• Application Deadline: Tue, 30 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Protection Rule of Law Officer 1


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience


• Location Sokoto


• Job Field NGO/Non-Profit 
  

Job Summary

Project planning and implementation:

• Responsible for the planning and timely implementation of PROL project activities in Rabbah and Goronyo LGAs of Sokoto state, ensuring adherence to COOPI’s policies and procedures.


• Continuously monitor project quality; for example, strengthening data collection, reporting, accountability initiatives, and documenting the impact of COOPI presence in the field.


• Ensure synergy between the Protection sector and other COOPI sectorial activities in Sokoto in close coordination and consultation with other Protection staff.


• Contribute and support effective monitoring, evaluation and learning processes and initiatives, and ensure effective data and information management for project.


• Develop monthly work plans focused on key outputs and outcomes in consultation with other Protection staff.


• Ensure staff contributions to project monitoring and evaluation requirements to ensure project quality, relevance and accountability to COOPI's target populations.


• Integrate community approaches, gender sensitivity, capacity building and mainstream protection into all activities as appropriate.


• Supports the Protection Coordinator in managing the team at the field level


• This position is resident in Sokoto

Reporting and documentation:

• Ensure COOPI has up-to-date information on the affected and targeted community and coordinate beneficiary lists and numbers with Reporting/Database Assistant and different stakeholders.


• Ensure the timely and quality delivery of weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual project reports.


• Ensure high-quality COOPI and donor reports on activities, indicators and achievements.


• Ensure that all reporting is disaggregated by age and gender.


• Keep proper records of all project activities.

Team Management:

• Create and sustain a work environment of mutual respect where team members strive to achieve excellence.


• Support the Protection Coordinator in supervision, hiring and orientation of new Protection staff as necessary.


• Contribute to COOPI Protection sector team-building efforts, help solving arising problems and support the Protection Coordinator in the integration of all team members into relevant decision-making processes.

Qualifications

• University degree in law, Political science, psychology, social sciences or social work (bachelor’s as a minimum).


• Relevant experience in protection programming including focus on protection monitoring and responding to identified protection needs.


• Demonstrated experience using international human rights standards in protection programming.


• Knowledge of Project Cycle Management


• Experience of HR staff management of national staff


• Experience of working in IDP sites (camps and host communities).


• Experience with the coordination of humanitarian protection activities essential. Skills in advocacy essential


• Ability to manage teams especially field teams in a challenging environment.


• Ability and willingness to live and work in a challenging environment.


• Good communication skills (written and verbal), cultural sensitivity, flexibility, ability to improvise, team player.


• Ability to live and productively work under stress and in insecure and harsh environments while maintaining a sense of humor.


• Strong computer skills require (word and excel).