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  • Posted: Jan 7, 2019
    Deadline: Jan 15, 2019
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    The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a humanitarian, non-governmental, non-profit organisation founded in 1956 that works in more than 30 countries throughout the world. DRC fulfils its mandate by providing direct assistance to conflict-affected populations - refugees, internally displaced people (IDPs) and host communities in the conflict areas of the wor...
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    Protection Assistant

    Location: Maiduguri

    About the Job
    Overall purpose of the role:

    • Within the scope of DRC’s Protection projects, the Protection Assistant, under the supervision of the Protection Officers and Manager, will be responsible for the day to day implementation of the various protection activities in the field locations under his/her responsibility. This includes conduct Protection Monitoring, referrals and follow up of referrals, (including establishing referral pathways), identification of IPA beneficiaries and follow up of cases, psychosocial support activities, monitor the protection incentive workers’ work and manage them on a daily basis.
    • The Protection Assistant will also be responsible for supporting needs and programmatic assessments, supporting the preparation of activity and protection reports and analysis (information collection, community consultations etc.), identifying and communicating protection concerns in his/her locations, identifying and communicating programmatic needs in targeted locations, supporting the Officers in providing capacity building to key stakeholders, and in collecting and managing project data ensuring the highest standards of data and information protection and confidentiality.

    Main Duties and Responsibilities
    Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

    • Ensure the organization and the implementation of all protection activities at field level in accordance with the agreed workplan (under the supervision of the Protection Officers and Manager) and the international standards
    • Ensure the management of the field protection incentive workers (team and work management)
    • Prepare necessary activity and protection reports (weekly, monthly, ad hoc)
    • Participate in conducting needs and programmatic assessments in targeted locations
    • Track, document and follow up onComplains and feedback during food distribution.
    • Work closely with the Food Security Team to ensure Gender and Protection is mainstreamed in all activities.
    • Any other tasks required by the Protection Roving Officer or Protection Manager, according to programmatic needs.

    About you
    To be successful in this role we expect you to. All employees should master DRC's core competencies:

    • Communicating
    • Taking the lead
    • Collaborating
    • Striving for excellence and
    • Demonstrating integrity.

    Required
    Moreover, we also expect the following:

    • BA./B.Sc. in relevant field (Sociology, Social Work, Psychology, Education, Counselling, Human Rights, Development Studies etc.)
    • Alternatively: experience as DRC Protection field worker
    • 2 yrs. Work experience in a humanitarian organization / with displacement affected populations or experience as a DRC protection field worker
    • Good knowledge of protection norms, principles, and activities
    • Excellent communication skills (oral and writing)
    • Professional fluency in English and Hausa
    • Ability and willingness to maintain regular presence at project sites (remote / field sites) and to work during irregular working hours and in insecure environments
    • Strong interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills – self-motivated individuals, able to take initiative and propose solutions, resilient, positive, and able to work independently
    • Flexibility and high level of proactivity

    Desirable:

    • Knowledge of the protection monitoring data collection methods
    • Knowledge / previous experience with Psychosocial support services activities and standards
    • Previous experience with DRC as a volunteers or staff will be considered as an advantage

    We Offer

    • Contract length: 9 MONTHS
    • Level: IPE BAND-NM-I
    • Designation of Duty Station: Maiduguri
    • Start date: 31st february 2019

     

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to Danish Refugee Council (DRC) on candidate.hr-manager.net to apply

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