Reintegration Officer at Street Child

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.About The Job

The Reintegration Officer supports the recovery and reintegration of Children Associated with Armed Groups (CAAFAG) by leading community-based social, economic, and psychosocial interventions. The role involves managing reintegration projects, training and supervising case workers and facilitators, coordinating with government and partners, and ensuring proper case management, reporting, and compliance with donor and UNICEF requirements. The officer plays a key role in restoring dignity, promoting family reunification, and supporting affected children especially survivors of conflict related sexual violence towards a safe return to community life.

Key Responsibilities:

Facilitate the training of and ongoing support for case workers and facilitators including community volunteers, on the reintegration of Children Associated with Armed Groups (CAAFAG)
Manage the children associated with armed groups program, including ensuring timely implementation of activities, timely reporting to the donors, compliance with visibility requirements, and compliance with internal UNICEF procedures and processes
Led the implementation of social and economic reintegration for Children Associated with Armed Groups (CAAFAG) and monitored, planned, implemented, and managed the reintegration project
Support donor reports, and develop a works plan for the reintegration grants
Work with other partners to ensure better reintegration of children who were associated with armed group including girls and women who have suffered conflict-related sexual violence, through the provision of individual psychosocial support, empowerment/livelihoods, peer group support, family tracing, reunification and reconciliation, and community dialogue to promote return and reintegration
Work with State ministries and other actors to implement community-based social and economic reintegration strategies for children associated with armed groups including survivors of conflict-related sexual violence. Provide technical guidance for the implementation of the strategy and program on the reintegration of Children Associated with Armed Groups (CAAFAG)
Support the development of community-based reintegration activities for affected children including girls and women with the support of GBV specialists
Provide guidance and technical support to the implementing project team, in all phases of the project cycle with regards to Child Protection and GBV case management across project locations
Case management support to case workers, review of documentation, training, coaching, supportive supervision, and capacity building.
Support the supervision and coaching of Child-friendly spaces facilitators and monitoring of activities in the safe spaces.
Ensure good working relationships and mentoring sessions for community facilitators and beneficiaries of parenting sessions, CBCPCs, and other support groups across project locations
Develop and monitor activity implementation plans with the project team
Lead/organize regular project monitoring visits and plan for project action plans, revisions, and modifications if the need arises.
Provide weekly reports to the Programme Manager covering the status of implementation across all locations of responsibility
Ensure compliance with donor rules and regulations during implementation
Collaborate with the M&E Officer, CRM Officer, and CPIMS Officer in ensuring adequate data capturing of project beneficiaries
He / She shall also undertake any other role or responsibility assigned by the CP program manager

Reporting:

The reintegration officer reports directly to the child protection program manager
Keep the Child Protection Programed Manager informed on the activities of the project by providing relevant correspondence, reports, and meeting minutes as well as making regular updates.
Responsible for prompt submission of all reports to the Child Protection Program Manager.
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Key Relationships:

The Reintegration Officer will have regular and substantial engagement with other Street Child staff and stakeholders including:
Country Leadership Team (CLT), Senior Management Team (SMT), Department Managers and Technical leads
Third-party vendors and service providers
National partner organizations, Community members and other key stakeholders in project locations

Person Specification:

Excellent interpersonal and listening skills with honesty and confidentiality; ability to deal tactfully and discreetly with situations, people, and information
Strong self-starter and independent work ethic, with the capacity and motivation to deliver results while working independently
An energetic team player who can effectively collaborate, and who can stand alone when necessary
Commitment to Street Child's 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
Acceptance of diversity and inclusion as a core value
Willingness to work in flexible, sub-optimal, stressful and unstable environment. Willingness to travel through the country to different states
Alignment with Street Child's 4P's – Purpose, People, Performance, Partnership – in approach to everyday work duties

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Work, Development Studies, or a related field
Minimum of 2 years' proven experience in child protection, case management, or reintegration programming, preferably within national or international humanitarian/development NGOs
Strong skills in community engagement, psychosocial support, and working in conflict or post-conflict contexts
Innovative, solutions-oriented, and equipped with sound analytical, conceptual, and strategic thinking abilities
Demonstrated commitment to humanitarian principles, child safeguarding, and reintegration of vulnerable groups including Children Associated with Armed Groups (CAAFAG). values
Commitment to Street Child's mission, vision, and values
We value high integrity, honesty, confidentiality and willingness to work in a flexible, dynamic, and challenging environment
Acceptance of diversity and inclusion as core principles

Required Skills

Excellent Communication Skills: Strong verbal, written communication abilities and experience in report writing
Organizational Skills: Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities efficiently
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite: Including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Team Player: Ability to work collaboratively within a team environment
Proficiency in English (Spoken proficiency in the local language is an added advantage).
Strong relationship-building skills with external partners
Flexibility to handle changing circumstances in donor-funded projects
Excellent organization with attention to detail