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), legal, 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 the Senior Protection 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. He/she 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). Senior editorial officers, protection mainstreaming officers, protection officers, client responsiveness and accountability officers will report directly to the protection manager.

Major Responsibilities:

Program strategy and new business development

- Work closely with the Senior Protection Manager to ensure protection integration across IRC Health, Nutrition, Economic Recovery and Development, Women Protection and Empowerment, and Governance sectors - Contribute to identifying opportunities for development of concept notes and proposals for protection programming

Program management and technical quality

- Harmonization of all protection programming (responsive information services such as Julisha.Info (Signpost) and legal, 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 best practices in protection - In close collaboration with the Senior Protection Manager, develop and deliver trainings on topics such as protection core concepts, 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 - Effectively manage protection budget lines, ensuring that expenditure is timely, compliant with donor guidelines, and guided by organizational policies. - Lead protection assessments, analyze data, identify trends and patterns, to inform programs and proposal development - Promote PRoL program learning opportunities, coordinate weekly and monthly team meetings - 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 Senior Protection Manager in establishing and maintaining connections with other actors such as Government of Kenya, international and national NGOs, the UNHCR and local stakeholders - Contribute and participate in protection working group meetings 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 stakeholders, highlighting important protection trends and issues. - In coordination with Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning, ensure monitoring tools are designed, integrated, and used to inform programs. - In coordination 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 manage 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 stakeholders at all levels - Experience in developing and leading trainings - Education: A bachelor’s degree in related discipline, such as social science, law, or human rights - Language Skills: Advanced writing and vocal English language abilities

Preferred experience & skills:

- Strong time-management and organizational skills; capacity to set priorities and meet deadlines - The capacity to act both independently and as part of a vibrant, cross-functional team - Ability to manage and work through change in a proactive and positive manner - Gathering and managing both qualitative and numerical data - Highly proficient in Microsoft Office suite - Solid 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 – Standards for Professional Conduct. 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.