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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...
About the Programme
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) has been operational in West Africa since 1998. Our aim is to contribute to the peace and stabilization, protection and promotion of durable solution to crisis affected populations in the region. The overall strategic objective of the programme is to support peace and stabilization, protect and promote durable solutions to conflict affected populations in Nigeria, Liberia, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinée, and Mali on the basis of humanitarian principles and fundamental human rights.
DRC has opened a new country programme in Nigeria focusing on responding to the huge humanitarian needs and challenges in the North East of Nigeria. Nigeria’s north-east is currently experiencing a significant humanitarian crisis, which has been the result of the ongoing-armed conflict between Boko Haram, the Nigerian military and the Multi-National Task Force in the north-east. An estimated 10 million people are affected by the conflict, which has led to a state of emergency being declared in three North-Eastern states and spill-over effects into neighbouring countries. High insecurity in the region has made access for humanitarian actors extremely difficult and further exacerbating the situation.
DRC operations is initially focus on Yola and Mubi in Adamawa State, and in the process of opening an base in Maiduguri, Borno State and from there we will focus on meeting the basic needs (protection, WASH, food security and shelter) of urban caseloads as well as supporting outreach to affected areas and displacement camps. DRC also maintains a representational office in Abuja and a larger coordination and field based implementation office in Yola, Adamawa State.
Job Profile
The Protection Manager will have the overall responsibility of leading, coordinating and implementing DRC protection activities in North East Nigeria and support a consistent integration of a rights- based approach into all DRC’s program activities in Nigeria. The Protection Manager will play a central role in building relationships with key humanitarian partners and donors in securing funding to expand DRC’s protection programs in Nigeria. He/She will be directly supervised by the Country Director / Program Coordinator in North East Nigeria. Specifically, the Protection Manager will perform the following tasks:
Key Responsibilities
Program Strategy & Design;
Ensure that protection information is used effectively to advocate on important issues as well as longer term planning for target populations
Ensure the delivery of Individual Protection Assistance packages to most vulnerable individuals
Develop training materials on protection principles, protection monitoring, reporting and referrals for field based staff, including strengthening information and reporting systems.
Ensure the mainstreaming of protection, child protection, women protection and community based protection components in the DRC Nigeria emergency response programmes according to DRC’s protection mainstreaming framework, international law and protection standards
Work in close coordination with UNHCR and the Ministry of Women and Social Affairs at the State level and all relevant stakeholders to support the management of the Protection Working Group in Adamawa State in order to coordinate the humanitarian response to the needs of disaster/conflict-affected populations in Adamawa State.
Building the capacity of the Government and other Protection Working Group members to create a stronger protection environment and to prepare for future emergency responses
Explore new business and partnerships and work closely with the Country Director / Program Coordinator to develop quality proposals, concept notes and budgets, ensuring that all new budgets accurately reflect program activities and required staffing levels.
Monitoring and Reporting
Monitor financial spending and budgets for all protection projects in North East Nigeria
Ensure that quality assurance systems are developed and applied, with particular reference to the HAP Standard and Age Gender and Diversity throughout the program
Ensure that DRC Protection programmes are implemented in accordance with DRC standard regulations and operational procedures ( eg Code of Conduct, HAP Principles, DRC Assistance Framework, DRC Programme Handbook)
Team Management
Coordination & Representation
Represent DRC Protection in high level and strategic meetings involving protection actors, UN agencies and the Government
Security
Daily aware and involved in the security situation and insure the communication with the programs staff and Safety Advisor;
Responsible to understand and able to implement the security rules
Qualifications:
Required
Preferable
We encourage all qualified candidates to apply, irrespective of nationality, race, gender or age
Conditions
Availability: As soon as possible following interview process.
Duty station: Yola, Adamawa State, with frequent travel to Abuja and the field according to the needs - Non Family Duty Station
Contract: One year with a possibility of extension, subject to funding.
You are welcome to contact Ane Cecilie Hess-Nielsen at ane.hess-nielsen@drc.dk for more information about the position.
Please note that applications are not to be sent to Ane Cecilie Hess-Nielsen. We only accept applications sent online via www.drc.dk. Applications sent directly to Thibaut ROUX will not be considered.
For general information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult www.drc.dk.
Application process
Only motivated applications that address the stipulated duties and meet the required qualifications, sent together with a CV, will be considered. CV-only applications will not be considered. Please provide references, but do not attach any written recommendations.
We only accept applications sent via our online-application form.
Please submit your application, in English no later than 7th January 2016
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