Protection Manager

Job Description

In Kenya, the IRC is implementing a Protection and Rule of Law (PRoL) program that includes responsive information services such as Julisha.Info (Signpost) and legal information, Risk Communication and Community Engagement, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Targeted Individual Assistance, protection assessments, referrals, service mapping, Client Responsiveness, and protection mainstreaming. The program is being implemented in the counties of Nairobi, Garissa, Turkana, and West Pokot.

The Nairobi-based Protection Manager will collaborate with their immediate manager to develop and implement protection programming across all locations. The Protection Manager will be responsible for ensuring the quality implementation of protection programming, identifying, and delivering training needs, developing proposals, coordinating between PRoL teams and other sectors, and assisting with the drafting of quality reports. They will participate in local coordination forums as well as external representation and coordination with other relevant actors (including UNHCR, Department of Refugee Services, and other national and international NGOs).

Major Responsibilities:

Program strategy and new business development.

- Technical oversight and support to partners for the field level integration of IRC Protection pursuits, safe community engagement, staff recruitment, and institution building, campaign development and scheduling. - Contribute to seeing opportunities for development of concept notes and driven proposals for protection programming (including budgets).

Program management and technical quality

- Harmonization of all protection programming (responsive information services such as Julisha.Info (Signpost) and legal information, Risk Communication and Community Engagement, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, Targeted Individual Assistance, protection assessments, referrals, service mapping, Client Responsiveness, and protection mainstreaming) across field sites and tools with an emphasis on maintaining and improving program quality. - Collaborate with Health, Nutrition, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Women Protection and Empowerment, Economic Recovery and Development sectors through regular communication and coordination to enhance integrated programming and make sure programs are connected and benefit from standard processes in protection. - Coordinate closely with the manager to chip in the delivery on topics such as protection issues, humanitarian principles, and legal frameworks. - Ensure quality and timely implementation of PRoL activities guided by tools such as work plans, spending plans, and procurement plans. - Manage the project budget; effectively handle protection budget lines, making sure that expenditure is timely, stays in sync with donor guidelines, and guided by organizational policies. - Lead protection assessments; analyze qualitative data, identify trends and patterns, to advise proposal development and programs. - Promote PRoL program learning opportunities, coordinate weekly and monthly team meetings. - Lead all aspects and keep up-to-date accurate data and records on all implementation-related activities. - Submit monthly donor and protection projects progress reports.

Representation, coordination, and advocacy

- Assist the Manager in establishing and maintaining multi-sectoral cooperation with others including Government of Kenya, international and national NGOs, the UNHCR and local partners. - Contribute and participate in protection working group meeting and share updates from field level coordination meetings. - Create concise, analytical inputs using protection data analysis for monthly, quarterly, and annual reports that will be shared with both internal and external team members, highlighting important protection trends and issues. - In coordination with Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning, ensure monitoring tools are designed, integrated, and used to advise programs. - Together with the Gender, Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Safeguarding, support on client safeguarding through sensitization and capacity building.

Performance management

- Maintain open and professional relationships with team members, fostering a strong team spirit, and providing oversight and guidance to enable staff to perform successfully in their positions, including communicating clear expectations, setting performance objectives, and providing regular and timely performance feedback. - Recruit protection program staff and consultants in conjunction with Human Resources Department, supporting a positive and committed team spirit, which cultivates participation and innovation from all staff. - Identify training needs of the protection team and support delivery of required training. - Give leadership support to the “IRC Way”- Global Standards for Professional Conduct.

Key Working Relationships:

Position Reports to: Senior Protection Manager

Position directly supervises: Senior Editorial Officers, Protection Mainstreaming/Safe Programming Officers, Client Feedback and Protection officer, Client Responsiveness and Accountability officer and Protection Officer.

Other Internal and/or external contacts: Regular coordination with other IRC sectors (Health, Nutrition, and Women’s Economic and Empowerment, Governance), including MEAL, GEDI and with other humanitarian actors and partners

Qualifications

- Six years or so of relevant management experience in a comparable position. - Experience implementing protection programming.

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

- Demonstrated experience using international human rights standards in protection programming. - Capacity to successfully handle projects and teams - Strong talents in capacity building, staff, and budget management. - Excellent communication skills, sensitivity to cultural differences, adaptability, improvisational talents, and outstanding teammate. - Demonstrated ability to work effectively with collaborators at all levels. - Experience in developing and leading trainings.

Education:

- Bachelor’s degree in related subject area, such as social science, law, or human rights.

Language Skills:

- Sophisticated writing and vocal English language abilities.

Preferred experience & skills:

- Strong time-management and organizational skills; capacity to set priorities and meet target times. - The capacity to act both independently and as part of a vibrant, cross-functional team. - Ability to handle and work through change in a proactive and positive manner. - Collecting and handling both qualitative and numerical data. - Highly proficient in Microsoft Office suite. - Proven analytical problem-solving abilities.

Working Environment:

Standard office work environment, with travel to the Kakuma, Hagadera, Lodwar, West Pokot and Tana River counties.

**Standards for Professional conduct****: The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – These are Integrity, Service, Accountability and Equality. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Adult Safeguarding, Anti-Retaliation and Reporter Protection, Child Safeguarding, Combating Trafficking in Persons, Harassment-Free Workplace, Respect at Work, and several others.

Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowance.

Kenyan nationals are encouraged to apply. International allowances are not available for this position. Salary and employee benefits are compliant to the Kenyan NGO Sector.

IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all applicants based on merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.

Disclaimer:

Please take note that International Rescue Committee (IRC) does not ask for any fees in connection with its recruitment processes.