Protection Technical Assistant at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

Job Description

• Build and maintain trusting relationships with target communities.
• Conduct community-level protection needs assessments and protection monitoring to identify and document critical and emerging threats to the safety, dignity, and well-being of women, men, girls, and boys. Also, identify protective factors and community resources.
• Contribute to the identification and internal referral of individuals/households with specific needs and/or vulnerabilities, focusing on children, youth, women, and other at-risk groups.
• Support the development of gender- and age-sensitive awareness materials on key protection-related issues.
• Raise awareness about key protection-related issues among beneficiaries, target communities, and key external stakeholders, in collaboration with concerned Community Center (CC) Teams and specialized actors. Provide beneficiaries and target communities with information and orientation about existing services and how to access them, if relevant.
• Collaborate with the Case Management Officer and Protection Team to conduct detailed assessments of beneficiaries.
• Collaborate with the Case Management Officer and Protection Team to prepare intervention plans, including care plans and case summaries, based on detailed assessments of each protection case.
• Ensure strict confidentiality and adherence to applicable data protection and information sharing protocols for all data and information related to protection monitoring.
• Identify vulnerable beneficiaries with special needs and suggest the most appropriate type of assistance tailored to each individual case (safe referrals to specialized actors).
• Assist in the compilation of information and reports on achievements. Provide weekly and monthly achievement reports internally to the Case Management Officer and, for urgent cases, on a daily basis.

Generic professional competencies for this position: 

• Experience working directly with affected/local communities in a humanitarian context within an international or local organization.
• Previous experience in complex and volatile contexts.
• Previous experience in conducting community-level protection needs assessments and protection monitoring.
• Basic knowledge and understanding of international standards, protection fundamental concepts, and guiding principles.
• Ability to gather, record, and manage data and information from different sources.
• Proficiency in IT tools (MS Office package, internet, email, etc.).
•  Working knowledge of English.

Context/Specific Skills, Knowledge, and Experience:

• Knowledge of the context in the geographical area of responsibility is desirable.
• Knowledge of the local languages.

Behavioral Competencies 

• Handling insecure environment
• Planning and delivering results
• Empowering and building trust
• Communicating with impact and respect