Child and Family Development Officer at SOS Children’s Villages Nigeria – 2 Openings Full Time

SOS Children’s Villages Nigeria is currently seeking for application from qualified applicants to fill the vacant position of Child and Family Development Officer. interested and qualified applicants can apply via the details below

SOS Children’s Villages Nigeria (SOS CV Nigeria) is one of 136 Member Associations working under the umbrella of SOS Children’s Villages International, an international non-governmental social development organization. We have been active in Nigeria since 1973, with footprints across the country in: Isolo (Lagos State), Owu-Ijebu (Ogun State), Jos (Plateau State) Ibadan (Oyo State), Kaduna (Kaduna State) and Gwagwalada, (Federal Capital Territory).

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the position below:

Job Title: Child and Family Development Officer

Locations: Oyo and Plateau

Position Summary

• The Child and Family Development Officer would be responsible for supporting the implementation of the Family Development Plans of families.
• He/She is responsible for leading the parenting and child development process for the children and the families in the project location.
• This includes individual home visits to each family to conduct the assessment and provide hands-on support for parents, including issuing referrals for psychological support where necessary.
• He/She will research and develop strategies for improving and ensuring the sustainability of all development initiatives for the families within SOS Nigeria locations.

Responsibilities

• He/She will also provide technical support to the community to develop and implement sustainable livelihoods initiatives via the promotion of employment-oriented initiatives and enhancing skills and engaging in income-generating activities.
• He/she will work to strengthen caregivers’ and young adults’ livelihood capacity to achieve sustainable income generation and be able to attain self-reliance.
• Conduct/update situation analysis and assessments on Child and Family Development (CFD) related issues to establish evidence-based data to support holistic policy and program development and coordinated planning, implementation and monitoring of results of related programs/projects.
• Contribute to the development/establishment of CFD plans program goals, objectives and strategies and results-based planning through research, collection, analysis and reporting of CFD related information/data for development planning and priority and goal setting.
• Provide technical and operational support throughout all stages of programming processes by executing/administering a variety of technical, program, operational and administrative transactions, preparing related materials/documentations and complying with organizational processes and management systems, to support program planning, results-based planning (RBM) and monitoring and evaluating results.
• Prepare required program documentation/materials/data to facilitate the program review and approval process.
• Contribute significantly to the overall analysis, planning and development of the CFD plans
• Monitor and report on the use of CFD plan resources (financial, administrative and other assets), verify compliance with approved allocation/goals, organizational rules, regulations/procedures and donor commitments, standards of accountability and integrity.
• Report on critical issues/findings to ensure timely resolution by management/stakeholders.
• Follow up on unresolved issues to ensure resolution
• Strengthen the quality of the CFD plans through the strategic use of global learning and evidence on child development
• Support families to establish set goals, milestones with timelines and develop actionable plans to achieve the defined set goals to address the identified gaps
• Ensure that the organisation keeps its commitments, in terms of support services committed to in the FDPs action plans;
• Empower families to have improved household income to actively support the development of their children and be self-reliant
• Support young adults and caregivers in setting up viable small-medium scale businesses with good business plans and link them to other funding sources for business scaling-up and expansion.

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

• HND / BSc Degree in a relevant subject area such as Guidance & Counseling, Community Development, Social Work etc
• Minimum of 1 year of similar work experience in the field of Community Development or Social Services in an INGO
• Understanding of child development issues, including knowledge of child rights, child protection, child welfare, childcare and parenting; and relevant local and national laws, regulations and protocols
• Understanding of family development and community development, and sustainability of programme responses and outcomes
• Counselling skills, including the ability to advice, influence and guide programme participants and other community members.

Application Closing Date
14th May, 2022.