Gender And Protection OfficerAlbarka Health Spring Foundation (AHSF)

• Provide lifesaving quality Health care and Nutrition services to the conflict affected individuals in Bama and Gwoza    LGA's during the 2023 Lean season. From July 2023 to December 2023. Tom brown approach will be used for nutrition program in Gwoza LGA only.

Job Purpose

• The Gender-Protection Officer’s main assignment will aim at building the capacity of local stakeholders, such as community leaders and other members of the project team on Protection and GBV principles.
• He/she shall work closely with the beneficiaries on a daily basis to ensure programming is gender sensitive and takes into account the needs of all beneficiaries.
• The Gender Officer will support the Project Team in conducting the gender assessments throughout the life of the project and will be present at every training session to ensure activities are being implemented in a gender sensitive way.
• The Gender-Protection Officer will support the NUT/HLTH team in providing protection specific outreach and awareness sessions to the beneficiaries. The Gender-Protection Officer will design, organize, and chair the Gender Discussions Meetings with the beneficiaries, to promote the participation and empowerment of women throughout the project cycle.
• The incumbent will report to the Project Coordinator and will support the implementation of gender and protection programme activities.
• The main aim of this position is to support developing community-based protection practices, programs, and activities and mainstream gender in all programming focusing on resilience building

Duties & Responsibilities of the Position

• Build the capacity of all project staff on Protection and GBV-related issues, in order to enhance internal knowledge and expertise and provide qualitative delivery of activities with high protection standards and enhance protection sensitive approach within the targeted communities.
• Work closely with the project team and the beneficiaries to ensure activities are being implemented in a gender sensitive manner.
• Hold regular meetings with the beneficiaries to determine needs
• Build a strong and working relationship with the female beneficiaries, ensuring they feel supported throughout the life-span of the project.
• Support Gender and Protection program and the communities to implement protection, GBV and gender related projects and activities.
• Conduct capacity building trainings for staff and communities in implementation of minimum standards and various SOPs on gender and protection.
• Coordinate and monitor all gender and protection activities in the field, ensuring quality implementation and achievements of results by communities.
• Undertake regular travels to field locations to conduct monitoring visits, activities and/or provide technical support to the communities.
• In case of delays and concerns relating to implementation, raise red flags to the relevant stakeholders.
• Ensure smooth implementation of the direct implementation components of the gender and protectionprogramincludingcomplaintsandfeedbackmechanism.
• Attend the field coordination meetings in collaboration with the other program teams.
• Prepare, organize and conduct the protection-oriented Focus Group Discussions and Gender Discussion Meetings during project implementation
• Ensure equal participation of women and men in the activities and ensure to have an appropriate complaint and feedback mechanism to collect the communities’ feedback in a gender sensitive manner and ensure that the programme includes these feedbacks throughout the project implementation
• Meet regularly with the program team to fine-tune programming, ensuring activities are implemented using a gendered lens.
• Support in developing training materials, modules and material for sessions, oversight on whether staff and mainstreaming gender by appropriately apply the skills acquired through trainings, include planning, evaluative monitoring and reporting.
• Assist in monitoring protection needs and service provision in sites according to agree upon guidelines, standards and indicators.
• Support vulnerable individuals identified during project implementation.
• Ensure Do No Harm approach is applied in all activities conducted with the site and host communities.
• Support/help to prepare partner organizations monthly reports and specific reports on programme related topics.
• Review and improve the quality of organization’s existing data collection tools/databases/reporting templates on gender and protection specific activities.
• Provide support in reviewing monitoring and evaluation reports as well as conducting gender and protection related assessments.
• Ensure close coordination with the M&E team to report quality data for gender and protection related outputs.

General Responsibilities:

• Keeping detailed, organized records of project information and documentation.
• Submit weekly and monthly work plans along with detailed activity reports to the Project Manager.
• Maintain constant contact with team members, direct and indirect beneficiaries.
• Respect the total confidentiality of information collected and circulated.
• Adhere to the AHSF Code of Conduct and security management system.

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• BA or equivalent in Social Science, Social Work, Psychology, Counselling, Women/ Gender Studies related programs.
• 5 years of experience in protection gender programming, including significant experience on GBV, women’svoice and/or economic empowerment.
• Proven skills in partnership building, influencing and negotiation with a range of actors.
• Excellent interpersonal and team skills;
• Effective procurement and contract management skills;
• Excellent skills MS Word, Excel, Outlook, Power point;
• Strong organizational skills;
• Ability to multi-task;
• Ability to manage competing priorities
• Languages: Ability to speak local dialects is mandatory (Kanuri Language).
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, ethics and respect for aid recipients at all times.
• Ability to engage with community members, partners, government and other stakeholders in a respectful manner (essential).
• Experience with participatory fieldwork, methodologies, monitoring and reporting.
• Patience, good personal organization, good communication and ability to work in teams.
• Efficient and responsible, with good personal accountability.
• Initiative, flexibility, team spirit, willingness to learn, and a positive attitude.
• Ability to work under time pressure, independently and with limited supervision.
• Computer literate (IT) and good level of numeracy.

Essential Skills & Knowledge Required:

• The holder of this position should have a university degree in Gender Studies, Social Work, Human Rights or any other relevant field.
• This position requires at least 5 years of experience working in child protection and gender development programming, preferably in fragile contexts