Social Worker "Tackling the Worst Forms of Child Labur amongst IDPs, Returnees, and Vulnerable Host Communities in Nineveh Governorate"

Al-Tahreer Association for Development (TAD) is a non –governmental organization that aims at spreading the tenets of democracy, peace, and human rights with a focus on Preventing Violent Extremism (PVE). TAD has been working in Iraq ever since 2003, starting its efforts in Nineveh and expanding to the remaining Iraqi governorates. The association has conducted many training programs, provided counseling, and implemented projects that support the building of democracy and civil society and promoting a culture of peace, and maintaining the relationship between individuals and diverse communities of Iraq.

Project Summary: During 2020, TAD implemented a project funded by ILO in order to tackle the worst forms of child labour amongst IDPs, refugees, and host communities in Iraq. Due to the magnitude of the phenomenon; the timeframe and the financial limitation of the project, it was decided to focus solely on the city of Mosul in order to ensure greater effect and impact. Thus, five CFLSs were established by TAD in the East and West bank of Mosul city: Al-Arpachiyya quarters, Al-Entisar quarters (in Mosul’s east bank), Al-Hermat-5 quarters, Tel El-Rumman quarters, and El-Yabisaat quarters (in Mosul’s west bank).

As part of TAD`s strategy in responding to the most urgent and pressing needs of these children and their families, TAD plans to extend the project implementation in close coordination with ILO in order to tackle child labour in the city of Mosul, reduce child labour cases and the drastic effects of its consequences.

Duties & Responsibilities: 

• Identifying, registering, and following up on child labor cases on daily bases
• Coordinating with stockholders (government institution and NGOs) for referring CL cases to receive services
• No less than two years of experience in child protection and related field
• Writing a weekly and monthly report
• Carry out all tasks respecting key protection principles including but not limited to PSEA, do no harm, non-discrimination, confidentiality, accountability, and need-to-know principles.
• conducting interviews with individuals and families to assess and review their situation
• recommending and sometimes making decisions about the best course of action for a particular person or family
• Providing any other service related to the program that will be asked by the project manager 
• This position is based in Mosul.

Education and professional experience:

• University Degree in a related field e.g. Social Work, Psychology, or equivalent.
• At least 2-3 years of relevant work experience (of which at least 1 year in a supervisory role).

Competencies: (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities)

• Computer literacy (Word, Excel)
• Respect and a non-discriminatory attitude
• Ability to manage people and build their knowledge and skills
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Good reporting skills
• Ability to show empathy
• Ability to work under pressure
• Fluency in Arabic (written and spoken)

Working knowledge of English (written and spoken)

Interested applicants must apply by submitting a CV and a cover letter specifically highlighting their eligibility for this position, which should be emailed to hr@altahreer.org.

The email should have 'Social Worker' as the subject of the email. Emails without having 'Social Worker' as their email subject, will not be considered.