Protection Manager

Programme & Policy

Overview

Lead and ensure quality implementation of protection activities across Somalia and Somaliland.

You have:

• University or graduate degree in psychology, law, social work, gender, or other relevant field.
• 5-8 years' work experience within the field of law or protection, particularly within the field of refugee, returnee, IDP and host community protection.
• Several years’ experience working with international NGOs, UN agencies, relevant ministries, or local authorities in responding to the needs of refugees, returnees, IDPs and host communities.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating with and supporting national and local authorities as well as humanitarian coordination fora.
• Prior experience or familiarity with GBV specific programming is a strong asset.
• Excellent analytical and English writing skills.
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently unsupervised.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize, meet deadlines and adapt in a complex and challenging environment.
• Experience with capacity building, and in convening and facilitating trainings and workshops.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to establish effective and working relations with staff members and other stakeholders.
• Experience living and working in cross-cultural, multi-sector, and/or remote environments.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills in English.

Contract

This is a DRC - Expatriate or National contract. More about DRC - Expatriate or National contracts.

Overall purpose of the role The Protection Manager will lead the strategic direction and ensure quality implementation of DRC's protection activities across Somalia and Somaliland. They will provide technical oversight of DRC’s protection activities and a team of 10 staff across field operations, ensuring harmonization, sharing of best practices, and compliance with global and organizational standards, and bring innovation to the overall Protection programme across the three regions.

The Protection Manager has technical responsibility over all of DRC’s protection activities. The country office has an exciting and varied funding base with different areas of focus, including but not limited to general protection, child protection, protection from gender-based violence, community-based protection, psychosocial support and emergency response actions, as well as a mixed migration component and a dedicated voluntary returnee project.

In addition to technical support and quality assurance, the Protection Manager will lead the development and updating of country-specific protection strategies and will oversee development of guidelines, standard operating procedures and tools to ensure harmonisation and use of best practices across all areas of operation. Training and capacity building remain an important aspect of the role, especially s DRC intends to move into different delivery modalities that are more integrated with other programming components.

DRC’s programme in Somalia and Somaliland has been steadily growing and developing depending on the needs of the population of concern. It is well-established, built on solid foundations, and a perfect springboard to innovate from. DRC is looking to expand into new programming modalities, potentially with alternative financing components, and it will be important to have a dynamic, innovative, and enthusiastic Protection expert to lead the next phase of the Protection programme.

Responsibilities Technical Oversight and Management of Protection Programming

• Design and manage DRC's general protection, legal protection, GBV, child protection, and other protection interventions as per international best practice standards.
• Conduct rapid needs assessments to inform program design and strategic direction as well as identify risks and vulnerabilities, including those related to gender, age and disability.
• Develop concrete initiatives to reduce protection risks and design specific strategies to build upon existing assets within the population.
• Develop, adapt and oversee the rollout and application of quality measures for DRC’s protection activities, in line with SPHERE standards, the Inter-Agency Minimum Standards for Child Protection, and guidelines defined in national coordination fora.
• Conduct and supervise internal and external trainings on protection-related issues, including protection mainstreaming for DRC staff, partners, and project beneficiaries.

Coordination and Representation

• Represent DRC in general protection coordination meetings, such as the Protection Cluster and the CP-GBV Sub-Cluster working group as well in relevant technical working groups related to IDP protection and durable solutions, as agreed with the Head of Program.
• Coordinate with government agencies, such as the Ministry of Women, Families and Children Affairs, Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, UNHCR, UNICEF, protection NGOs and other key stakeholders on the provision of protection services relevant contingency planning.
• Ensure internal coordination and harmonization of DRC protection-related activities with DRC Somalia’s regional protection programs.
• Promote improved understanding of protection issues among all relevant stakeholders and ensure the observance of international protection and humanitarian legal standards.

Monitoring, Reporting, and Development

• Take the lead on protection related proposals as relevant, and ensure that all proposed interventions are protection mainstreamed, regardless of sector, in close collaboration with DRC’s grants, M&E and program staff.
• Develop protection-focused program monitoring tools.
• Undertake quality control and site monitoring to ensure that services provided are according to international best practice standards.
• Conduct program monitoring as per expected outputs and outcomes.
• Support teams to monitor financial spending and budgets for all protection projects.
• Provide technical inputs and quality assurance to donor and other DRC reports.
• Ensure that the design and implementation of protection activities address protection needs of refugees, IDPs, and other vulnerable populations within DRC's mandate.
• Ensure that quality assurance systems are developed and applied, with particular reference to the Core Humanitarian Standard and age, gender and disability throughout the program.
• Contribute to protection mainstreaming across all DRC field offices.

Management and Supervision

• Provide technical supervision to protection staff across DRC’s field sites, in collaboration with Area Managers.
• Contribute to the recruitment and performance management of protection staff as needed.
• Develop staff capacities on the rights-based approaches, participatory protection assessments and monitoring, and inclusion of vulnerable groups though training, mentoring, and coaching.

About you This is a high-level position with global responsibilities, you are expected to be relatively autonomous as well as flexible in terms of travelling internationally to meet the various stakeholders.

In this position, you are also expected to demonstrate DRC’s five core competencies:

• Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.
• Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.
• Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
• Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.
• Demonstrating integrity: You act in line with our vision and values.

Requirements Education, experience and technical competencies:

• University or graduate degree in psychology, law, social work, gender, or other relevant field.
• 5-8 years' work experience within the field of law or protection, particularly within the field of refugee, returnee, IDP and host community protection.
• Several years’ experience working with international NGOs, UN agencies, relevant ministries, or local authorities in responding to the needs of refugees, returnees, IDPs and host communities.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating with and supporting national and local authorities as well as humanitarian coordination fora.
• Prior experience or familiarity with GBV specific programming is a strong asset.
• Excellent analytical and English writing skills
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently unsupervised.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize, meet deadlines and adapt in a complex and challenging environment.
• Experience with capacity building, and in convening and facilitating trainings and workshops.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to establish effective and working relations with staff members and other stakeholders.
• Experience living and working in cross-cultural, multi-sector, and/or remote environments.

Languages:

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills in English

Conditions Contract: Twelve months’ contract, renewable subject to funding and performance. Salary and conditions in accordance with the Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Global Expatriates; For National staff DRC’s Terms of Employment for National staff in Somalia will apply. This position is graded as Management Band F

Availability: February 2022

Reports to: Head of Programs/Deputy Country Director

Duty station: Mogadishu, with frequency of travel to Puntland and Somaliland. This position is non-accompanied.

Application and CV Only motivated applications that address the stipulated duties and meet the required qualifications, sent together with a CV, will be considered.

DRC only accepts applications sent via our online-application form on www.drc.ngo under Vacancies.

Please submit your application and CV in English no later than 31 December, 2021.

Gender Equality: DRC is committed to achieving gender parity in staffing at all levels. In light of this, women candidates are particularly encouraged to apply to bridge the gender gap.

Equal Opportunities: DRC is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment based on mutual respect for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, disability status, religion, ethnic origin, colour, race, marital status or other protected characteristics.

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