Counsellor( (Technology Enabled Girl Ambassadors, TEGA) at Non-governmental Organization

Employment Nigeria 16-Sep-2017 ABUJA , NGO

Girl Effect, a not for profit human development organisation investing in programmes for girls, connecting girls to each other to amplify their voices, and brokering access to the critical assets girls need.

POSITION : TEGA Counsellor

Description

The consultant will work with us as we help provide TEGAs (Technology Enabled Girl Ambassadors) in Nigeria with a counselling service to support their emotional wellbeing throughout their engagement as researchers for Girl Effect.
This is a consultancy contract for an initial duration of 3 months.
Once the service is set up and running for 3 months - to test its validity and value added to the experience of TEGAs - we then hope to continue the support if the pilot goes well and may possibly extend and replicate for an additional 9 month period.
The counselling service will include two components:
- Regular sessions with all TEGAs face-to-face (ideally once a month)
- On demand one-to-one support through a phone service provided at a pre-established time (ideally once a week).

Deliverables

Initial proposal with articulation of TEGAs needs and the approach chosen to adequately address them
Induction meetings with relevant staff members of Girl Effect and partners working on TEGAs
Consultations with TEGAs to better understand their needs
Finalized proposal and activities work plan
Implementation of the activities
Support the evaluation of the pilot
Final report with an overview of the activities conducted (i.e.. Number of sessions, number of face-to-face/telephone sessions); the main themes / issues raised by the TEGAs but without names or details; any learning for Girl Effect & implications for support provided to TEGAs. and recommendations for scale up.

Important Note:

Within the confidentiality agreement, Girl Effect would expect to be informed if any instances where our staff, partners or operations had caused harm or abuse so that we could take appropriate action to ensure our duty of care to the TEGAs and others affected by our work.
The consultant will be required to outline a clear approach to confidentiality and to explain this to the TEGAs on first meeting them.
In most instances, we would expect the boundaries of confidentiality will be such that no information discussed within the counselling sessions will be disclosed to an external third party without the consent of the TEGA.
However, the counsellor must also explain how they would respond if the TEGA disclosed a situation of abuse or harm and how they would act to ensure the best interest of the child or young person who is at risk.

Skills

Have good overall communication skills
Ability to work autonomously, planning and running support sessions
Knowledge of the Northern Nigeria context
Knowledge of Hausa Language
Professional training in counselling, social or psychological services
Previous experience in providing counselling and psychosocial support to young people, in particular girls
Ability to listen

To apply, please include the following in your application:

CV
A proposal of maximum two pages outlining the following:
1. Your experience as counsellor
2. Your individual approach to counselling and psychosocial support
3. How you view clients and how you envisage to structure counselling for TEGAs
4. The importance of confidentiality and ethical behavior in working with TEGAs
5. An estimated budget

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Counsellor( (Technology Enabled Girl Ambassadors, TEGA) at Non-governmental Organization

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