Protection Officer - Gdynia

Programme & Policy

Overview

Support the management of the Blue Dot services for refugee protection.

You have:

• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in social work or refugee protection.
• University degree in Social Work, Social/Political science, psychology or relevant fields.
• Fluency in Ukrainian and Russian languages.
• Very good command of English and Polish languages.
• Good understanding of official protection mechanisms and referral pathways.
• Familiarity with IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Setting.
• Ability to work in a multicultural context as a flexible and respectful team player.
• Problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to produce reports.
• Experience in administrative tasks.
• Excellent IT skills, including MS Word and Excel.

Contract

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

Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, is currently looking for a highly qualified Protection Officer for the Blue Dot in Gdynia.

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a leading protection agency with a mandate to promote and protect durable solutions to conflict and displacement affected populations on the basis of humanitarian principles and human rights. DRC is implementing a multi-sector response to support Ukraine refugees, IDPs, and host populations both within Ukraine and in the neighboring countries of Poland, Romania and Moldova, and wider Europe. Since late February 2022, nearly 4 million Ukrainians and third-country nationals have crossed the border to Poland. As part of its neighboring country's response, DRC is establishing an operational presence in Poland to support displaced populations through a partnership with civil society organizations and national NGOs, duty bearers, and other actors.

DRC Poland will be responsible for the management of four Blue Dots supported by UNHCR and UNICEF in Gdynia, Lublin, Warsaw, and Wrocław. In each location, the Blue Dot services will be provided in collaboration with local/national NGOs. In each location, a designated area lead is responsible for the coordination of the Blue Dot services. With the support of the Protection Team Leader will be responsible for the implementation of Child Protection Activities in the Blue Dot in Gdynia including mobile and outreach activities in pomorskie voivodship.

About the Job

• Maintain a strong protection analysis of issues and trends in the protection situation within and affecting the area of deployment for program, advocacy and management purposes.
• Maintain a mapping of services provided and available to persons of concern in the Pomerania region
• With the support of the Blue Dot Team Leader identify areas for mobile and outreach activities, leads their organization, and participate in these activities jointly with the protection team in the Pomerania region
• Through mobile and outreach activities and protection needs assessment/protection monitoring support the identification of individuals at heightened protection risks
• Facilitate referrals to services provided by DRC and other partners
• Support provision of individual protection assistance in line with DRC SOPs
• Develop activity reports
• Document Blue Dot activities as advised by Team Leader
• Liaise with Support Service Officers to ensure procurement needs are submitted in a timely manner
• Provide needs-based translation/interpretation support

About You

To be successful in this role we expect you to have a minimum of 2 years of relevant, proven work experience in the field of social work, refugee protection, and working with people at heightened risk as well as demonstrated strong experience working with vulnerable clients, preferably including survivors of SGBV and victims of child abuse. Moreover, we also expect the following:

• A university degree in Social Work, Social/Political science, psychology or other relevant fields
• Good understanding of official protection mechanisms and referral pathways
• Familiarity with IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Setting
• Good understanding of the psychosocial support needs of refugees
• Ability to work in a multicultural context as a flexible and respectful team player
• Problem-solving, analytical, and writing skills, with the ability to produce reports for internal and external use
• Experience in administrative tasks
• Excellent IT skills (MS Word, Excel)
• Experience with following standard procedures and guidelines
• Fluency in Ukrainian and Russian
• Very good command of English and Polish

We Offer

Contract length: contract until December 31st, 2022 with possible extension depending on funding

Band: Non-Management, H

Geographic scope: Gdynia

Start date: ASAP

We offer competitive salary and benefits in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for National Staff.

Application process

All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV in English. Applications sent by email will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: August 16th, 2022

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and we, therefore, encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo. For questions regarding the vacancy please contact Evangelia Trikili, evangelia.trikili@drc.ngo

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