Protection Assistant at Pro-Wellness Humanitarian Initiative

Job Purpose
Overview:

• Under the supervision of the Program Officer, the protection assistant will support the implementation of all PROWI protection projects.
• The Protection Assistant, under the supervision of the Protection Officer and Program team lead, is responsible for the day-to-day implementation of the various protection activities in the field locations under his/her responsibility.
• This includes conducting Protection Monitoring, referrals and follow-up of referrals, (including establishing referral pathways), identification of IPA (Individual Protection Approach) beneficiaries and follow-up of cases, psychosocial support activities, monitoring the protection incentive workers’ work and managing them daily.
• 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

• Ensure the organization and the implementation of all protection activities at the field level under the agreed Work plan (under the supervision of the programme officers) 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
• Identify and intervene on protection cases in the camps and host communities with technical support from their line manager.
• Refer protection cases to partner agencies and seek to solicit services from them.
• Ensure all protection activities and cases are individually documented, filed and up to date in the Kobo app.
• Engage with communities directly and create awareness on human rights, child protection, SGBV, and other protection-related topics
• Train community members, partner staff and other local authorities on protection topics
• Identify protection trends and bring this to the attention of the line manager for action planning
• Carry out advocacy and sensitization activities at the field level
• Represent PROWI protection in all partner discussions at the field level
• Participate in and actively recruit casual social workers are needed.
• Conduct community meetings, FGDs, and other direct community activities as part of protection monitoring.
• Document all protection activities and report all field activities
• Carry out any delegated activities as assigned by the Program Officer at the field level including supervision of field bases.
• Manage PROWI protection assets assigned to the field of operation.
• Support the protection manager with itinerary planning for field visits including donor visits.
• Provide detailed updates of activities within your designated field site.

Requirements
Essentials:

• Diploma or Degree in Community Development, Psychology, Sociology, and other Social Sciences relevant.
• 2 yrs. 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
• Ability and willingness to maintain a 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 individual, able to take initiative and propose solutions, resilient, positive, and able to work independently.
• Must have basic level computer skills.

Desirables:

• Strong interpersonal, intercultural and communication skills
• Excellent communication skills (oral and writing)
• Proficiency in English, and Hausa; fluency in other languages spoken in Adamawa State will be a plus