Location: Maiduguri, Borno Project: Protection and Reintegration of Children Associated with Armed Groups in the North East of Nigeria Reports to: Project Manager Duration: 12 months Starting Date: 1st May, 2018 Project Summary
Based on a consolidated care model for children associated to armed forces and groups implemented in several conflict areas over the years, COOPI will establish a Centre of Transit and Orientation (TOC) for children formerly associated with Boko Haram in need of psychosocial and other assistance before reunification and integration into their families of origin
An age-appropriate individualised plan will include: recreational, psychosocial and educational activities to support the child’s readjustment to family life, and prepare him/her for reintegration into the community. The plan will also include life-skills and competency building for income generating activities and employment
It will make provision for children to be referred to health, nutritional and legal services as necessary. These activities will be complemented by family tracing and sensitization of the communities of origin
The plan will also include follow-up support and monitoring activities through protection networks identified, trained, supervised and supported by COOPI in the communities of origin.
Scope of the Vacancy
The Psychologist support the Project Manager in the programming, responsibility of the realization and the follow-up of the protection activities, guarantying protection services for the beneficiaries.
Main Duties/Responsibilities Under the direct supervision of the Project Manager, he/she will:
Identify the psychological problems of the beneficiaries and put in place the necessary means to answer effectively to the needs
Establish the psychological and psychosocial criteria of vulnerability and structure a process of detection of the main psychosocial risks
Create fact sheets and procedures for setting up and evaluating emotional and listening debriefing activities Set up and run the collective emotional debriefing system (training of members, setting up and running meetings, gradually capitalizing on experience)
Maintain a database of referrals for psychological, medical and community orientations
Organize and structure collective friendly spaces
Train the project teams and local partners on approaches, methodology and tools to understand how victims of GBV and other forms of violence are affected by their involvement in armed conflict
Train and / retrain teams on the proper use of situation assessment and management tools
Train project staff (psychosocial counselors, community animators) on the individual and collective psychological and psychosocial management of the victims;
Organize technical meeting with his/her team and other stakeholders
Direct case management
Propose and supervise the psychosocial and recreational activities to set up, for children and adults
Minimum Requirements
Master’s Degree in Psychology.
At least 3 years of working experience with INGO on Child Protection area. Experience working with children associated with armed group it’s an advantage
Good knowledge of project cycle management
Experience in Clinical Psychology and/or Psychopathology (Victimology, Medical Emergency Cell, etc.)
Proven interest & commitment to humanitarian and development principles and a demonstrable understanding of conflict/post conflict development contexts
Experience in data collection, analysis, and report writing
Excellent in English (oral and written)
Experience in designing and conducting training in INEE and Child Protection issues especially in the areas of human rights, gender, capacity building, added advantage, SGBV
Ability to plan, organize work, communicate and reports effectively (both in writing and verbally)
Proven ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
team player, effective communicator, successful negotiator, creative and analytical thinker, active learner, able to work in a multicultural environment
Excellent communication skills, calm, with a good sense of humour
Excellent sense of confidentiality
Excellent listening and empathy
Proven commitment to accountability practices
Ability to function effectively under stressful conditions such as heavy workloads, and deadlines.
Excellent Microsoft Office applications skills (Excel, Word, Power point, Emails, Skype, Web researchers)
Knowledge of and adherence to COOPI Code of Conduct, understands other international development guidelines.
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