GiZ Project Officer At Street Child In Adamawa State

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Job Title:	GiZ Project Officer At Street Child In Adamawa State
Organisation:	treet Child
Location:
Min Work Experience:	3 year(s)
Qualification:	BSC
Industry:
Course:	Ngo/Community Services

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Job Vacancy Description

Street Child is a UK charity, established in 2008, that aims to create educational opportunity for some of the world's most vulnerable children Street Child began its work in Sierra Leone in 2008 working with a small number of street children, eight years later we have helped to transform the lives of more than 50,000 children across Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nepal. In 2017 we launched our first project in Nigeria helping children impacted by conflict in the North East to access education.

Job Title: GiZ Project Officer

Position Title: Project Officer

Location: Adamawa State (100%)

Report to: Team Lead

Deadline: 20/03/2020 (interviews will be offered as applications are received)

Specification: Nigerian Nationals Only

Starting from: 1st April

Contract duration: 18 months

Position Requirements

Operational/Context Role

Street Child is looking for a dedicated Project Officer for our Girls Education Project in Adamawa State, North East Nigeria. The project is an 18-month GiZ-funded project. The goal is to address these problems, Street Child will leverage our experience implementing integrated Education in Emergencies and Child Protection in Emergencies programmes to tackle the complex, interlinked barriers to learning for different children. Building on existing relationships with government and NGO stakeholders to ensure coordination and complementarity will form the basis for targeted support to meet the educational needs of vulnerable and at-risk girls in Adamawa. For example, coordination with existing GIZ livelihoods and entrepreneurship programming for older learners who wish to receive vocational training will build a more holistic, accountable and needs-based intervention.

The ideal candidate would have experience in implementing projects in Education, especially with a focus on Girls Education and Child Protection issues. Good communication and team-working skills are essential, and the candidate must also be able to work independently. Analytical thinking, problem-solving and flexibility are expected.

Key Responsibilities:

Programme Delivery
Support the Team Lead and Programme Managers to deliver timely planned activities
Monitor day-to-day activities to ensure best practice is adhered to in project implementation
Work closely with implementing partners to ensure quality implementation and accurate reporting
Support the Team Lead to identify and report problems with project implementation as they arise

Reporting

Support the Team Lead in keeping the Programme Manager informed on activity progress, including through regular reports

Partner Liaison

Support the Team Lead in identifying partner training/capacity building needs and conducting capacity building trainings
Work closely with implementing partners to prepare and submit reports on approved frequency

Leadership Behaviours:

Excellent interpersonal, listening and communication skills.
Ability to positively influence others and successfully reconcile differences.
A self-starter with a strong results orientation and with high levels of integrity, credibility and dependability.
An energetic team player who can effectively collaborate, and who can stand alone when necessary.
Demonstrated ability to work and deliver under pressure and tight deadlines.

Core Values:

Commitment to Street Child mission, vision and values, and the ability to convey with enthusiasm Street Child’s role in accompanying and serving forcibly displaced people and in advocating for their right to protection and a life in dignity.
This role will involve working with vulnerable people and children, and requires relevant knowledge of safeguarding principles
High integrity, honesty and confidentiality; ability to deal tactfully and discreetly with situations, people and information.
Acceptance of diversity and inclusion as a core value.
Willingness to work in flexible, sub-optimal, stressful and unstable environment.

Requirements

Minimum years of experience

Qualifications

B.Sc

Other Requirements

Experience:

Experience (at least 3 year) of working in Nigeria on Education
Experience of working in Adamawa State (an advantage, but not a requirement)
Demonstrated experience and commitment to working with marginalized communities

Language:

Fluency in English and excellent writing skills.

Technical skills

Strong analytical, reporting, strategic thinking and planning skills.
Strong monitoring and evaluation skills/experience
Knowledge of project cycle management.

Terms and Conditions:

Contract is for 18 months, with an initial probationary period of 3 months. The salary will be proportioned to the candidate experience and balanced to the Street Child salary scale.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: using the position as subject of email.

Interested and qualified? Go to Street Child on docs.google.com to apply

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