Protection Officer at Danish Refugee Council (DRC)

Location: Damaturu, Yobe

The position

• Within the scope of DRC’s Protection projects, the Protection Officer will be responsible for the supervision of the Protection activities and team on his/her axis of responsibility.
• The PRO is expected to travel to field office on a regular basis according to the work plan established by the Protection Manager. Responsibilities include the management and direct supervision of the Protection assistants operating in his/her axis of responsibility, the supervision of the protection activities, the representation at local coordination meetings, as well as the liaison with key local stakeholders (partners, authorities etc.).
• The PRO is also responsible for drafting Protection Monitoring and activity reports (weekly, monthly, ad hoc) based on key finding and achievements.

The Protection Officer responsibilities include:

• Under the supervision of the Protection Manager, ensure timely and qualitative implementation of the Protection activities at field level, in line with DRC and international standards, and donor agreements. Activities include Protection monitoring, Referrals, IPA (Case management), Capacity building, Community Protection intervention, and advocacy efforts
• Supervise, mentor, and develop teams of Protection assistants in field locations, as well as teams of Protection volunteers (including workplan, capacity building, and technical support)
• Draft Protection Monitoring, activity reports, and evidence based advocacy note on a weekly, monthly, and ad hoc basis
• Represent DRC at local coordination meetings, establish and maintain good working relationship with key stakeholders in areas of responsibilities (I/N/NGO, local authorities, camp officials, etc.)
• Establish good working relationships and high level of communication with the Protection Manager
• In collaboration with the PIM Officer, report, manage, and analyze protection monitoring and protection activity data and key achievement

Key Requirements
Essentials:

• 3 years Work experience in a humanitarian organization
• 2 years Hands on experience in Protection sector
• Experience with remote management will be considered as an advantage
• Excellent communication skills (oral and writing), proven capacity to maintain communication from remote locations
• High reporting skills
• Strong ability to multi-tasks and work independently, attention to details, and high level of proactivity
• Preferred: Previous experience with DRC Protection Programming

Desirables:

• Knowledge of the protection monitoring data collection methods
• Knowledge / previous experience with Psychosocial support services activities and standards

Conditions

• Salary and conditions: In accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment;
• The income will be subject to statutory deductions as per applicable Nigeria laws. The employee is responsible for the tax returns.
• Availability: 15th April 2018