🇳🇬 Job Vacancies @ Save the Children Nigeria – 8 Positions

Save the Children is the leading independent organization for children in need, with programs in over 120 countries. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. Save the Children is working in Nigeria because one in five children in Nigeria dies before their fifth birthday. About 40% of children miss out on school and have to work to survive while nearly 2 million children have lost one or both parents to an AIDS-related disease.

We are recruiting to fill the following positions below:

1.) WASH Officer - Latter Day Saint Charities (LDSC)
2.) Education Assistant - Latter Day Saint Charities (LDSC)
3.) Nutrition Officer
4.) Driver
5.) Humanitarian Child Protection Manager
6.) Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning Officer
7.) Child Protection in Emergency Officer
8.) Driver

Job Title: WASH Officer - Latter Day Saint Charities (LDSC)

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Contract

Role Purpose

• Save the Children is implementing a 1-year project aimed at improving water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) among students and communities in in Lagos States Nigeria.
• The WASH officer will support the implementation of the WASH component of the project including construction/rehabilitation of water and sanitation facilities and collaboration with WASH and Education stakeholders at state/LGA levels.

Scope of Role

• Reports to: Program Manager
• Staff reporting tthis post: Education Assistant.
• Role Dimensions: Field office-based position with at least 40% field visit

Key Areas of Accountabilities

• Objective 1: Improved access to WASH facilities and tools for girls and boys in school.
• Carry out detailed WASH assessment in coordination with Education and other sectors with focus on water source development, treatment, and distribution.
• Prepare designs and BOQs for water supply constructions and installations for schools and host communities.
• Supervise borehole drilling and rehabilitation by contractors in the field tensure adequate quality control is maintained and project specifications and timelines are adhered to.
• Supervise construction of water collection points and storage platforms.
• Organize and conduct training for Water User Committees in coordination with sanitation and hygiene team members.
• Perform water quality analysis during water source development and implement water quality monitoring as part of the day-to-day water supply activities.
• Build the capacity of water supervisors and plumbers in the implementation, operation and maintenance of water supply equipment and facilities.
• Support the Program Manager with data collection in all water supply activities for proper monitoring of WASH program implementation.
• Ensure water supply activities are carried out in coordination with sanitation and hygiene activities as well as other partners implementing services in the field.
• Coordinate with logistics tfacilitate procurement of necessary WASH items such WASH NFIs and other WASH materials and support in the distributions across the supported schools and communities.
• Work with the Logistic Coordinator, Finance, and Grants Compliance Team tidentify and contract vendors tensure the planned activities are in accordance with the specified designs and standard.
• Prepare weekly plans and schedule of work for all construction/rehabilitation sites, while ensuring compliance in meeting and reaching deadlines and targets.
• Work with and support the vendors tensure all materials and equipment are in stock and any necessary orders are placed for all actions tbe carried.
• Carry out field visits tassess sites at the respective facilities tensure quality of work is up tstandard.
• Carry out any other assignments as delegated by the Program Manager.
• Objective 2: Improved knowledge, awareness and participation of school children and community members in WASH-related activities within the communities.
• Set up Child Health Clubs and Introduce hygiene promotion in schools, Child Friendly Spaces (CFS) and Temporary Learning Spaces (TLS) and host communities.
• Liaise with RUWASSA and the LGA WASH departments on WASH programming and ensure that all activities are done with their active participation and support.
• Provide support on WASH tother SCI programmes and initiatives when required.
• Ensure that WASH is integrated intall training carried out on the project.
• Carry out advocacy visits tkey stakeholders at both states, LGA and community levels.
• Support periodic evaluation studies tevaluate the impact of the WASH component.
• Contribute technical expertise tdonor proposals for any future project.
• Carry out regular supportive supervision visits on hygiene promotion tSC integrated projects.
• Build the capacity of partners and SCI staffs on hygiene promotion.
• Ensure that community mobilisation approaches on the project fully integrate hygiene promotion concepts.
• Engage community leaders and other key stakeholders at LGA level on hygiene promotion.
• Prepare a monthly plan of field activities and share with relevant staff.
• Develop and implement tools for monitoring of WASH activities (Hygiene promotion) in collaboration with the M&E team.
• Timely collection and analysis of data for the monitoring of the activities
• Identify the problems in the implementation process and propose solutions.
• Regularly evaluate the impact of the activities and propose changes for improvement.
• Prepare activities’ weekly, monthly, semi-annual, and annual reports and other ad hoc reports according tagreed timelines and as required.

Behaviours (Values in Practice)
Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.
• Holds the team and partners accountable tdeliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom tdeliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development timprove performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team tdthe same.
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others.
• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters.
• Values diversity sees it as a source of competitive strength.
• Approachable, good listener, easy ttalk to.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
• Willing ttake disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Degree in Civil / Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hydrogeology, or related fields from a recognized/accredited Tertiary Institution in Nigeria
• An Advanced Degree will be an added advantage.
• Good assessment, analytical and planning skills
• Ability twork well in the field under difficult and basic conditions.
• Familiarity with Lagos and its environs

Experience and Skills:
Essential:

• Previous experience with other local and international NGOs
• Training and experience on borehole and VIP latrine construction/rehabilitation
• Community mobilization and advocacy experience
• Computer literacy (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, AutoCAD and Epanet)
• Ability twork in partnership with government and other NGstaff.
• Good interpersonal skills
• Independence, adaptability, and flexibility with good workload management, multitasking and ability tmeet tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills
• Listening skills.
• Problem analysis and problem-solving.
• Proficient in relevant computer applications.
• Good spoken, reading, and writing skills in English with the ability tproduce quality reports. Knowledge of local language (Yoruba) is highly desirable.
• Ability twork as part of a team, flexible, adaptable, and patient.
• Ability twork under pressure often tstrict deadlines.

Desirable:

• Familiarity with mapping field equipment and software
• Experience with emergency water supply systems
• Familiarity with population fluxes and water supply management in the context of emergencies
• Equal Opportunities
• The role holder is required tcarry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Application Closing Date
13th February, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Education Assistant - Latter Day Saint Charities (LDSC)

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Role Purpose and Description

• Save the Children is a leading independent organization creating lasting change for children in need around the world. With its headquarters in London, UK, SC works in over 120 countries globally, including Nigeria, helping children survive, learn and be protected by improving their education, health, nutrition, protection and economic opportunities, and in times of acute crisis, mobilizing rapid life-saving assistance to help children recover from the effects of war, conflict and natural disasters.
• Save the Children is implementing a WASH in Schools project across the two LGAs in Lagos State funded by the Latter-Day Saints Charities (LDSCs). This is a one-year initiative intended to continue our work with local communities, schools/learning centres. LGAs, States and Federal level stakeholders in providing conducive learning spaces for all girls and boys and children with disabilities (CwDs).
• The project will provide WASH facilities in schools for learners and teachers and improve awareness and participation of pupils and local community members in health and hygiene practices and effective use of WASH facilities in the target schools/learning centres.
• The Education Assistant will be responsible for the day-to-day implementation of the Education component of the WASH in schools project across the 2 LGAs. The Education Assistant will support all aspect of training of teachers using the WASH in school manual. The job holder will document lessons learnt, support assessments and monitoring and evaluation of the WASH in school activities and communicate results to the Project Manager. The job holder will also be working closely with key stakeholders at the State, LGAs, schools and Community level within the Education and WASH sector in Lagos, Nigeria.
• Under the guidance of the Project Manager, WASH Coordinator and WASH Officer, s/he will ensure that LDSCs WASH in schools project is implemented in a coordinated, harmonized, and aligned manner, in line with donor requirements and commitments. The Education Assistant will support the submission of timely and regular progress narrative and financial reports.

Scope of Role

• Reports to: Program Manager
• Budget Responsibilities: N/A

Key Areas of Accountability

• Support the implementation of delegated portfolio of LDSCs WASH in schools Project in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements, and ensure high technical quality.
• Support in ensuring that procurement and distribution of materials and equipment is timely and in line with SCI policies and procedures; ensure accuracy of portfolio inventory (assets, supplies, materials)
• Contribute to assessments (baseline, endline, needs, market).
• Collaborate with the WASH Officer to ensure accurate project documentation, including collection of monitoring data and tracking of progress on output indicators; utilize data to contribute to reports as requested by management.
• Facilitate relationships with communities and community leaders to ensure buy-in and Do No Harm
• Supervise and manage the teachers, including facilitation of training on WASH in school’s curriculum and hygiene promotion.
• Provide support to the formation and training of environmental health clubs in schools.
• Any other task relevant to the position as requested by the line manager.

Operational Planning and Implementation:

• Work closely with the WASH Officer to ensure planning of day-to-day implementation, update on implementation, monitoring, documentation and reporting for the WASH in schools project.
• Ensure timely implementation in line with the projects plans and budgets.
• Ensure that the WASH in schools project implementation are to the desired standards and on time.
• Maintain high standard of transparency and accountability during programme implementation while ensuring integrity and timeliness of activities implementation in meeting programme objectives, compliance with donors & Save the Children policies.
• Provision of regular operations and implementation updates on project progress and challenges to allow for timely interventions and corrective actions by management.

Safeguarding:

• Ensure safe programming in the planning, implementation, monitoring, and trainings, during the project period.
• Adhere to the Do no Harm principles across the entire steps within the Program Management Cycle.

Program and Financial Reporting:

• Contribute in the preparation of timely and high quality progress and end of projects narrative and financial reports which are in accordance to the donor reporting schedule and formats.
• participate in monthly follow ups and progress review meetings to address key performance issues from the reports.

Internal and External Engagements:

• Ensuring that the program experience is represented and given recognition at stakeholder meetings, workshops, donor, networks and any other engagements.
• Develop and maintain regular channels of communication with partners and key stakeholders at all levels (Community, LGEA and State).

MEAL:

• Effectively manage projects design and study processes which include assessments, baseline and evaluation studies, putting in place a functional Activity Tracking Table.
• Ensure that the projects quality benchmarks are followed.
• Collecting and managing complaints and feedback in close coordination with MEAL team and Projects Officers.
• Ensure regular monitoring of projects results, documentation of projects case studies, lessons learnt, significant changes and best practices and coordinating learning and reflection meetings/sessions.
• Ensure an effective programs/ projects monitoring and evaluation systems is in place.
• Monitor programs/ projects activities to ensure quality, timeliness and adherence to both Country Office and international Save the Children policies and procedures.

Human Resources Management and Development:

• Working together with the Project Manager, WASH Coordinator and WASH Officer to identify learning and development needs and develop specific plans to address the learning needs for his/her professional development and career growth.
• Participate in monthly/weekly project management meetings to share the progress of the project with the Project Manager, WASH Coordinator and WASH Officer and seek adequate support.

Behaviours (Values in Practice)
Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

Qualifications

• University Degree or equivalent in Education, Social Science, Social Work, Psychology, or related fields.

Experience and Skills:
Essential:

• At least 2 years of accrued working experience in program implementation in an international NGO, national/local organization and those applying partnership approaches is desirable.
• Experience working in Lagos/Knowledge of the school system and education stakeholders.
• Experience with participatory approaches to education, WASH, or other related areas.
• Strong analytical skills and strategic planning abilities.
• Ability to establish and maintain conducive collegial relations and perform effectively as a member of a team.
• Willingness to travel and work in hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous conditions.
• Computer literacy and excellent documentation skills are a must.
• Availability and willingness to work extra hours during times of humanitarian responses.
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching
• Excellent time management and planning capacity.
• Fluent English language skills (written and verbal) and Local language skills (Yoruba).

Application Closing Date
13th February, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Nutrition Officer

Job Identification: 5936
Location: Oyo
Job Schedule: Full time
Contract Length: 6 Month
Grade: 4
Team / Program: Programme Operations

Child Safeguarding

• Level 3- The responsibilities of this post may require the post holder to have regular contact with children and young people. In the overseas context, all posts are considered level 3.
• As part of these responsibilities the post holder will support the establishment of child safeguarding systems, promote a culture of keeping children safe, and ensure that potential harm to children (by our own staff and/or as a result of how we do our work) is identified and addressed on an ongoing basis.
• The post holder should report and respond to interventions as determined by position related responsibilities identified in the Child Safeguarding Policy.

Role Purpose

• Support the implementation and monitoring of nutrition activities in the ANRIN Project in the following cluster of LGAs in the States: Cluster 2; Afijio,  Oyo-West, Oyo-East, Atiba, Ogo Oluwa Ogbomosho South. Cluster 3- Orelope, Olorunsogo, Ori-Ire,  Surulere,   Irepo, Ogbomosho North.

Scope of the Role

• Reports to: Nutrition Specialist
• Staff directly reporting to this post: None

Key Areas of Responsibilities

• With support from the Nutrition Specialist, ensure target beneficiaries (pregnant women, mothers/caregivers of children less than 24months, children 6 – 59months) access and utilize available nutrition services.
• Engage with community health focal points, community volunteers in cluster LGAs to implement quality nutrition interventions/delivery of nutrition services for the programme, which includes:
  • Counselling of mothers/caregivers of children 0-23 months of age on improved behaviors related to maternal, infant and young child feeding, notably early, exclusive and continued breastfeeding, appropriate complementary feeding, and early stimulation.
  • Distribution of micronutrient powders per month among children 6-23 months to improve the quality of complementary feeding.
  • Iron-folic acid (IFA) supplementation for pregnant women by specifically addressing barriers that inhibit women from taking a full course of IFA tablets during pregnancy through counseling during ante-natal care sessions.
  • Intermittent preventive treatment for malaria during ante-natal care by pregnant women.
  • Provision of zinc/oral rehydration solution (ORS) for treatment of diarrhea among children 6-59 months of age.
  • Provision of vitamin A supplementation among children 6-59 months of age.
  • Provision of deworming tablets among children 12-59 months of age.
• Supervise activities of community health focal points, community volunteers in cluster LGAs.
• Work with MEAL team in beneficiary verification and contribute to various project Reports.
• Ensure programme approaches and implementation are sensitive to cultural and gender dynamics.
• Provide technical assistance LGA teams and Health Workers on nutrition, with a particular focus on development of effective methodologies to improve health and nutrition knowledge, attitudes and practices.
• Conduct follow up monitoring of nutrition-related activities and document findings to feed into improved programming.
• Support strengthening of information flow between State and LGA.

Capacity Building:

• Contribute to the development and/or adaptation of training materials.
• Facilitate on nutrition trainings in project locations for CHFPs and CVs.
• Develop training plans for Health Workers, CHFPs and CVs based on identified needs.

Documentation and reporting:

• Ensure timely collection, compilation and analysis of quality data as well as production of quantitative and qualitative reports regarding nutrition activities in the Programme.
• Provide technical review of programme reports in line with the M&E framework.
• Work closely with the MEAL team to ensure that data are captured in a correct and accurate manner.

Representation & Advocacy & Organisational Learning:

• Represent SCI in relevant LGA level forums for nutrition in coordination with other Partners.
• Contribute to communications and media work as required through correction of data and information Sharing with the Project team.

Safeguarding:

• Collaborate with the Safeguarding lead to ensure Safe programming is followed in project activities, especially the ones involving children.
•  Ensure partner staff, volunteers and animators receive SAFEGUARDING training on an on-going basis.
• Conduct Safeguarding risk assessment and develop mitigation plans for child-friendly spaces /distributions sites/vendors.
• Conduct/Include Safeguarding risk assessment in programme activities.
•  Ensure Safeguarding IEC and ensure key Safeguarding Messages are visible in all project sites.
• Report to the appropriate channels immediately and always within 24 hours, when aware of a Safeguarding incident or receive reports of concerns.

General:

• Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.

Qualifications and Experience
Essential:

• Health/Public Health/Nutrition.
• Demonstrable ability at report writing.
• Excellent communication skills and a willingness to be respectful, kind, sensitive and empathise with all beneficiaries and their carers
• Resident in and familiarity with the cluster LGAs is necessary.
• Experience in community based interventions in Western part of Nigeria is an advantage
• Fluency in written and spoken English and local languages.
• Computer literate
• Prepared to live and work in an uncertain security environment
• Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions.
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles.

Skilld and Behaviours (Our Values in Practice)
Accountability:

• Accuracy and timeliness in all areas of responsibility
• High level of accuracy in work, and ability to analyse complex sets of relationships and situations
• Holds self and others accountable

Ambition:

• Creating best-in-class EA function
• Future-orientated, thinks pro-actively

Collaboration:

• Working effectively with stakeholders to achieve common goals
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

Creativity:

• Designing more effective admin and value for money systems
• Willing to take disciplined risks

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency, demonstrates highest levels of integrity.

Application Closing Date
14th February, 2024; 10:08

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Driver

Job Identification 5937
Location: Oyo
Job Schedule Full time
Contract Length: 6 Month
Grade 6
Job Category Security
Team / Program: Programme Operations

Child Safeguarding

• Level 3- The responsibilities of this post may require the post holder to have regular contact with children and young people. In the overseas context all posts are considered to be level 3.
• As part of these responsibilities the post holder will support the establishment of child safeguarding systems, promote a culture of keeping children safe, and ensure that potential harm to children (by our own staff and/or as a result of how we do our work) is identified and addressed on an ongoing basis.
• The post holder should report and respond to interventions as determined by position related responsibilities identified in the Child Safeguarding Policy.

Role Purpose

• The Driver is responsible for the safe driving of Save the Children International vehicle, staff and Assets.
• The Driver will ensure cleaning, proper maintenance of vehicles in compliance with the Driver’s handbook and safe driving standards, ensuring the vehicle is fuelled in time for trips and the proper management of the fuel supply for that vehicle.
• The driver should do so in accordance with SCI policies and procedures.

Scope of Role

• Reports to: Supply Chain Manager
• Staff directly reporting to this post: None

Key Areas of Responsibilities
Documentation:

• Maintain the vehicle log and fuel consumption documentation.
• Keep the Vehicle Documents Folder up-to-date:
• Support the Head Driver with the Vehicle Usage report, including trip use, mileage and fuel consumption.
• Maintain a valid driver license, registration and valid permits all the time.

Control of Vehicles:

• Ensure that all vehicle journeys are authorized in advance by Line Managers.
• Ensure that all vehicle journeys are to be recorded in the log book at the start and completion of the journey.
• Ensure that the keys and vehicle documents are kept in a secure place when the vehicle is not in use.
• Ensure that s/he wears the vehicle safety belt and all passengers also wear seat belts before driving the vehicle.

On the road:

• Ensure that the line manager is immediately informed of any accidents, the Accident report is filled immediately and the accident reported to the police as soon as possible.
• Ensures safety of passengers at all times.
• Safe transport of all staff, equipment, and materials.
• Save the Children International has a no passenger policy – this relates to all non-agency personnel and is for reasons of safety, the continuance and equity of the programme.
• Save the Children International may give lifts to agency and Governmental staff on occasion for the benefit of the programme – see passenger policy for details.
• SCI reserves the right to refuse entry to a vehicle any staff member without identification documents or who cannot be identified by SCI staff.
• In the event of a medical emergency lifts may be given on prior approval of the programme manager – see passenger policy for details.

Vehicle Checks:

• Check the vehicle prior to its use in the morning and after use.
• Check the vehicle before departing from work.
• Check, on taking over a vehicle, that the items listed on the Vehicle Check List and the items listed in the Vehicle Tools and Materials Inventory are present and in full functioning order.

Vehicle Defects:

• A driver is to check for vehicle defects, damage to the vehicle, and ensure that he reports them to his line manager. After consulting a mechanic, the line manager will make the decision as to whether the vehicle should be taken off the road for repair.
• Report and supervise all maintenance and repair needs of assign vehicle.

Cleanliness & Visibility:

• The driver is responsible for ensuring that his vehicle is kept clean on the outside and inside at all times. The driver is also to keep the vehicle tidy and ensure that all rubbish is removed from the vehicle after a journey.
• Driver is to ensure SCI visibility protocols are adhered to at all times.

Safeguarding:

• Adhere to  practical day-to-day safeguarding  approaches during transport of SCI staff, equipment and materials.
• Ensure compliance with Transport Policy rules about transporting children safely in all programme activities.
• Ensure the Safeguarding guidelines are followed when transporting staff children, children participating in SC’s activities and child or adult beneficiaries in an emergency or development intervention.

General:

• Follow and abide by the traffic rules, SCI regulations, driver safety manual and any other instructions given by the Line Manager.
• Maintain all vehicle’s safety equipment, as per vehicle safety kit, in liaison with the logistics officer – including first aid kit, communication equipment, tow rope and fire extinguisher.
• Work after duty hours or holidays as and when required and with prior notice from line manager.
• Perform any other relevant and appropriate requested by the Line Manager.

Skills and Behaviours (Our Values in Practice)
Accountability:

• Accuracy and timeliness in all areas of responsibility
• High level of accuracy in work, and ability to analyse complex sets of relationships and situations
• Holds self and others accountable

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• working effectively with stakeholders to achieve common goals
• excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners
• approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

Creativity:

• Designing more effective admin and value for money systems
• Willing to take disciplined risks

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency, demonstrates highest levels of integrity.

Skills & Experience:
Administrative & General Skills:

• A full and clean driving license
• Should have 3-5 years’ experience of professional driving.
• Prior experience as a driver in an international NGO, UN agency or private company
• Ability to multi-task and work calmly under pressure is essential for this position.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to lead and work effectively in insecure environments is critical.
• Some practical experience of user vehicle maintenance.

Personal Qualities:

• A proactive and flexible approach to work
• An ability to work with minimum supervision
• A systematic approach to work
• A people orientated person who enjoys working in a team
• A keen interest in self-development
• A reliable, polite and professional attitude to ensure SCI is perceived as such.
• Working knowledge of the Save the Children Emergency Manual, Sphere, and Convention on the Rights of the Child.
• Strong oral and written English language communication skills required.
• The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and frustrating working circumstances is required.

Desirable:

• Any additional skills and/or experience that could be used by Save the Children would be taken into account in the selection process
• A heavy goods driving license

Additional Job Responsibilities:

• The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities:

• The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

• We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
• Safeguarding our Staff:
• The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy

Health and Safety:

• The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Application Closing Date
14th February, 2024; 10:07

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Humanitarian Child Protection Manager

Job Identification 5928
Location:  Maiduguri, Borno
Team / Programme:  Humanitarian Response
Grade: Grade 2
Post Type: National

Role Purpose

• The Child Protection (CP) Manager will be based in Borno State and is the sectoral manager of all child protection implementations in the humanitarian response in NE Nigeria.
• CP Manager is to ensure CP interventions are in line with Save the Children and donor guidelines; including assessment, design and managing staff to initiate quality interventions to address violations of children’s rights to protection from abuse, exploitation, violence and neglect.
• The post holder is responsible for ensuring that quality programmes are implemented and capacities developed to provide these kinds of protection to children in a range of Save the Children’s emergency responses in the Northeast.
• The post holder is expected to also support the proposal writing and is responsible for programme reporting, programme design and capacity building of staff and partners.
• The incumbent will support the development of the sector strategy and will represent Save the Children in coordination groups and support fundraising, recruitment and procurement.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead on child protection assessments and implementation using Save the Children assessment processes and tools and the Inter-agency Child Protection Assessment Resource Toolkit adapting the tools as necessary.
• Integrate quality child protection programming throughout the response and across sectors in the NE. Including in the areas of:
  • emergency family tracing interventions and alternative options for unaccompanied and sepa-rated children, utilizing tools within the  Inter-Agency Child Protection Information Man-agement System;
  • prevention and response to child recruitment including advocacy and disarmament, demobi-lization and reintegration initiatives;
  • prevention and response to sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) and gender-based violence (GBV);
  • prevention and response to the main risks for children’s exposure to physical harm;
  • prevention and response to all forms of exploitation including harmful child labour and child trafficking; and
• Ensure quality delivery of child protection programme activities in the field, monitor the progress against log frames and report on the BvA.
• Preparation of timely programme and donor reports for child protection project activities in compli-ance with internal and external requirements.
• Working closely with the human resources team, identify child protection staffing needs for the emergency programmes, and facilitate rapid recruitment, induction and training of new staff.
• Identify child protection programme supply needs and work with logistics team to put in place a sensibly phased procurement plan.
• Ensure quality and comprehensive case management systems are in place to support UASC and at risk children.
• Anchor the development of contextual manuals for foster care placement, case management tools, child friendly spaces, child protection committees, for use on the field.
• Ensure the coordination of case management and Child Protection Information Management System (CPIMS) database activities for quality reporting.
• Ensure that the concept of confidentiality and do no harm are integrated into programming.
• Working closely with the Monitoring & Evaluation team to put in place a child protection M & E plan, ensuring this links to reporting requirements, and capacity build child protection.
• Put in place accountability activities for child protection, ensuring that feedback from all relevant stakeholders is considered in programme design.
• Ensure the child protection response complies with the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Settings, the Sphere Charter and Red Cross Code of Conduct.

Capacity Building:

• Identify learning and training opportunities for child protection staff and partners and work as a mentor and role model.
• Build capacities of government and ministries staff, local partners’ staff, and other core sectors for fluid integration.

Representation & Advocacy & Organisational Learning:

• Ensure that Save the Children's work is coordinated with other agencies and the government; take a leadership role in the Interagency Coordination forums to ensure children needs of children are ad-dressed. This may involve taking the lead in the Child Protection Working Group, cluster and/or sub-groups.
• Take steps to document lessons learned for wider dissemination.
• In collaboration with senior programme staff, play a lead role in child protection advocacy activities targeting decision-makers.
• In collaboration with Save the Children colleagues feed in learning experiences and evidence to rele-vant global child protection advocacy objectives.
• Identify opportunities and material to contribute to external communications and media work, act-ing as a spokesperson when required.

General:

• Demonstrate leadership concerning Save the Children policies and practices with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, etc.
• Deliver high-quality results and develop effective relationships across SCI offices for quality delivery of CP programs.

Qualifications and Experience
Required:

• Holds a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Social Work, Human Rights Law, International Relations, Development Studies or similar, or equivalent field experience.
• Management experience (of at least 5 years) working in emergency response contexts or fragile states in the area of child protection.
• Good knowledge of and experience in using established inter-agency standards and guidelines in child protection, such as the Inter-agency Guidelines on Separated and Unaccompanied Children, the Paris Principles, MRM, SC Child Friendly Spaces Handbook, and the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Settings.
• Experience in monitoring and evaluating child protection programmes in emergency, transition and development contexts.
• Experience in capacity building and in strengthening various duty bearers understanding of and re-sponse to child protection.
• Experience of representation and ability to represent SC effectively in external forums.
• Experience of budget management and reporting across multiple awards
• Excellent communication skills, high level of written and spoken English.

Desirable:

• Good working knowledge of the Inter-Agency Child Protection Information Management System
• Specific experience of managing FCDO, USAID/BHA/PRM, NORAD, GAC-IHA, ECHO, EU and other major donor-funded projects
• Understanding of Localisation, promoting partnership management with local civil society organizations and advancing advocacy on CP issues and overall Child Rights Governance using local networks.
• Build effective relations with government counterparts and effective engagement of stakeholders in SCI programme management and implementation.

Other:

• Other duties as assigned by the Head of Programme Implementation.

Application Closing Date
14th February, 2024 - 01:00 AM.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning Officer

Job Identification: 5898
Location: Adamawa
Grade: Level 4
Job Schedule: Full time
Contract Length: 1 year
Reports to: MEAL Coordinator
Staff reporting to this post: MEAL Assistant
Role Dimensions: Work with the program and Support Staff.
Job Category: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning

Child Safeguarding

• Level 3:  The post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g., once a week or more) or intensively (e.g., four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs or are visiting the country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

Role Purpose

• Save the Children Nigeria is implementing an Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) program in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States, Nigeria. This is private donor funded. 4-year initiative intended to work with the government, communities, and relevant stakeholders to establish and validate a model for community-based, inclusive ECDE programming.
• The MEAL Officer will be responsible for establishing and managing a robust Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) system for the Project in their location. Core duties for the position include designing and implementing a MEAL system in accordance with Save the Children International (SCI) standards.
• The position holder lead or support evaluations/assessments, monitor program progress and quality, document lessons learnt and contribute to periodic monitoring and reporting. Ensuring gender-sensitive, inclusive and participatory MEAL processes, including children's involvement, is crucial.

Key Areas of Accountabilities
Monitoring and Evaluation:

• Develop robust MEAL plans, systems, processes and tools for the project in line with SCI and donor requirements.
• Take the lead in data collection efforts for the ECCD project, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Conduct in-depth data analysis to derive actionable insights and recommendations.
• To enhance project performance, execute quarterly monitoring, evaluation, and accountability activities, including quality benchmarks, data quality assessments, and/or data quality assessments.
• Document data collection and analysis findings, contributing to comprehensive and informative reports.
• Ensure monthly updates to the SCI’s Project reporting Information Management & Evidence (PRIME) system, accurately reflecting project progress and achievements.

Accountabilities:

• Support in ensuring the project is implementing the 3 pillars of Accountability - Information sharing, participation and feedback & reporting and providing relevant documentation.
• Assist in establishing robust accountability mechanisms, ensuring the voices of project participants are considered in project adaptation/design and implementation.

Knowledge Management & Learning:

• Actively engage in program learning initiatives, facilitating discussions and knowledge-sharing sessions among project teams.
• Provide insights and recommendations for continuous improvement in ECCD project design and implementation.
• Ensure project MEAL documents are adequately stored in the SCI Resource Centre.
• Support in the development of case studies and success stories for the project

Safeguarding:

• Ensure risk assessments are done before any data collection that involves children.

Staff Management & Coaching:

• Coaching and mentoring of direct reports to achieve project deliverables.
• Support the implementation of the SCI performance management system, by supporting, supervising and reviewing performance of direct reports.

General:

• Comply with SCI policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.
• Undertake any other tasks within the MEAL function as the line manager requires, adapting to project needs and challenges.

Behaviours (Values in Practice)
Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, and achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance, and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• Set ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, take responsibility for their own personal development, and encourage their team to do the same.
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children and engages and motivates others.
• Future-orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members external partners, and supporters.
• Values diversity sees it as a source of competitive strength.
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
• willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity.

Qualifications

• Minimum of B.Sc or equivalent qualification in Economics, Statistics, Development Planning, Social Work or Demography, Computer Science, or any related courses.

Experience and Skills:

• At least 3 years of experience working in MEAL for Humanitarian/developmental organizations.
• Experience in implementing Education programs in humanitarian contexts program is an added advantage.
• Experience in the use of analytical and visualization tools/software
• Very good communication and interpersonal skills, including ability to communicate technical issues effectively and persuasively.
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Good Knowledge of local area and local language.
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches and children’s participation.

Additional Job Responsibilities:

• The job duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the post holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities:

• The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

• We need to keep children safe, so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Safeguarding our Staff:

• The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy.

Health and Safety

• The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Application Closing Date
14th February, 2024; 09:03

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Child Protection in Emergency Officer

Job Identification 5845
Location: Ogoja, Cross River
Schedule: Full-Time
Job Category: Programme Operations

Child Safeguarding

• Level 3:  The post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.
• As part of these responsibilities the post holder will support the establishment of child safeguarding systems, promote a culture of keeping children safe, and ensure that potential harm to children (by our own staff and/or as a result of how we do our work) is identified and addressed on an ongoing basis.
• The post holder should report and respond to interventions as determined by position related responsibilities identified in the Child Safeguarding Policy.

Role Purpose

• Save the Children through BPRM funded integrated child protection and education interventions for refugees across Benue and Cross Rivers states will deliver education related assistance to Cameroonian Refugees and host communities’ children within ages 6-17 in the densely populated/concentrated states of Cross River and Benue.
• The goal of this project is increased access to protection services and quality safe learning environments for refugee and host community children impacted by conflict in Cameroon.
• The Job Holder will be responsible for ensuring that quality child protection services are provided to the population served by the project (mostly vulnerable children and their families).
• In addition, will have their capacities developed to provide these kinds of protection to children in a range of Save the Children’s emergency responses worldwide; and will be expected to support on sectoral assessment, project planning and coordination.
• In most circumstances, the post holder will be expected to mentor and/or build capacity of Youth mentors, community volunteers, PSS facilitators and animators on the field.
• The job holder provides coordination and engagement with relevant Protection stakeholders including Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, Ministry of Humanity and Social Welfare, Local Government Social Welfare Department (LGSWD) and other relevant State Ministries. The job holder will also be working closely with community leaders, religious leaders as well as community members.
• In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

Key Responsibilities
Programme Implementation:

• Support the Sector Lead to conduct child protection assessments using SC assessment processes and tools and the Inter-agency Child Protection Assessment Resource Toolkit. Adapt the Assessment Tool as necessary. Coordinate with other SC thematic areas, the national/district Child Protection Working Group and/or other external sector agencies, ensuring assessment findings are documented and that all assessments include a specific, disaggregated analysis of children’s needs.
• With support from the Child Protection Specialist, develop monthly and quarterly plans and costed plans, contributing towards an overall thematic programme plan. From the strategy initiate programming in the following areas as appropriate:
  • Support to the psychosocial (physical, social, emotional) wellbeing of children and their families.
  • Emergency family tracing interventions and alternative care options for unaccompanied and separated children, utilising tools within the Inter-Agency Child Protection Information Management System.
  • Prevention and response to sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) and gender-based violence (GBV) in project communities.
  • Prevention and response to the main risks for children’s exposure to physical harm.
  • Prevention and response to all forms of exploitation including harmful child labour and child trafficking.
  • Support the integration of cases into CFS and PSS.
  • Support the integration of child protection into other SC emergencies core sectors on the field.
  • Coordinate with the Youth Mentors and other relevant technical sectors, to ensure a rapid, proportionate and effective response.
• With support from the Child Protection Specialist, supervise project implementation to ensure timely delivery of project activities (for example, monitoring against individual performance management work plans).
• With support from the Child Protection Specialist, prepare and review timely monthly reports submitted by Volunteers.
• With support from the Child Protection Specialist, identify project supplies specific to the programme needs and coordinate with the logistics team to put in place a phased procurement plan.
• Work with the M & E plan to ensure links to reporting requirements where possible, refer the M&E framework to build an evidence-base for child protection programming interventions.
• With support from the MEAL Officer put in place accountability activities for the project, ensuring that feedback from children and their families are considered in project design.
• Ensure that the minimum standards of humanitarian relief are maintained in accordance with the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Settings and the Sphere standard.
• Ensure appropriate child-friendly spaces time schedules are tailored to the physical and mental needs of the children based on age group and gender.
• Coordinate monthly meetings with child protection committee and others.
• Provide essential psychosocial first aid support to children and adults when needed.
• Ensure Volunteers are supervised regularly to ensure activities are carried out in line with minimum standard guidelines.
• Consistently maintain referral pathway of project locations.
• Provide technical support to youth mentors on ASRHR and safe families.
• Maintain a database for all CP activities and update it weekly.

Capacity Building:

• Provide capacity to implementing partners that have less CPiE experience.
• Provide technical support/capacity building to other CP staffs in the absence of CP Specialist.

Advocacy & Organisational Learning:

• Ensure that Save the Children's work is coordinated with efforts of other agencies and Government, and support Interagency Coordination forums including the State Child Protection Sub Working Group, advocating for the specific needs of children. This may involve supporting the coordination of working groups and sub-working groups.
• With support from the CP Specialist and/or other senior programme staff, assist in advocacy activities that target decision-makers in-country.
• In collaboration with the Child Protection team, feed in learning, experiences and evidence to relevant global advocacy objectives.
• Contribute to communications and media work as required.

Collaboration & Representation:

• Represent Save the Children in a professional manner.
• Liaise with other stakeholders, including schools, local leaders, partners and participates in relevant meetings.
• Collaboration with other team members across to ensure synergies and consistency in our programming approaches.
• Represent programming with local government, NGOs, communities and within SC as appropriate.

Qualification and Experience
Essential:

• University Degree or equivalent in Social Work, Social Science, Development Studies or equivalent combination of relevant training and experience.
• Minimum of four years of work experience in Protection work, supervision, community mobilisation and distributions and solid understanding refugee response.
• Proven ability to supervise a CP project with holistic approach and integrated to child protection right
• Demonstrated commitment to improving the lives of children in the school and community.
• Strong understanding of the contextual situation related to Child Protection.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Proven technical knowledge and skills in the field of participatory development, child participation, education.
• Ability to travel independently, including to rural communities and work long hours.
• Strong verbal and written English skills and in the local language.
• Strong interpersonal skills the ability to work collaboratively with others.
• Strong reporting skills.
• Good computer skills (MS Office, including Outlook for email).
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches.

Desirable:

• Background in Emergency programing is an asset.
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of Cross River/Benue state culture and the diversity of ethnic groups and People of Concern.
• Ability to speak Local languages.

Application Closing Date
8th February, 2024

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Driver

Location: Kaduna
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Support the program, The driver will be responsible for transporting SCI staff and visitors between office and other locations, as well as equipment’s and materials, also Maintaining the vehicles, updating log sheet and vehicle report.

Key Areas of Accountability
Documentation:

• Maintain the vehicle log and fuel consumption documentation
• Keep the Vehicle Documents Folder up-to-date:
• Support the Fleet Assistant with the Vehicle Usage report, including trip use, mileage and fuel consumption.
• Maintain a valid driver license, registration and valid permits all the time

Control of Vehicles:

• Ensure that all vehicle journeys are authorized in advance by Line Managers.
• Ensure that all vehicle journeys are to be recorded in the log book at the start and completion of the journey
• Ensure that the keys and vehicle documents are kept in a secure place when the vehicle is not in use.
• Ensure that s/he wears the vehicle safety belt and all passengers also wear seat belts before driving the vehicle.

On the Road:

• Drive all SCI vehicles on the approve speed limit of SCI
• Ensure that the line manager is immediately informed of any accidents, the Accident report is filled immediately and the accident reported to the police as soon as possible.
• Ensures the safety of passengers at all times
• Safe transport of all staff, equipment, and materials

Vehicle Checks:

•  Check the vehicle prior to its use in the morning and after use
•  Check the vehicle before departing from work.
• Check, on taking over a vehicle, that the items listed on the Vehicle Check List and the items listed in the Vehicle Tools and Materials Inventory are present and in full functioning order.

Vehicle Defects:

• A driver is to check for vehicle defects and damage to the vehicle and ensure that he reports them to his line manager. After consulting a mechanic, the line manager will make the decision as to whether the vehicle should be taken off the road for repair.
• Report and supervise all maintenance and repair needs of assign vehicle.

Cleanliness & Visibility:

• The driver is responsible for ensuring that his vehicle is always kept clean on the outside and inside. The driver is also to keep the vehicle tidy and ensure that all rubbish is removed from the vehicle after a journey.
• The driver is to ensure visibility protocols are adhered to at all times
• Emergency Preparedness and Response.
• In case of emergency prepare to contribute to delivery of an appropriate and timely response.

Qualifications

• Must have qualified Secondary School Certificate Examination
• Possession of valid driving licence
• Trade test certificate desirable.

Experience and Skills:

• Experience as a mechanic or auto-electrician highly desirable.
• 2 years working experience working as a driver with reputable organizations (INGOs, Corporate, Government)
• Excellent verbal communication and listening skills.
• Experience working in in a relatively insecure location
• Able to communicate with English and other Nigerian languages
• Computer literate (Word, Excel, Powerpoint at basic level, etc.)

Application Closing Date
8th February, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online