• Application Deadline:
• Position: Protection Assistants (CP and GBV)



• Job Type Contract



• Qualification BA/BSc/HND



• Experience 2 years



• Location Borno




• Job Field Project Management 
  
  

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist in the identification, assessment, referral, and follow-up of CP and GBV cases, ensuring survivors and at-risk children receive timely and confidential services in line with SOPs and protection guiding principles.


• Facilitate individual and group PSS sessions for children, adolescents, and GBV survivors, including parenting sessions, peer support groups, and life skills training.


• Conduct community sensitization and awareness-raising on CP and GBV topics such as child rights, positive parenting, prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (PSEAH), early marriage, and gender inclusion.


• Support accurate and confidential documentation of cases using standardized tools (e.g., GBVIMS+ and CPIMS+), data entry, and reporting while maintaining data protection and ethical standards.


• Contribute to the development and regular update of referral pathways, ensuring effective coordination with health, legal, education, and livelihood service providers.


• Support training and mentoring of community-based child protection committees, adolescent clubs, women’s groups, and local authorities on CP and GBV risk mitigation and response.


• Participate in protection monitoring assessments to identify protection risks and trends, feeding findings into program design and advocacy efforts.


• Represent the organization in relevant field-level sector meetings, protection working groups, and case management meetings to ensure coordinated responses.


• Support GBV and CP case management services at field level.


• Monitor CP and GBV case management activities in Damboa and Magumeri.


• Represent FRAD in community and stakeholder meetings.


• Support implementation of protection strategies under supervision.


• Conduct initial assessments and report protection concerns.


• Assist in coordinating referrals for survivors and vulnerable children.


• Facilitate psychosocial support and community-based activities.


• Support data collection, documentation, and reporting on CP/GBV activities.


• Liaise with the project manager to ensure protection is mainstreamed in all activities.


• Ensure compliance with FRAD’s code of conduct, safeguarding, and PSEA standards.


•  Collaborate with health, WASH, and livelihood teams for integrated service delivery.


• Building Resilience, Leaving no one Behind


• Track and report the use of protection materials and supplies.


• Provide administrative and logistical support for protection trainings and events.

Experience and technical competencies

• At least 2 years of practical field experience in gender equality, child protection, GBV, and safeguarding in humanitarian and development contexts.


• Skilled in conducting inclusion analysis and applying intersectional methodologies to inform CP and GBV programming.


• Experience in leading intersectional gender and protection analyses with practical recommendations for gender transformative and child-sensitive interventions addressing power imbalances and systemic barriers.


• Extensive experience working with returnee and IDP populations, supporting women, girls, and vulnerable children in economic inclusion and access to essential services.


• Proven experience in uploading of cases in CPIMS+ and GBVISM+.


• Ability to contribute to the development and operationalization of safeguarding frameworks, policies, and tools, ensuring survivor-centred and do-no-harm approaches in all protection activities.


• Strong knowledge of global and local best practices and legal frameworks in safeguarding, gender, child protection, and inclusion, with a specific focus on women, girls, and marginalized children.


• Ability to managed sensitive CP and GBV cases with confidentiality, professionalism, and adherence to protection principles.


• Ability to deliver high-quality capacity building, coaching, and community sensitization on child protection, GBV, disability inclusion, and safeguarding topics.


• Excellent skills in reporting, documentation, and communication, with a consistent track record of integrity, cultural sensitivity, and respect for diversity across complex humanitarian contexts.