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Full Time |
Adamawa Borno |
Posted 4 years ago |
American University of Nigeria (AUN) is recruiting candidates for a Social Engagement / Welfare Assistant.
JOB TITLE: Social Engagement / Welfare Assistant
JOB LOCATION: Damaturu, Maiduguri or Yola
JOB DETAILS:
- The Social Engagement/Welfare Officer shall support and assist the Officer in the coordination of community engagement and mobilization activities.
Primary Responsibilities
- Assist the officer to coordinate psychosocial support and community-based protection programming.
- Assist in support to strengthening of child protection community-based systems inclusive of developing trainings.
- Ensure availability of training materials at training venues for training of men and boys, women and girls on social norms change.
- Participate in community mobilization/sensitization campaigns in collaboration with the officer.
- Assist in ensuring that beneficiaries are informed and regularly reminded about their entitlements from the project and the confidential complaints mechanisms.
- Provide support to the Officer in resource mobilization efforts by participating in rapid assessments.
- Any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.
Position Requirements
- University degree in Social Science, Social Work, Psychology, Public Health, or related fields
- Minimum of 3 years relevant working experience in child protection prevention and response programming, humanitarian affairs or human rights.
- Previous experience directly providing services to children at risk and victims of abuse.
- Medium experience in providing counselling services that are gender-sensitive and child friendly.
- Good written and spoken English and knowledge of local language (Hausa) desired.
Description of Benefits
- Salary and benefits are commensurate with experience and job classification as approved by the Project.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should Click Here (doc) to apply online and submit their Resumes, Cover Letters and references on a single file to: [email protected] in a word document or PDF format. The position being applied for should be the subject of the email
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Note
- The position is local position and is open to indigenous and/or legal residents of Nigeria.
- The position is contingent on the award of the project to the American University of Nigeria.
- This position is for one year, renewable based on performance and continued donor funding.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
- AUN is an equal opportunity employer and strives to provide a culturally diverse workforce; we do not discriminate in employment on the basis of race creed, colour, nationality, origin, age, sex, religion and marital status.
Job Features
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Deadline | 26th May, 2020. |