Protection Assistant at Danish Refugee Council (DRC)

Location: Maiduguri, Borno  Application Link

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The Position

• Within the scope of DRC’s Protection projects, the Protection Assistant, under the supervision of the Roving Protection Officers and Protection Manager, is 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.

Responsibilities
The Protection Assistant responsibilities include:

• 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 Roving 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

Key Requirements
Essentials:

• 2 years. Work experience in a humanitarian organization / with displacement affected populations or significant experience as a DRC Protection social or outreach worker
• 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.

Desirables:

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

Conditions

• Availability: August 15th, 2018
• 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.