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Title: Protection Officer

No of Position :3 (Three)

Location: Jigjiga

Reports to: Protection Team Leader

Employment Band- H2

Start of Contract & Duration: One year

Posting date: March 16, 2020 

INTRODUCTION 

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC), an international non-governmental organization (NGO), has been providing relief and development services in the Horn of Africa since 1997. DRC promotes and supports solutions to the problems faced by refugees, internally displaced people (IDPs), and migrants. The organization has offices across the region, and has been operational in Ethiopia since 2009.  With funding from bilateral and multilateral donors, DRC is currently implementing a range of activities across Ethiopia and Djibouti, including WASH and shelter provision, child and youth protection, gender based violence response, awareness-raising of migration risks, protection monitoring of migration routes, and livelihoods support for returning migrants or those at-risk of migration.

OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:

Under the supervision of the Protection Team leader, the Protection Officer will coordinate and implement protection monitoring activities in selected IDP sites in Somali region. Specifically, she or he will plan and conduct protection monitoring visits in a high number of IDP sites in Somali region affected by new displacements and timely report on protection trends and risks identified. The position will, furthermore, be tasked to identify and provide direct assistance and support to people with specific needs. Additionally, the position is expected to contribute to other protection activities that DRC is implementing in selected IDP sites in Somali region.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS

Technical Responsibilities:

  • Implement assigned protection monitoring activities in line with international standards, best practices and DRC protection monitoring guidelines
  • Maintain good relationships with other stakeholders to collect daily information on fresh displacements in the area of coverage.
  • Provide ongoing mentorship and technical support to the protection focal points in the areas of intervention
  • Conduct protection needs and vulnerability assessments as relevant
  • Ensure the provision of effective protection services and referrals.
  • Identify individuals with special needs and provide specialized assistance.
  • Collaborate with relevant partners to develop and maintain protection referral mechanisms.
  • Contribute in the development of protection monitoring tools and in the analysis of the collected information
  • Ensure protection mainstreaming in all of DRC’s interventions.
  • Monitor protection trends and needs in DRC’s areas of intervention and recommend activities and responses for DRC’s and other agencies.
  • Ensure ethical and statistically-sound data collection, analysis and protection

Project Monitoring and Evaluation:

  • Analyse disaggregated protection related data as a means to inform programming and response activities.
  • Contribute to the monthly progress report as well as cluster 5ws
  • Regularly monitor the project’s protection activities and provide feedback for ensuring activities are responsive, and contextually and culturally appropriate.
  • Assisting in developing and conducting assessments, mid-term and end of project reports and evaluations.
  • Ensure DRC’s accountability commitments are mainstreamed into all protection activities.

Report Writing and Documentation

  • Support in the development of daily, weekly and monthly reports.
  • Ensure proper documentation of all project activities including means of verification, assessments and case studies.
  • Contribute to the development of project proposal and concept notes.

Job Requirements

Experience and technical competencies: (include years of experience)

  • Minimum of 2 years’ experience in an entry to mid-level position, with experience in the field of humanitarian response and refugee/IDP protection working for an international NGO, UN agency or relevant ministry or local authority.
  • Technical understanding of core protection concepts, prevention and response strategies, including experience with operationalizing global best practices and international standards for implementing protection monitoring in humanitarian contexts.
  • Experience in conducting protection monitoring or protection assessments
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Proven record of designing and facilitating trainings and workshops on protection-related topics.
  • Hands-on experience with supporting community-based protection structures.
  • Experience working with displaced or conflict affected populations.
  • Strong planning, organizational and problem-solving skills with the ability to work both independently and within a team.
  • Integrity, strong work ethic, and ability to consistently meet deadlines under pressure.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and commitment to learning and implementing organizational policies and procedures.
  • Full proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel.

EDUCATION: (include certificates, licenses etc.)

  • University degree in social sciences, law, social work, international development, or other relevant field from a recognized institution.

LANGUAGE: (indicate fluency level)

  • Excellent skills in speaking, reading and writing English, Amharic And Somali

All DRC roles require the post-holder to master DRC’s core competencies:

 

  • Striving for excellence: Focusing on reaching results while ensuring efficient processes.
  • Collaborating: Involving relevant parties and encouraging feedback.
  • Taking the lead: Taking ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
  • Communicating: Listening and speaking effectively and honestly.

Demonstrating integrity: Acting in line with DRC’s vision and values

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  • Job City Jigjiga, Somali
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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 Jigjiga, Somali CF 3201 Abc road Full Time , 40 hours per week Danish Refugee Council (DRC)

Title: Protection Officer

No of Position :3 (Three)

Location: Jigjiga

Reports to: Protection Team Leader

Employment Band- H2

Start of Contract & Duration: One year

Posting date: March 16, 2020 

INTRODUCTION 

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC), an international non-governmental organization (NGO), has been providing relief and development services in the Horn of Africa since 1997. DRC promotes and supports solutions to the problems faced by refugees, internally displaced people (IDPs), and migrants. The organization has offices across the region, and has been operational in Ethiopia since 2009.  With funding from bilateral and multilateral donors, DRC is currently implementing a range of activities across Ethiopia and Djibouti, including WASH and shelter provision, child and youth protection, gender based violence response, awareness-raising of migration risks, protection monitoring of migration routes, and livelihoods support for returning migrants or those at-risk of migration.

OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:

Under the supervision of the Protection Team leader, the Protection Officer will coordinate and implement protection monitoring activities in selected IDP sites in Somali region. Specifically, she or he will plan and conduct protection monitoring visits in a high number of IDP sites in Somali region affected by new displacements and timely report on protection trends and risks identified. The position will, furthermore, be tasked to identify and provide direct assistance and support to people with specific needs. Additionally, the position is expected to contribute to other protection activities that DRC is implementing in selected IDP sites in Somali region.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS

Technical Responsibilities:

  • Implement assigned protection monitoring activities in line with international standards, best practices and DRC protection monitoring guidelines
  • Maintain good relationships with other stakeholders to collect daily information on fresh displacements in the area of coverage.
  • Provide ongoing mentorship and technical support to the protection focal points in the areas of intervention
  • Conduct protection needs and vulnerability assessments as relevant
  • Ensure the provision of effective protection services and referrals.
  • Identify individuals with special needs and provide specialized assistance.
  • Collaborate with relevant partners to develop and maintain protection referral mechanisms.
  • Contribute in the development of protection monitoring tools and in the analysis of the collected information
  • Ensure protection mainstreaming in all of DRC’s interventions.
  • Monitor protection trends and needs in DRC’s areas of intervention and recommend activities and responses for DRC’s and other agencies.
  • Ensure ethical and statistically-sound data collection, analysis and protection

Project Monitoring and Evaluation:

  • Analyse disaggregated protection related data as a means to inform programming and response activities.
  • Contribute to the monthly progress report as well as cluster 5ws
  • Regularly monitor the project’s protection activities and provide feedback for ensuring activities are responsive, and contextually and culturally appropriate.
  • Assisting in developing and conducting assessments, mid-term and end of project reports and evaluations.
  • Ensure DRC’s accountability commitments are mainstreamed into all protection activities.

Report Writing and Documentation

  • Support in the development of daily, weekly and monthly reports.
  • Ensure proper documentation of all project activities including means of verification, assessments and case studies.
  • Contribute to the development of project proposal and concept notes.

Job Requirements

Experience and technical competencies: (include years of experience)
  • Minimum of 2 years’ experience in an entry to mid-level position, with experience in the field of humanitarian response and refugee/IDP protection working for an international NGO, UN agency or relevant ministry or local authority.
  • Technical understanding of core protection concepts, prevention and response strategies, including experience with operationalizing global best practices and international standards for implementing protection monitoring in humanitarian contexts.
  • Experience in conducting protection monitoring or protection assessments
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Proven record of designing and facilitating trainings and workshops on protection-related topics.
  • Hands-on experience with supporting community-based protection structures.
  • Experience working with displaced or conflict affected populations.
  • Strong planning, organizational and problem-solving skills with the ability to work both independently and within a team.
  • Integrity, strong work ethic, and ability to consistently meet deadlines under pressure.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and commitment to learning and implementing organizational policies and procedures.
  • Full proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel.
EDUCATION: (include certificates, licenses etc.)
  • University degree in social sciences, law, social work, international development, or other relevant field from a recognized institution.
LANGUAGE: (indicate fluency level)
  • Excellent skills in speaking, reading and writing English, Amharic And Somali
All DRC roles require the post-holder to master DRC’s core competencies: 
  • Striving for excellence: Focusing on reaching results while ensuring efficient processes.
  • Collaborating: Involving relevant parties and encouraging feedback.
  • Taking the lead: Taking ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
  • Communicating: Listening and speaking effectively and honestly.
Demonstrating integrity: Acting in line with DRC's vision and values
2020-03-31

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