Job title: Protection Officer-Community Services
Reporting to: Team Leader- Protection
Direct reports: Team Leader- Protection
Location: Kyaka II, travels within the settlement and outside where necessary
Authorization level: (the amount this position is approved to spend without approval from manager)
Overall purpose of the role:
Oversee the implementation and monitoring of the activities of the community services sub sector in line with DRC Goal, and Values
Responsibilities:
- Contribute to the development of advocacy points based on assessment of situation and risks related to PSNs & EVIs.
- Work closely with the other programme components to maximize programme output and impact
- Assist in organizing and delivering protection trainings and promoting the refugee laws on the rights of vulnerable persons.
- Provide technical and programmatic leadership to community-based mechanisms in Kyaka operational area as needed
- Overs see the protection assessment and verification exercise for PSNs and ongoing risks analysis to design adequate responses.
- Promote and support Youth initiatives for their development aspirations
- Maintain close contacts with local authorities and RWCs in the refugee settlement; provide capacity building, meetings to improve community-based protection in the settlement.
- Monitoring and guiding sector effective & timely implementations and coordination of activities.
- Support in budget monitoring for the community services sub sector.
- Develop work plans, budget proposals for the sector.
- Advocate for the refugee services/ support at inter-partner and multisector level.
- Support systems and operational procedures of home and out of home care programs of PSNs, and Elderly.
- Support innovative problem solving of strategy development to address complex issues relating to self-reliance and wellbeing of the community.
- Writing sector reports (internal and external basing on donor specification
- Support the Protection and Community Service coordinator to monitor financial commitments and expenditures against budgets and provide timely feedback on budget follow ups.
- Plan and coordinate proactively logistics and movements of staff from and to different zones
Experience and technical competencies:
- Minimum of three (3) years’ experience working with vulnerable communities, basic needs and protection programming experience, and/or advocacy programs.
- Solid skills in Assessments, supervisory skills, team player, community Mobilization, and report writing
- Good Proposal writing skills
- Training in Protection Community Services.
- Experience in protection interventions in line with Refugees operation with PSN assistance.
- Experience of working with UN or Non‐Governmental organizations.
- Proficiency in English (written and spoken) is essential.
- Good communication skills and ability to conduct training and awareness
- Computer skills in MS packages: Excel, Word, Outlook mail
- Good self-organization and basic management skills.
Education:
- A University degree in social sciences, guidance and counselling or relevant fields.
Applications should be in English and include the following:
- A cover letter (1 page) in which you explain why you are interested in the position and how you meet the qualities and qualifications criteria and salary expectations.
- Concise and accurate CV (maximum 3 pages). The CV should include information about your qualification, relevant training courses, Work experience, name and contact details of 3 relevant references.
Please send your Cover letter, CV and Academic certificates by email to [email protected] by 23rd August 2018 5:00pm clearly indicating position name in the subject line. We thank applicants for their interest in the position however; only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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