Bradfield Consulting- Our client, Women at Risk
International Foundation (WARIF), is about to implement programs to promote and
protect the rights of women and girls in Nigeria. One of which is to provide
support services to victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and sex
trafficking. As part of its objectives, WARIF is establishing a Sexual Assault
Referral Centre (SARC) in Lagos to provide urgent medical care, psychosocial counseling
services and referrals for Legal and other related services to survivors of
sexual assaults, domestic violence, and sex trafficking.
Do you have a passion for working with victims of sexual
assault, domestic violence, and sex trafficking? Would you like to shape and
drive policy around services to victims of sexual assault, primary prevention,
domestic violence? If you are, you could be our next Midwife/Nurse at WARIF.
Position: Centre
Manager
Location: Lagos
Responsibilities
Providing and coordinating sexual assault prevention
education to teens, college students, advocates, and the local community,
facilitating prevention efforts at all 6 levels of prevention.
Facilitating the Sexual Assault Task Force.
Coordinating volunteer advocate training sessions and
in-services.
Providing and coordinating sexual violence intervention
training.
Coordinating outreach and awareness-raising activities in
the community.
Facilitating the Sexual Violence Prevention Advisory
Committee.
Externally represent the centre as needed and requested, in
particular with respect to referral pathways and networks for comprehensive
services to survivors. This includes working with such agencies as the Ministry
of Health (MOHS), the Police Family Support Unit (FSU); justice and legal
personnel, and other agencies relevant to service provision.
Help identify challenges or gaps in the referral pathways
and work to address these collectively with the centre as well as other
stakeholders.
Assist in maintaining a network of referral agencies, and
assist with coordination meetings as required.
Help to identify sources of corporate funding and work with
the executive team on strategies to achieve this.
Ensure administrative, financial systems are in place for
effective management of the Centre.
Provide guidance and oversight to all services provided to
survivors and their families at the centre. This includes helping to ensure
that best practices are observed in all aspects of service delivery, which
includes confidentiality, informed consent, providing relevant information,
respecting survivors’ choices, and so forth, and other best practices in
responding to survivors.
Help to monitor the quality of service provision through
regular feedback from clients and their families, staff, visitors, and other
stakeholders involved in the centres.
Help coordinate and assist in efforts to build the technical
capacity of centre staff by identifying training needs and pursuing
opportunities as available and feasible. Help link centre staff with new
resources, materials, and techniques to expand their knowledge and skills.
Provide oversight and monitoring of all client and
service-related documentation, including intake and assessment forms,
referrals, etc.
Support and oversee the input of client/survivor data into
the Data Management System (DMS).
Compile and summarize weekly and monthly data, statistics,
and related information, and ensure that this information is submitted to the
relevant focal people for reporting and analysis.
Provide overall line management of the centre staff. This
includes performance management and reviews; identifying capacity building need
(and helping to address where possible); ensuring staff have sufficient
resources and information; ensuring regular communication and information
sharing; addressing conflicts and issues as they arise; and promoting a
positive, team-building, and professional working atmosphere.
Skills and
Competencies:
Critical thinking skills, and the ability to share new ways
of conceptualizing problems and solutions with diverse groups of people.
Demonstrated ability to work and build respectful
relationships with people from diverse backgrounds.
Commitment to upholding the highest standards of ethics.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including
superior meeting facilitation and public speaking skills.
Education and
Experience
University/Master's Degree in relevant field, particularly
in Public Health, Health Education, Social Work, Higher Education, or Gender
and Women’s Studies.
A minimum of 8 years’ experience in direct social service
with knowledge in sexual violence, domestic violence, women's issues, human and
child development, and working with families in crisis.
Senior level program development, strategic planning and
project management skills.
Proven success creating and growing service (or non-profit)
programs.
Demonstrated knowledge of grants, and grant reporting and
grant administration.
A background in sexual assault advocacy is preferred.
Candidates without this specific experience but whose applications bring
considerable evidence of non-profit staff and program management experience
will be considered.
Method of Application
Interested persons should click here to apply
Method of Application
Interested persons should click here to apply
