CPiE & GBV Officer – GFFO

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 85 years, and are now active in more than 80 countries.

The Opportunity

This position is responsible for (Sexual) Gender Based Violence ((S) GBV) and Child protection in Emergency (CPIE) activities effective implementation in the field in accordance of Plan International’s emergency Gender Based Violence response in the Far North Region of Cameroon. As Protection (CPIE & GBV) Officer you will provide effective capacities and technical guidance in management including the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Gender Based Violence and CPIE related activities at the field levels. You will ensure, closely with the Project Manager or other Emergency Response Team members, all Sexual and Gender Based Violence and CPIE activities in the IDPs sites, and in host communities at the level of division in charge (Mayo Tsanaga, Mayo Sava or Logon & Chari). As (S)GBV and CPIE Officer also, you will work directly with Project Animators, Animators of Women Cohesion Spaces and Child Friendly Space, the team of Mobile Units, the GBV committee and all Community workers to ensure the good implementation of (S)GBV and CPIE activities planned. You will participate in the technical co-ordination of Mobile Units Project, support and advocacy with the local specific protection group and sub-workings group child protection and gender-based violence and other stakeholders and technical agencies relevant to the sector to ensure effective, proportioned and quality response of Plan. You will be based at the area of Maroua Program Influency and Implementation specifically at Maroua and Kousseri. As (S)GBV and CPIE Officer, you will be in communication with the project Coordinator, Child Protection Sector Lead to support and provide hand holding support to understand the model and to respond to queries and the Program Lead – Child Protection in Emergencies to report, seek approvals, sharing views to strengthen the program areas and to ensure continued support for the program.

The Individual

As a GBV and CPIE Project Officer, you will need to have a Bachelor’s degree in social work, social sciences, psychology or a related field, solid experience of GBV and child protection in humanitarian or refugee contexts, particularly with adolescents and young adults. You must also have excellent behavioral and social skills, fluent communication in French and English (written and oral), computer and research skills, and local languages spoken in Mayo-Sava, Mayo-Tsanaga and Logone-et-Chari would be an asset.

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Location: Maroua &Kousseri

Type of Role: Fixed term

Reports to: Project Coordinator

Grade: C1

Closing Date: 01st October 2023

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

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