International Rescue Committee (IRC) Vacancy in Nigeria for a Protection Capacity Building Consultant

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Job Title: Protection Capacity Building Consultant

• Deliver high quality protection mainstreaming for internal/external actors; conduct Training of Trainers for Protection Manager and Officers to ensure effective handover of capacity building responsibilities to internal staff;
• Serve as quality guarantor for external protection trainings delivered by the IRC following ToT activities;
• Deliver high quality trainings to IRC Protection team members on training and monitoring skills;
• Provide guidance in coordination with the M&E team on measuring effectiveness of the protection mainstreaming and protection trainings delivered to external stakeholders and IRC staff.
• Ensure that the protection mainstreaming activities are meeting the project targets and are undertaken within the assigned budgets;
• Support the Protection Mainstreaming team in the Capacity building activities, including through dissemination of training material and practical organizational support (agenda-setting, schedules, etc);

• Review GPC/IRC protection mainstreaming training modules /material and adapt for the Nigerian context as needed;  
• Review the effectiveness of existing protection monitoring tools and reporting systems, provide suggestions for improvement if needed;
• Support the development of protection specific monitoring and evaluation tools as needed.
• Design/deliver additional and target-group specific internal/external protection training material in line with the programme activities as needed;

• Assess protection training needs in close coordination with the Protection Coordinator;
• Identify external training opportunities for the staff;
• Provide mentorship and support to the Protection Coordinator in management, coordination, business development or other areas as requested by the Protection Coordinator;
• Perform other duties as requested by the Protection Coordinator.

• Post-graduate degree in international studies, human rights, law or other relevant subject;      
• A solid understanding of general protection and protection mainstreaming issues and governance concepts as they relate to people affected by conflict and the ability to communicate clearly these concepts and issues to a lay audience;
• Fluency in English required;
• Prior experience/knowledge of the context and impact of conflict and displacement in West/East Africa;
• Computer skills, including Word and Excel, and preferably Power-Point and Access;
• Willingness to travel within Nigeria.
• Proven leadership, strategic thinking, and coordination skills;
• Strong organizational skills: Ability to coordinate and manage a diverse array of responsibilities;
• Strong interpersonal, team work and diplomatic skills;
• A solid understanding of international legal frameworks including IHL, HRL, Refugee Law;
• Knowledge of protection monitoring, information dissemination, community-based protection and protection mainstreaming best practice;
• Proven training/capacity building skills in human rights law and protection principles, with particular regard to women, children and other vulnerable groups (i.e. designing modules, delivery trainings, measuring effectiveness);
• Proven familiarity with international UN and donor processes;

• A minimum of 5 years relevant working experience in the field of Protection at the management level, including proven program implementation and capacity building experience, proposal development and report writing;
• Prior work experience with coordinating and undertaking independent field travel to conduct assessments, provide technical advisory support and review programs.