Jobs in Cameroon: Gender & Protection Officer with Plan International in Bertoua

Deadline: 25 March 2022

Gender & Protection Officer

Date: 10-Mar-2022

Location: Bertoua, East Cameroon

Company: Plan International

THE ORGANISATION

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

 We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

ROLE PROFILE

Title	Gender and protection Officer (Grade: )
Functional Area	BERTOUA PIIA
Reports to	Project Coordinator.
Location	Bertoua East Cameroon  – Travel required
Effective Date	01st April 2022

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ROLE PURPOSE:  How does this post support Plan’s strategy and mission?    

This project therefore consists of strengthening the food security and nutritional situation of Central African refugees through cash transfer activities (CBT), conditional in-kind distribution, improving the nutritional situation of children aged 6-23 months (BSFP), improving their living conditions and protecting their livelihoods through asset creation activities in emergency situations. The aim is to improve the food consumption score of food-insecure households and limit the use of erosive coping strategies, and thus protect the assets of refugees by providing them with food support and education on good nutritional and hygiene practices.

The achievements of the project are linked to Plan International Cameroon areas of global distinctiveness (AoGD) and aim to promote girl’s equality and rights..
 

DIMENSIONS OF ROLE:

• Capacity building of programme staff and key stakeholders on gender and protection
• Build capacity of key stakeholders on protection, child protection and Gender/GBV
• Conduct periodic reviews on gender and protection and assess barriers/protection risks faced by women, adolescent girls and children in all their diversity  to inform quality programme implementation actions
• Develop training materials and IEC packages on SGBV & child protection
• Promote awareness/education on SGBV standard operating procedure (SOP) and protection minimum standards
• Coordinate and facilitate community meetings and dialogues with stakeholders on SGBV & child protection issues and develop action plans
• Represent Plan International at the monthly & quarterly gender-based violence and child protection working groups hosted and share progress, challenges and appropriate follow up plans.
• Establish and implement feedback and complaints mechanisms on SGBV and Child protection in alignment with the Organisations policies across the programme area. This will include documenting all SGBV cases reported and contributing to the SGBV database/information management system at the district and national level
• Collaborate with gender and protection actors through enhanced synergies to implement protection education, case management and referral of SGBV cases received to existing SGBV referral mechanisms. The Officer shall ensure that such cases are followed up to completion
• Intentionally, informally and formally  conduct regular  feedback reviews with beneficiaries, non-beneficiaries, government, other agencies, relevant partners regarding programme commitments and staff conduct
• Compile and submit quality reports to the Project Coordinator as directed. Ensure that all reports are highly accurate

ACCOUNTABILITIES

1.    Problems solving

• Demonstrates  coaching attitudes towards taff under his supervision
• Exhibit a good sense of judgment and responsibility in the performance of duties
• Works with minimum supervision
• Refers all final decision making to the manager (Project Coordinator)

2.   Communications

The Gender and protection Officer must maintain good collaboration and communication with beneficiaries, retailers, the complaints committee, and other stakeholders in the area.

Speaks, writes clearly and effectively; correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately; Adopts an appropriate communication style when communicating with the whole range of colleagues, partners, Children and communities; exhibits active listening and effective feedback; ability to clearly and convincingly express thoughts and ideas in written and verbal form.

3. Other

Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:
Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Gender Studies, Social Sciences, Human Rights or any other relevant field
• A minimum of five years of experience working in child protection/gender and development programming, preferably in vulnerable settings.
• Familiarity with key international standards (e.g. CP Minimum Standards, Red Cross and Red Crescent Code of Conduct, SPHERE, and the Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP) Standard, etc.)
• Ability to guide the project team on specific exercises such as the integration of Protection, the Gender and GBV in projects, on gender qualification, on conducting gender analysis, GBV and protection, gender and audits protection and on the way to integrate gender into the programming and control functions support such as security, the logistics, finance and communications
• Additional Certificate courses in IASC Guidelines and key training packages preferred (Caring for [Child] Survivors of Sexual Violence, psychological First Aid in Emergencies, CPiE Minimum Standards, and GBV IMS, International Humanitarian & Human Rights Law Foundations, etc), is an added advantage
•  Good command of basic software INDISPENSABLE (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power point etc.)

Knowledge and skills

• Excellent program implementation and report writing skills
• Demonstrated ability in Data Collection, Data Management and Analysis
• Computer skills, especially statistical analysis
• Analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Capacity building, training, and coaching skills
• Familiar with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and the internet
• Knowledge of project cycle and related tools and methodologies
• Good writing skills and ability to synthesize information
• Creativity and ability to anticipate deadlines, and plan tasks accordingly.
• Demonstrated ability to develop collaborative work teams as well as ability to work independently and show initiative.
• Capacity to work under pressure and ability to provide support to various projects at the time.
• Ability to implement, under guidance, food assistance programmes deploying the full range of transfer modalities with an understanding of basic principles guiding modality selection and implementation.

Behaviours

•  Works well and promotes teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to work under pressure well.

•  Committed to Plan International’s strategy and values.

•  Communicator.

•  Able to deliver results under extreme pressure and at unpredictable (long) hours during emergency response.

•   Coaches and builds fields agents
•    Promotes innovation and learning
•    Demonstrates clear respect to all and especially children and women in all their diversity (disability, ethnic minorities) without any discrimination
•    Involves others in setting and achieving goals
•    Demonstrates honesty and transparency in holding self and others to account to deliver on agreed goals and Plan’s standards of behaviour ( Safeguarding)
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•    Promotes a strong learning culture in the organisation
    

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT AND DEMANDS:

The position holder will work in a office environment with some of his/her colleagues in the same office environment and others in the field.

LEVEL OF CONTACT WITH CHILDREN:

High level contact- the job responsibilities of this position will require the post holder to frequently have any one-to-one contact with children.

 PLAN INTERNATIONAL’S VALUES IN PRACTICE

We are open and accountable

1. Promotes a culture of openness and transparency, including with sponsors and donors.
2. Holds self and others accountable to achieve the highest standards of integrity.
3. Consistent and fair in the treatment of people.
4. Open about mistakes and keen to learn from them.
5. Accountable for ensuring we are a safe organisation for all children, girls & young people

We strive for lasting impact

1. Articulates a clear purpose for staff and sets high expectations.
2. Creates a climate of continuous improvement, open to challenge and new ideas.
3. Focuses resources to drive change and maximise long-term impact, responsive to changed priorities or crises.
4. Evidence-based and evaluates effectiveness.

We work well together

1. Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
2. Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
3. Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
4. Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.

 We are inclusive and empowering

1. Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
2. Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
3. Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
4. Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.Gender & Protection OfficerDate: 10-Mar-2022Location: Bertoua, East CameroonCompany: Plan International THE ORGANISATIONPlan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries. ROLE PROFILETitleGender and protection Officer (Grade: )Functional AreaBERTOUA PIIAReports toProject Coordinator.LocationBertoua East Cameroon  – Travel required  Effective Date01st April 2022  ROLE PURPOSE:  How does this post support Plan’s strategy and mission?    This project therefore consists of strengthening the food security and nutritional situation of Central African refugees through cash transfer activities (CBT), conditional in-kind distribution, improving the nutritional situation of children aged 6-23 months (BSFP), improving their living conditions and protecting their livelihoods through asset creation activities in emergency situations. The aim is to improve the food consumption score of food-insecure households and limit the use of erosive coping strategies, and thus protect the assets of refugees by providing them with food support and education on good nutritional and hygiene practices.The achievements of the project are linked to Plan International Cameroon areas of global distinctiveness (AoGD) and aim to promote girl’s equality and rights..
    DIMENSIONS OF ROLE: 
5. Capacity building of programme staff and key stakeholders on gender and protection
6. Build capacity of key stakeholders on protection, child protection and Gender/GBV
7. Conduct periodic reviews on gender and protection and assess barriers/protection risks faced by women, adolescent girls and children in all their diversity  to inform quality programme implementation actions
8. Develop training materials and IEC packages on SGBV & child protection
9. Promote awareness/education on SGBV standard operating procedure (SOP) and protection minimum standards
10. Coordinate and facilitate community meetings and dialogues with stakeholders on SGBV & child protection issues and develop action plans
11. Represent Plan International at the monthly & quarterly gender-based violence and child protection working groups hosted and share progress, challenges and appropriate follow up plans.
12. Establish and implement feedback and complaints mechanisms on SGBV and Child protection in alignment with the Organisations policies across the programme area. This will include documenting all SGBV cases reported and contributing to the SGBV database/information management system at the district and national level
13. Collaborate with gender and protection actors through enhanced synergies to implement protection education, case management and referral of SGBV cases received to existing SGBV referral mechanisms. The Officer shall ensure that such cases are followed up to completion
14. Intentionally, informally and formally  conduct regular  feedback reviews with beneficiaries, non-beneficiaries, government, other agencies, relevant partners regarding programme commitments and staff conduct
15. Compile and submit quality reports to the Project Coordinator as directed. Ensure that all reports are highly accurate
16.  ACCOUNTABILITIES 
17.    Problems solving
18. Demonstrates  coaching attitudes towards taff under his supervision
19. Exhibit a good sense of judgment and responsibility in the performance of duties
20. Works with minimum supervision
21. Refers all final decision making to the manager (Project Coordinator)
22.  
23.   Communications
24. The Gender and protection Officer must maintain good collaboration and communication with beneficiaries, retailers, the complaints committee, and other stakeholders in the area.Speaks, writes clearly and effectively; correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately; Adopts an appropriate communication style when communicating with the whole range of colleagues, partners, Children and communities; exhibits active listening and effective feedback; ability to clearly and convincingly express thoughts and ideas in written and verbal form.
25. Other
26. Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.
    TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:
    Qualifications
27. A Bachelor’s Degree in Gender Studies, Social Sciences, Human Rights or any other relevant field
28. A minimum of five years of experience working in child protection/gender and development programming, preferably in vulnerable settings.
29. Familiarity with key international standards (e.g. CP Minimum Standards, Red Cross and Red Crescent Code of Conduct, SPHERE, and the Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP) Standard, etc.)
30. Ability to guide the project team on specific exercises such as the integration of Protection, the Gender and GBV in projects, on gender qualification, on conducting gender analysis, GBV and protection, gender and audits protection and on the way to integrate gender into the programming and control functions support such as security, the logistics, finance and communications
31. Additional Certificate courses in IASC Guidelines and key training packages preferred (Caring for [Child] Survivors of Sexual Violence, psychological First Aid in Emergencies, CPiE Minimum Standards, and GBV IMS, International Humanitarian & Human Rights Law Foundations, etc), is an added advantage
32.  Good command of basic software INDISPENSABLE (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power point etc.)
33. Knowledge and skills
34. Excellent program implementation and report writing skills
35. Demonstrated ability in Data Collection, Data Management and Analysis
36. Computer skills, especially statistical analysis
37. Analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
38. Capacity building, training, and coaching skills
39. Familiar with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and the internet
40. Knowledge of project cycle and related tools and methodologies
41. Good writing skills and ability to synthesize information
42. Creativity and ability to anticipate deadlines, and plan tasks accordingly.
43. Demonstrated ability to develop collaborative work teams as well as ability to work independently and show initiative.
44. Capacity to work under pressure and ability to provide support to various projects at the time.
45. Ability to implement, under guidance, food assistance programmes deploying the full range of transfer modalities with an understanding of basic principles guiding modality selection and implementation.
46.  Behaviours•  Works well and promotes teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to work under pressure well.•  Committed to Plan International’s strategy and values.•  Communicator.•  Able to deliver results under extreme pressure and at unpredictable (long) hours during emergency response.•   Coaches and builds fields agents
    •    Promotes innovation and learning
    •    Demonstrates clear respect to all and especially children and women in all their diversity (disability, ethnic minorities) without any discrimination
    •    Involves others in setting and achieving goals
    •    Demonstrates honesty and transparency in holding self and others to account to deliver on agreed goals and Plan’s standards of behaviour ( Safeguarding)
    •
    •    Promotes a strong learning culture in the organisation
        PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT AND DEMANDS:The position holder will work in a office environment with some of his/her colleagues in the same office environment and others in the field.LEVEL OF CONTACT WITH CHILDREN:
    High level contact- the job responsibilities of this position will require the post holder to frequently have any one-to-one contact with children.  PLAN INTERNATIONAL’S VALUES IN PRACTICEWe are open and accountable
47. Promotes a culture of openness and transparency, including with sponsors and donors.
48. Holds self and others accountable to achieve the highest standards of integrity.
49. Consistent and fair in the treatment of people.
50. Open about mistakes and keen to learn from them.
51. Accountable for ensuring we are a safe organisation for all children, girls & young people
52. We strive for lasting impact
53. Articulates a clear purpose for staff and sets high expectations.
54. Creates a climate of continuous improvement, open to challenge and new ideas.
55. Focuses resources to drive change and maximise long-term impact, responsive to changed priorities or crises.
56. Evidence-based and evaluates effectiveness.
57. We work well together
58. Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
59. Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
60. Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
61. Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.
62.  We are inclusive and empowering
63. Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
64. Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
65. Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
66. Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.

Location: Bertoua

Reports to: Project Coordinator

Closing Date: 25/03/2022

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