
• At least 2 years direct experience providing services to children at risk and survivors  of abuse, exploitation and violence, providing gender-sensitive and child-friendly counselling services, and/or developing/implementing referral pathways and case management systems
• Previous experience supervising and managing a team in a cross-cultural setting especially Case Workers
• Demonstrated experience in capacity building and mentoring of staff
• Previous experience in emergency preparedness and response
• Experience working with case files and databases and providing regular documentation preferred.
• Languages: Fluency in written and spoken English and knowledge and knowledge of local language (Hausa, Kanuri)

Level of Contact with Children:

• High contact- the job responsibilities of this position require the post holder to have very frequent contact with children.
• It is expected that children who come in contact with GPON shall be protected at all times.

Conditions

• Availability: 05.12.2022
• Salary and conditions: In accordance with GPON Terms of Employment. The income will be subject to statutory deductions as per applicable Nigeria laws.

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1.   Background

GOALPrime Organization Nigeria (GPON) is a National Non-profit Non-Government Organization with a mandate of Making life better for vulnerable children and women across nations. Following the challenges children are facing to have adequate support from social services and institutions to access basic amenities for their growth and development across nations. GPON is saddled to provide complementary support to vulnerable children across nations to attain personal growth and development. GOALPrime Organization Nigeria is presently operating in Northeast Nigeria and FTC where we have reached over 2,000,000 lives (directly and indirectly) with integrated services, we support internally displaced persons with emergency relief materials, Child Protection services, WASH services, GBV mitigation services, Livelihood skill building, Health services, Peace building and Education support services. GPON work in both emergency and development context.

2.    Role Objectives

This role has a focus to ensures compliance with GPON procedures and guidelines. The role contributes to the development of GPON strategies, which are translated into action plans and day-to-day tasks. The role provides support and/or technical guidance to GPON operations and activities.

Provide onsite support and conduct periodic spot checks, reviews, and audits of GPON operations through review and audit of financial systems, and other policies and procedures to determine the accountability and assess the reliability of the control systems as a whole and to identify the measures needed to ensure that the systems are functioning at the desired levels of efficiency and effectiveness.

3.    Specific Responsibilities

A.    Compliance – Field Monitoring

• Provide remote and onsite support to GPON Offices related to document checklist, minimum documentation and review, physical archiving and electronic archiving, audit, and other compliance-related matters.
• Conduct regular periodic spot checks, internal reviews, and implement action plans (based on both internal and external audit reviews) to address weaknesses and improve internal control systems
• Review and validation of financial records for compliance with GPON’s Operations Handbook and donor policies and procedures for all support units (log, procurement, HR, finance, admin).
• Responsible for regular and ongoing quality check of payment requests/ financial documents before payment and providing GPON colleagues with clear feedback/guidance on improvement of systems to avoid payment delays due to lack of documentation.
• Prepare internal control review reports; keep up to date on donor compliance rules, regulations, and GPON’s Operations Handbook policies and procedures.
• Perform periodic reviews, in-depth analysis, and reconciliation of key accounts (balance sheet items mainly cash, deferrals, advances, intercompany accounts, suspense, and clearing accounts) and recommend action points.
• Support in timely completion of the month-end procedures and year-end closure of accounts
• Undertake Partner Finance reviews and conduct monitoring visits

B.    Risk Mitigation – Strategic

• Support the development of SOPs and policies as needed based on identified gaps in organizational policies, or based requirements (such as statutory audit proceedings)
• Monitor use of internal controls and guide to strengthening them
• Validate and review compliance self-checks and follow up on action plans
• Develop innovative compliance self-checks
• Contribute to the risk management effort of the GPON Office including instituting enterprise risk management framework and applicability of the three lines of defense risk management model

C.    Audit (Internal and External)

• Serve as the focal point for project-specific external audits in coordination with the Finance Coordinator and Human Resource Manager
• Facilitate annual statutory audit of the GPON field Office and its timely submission to the regulator
• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements of the regulating agency, labor law, and taxing authorities.
• Review Addis and Field Office accounts and Prepare monthly reconciled schedules for payroll tax (PT), Withholding Tax (WHT), and Pension fund (PF).
• Liaise with field Offices and send a reminder to all field offices that PT, WHT PF are paid to Inland Revenue and Customs Authority every month
• Report and give assurance to the Finance Coordinator that all tax and pension obligations are settled.
• Ensure the recommendations of both internal and external audits are implemented and follow up are made every quarter

D.   Fraud and Corruption

• Assist in investigations into fraud and corruption as requested by GPON’s Code of Conduct Authorizing Officer.
• Identify risks and develop/ improve internal control systems to reduce the associated risks

E.     Grants management:

• Conduct monitoring and support visits to grant projects as needed to support reporting and resolve grants management issues (e.g. compliance with donor requirements) and advise the Operation Manager immediately of any potential issues of non-compliance from GPON or partners.
• Update, maintain and disseminate grant files and filling systems (electronically).
• Provide support to the field (program implementing area) as needed to ensure necessary and relevant grant documents are available at the field.
• Give support to grant start-up processes including participation in grant start-up workshops, budget preparation and mapping, grants proposal development including project outline development
• Act as resource point person about grant compliance issues related to donor requirements
• Assist the CD as needed to identify and resolve Grant issues and to ensure grant projects are financially managed as appropriate.
• Monitor closely the project logical frameworks and the overall progress in the realization of the outcomes of each of the grant-funded projects to ensure effective contribution to the development of more detailed learning system.

F.     Fundraising support:

• Support in researching fundraising opportunities through reviewing and summarizing funding requirements from different donors in collaboration with the program technical team
• Assist within country public relations programs or needs in collaboration with media and program technical team
• Support in researching and updating pertinent statistical data indicators, sectoral studies, governmental and non-governmental strategic recovery plans and all other relevant documentation on Nigeria.
• Support and work with program staff in the preparation and/or review of new concept notes and proposals and new proposal budgets.

4.     Technical Requirement

• Master's degree in Economics, Accounting or or any other equivalent or related relevant field with strong capacity in English;
• Have at least three years of work experience.
• Excellent understanding of management of big donor grants;
• Excellent understanding of financial tracking and project cost control processes;
• Good understanding of EU, GAC, UN Agencies and USAID procedures and requirements in securing grants funding, and the Nigeria law
• Good understanding of project logical framework and monitoring and evaluation systems
• Excellent understanding of the developmental issues in Northeast Nigeria and globally;
• Good understanding of fundraising opportunities and mapping out strategies to secure donor
• Innovative, practical and field oriented for the implementation of grants projects;
• Basic knowledge in budget preparations and management;

5.    Conditions

• Availability: 05.12.2022
• Salary and conditions: In accordance with GPON Terms of Employment. The income will be subject to statutory deductions as per applicable Nigerian laws.