Protection Officer ( Monitoring )

Contract

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[Tripoli, Libya]

Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, is currently looking for a highly qualified flexible professional to work in Tripoli as Protection Monitoring officer.DRC selects the best qualified candidate for any role, based on pre-defined criteria, such as competencies, qualifications and values. We strive for diversity and inclusion in all our recruitments, by selecting the best suited candidate based on the requirements for the job without discriminating against age, gender, ethnicity, religion, marital status, those with a disability or similar.

About the job

The protection officer is an active member of the protection monitoring field team and carries out a variety of field-based and office activities in line with Protection Monitoring principles and Standard Operating Principles (SOPs). These include but are not limited to individual interviews, key informant interviews, focus group discussions, direct observation, community engagement and the idnetification and subbition of individuals requiring an immidate response. The officer also supports the Team Leaders in the development of protection monitoring information sharing products.

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

• Under the supervision of the Protection Team leader, carry out effective protection monitoring activities with efficiency and according to allocated budget and developed work plan.
• Monitor and share trends for analysis of the protection situation and environment in all areas of intervention for all groups of concern for management, program, and advocacy purposes.
• Contribute to the regular development of protection monitoring products, including monthly/quarterly/annual highlights/ad hoc reports as requested by the Protection Team Leader or Protection Manager.
• Represent DRC to communities including community focal points, stakeholders, persons of concern and otherwise as delegated by the Protection Monitoring Team Leader and/or Manager.
• Ensure interactions by staff with individual beneficiaries and community groups takes place in environments and ways that respect and promote safety, agency and dignity in accordance with professional standards for protection and humanitarian work.
• Support the coordination of program activities as they relate to logistics, administration, finances, or security as relevant, in coordination with the relevant departments.

About you :

To be successful in this role we expect you to have strong cultural awareness and sensitivity, ability, and willingness to work with all groups of conflict-affected population, including vulnerable migrants and refugees. Your knowledge of the migration context in Libya and of protection risks faced by conflict-affected populations, including migrants and refugees, combined with good verbal and written communication skills ensures you will contribute to the best of your ability to raising protection needs, risks, trends, and gaps.

Required :

• 2 years of professional experience in the field of humanitarian interventions, human rights, civil society, or community development, preferably with an International Humanitarian Organization
• 2 years of experience working directly with conflict-affected and/or vulnerable groups, including migrant and refugee populations.
• Solid knowledge of the migration context in Libya and of protection risks faced by conflict-affected populations, including migrants and refugees
• Strong skills in verbal and written communication in English.
• Proven capacity to document, summarize and analyze protection data and to share information in a clear and systematic manner.
• Demonstrated capacity to effectively represent a humanitarian organization with communities and stakeholders.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of French and other languages are considered as asset.
• Capacity to document, summarize and analyse protection data and to share information in a clear and systematic manner.
• Experience in identifying and responding to needs of particularly vulnerable individuals and groups based on field work, protection, age, gender, and diversity analysis and other criteria.

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ 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 uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to our values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.

We offer

Contract length: 3 months. Designation of Duty Station: N/A. Start date: 09/10/2022.

Application process

All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. Applications sent by email will not be considered. Closing date for applications: 26/09/2022

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