Protection and Gender Officer at Justice, Development and Peace Commission (JDPC)

Post Description: 

• The post holder will be responsible for protection mainstreaming and gender analysis on FSL, Agric, Nutrition, and WaSH components.
• This post requires in-depth knowledge on protection mainstreaming, gender inclusion and diversity, FSL, Agric programming, nutrition and behavior change communication (SBCC).
• The post holder will be responsible and should have vast experience on   Gender and social inclusion (GESI) analysis during program implementation and provide quality assessment on protection mainstreaming, case management and sector referral.  

Specific duties and responsibilities:  

• Lead project team in the development and implementation of Gender and protection components during project life circle.   
• Advising about the effects of discrimination on grounds of age, disability, gender, race, religion, and sexual orientation.  
• Acting as a liaison and representing vulnerable groups in the community for inclusion, diversity, and protection of members of the community  
• Raising awareness, sensitization and promoting change on gender and protection mainstreaming  
• Conducting gender and diversity analysis on each beneficiary selected  
• Interpreting and ensuring safeguarding policies and compliance on Do no harm during project implementation.  
• Facilitate referrals and liaise with relevant organizations and community groups on protection case management, diversity inclusion and protection mainstreaming.  
• Assist in developing beneficiary selection criteria for inclusion of vulnerable groups and diversity.
• Provide technical feedback on protection mainstreaming indicators and ensure vulnerability criteria are adopted in selecting beneficiaries.
• Coordinate and facilitate community sessions on protection mainstreaming during trainings and endure gender and social inclusion.  
• Coordinate community base protection network for participatory monitoring and evaluation, reflective practice, and impact measurement. 
• Conduct project assessment on quarterly basis to assess the progress of the project for adjustments, and possible improvements. 
• Organize meetings and FGD with beneficiaries on protection mainstreaming, gender and inclusion   and provide diversity feedback to program team. 
• Performs other duties as assigned. 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS 

• Bachelor’s degree in law, psychology, business, management, education, social/community work, psychology, public administration, and sociology/social sciences preferred.  
• Minimum of three year’s professional experience in protection mainstreaming gender and diversity 
• Experience in developing and using protection, gender and diversity tools.
• Previous experience in design, implementation, and mainstreaming protection in FSL, Nutrition Wash and gender programs
• Experience in developing gender and protection training manual

Personal Skills   

• Strong sensitivity and respect for local cultures 
• Professional manner in dealing with community members and co-workers.  
• Strong listening skills combined with excellent interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.  
• Possess good interpersonal, communication and organizational skills. 
• Ability to work to meet deadlines in multiple tasking environments. 
• Excellent organization, planning and analytical skills.  
• Good writing skills in English and any local language. 
• Ability to work in a challenging and demanding environment. 
• Ability to work as part of a team and coordinate with other JDPC staff.