SIF organization founded in 1991, Secours Islamique France (SIF) is a non-governmental organisation for international solidarity with a social and humanitarian mission. With a presence in Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Europe, Secours Islamique France assists the peoples through its emergency aid, development and orphan sponsorship programmes in over 30 countries wherever humanitarian and social needs exist, without regard to race, religion or gender.

The incumbent will be responsible for implementation of SIF’s protection project which aim to provide support to vulnerable orphan children and their families to enable children to complete their education.

MAIN ACTIVITIES:

• Implement the activities under the Orphan project (child protection, education):
• Collect essential data and information for the selection of beneficiaries and the conducting of program assessments, for the implementation of the program, through home visits, field surveys, and phone call follow-ups.
• Participate in the assessment and the selection of orphaned children with the supervision of Senior Projects officer SPO based on the diagnosis of their vulnerability to integrate them into the program.
• Facilitation of parenting support sessions with guardians and awareness sessions with orphan children on:

- Conduct awareness/ information sessions with parents/ guardians and children on the importance of education, child rights, child responsibilities, child protection, and any other approved child protection related materials and topics

- Conduct life skills support sessions with parents/ guardians, young orphaned children, and their siblings on early childhood marriages, stress management, parenting skills, reproductive health, self-care, and any other approved child-protection related materials and topics

- Organize socio-cultural and recreational activities for orphaned children and their siblings and conduct group PSS sessions for the orphan children and their caregivers.

• Conduct social initiatives activities per the project and management request.
• Celebrate international and global humanitarian days by preparing and conducting field activities in coordination with the team and the SPO.
• The development/update of child protection case management referral pathways/service mappings.
• The identification of vulnerable orphan children and refer to case management for individual counselling and provision of case management support according to the SIF’s case management SOP.
• Identification of the most vulnerable families internally refers to the livelihood part of the project.
• Assist families in opening a bank/ e-wallet accounts to receive the monthly orphans sponsorship.
• Identify the needs of households in terms of children's education (materials, school support, enrolment assistance, etc.)
• Distribute school and other kits to beneficiaries per plan.
• Conduct regular home visits to orphan families to follow up on their social well-being.
• Identify school-related needs and support the caregivers with school-related issues and demands (inscription, transport, material, attendance, results, school guidance).
• Organize and conduct monitoring visits with schools to verify orphan-sponsored children's enrolment in schooling and follow up with children to check their schooling results.

• Implement the activities under the Seasonal Projects:
• Identification and selection of beneficiaries for seasonal
• Conduct Household/beneficiary assessments for seasonal projects.
• Conduct the distribution of Items in the assigned areas.
• Maintain a record of beneficiaries for the distributions.

• Monitoring, evaluation and project reporting
• Write reports on field and office activities after each activity.
• Report to the Senior projects officer on the progress of activities and potential difficulties monthly and per request.
• Participate in capacity-building activities, training, and exchange of best practices.
• Preparation of success stories periodically.
• Monthly tracking Report of all program team activities.

• Reporting Donors Calibri (Body)
• Participate in the preparation of the annual individual reports of sponsored orphaned children and upload the reports to the SIF reporting platform.
• Ensure the quality and veracity of the information about orphans entered on Salesforce.
• Update annually the information about the orphaned children’s profiles on Salesforce.
• In compliance with internal regulations and data protection protocols, keep accurate means of verification (MOVs) for project activities. Such as data, attendance sheets, activity reports, orphan profiles, and agreements.

• Implementation of the SIF Child Safeguarding Policy
• Contribute to the mapping of child safeguarding risks for the sponsorship project, the identification of measures to manage these risks, their implementation, and monitoring.
• Ensure that only essential data to the program is collected and managed in accordance with the principles of “Confidentiality” and "Best interests of the Child".

• Any other tasks as assigned by the Senior Projects Officer

• Education degree 

University Degree in a related field (e.g. Social Work, Psychology, or equivalent is an asset).

• Experience

Experience in social work, especially in case management

• Knowledge

TRANSVERSAL SKILLS

• Specific competencies
• Technical expertise in child protection
• Teamwork skills
• Organizational skills
• Time management
• Communication skills with children

• Languages

Proficiency in Kurdish and Arabic languages and intermediate level in English.

• Computer skills

Knowledge of Word, Excel, Outlook, and Internet research methods.

Know How                                                                                                                                                         

1. Professional Ethics and Practices

• Adhere to and promote SIF policies, including the Child Protection Policy (CPP), ensure that child protection and child safeguarding standards are met and comply with the SIF Code of Conduct
• Adhere to the principles of confidentiality and non-discrimination in all circumstances

2. Personal qualities

• Ability to work collaboratively with local communities
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural and interdisciplinary team
• Ability to stand back, analyse, and think critically
• Patience, diplomacy, negotiation skills
• Rigor and professionalism
• Autonomy and initiative
• Versatility, adaptability
• Honesty and discretion in the work environment

Ability to work with a diverse and vulnerable public                       

Please send your motivation letter and English CV by email to: 

recruitment.iraq@secours-islamique.org 

Clearly demonstrate how you meet the qualifications for this position, no later than February 22nd, 2025

**CVs without the subject line " Social Worker" will not be considered.

the application CVs will be on a rolling basis

Links to CVs will not be taken into consideration.

 Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.