Voice of Older People and Family (VOP-Fam) is a Humanitarian non-profit nongovernmental organization working to achieve a better life for older people and their family members on the basis of a human rights approach. VOP is registered with Kurdistan regional government (according to letter no. 9901 dated   October 6^th, 2004 issued by the Ministry of Interior).

The main office is located in Dohuk Governorate, but runs projects and activities in a number of other Iraqi cities and towns such as Sulaymaniyah Governorate and Shekhan district. VOP – Fam has well established itself in the last twelve years of its age as focusing on undertaking social activities for the elderly and family members with a strong component in child protection, legal aid, and peaceful coexistence activities through involving communities in dialogues and involving art activities for disseminating peace messages.   

VOP has experienced personnel in areas of Programming, administration and finance, field implementation, and monitoring as well as emergency coordination, the staff is further supported with the good reputation and strong coordination VOP has with the local authorities and communities it has worked with.     

Mission Statement 

VOP works with and for older people and their families by providing care and emergency requirements in order to achieve a better life.

Child Protection Program

VOP FAM has been implementing Child Protection (CP) programs since 2012. where UNICEF is our main partner, we have implemented a variety of CP projects with the support of many other local and international NGOs During the emergencies, we were among the first NGOs who responded to child protection concerns such as identifying and registering the Unaccompanied and Separated Children (UASC) and implementing Child Protection in Emergencies (CPiE) projects. Furthermore, after the emergency, VOP FAM is running more development and sustainable projects in the affected communities such as Community-Based Child Protection projects.  

Description (terms)

• Ensure – through clear weekly and monthly work plans – child protection monitoring and field assessment activities are carried out in a timely, effective and technically sound manner.
• Supervise the staff and facilitate participatory child protection field assessment – applying the Age, Gender, and Diversity approach - to fully understand the displaced population in its diversity, their protection concerns and priorities, and the resources available to them.
• Support the collection of information/data for protection monitoring to address vulnerabilities, child protection needs and concerns of the targeted population, and weekly reports on key issues/trends.
• Conduct follow-up monitoring visits to ensure that needs have been met in an appropriate manner and beneficiaries have the opportunity to provide feedback on the assistance received.
• Ensure dissemination of clear and reliable information on service provision and other preselected key topics.
• Provide constant feedback to supervisor on progress, lessons learned, achievements and gaps, issues, and problems.
• Contribute to capacity building of local organizations, community groups, and stakeholders on protection.
• Supervise 4 or more Supervisors (In-Charges) in CP CENTER /Community-Based Child Protection Centers.
• The Project Officer will participate in strategic planning for CP CENTER startup, manage the procurement of recreation kits and other essential CP CENTER material.
• Participate in the employment of CP CENTER animators and animator Supervisors (In-Charges).
• Manage the day-to-day operations of CP CENTER, including direct supervision of Supervisors (In-Charges) (including all associated HR tasks and paperwork). All administrative, logistical, and coordination tasks necessary for the day-to-day operations of the CP CENTER are the responsibility of the Project Officer.
• Identify and leads the resolution of any and all problems that arise at CP CENTER.
• Ensure animator timesheets are completed accurately.
• Support the CPC to identify CP concerns in the area of work.
• Conduct CPC meeting on a monthly basis.
• Conduct or establish CP meetings on the camp level on monthly basis.
• Build and maintain relationships with beneficiary communities.
• Conduct awareness-raising sessions for the beneficiary communities.
• Manage inventory of supplies at each CP CENTER, in coordination with animator Supervisors (In-Charges).
• Ensure that each CP CENTER has a sufficient supply of water and that water is easily available to children at all times.
• Participate in the adaptation of a referral strategy to ensure quality services to beneficiaries.
• Liaise with other service providers to support referrals and ensure follow-up of the referrals.
• Monitor child enrolment and attendance for reporting purposes.
• Ensure all health and safety mechanisms are in place.
• Report on a regular basis, highlighting any key protection concerns or issues in project implementation in a timely fashion.
• Perform other duties as required by project supervisors, the Head of Project.
• Establish and maintain a strong working relationships with relevant government authorities, IDP community leaders, and Cluster personnel.
• Make sure to spread a positive image of VOP and its activities.

Core Values:

• Accountability:
• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modeling Child safeguarding values
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance, and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
• Ambition:
• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• Widely shares their personal vision for child safeguarding, engages and motivates others.
• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
• Collaboration:
• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members, and external partners and supporters.
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength.
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
• Creativity:
• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
• Willing to take disciplined risks.
• Integrity:
• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates the highest levels of integrity.
• Child Protection and Wellbeing: Members of VOP FAM have a commitment to prevent child abuse or any type of violations against the children during their work in the office and the field and to provide what is needed for the protection of the children. Potential candidates must ensure the safety and well-being of all children coming into contact with VOP FAM. Candidates should not have any direct or indirect harm towards children.
• Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse: VOP-FAM adopts a zero-tolerance approach towards sexual exploitation and abuse. VOP-FAM is committed to the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse both within the organization and within the framework of VOP-FAM programs and VOP-FAM beneficiary populations.

Qualifications & Preferred Skills

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Be able to prioritize tasks.
• The ability to think critically and to recommend good solutions to problems.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to conduct outreach at the community level.
• Fluent Kurdish, Arabic, and English.
• Able to work to tight deadlines and under pressure.
• Experience working with children.
• Good technical understanding of child protection and community-based approaches.
• Experience with community development, working with children and schools.

Experience:

• At least 1 year of Experience in a related field
• Strong organizational skills.
• Great Interpersonal and analytical skills
• Good technical understanding of child protection and community-based approaches.
• Experience with community development, working with children and schools.
• A basic understanding of MS Word and MS Excel required

Education: Diploma or higher, preferably Social Sciences, Psychotherapy, psychology, or any field relevant.

How to apply:

Interested applicants who meet the above criteria should submit the following documentation to vacancies@vopiraq.org before 04/Dec/2021:

• A cover letter summarizing your interest in VOP-FAM and the position, qualifications, and compensation requirements

• Current resume
• List of three professional references.

Note: the email should be titled CPPSSO otherwise it will not be visible to the employment committee.