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Position Title: Protection Coordinator

Supervised by: Head of Programme

Reporting to: Head of Programme

Duty Station: Abuja, frequent travel to Area offices

Area of Operation: Nigeria

Employment Period: 12 months

Type of Contract (Expat/National/Trainee): Expatriate

Salary & Benefits: Non-Management F – Unaccompanied position

Introduction

The Danish Refugee Council assists refugees and internally displaced persons across the globe: we provide emergency aid, fight for their rights, and strengthen their opportunity for a brighter future. We work in conflict-affected areas, along the displacement routes, and in the countries where refugees settle. In cooperation with local communities, we strive for responsible and sustainable solutions. We work toward successful integration and – whenever possible – for the fulfillment of the wish to return home.

The Danish Refugee Council was founded in Denmark in 1956 and has since grown to become an international humanitarian organization with more than 7,000 staff and 8,000 volunteers. Based in Copenhagen (Denmark) and present in forty countries, the Danish Refugee Council is a non-profit-making, politically independent, non-governmental and non-denominational relief organization.

Our vision is a dignified life for all displaced. All our efforts are based on our value compass: humanity, respect, independence and neutrality, participation, and honesty and transparency.

Background

Danish Refugee Council (DRC), and its Humanitarian Disarmament and Peacebuilding technical unit – the Danish Demining Group (DDG), has had an operational presence in Nigeria since 2015. DRC Nigeria is the largest DRC country mission in the West Africa region and one of the largest DRC country missions globally. Currently, DRC delivers life-saving assistance and protection to vulnerable, conflict-affected populations including internally displaced persons, returnees and host communities in the areas of armed violence reduction, humanitarian mine action, livelihoods, nutrition and food security, protection, shelter and non-food items (NFI) and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in 30+ Local Government Areas (LGAs) across Borno and Adamawa states in northeast Nigeria.

1. Duties and Responsibilities

The role is dedicated to technical coordination, advisory, fundraising and representing DRC in relevant technical fora and working group.

The Protection Coordinator is responsible for formulating technical strategy for DRC Nigeria bringing addressing the root causes of displacement, contributing to solutions to displacement and enhancing protection of hard-to-reach. The Coordinator will provide effective, timely technical advisory to the implementation team and to the Country Office Team in line with the technical and country strategy. The role will be responsible for representing DRC in relevant technical fora and working groups on country level and area level, should that be necessary, and supporting the Head of Programme in fundraising efforts for their sector through well-designed strategy, timely updates, advisory and sector engagement.

The Protection Coordinator is based in Abuja – but expected to travel frequently to Area Offices and field locations in Borno and Adamawa states and other areas as the geographic presence of DRC Nigeria develops.

The main responsibilities and tasks of the Protection Coordinator:

Technical Coordination and Advisory

· Provide technical advisory to the implementation teams and Country Office team on any stage of programme implementation.

· Lead on creation and roll out of the technical strategy with emphasis on needs of the affected communities, expansion to relevant sectors, and programme integration. Support the Head of Programs on creating the Country Strategy.

· Provide technical inputs and review to proposals, reports, assessments and evaluations in line with the technical strategy.

· Provide technical capacity building to implementation teams and partners.

· Prepare learning/knowledge products, SoPs and guidelines covering innovative approaches and good practices, to support overall Protection sector development and good-practice implementation.

· Initiate and contribute to the systematic assessment of Protection sector capacity gap analysis, in collaboration with government and other stakeholders, and support the design of initiatives to strengthen capacities systematically.

· Analyze Nigeria Protection sector challenges, trends, programs and projects, with a focus on Protection outcomes, using frameworks, analysis and tools available in the sector.

Representation, Fundraising and Advocacy

· Pro-actively lead on DRC’s Protection representation with relevant Sectors (Clusters) and working groups on country level and area level when necessary.

· Engage with relevant stakeholders incl. NGOs, donors and government to promote DRC’s Protection programme and support sector’s fundraising efforts.

· Actively seek out new viable partnerships for the Protection sector.

· Actively seek out appropriate funding opportunities for the sector in line with the sector strategy.

· Produce materials for Protection advocacy to promote awareness, establish partnerships and support fund-raising.

· Interact with global and regional initiatives and partnerships for Protection sector.

In addition to the above, the Protection Coordinator may be asked to carry out other duties requested by the Head of Programme – but always in the scope of this job description.

2. Qualifications

Required

· At least 5 years’ experience working in the field of protection, at least 3 years of which at a senior technical level.

· Proven experience with proposal and report writing processes.

· Direct experience with drafting and reviewing of technical SoPs and guidelines, technical papers and analysis.

· Proven experience with representation in Clusters, Working groups and other relevant technical bodies.

· Proven experience with impactfully engaging with stakeholders and advocacy initiatives.

· Experience across sectoral areas of responsibility. In-depth experience in case management, PSS, and protection advocacy are strongly preferred.

· Demonstrated knowledge of current sectoral best practices and familiarity with humanitarian architecture.

· Full professional proficiency in English with the capacity to produce well-written products for formal reporting and communication.

· Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field (International Law, International Relations, Political Science, Social Work, Humanitarian Assistance, Sociology, Psychology, or another related field).

Desirable

· Master’s degree from an accredited academic institution in relevant field (International Law, International Relations, Political Science, Social Work, Humanitarian Assistance, Sociology, Psychology, or another related field) or equivalent.

· Experience with capacity building for national partners.

· Prior knowledge of Nigeria context.

3. General Regulations

· The employee shall follow DRC instructions on safety, confidentiality, and ethical guidelines, including the Code of Conduct and the Humanitarian Accountability Framework

· Employees should not engage in any other paid activity during the DRC contract period without prior authorization.

· Employees should not engage in any activity that could harm DRC or the implementation of any project during the DRC contract period.

· Employees should not give interviews to the media or publish project-related photos or other material without prior authorization.

· Employees shall return all borrowed equipment for the project to DRC after the end of the contract period or upon request.

4. Required Skills & Qualities

· Core Competencies of DRC:

o Striving for excellence

o Collaboration

o Taking the lead

o Communication

o Demonstrating Integrity

· Ability to work in a multinational and multicultural environment

· Proactivity, with a sound commitment to teamwork and with a spirit of genuine collaboration

· Excellent communication skills, as well as patience and politeness, are required

· Multi-tasking and Organizational skills is a must

· Adaptable and Flexible

· Proven analytical and critical thinking skills

· Exemplary sense of ethics in the workplace

· Team-oriented & good sense of humor

Are you interested? Then apply for this position on line. All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages). Both must be in English**.**

DRC provides equal opportunity in employment and prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability.

DRC encourages all applicants to apply and does not practice any discrimination in any recruitment process.

However, all applicants shall take into consideration that DRC cannot offer an international work contract to a citizen of the country of assignment (in this specific case, Nigeria)

Applications close on the 6 June 2023 at midnight (GMT-time).Applications submitted after this date will not be considered.

Due to the urgency of the position, DRC has the right to recruit a candidate who matches the required profile before the above deadline.

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The Danish Refugee Council is currently implementing a broad range of activities relevant to conflict affected communities and persons. The activities are categorized in ten sectors:

Shelter and Non-food Items, Food Security, Protection, Income Generation, Coordination & Operational Services, Community Infrastructure & Services, Humanitarian Mine Action, Armed Violence Reduction (AVR), Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH), and Education.

Here you can read some short exemplifications of what types of activities the respective sectors include:

Shelter and Non-food Items: Provision of emergency shelter, emergency cash grants, rehabilitation of housing, distribution of non-food items (NFIs) and provision of return and repatriation kits.

Food Security: Emergency food provision or food voucher programmes. Training and capacity development in agriculture, agricultural inputs (e.g. tools and seeds), agricultural grants.

Protection: Advocacy for the rights of displaced people in their context of displacement, child protection initiatives, individual protection assistance based on vulnerability, legal aid, land & property rights, sexual and gender-based violence prevention, registration services for the internally displaced and refugees, monitoring of rights and rights awareness-raising, facilitation of return and repatriation processes.

Income Generation: Business training and SME development, business grants, life-skills training, literacy and numeracy training, vocational training, micro-credit loans, savings groups, group enterprise development and facilitation.

Coordination & Operational Services: Coordination and management of refugee and IDP camps, active participation in UN cluster coordination, humanitarian surveys and studies, facilitation of NGO Networks focused on displacement solutions, capacity development, training and support to local NGOs, secondment of experts to UN emergency operations worldwide

Community Infrastructure & Services: Provision of physical infrastructure like roads, bridges, community centres, irrigation systems or other community structures, facilitation and training of infrastructure management groups at community level, facilitation and funding of community development plans, initiatives for disaster risk reduction at community level.

Humanitarian Mine Action: Manual or mechanical mine clearance, clearance of former battle areas, education for affected communities – with special focus on children on how to avoid harm from mines and UXO, surveys of expected and confirmed mined or UXO areas, explosive ordnance disposal and stockpile destruction, capacity building of national demining institutions.

Armed Violence Reduction (AVR): Education in procedures for safe storage and safe handling of small arms and light weapons (SALW), capacity building of institutions for safety, local and community level conflict management and mitigation.

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH): Emergency water supply, hygiene item distribution, hygiene information and education, construction of latrines, installation water points, wells and water storage. Water purification.

Education: Education grants and fee support, school feeding programmes, teacher training and support, school materials provision and construction or rehabilitation of school structures.

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0 USD Abuja CF 3201 Abc road Fixed Term , 40 hours per week Danish Refugee Council (DRC)

Position Title: Protection Coordinator

Supervised by: Head of Programme

Reporting to: Head of Programme

Duty Station: Abuja, frequent travel to Area offices

Area of Operation: Nigeria

Employment Period: 12 months

Type of Contract (Expat/National/Trainee): Expatriate

Salary & Benefits: Non-Management F - Unaccompanied position

Introduction

The Danish Refugee Council assists refugees and internally displaced persons across the globe: we provide emergency aid, fight for their rights, and strengthen their opportunity for a brighter future. We work in conflict-affected areas, along the displacement routes, and in the countries where refugees settle. In cooperation with local communities, we strive for responsible and sustainable solutions. We work toward successful integration and – whenever possible – for the fulfillment of the wish to return home.

The Danish Refugee Council was founded in Denmark in 1956 and has since grown to become an international humanitarian organization with more than 7,000 staff and 8,000 volunteers. Based in Copenhagen (Denmark) and present in forty countries, the Danish Refugee Council is a non-profit-making, politically independent, non-governmental and non-denominational relief organization.

Our vision is a dignified life for all displaced. All our efforts are based on our value compass: humanity, respect, independence and neutrality, participation, and honesty and transparency.

Background

Danish Refugee Council (DRC), and its Humanitarian Disarmament and Peacebuilding technical unit - the Danish Demining Group (DDG), has had an operational presence in Nigeria since 2015. DRC Nigeria is the largest DRC country mission in the West Africa region and one of the largest DRC country missions globally. Currently, DRC delivers life-saving assistance and protection to vulnerable, conflict-affected populations including internally displaced persons, returnees and host communities in the areas of armed violence reduction, humanitarian mine action, livelihoods, nutrition and food security, protection, shelter and non-food items (NFI) and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in 30+ Local Government Areas (LGAs) across Borno and Adamawa states in northeast Nigeria.

1. Duties and Responsibilities

The role is dedicated to technical coordination, advisory, fundraising and representing DRC in relevant technical fora and working group.

The Protection Coordinator is responsible for formulating technical strategy for DRC Nigeria bringing addressing the root causes of displacement, contributing to solutions to displacement and enhancing protection of hard-to-reach. The Coordinator will provide effective, timely technical advisory to the implementation team and to the Country Office Team in line with the technical and country strategy. The role will be responsible for representing DRC in relevant technical fora and working groups on country level and area level, should that be necessary, and supporting the Head of Programme in fundraising efforts for their sector through well-designed strategy, timely updates, advisory and sector engagement.

The Protection Coordinator is based in Abuja – but expected to travel frequently to Area Offices and field locations in Borno and Adamawa states and other areas as the geographic presence of DRC Nigeria develops.

The main responsibilities and tasks of the Protection Coordinator:

Technical Coordination and Advisory

· Provide technical advisory to the implementation teams and Country Office team on any stage of programme implementation.

· Lead on creation and roll out of the technical strategy with emphasis on needs of the affected communities, expansion to relevant sectors, and programme integration. Support the Head of Programs on creating the Country Strategy.

· Provide technical inputs and review to proposals, reports, assessments and evaluations in line with the technical strategy.

· Provide technical capacity building to implementation teams and partners.

· Prepare learning/knowledge products, SoPs and guidelines covering innovative approaches and good practices, to support overall Protection sector development and good-practice implementation.

· Initiate and contribute to the systematic assessment of Protection sector capacity gap analysis, in collaboration with government and other stakeholders, and support the design of initiatives to strengthen capacities systematically.

· Analyze Nigeria Protection sector challenges, trends, programs and projects, with a focus on Protection outcomes, using frameworks, analysis and tools available in the sector.

Representation, Fundraising and Advocacy

· Pro-actively lead on DRC’s Protection representation with relevant Sectors (Clusters) and working groups on country level and area level when necessary.

· Engage with relevant stakeholders incl. NGOs, donors and government to promote DRC’s Protection programme and support sector’s fundraising efforts.

· Actively seek out new viable partnerships for the Protection sector.

· Actively seek out appropriate funding opportunities for the sector in line with the sector strategy.

· Produce materials for Protection advocacy to promote awareness, establish partnerships and support fund-raising.

· Interact with global and regional initiatives and partnerships for Protection sector.

In addition to the above, the Protection Coordinator may be asked to carry out other duties requested by the Head of Programme - but always in the scope of this job description.

2. Qualifications

Required

· At least 5 years’ experience working in the field of protection, at least 3 years of which at a senior technical level.

· Proven experience with proposal and report writing processes.

· Direct experience with drafting and reviewing of technical SoPs and guidelines, technical papers and analysis.

· Proven experience with representation in Clusters, Working groups and other relevant technical bodies.

· Proven experience with impactfully engaging with stakeholders and advocacy initiatives.

· Experience across sectoral areas of responsibility. In-depth experience in case management, PSS, and protection advocacy are strongly preferred.

· Demonstrated knowledge of current sectoral best practices and familiarity with humanitarian architecture.

· Full professional proficiency in English with the capacity to produce well-written products for formal reporting and communication.

· Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field (International Law, International Relations, Political Science, Social Work, Humanitarian Assistance, Sociology, Psychology, or another related field).

Desirable

· Master’s degree from an accredited academic institution in relevant field (International Law, International Relations, Political Science, Social Work, Humanitarian Assistance, Sociology, Psychology, or another related field) or equivalent.

· Experience with capacity building for national partners.

· Prior knowledge of Nigeria context.

3. General Regulations

· The employee shall follow DRC instructions on safety, confidentiality, and ethical guidelines, including the Code of Conduct and the Humanitarian Accountability Framework

· Employees should not engage in any other paid activity during the DRC contract period without prior authorization.

· Employees should not engage in any activity that could harm DRC or the implementation of any project during the DRC contract period.

· Employees should not give interviews to the media or publish project-related photos or other material without prior authorization.

· Employees shall return all borrowed equipment for the project to DRC after the end of the contract period or upon request.

4. Required Skills & Qualities

· Core Competencies of DRC:

o Striving for excellence

o Collaboration

o Taking the lead

o Communication

o Demonstrating Integrity

· Ability to work in a multinational and multicultural environment

· Proactivity, with a sound commitment to teamwork and with a spirit of genuine collaboration

· Excellent communication skills, as well as patience and politeness, are required

· Multi-tasking and Organizational skills is a must

· Adaptable and Flexible

· Proven analytical and critical thinking skills

· Exemplary sense of ethics in the workplace

· Team-oriented & good sense of humor

Are you interested? Then apply for this position on line. All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages). Both must be in English**.**

DRC provides equal opportunity in employment and prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability.

DRC encourages all applicants to apply and does not practice any discrimination in any recruitment process.

However, all applicants shall take into consideration that DRC cannot offer an international work contract to a citizen of the country of assignment (in this specific case, Nigeria)

Applications close on the 6 June 2023 at midnight (GMT-time).Applications submitted after this date will not be considered.

Due to the urgency of the position, DRC has the right to recruit a candidate who matches the required profile before the above deadline.

2023-06-07

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