Smiling Hearts initiatives international is a humanitarian non-governmental, non profit organization founded in Nigeria, Borno state Maiduguri and has been in operation since 2016 as Zumunchi Hearts Initiatives International before its official registration with CAC on 10th October 2018 as Smiling Hearts Initiatives International.
Experience2 – 3 years
Location Borno.
SHI teams are passionately committed to supporting vulnerable communities worldwide, partnering with them to build brighter futures by delivering aid tailored to their specific needs. Our approach is both local and global, multidisciplinary, and context-specific, bridging the gap between Emergency, Rehabilitation, and Development. This ensures that interventions during crises are not only effective but sustainable. Through long-term support staying present in post-emergency settings and engaging local communities—SHI breaks the cycle of poverty and fosters societal progress. Our focus areas include Education, Protection, WASH, CCCM Shelter/NFI, Health and Nutrition, Food Security and Livelihoods, working diligently to enhance the quality of life across regions we serve.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure SHI’s implementation of all protection activities at field level in accordance with the agreed Work plan (under the supervision of the Shelter Officer and Team lead) and the international standards
- Prepare necessary activity and protection reports (weekly, monthly)
- Participate in conducting needs and programmatic assessments in targeted locations
- Identify and intervene on protection cases in the camps and host communities with technical support from their line manager.
- Refer protection cases to partner agencies and seek to solicit services for them.
- Ensure all protection activities and cases re individually documented, filed and up to date in Kobo.
- Engage with communities directly and create awareness on human rights, child protection, SGBV, and other protection-related topics
- Train community members, partner staff and other local authorities on protection topics
- Identify protection trends and bring this to the attention of the line manager for action planning
- Carry out advocacy and sensitization activities at the field level
- Represent SHI protection in all partner discussions at the field level
- Participate in and actively recruit casual social workers are needed.
- Conduct community meetings, FGDs, and other direct community activities as part of protection monitoring.
- Document all protection activities on Kobo.
- Carry out any delegated activities as assigned by SHI management at the field level including supervision of field bases.
- Manage SHI protection assets assigned to the field of operation.
- Liaise with security officers in SHI to keep up to date on the security situation of the field base at all times.
- Support the field manager with itinerary planning for field visits including donor visits.
- Provide detailed updates of activities within your designated field site.
Knowledge and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in sciences, Micro-biology or any related field.
- Experience working in humanitarian or development projects in challenging environments, preferably in North East Nigeria.
