Protection Officer- Monitoring

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Protection Officer (Monitoring)

Duty Station [Khokha -Yemen]

Who are we?

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) has delivered humanitarian relief and development programming in Yemen since 2008. DRC focuses on supporting refugees, migrants, and people displaced by conflict and natural disasters, working especially in areas with access challenges. DRC engages in protection, emergency, WASH, and mine risk education programming among other sectors, and has hub offices in Sana'a, Aden, Hodeidah, as well as several other locations throughout Yemen.

In response to the critical and constantly evolving humanitarian situation in Yemen, DRC has assumed a leading role in coordinating response at IDP hosting sites. Working at IDP sites involves working together with international and local organizations in order to coordinate implementation of humanitarian activities, support community-based site management mechanisms, and monitor standards, needs, and gaps..

Overall purpose of the role: The Protection Officer is responsible for the timely, high-quality, and effective implementation of protection monitoring activities. This includes the implementation of protection monitoring, service mapping, and referrals.

Responsibilities:

Protection Monitoring

  • Supervise and provide technical guidance to Protection Assistants;
  • Lead scheduling of, and participation in, monitoring missions, in collaboration with the Protection Team Leader;
  • Undertake field monitoring missions to the field and collect protection information on a regular basis;
  • Facilitate interviews and focus group discussions with IDPs, refugees, returnees, migrants, and host community members;
  • Contribute to drafting and updating of regular protection reports including utilizing digital data collection systems;
  • Contribute to reporting on protection trends from the field on a regular basis;
  • Maintain an up to date and in-depth understanding of community dynamics in the communities monitored including of the surrounding host community;
  • Support protection monitoring team’s field access by meeting with relevant stakeholders and local authorities as required, in collaboration with the Team Leader and Protection Manager;
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with other INGO, UNHCR, government authorities, and other key stakeholders to ensure active coordination, collaboration, and information dissemination;

Referrals and Cash for protection

  • During protection monitoring activities, identify protection needs/risks affecting individuals, households and groups, and conduct internal and external referrals to appropriate service providers according to needs;
  • Ensure service mapping of service providers operating in the area and internal and external referrals pathways are updated in collaboration with the Protection Team Leader and Protection Manager;
  • Maintain the case database up-to-date; regular review and follow up of referrals, ensuring referral follow up is conducted appropriately with relevant focal points and the service is provided;

Planning and reporting

  • Produce monthly reports and support the Team Leader / Protection Manager in submitting internal reports as per schedule.
  • Prepare and submit weekly and monthly work plans in a timely manner;
  • Support the implementation of monitoring and evaluation tools and report on problems in the implementation of the program;
  • Oversee the tracking and reporting of activities and target achievements in the services under their responsibility;
  • Lead weekly supervisory meetings with team to address any issues and set team plans.

Coordination and representation

  • Develop and maintain effective working relationship with relevant stakeholders including partner agencies, community leaders and service providers;
  • Advocate for the needs of vulnerable individuals both internally and through coordination mechanisms through evidence-based advocacy.

Other

  • Support the Protection Team Leader in monitoring staff working hours, completing performance review with staff, and ensuring respect of DRC Code of Conduct;
  • Any other duties relating to the nature of the job as directed by the Team Leader or Protection Manager;
  • Maintain positive work relationship within the team, and promote team-building efforts in coordination with the Protection Team Leader;
  • Must adhere to DRC’s mission, values, code of conduct including respect for the principles of neutrality, do no harm and non-discrimination;
  • Must treat all partners and beneficiaries with dignity and respect.

Experience and technical competencies:

  • At least 3 years of experience in protection services or relevant humanitarian action;
  • At least 2 years experiencing supervising staff;
  • Ability to provide technical support, trainings and supervision to assistants;
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality, respect, non-discrimination and safety of clients at all times;
  • Strong written and oral communication skills, effective in representation and liaison with external parties;
  • Strong ability to organize work, meet deadlines, maintain composure, work independently and prioritize work under pressure, coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail;
  • Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills, creativity and flexibility;
  • Flexibility in working overtime when needed;
  • Computer literacy (Microsoft Word and Excel);
  • Willing to collaborate with and support people from different ethnic groups and different religions;
  • Demonstrated interest in humanitarian work and supporting people effected by conflict.

Education :

Essential qualification :

  • Bachelor/Degree in Social work, Counseling, psychology, or closely related field; proven field experience can be accepted in lieu.

    Desirable qualifications:

  • Advanced University degree

All DRC staff members are expected to demonstrate the following core competencies:

  • Striving for excellence – constantly and actively seeking ways to develop professionally.
  • Collaborating – working respectfully with DRC staff, partners, beneficiaries, and other stakeholders.
  • Taking the lead – showing positive initiative in situations where leadership is required.
  • Communicating – ability to listen, give space, and convey thoughts and ideas to others respectfully.
  • Demonstrating integrity – adhering to high personal and professional ethical standards.

Language: (indicate fluency level)

  • Arabic - Fluent, reading and writing.
  • Ability to communicate and write clearly in English is required.

Key stakeholders:

  • Community members.
  • I/NGOs, service providers and government services.
  • Support teams (logistics, finance, HR).

We offer

DRC will offer the successful applicant a contract ending on 31 September 2022, renewable based on both funding and performance.

Duty Station (Khokha-Yemen)

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment. This position will be placed at Band (NMH2), level (1) and will be reporting to Protection Team Leader.

Application process

Are you Interested? Then apply for this position by clicking on the apply button or the link below. All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages). Both must be in the same language as this vacancy note. CV only applications will not be considered.

If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please contact [email protected]

DRC provides equal opportunity in employment and prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability.

DRC encourages all applicants to apply and does not practice any discrimination in any recruitment process.

Applications close on 29 of March 2022 at midnight (local-time). Applications submitted after this date will not be considered.The interviews are expected to take place, in two weeks after advertisement closing date.

Need further information?

For more details on this position, please contact [email protected].

Please note that applications sent directly to [yem-recruitment@drc.ngo] will not be considered.

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website www.drc.ngo

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