Protection Officer Sudan Kosti

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Overview

Implement Protection from Violence Project in Sudan Kosti

You have:

• At least 2 years’ experience working as a Protection, Camp management or related program in humanitarian/recovery contexts
• University degree or technical school degree (social sciences preferred)
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Knowledge of English language, Arabic and other local languages
• Political and cultural awareness, as well as good understanding of the displacement context
• Preferable experience in a project implementation position in an NGO
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Excellent team-working skills
• Good written communication skills
• Good computer literacy, including use of smartphones and MS Office (Word and Excel)
• Knowledge of multi-sectoral humanitarian response, including Protection, WASH, Shelter, and emergency distribution
• Experience in CCCM or Protection programming
• Planning and delivering results
• Communicating with impact and respect
• Empowering and building trust
• Strategic thinking

Contract

This is a Professional contract (NRC) contract. More about Professional contract (NRC) contracts.

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a global humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.

Join us in assisting millions of people in areas where others cannot, tackling some of the world's most dangerous and difficult crises. Bring your skills and dedication to an organisation recognised for providing high quality aid and for defending the rights of refugees and internally displaced people.

At NRC, we give responsibility to employees at all levels and foster professional growth and innovative teams. You can expect a supportive culture and an open dialogue with management. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.

Together, we save lives and rebuild futures.

Safeguarding is central to NRC’s work. We expect all employees to:

• treat everyone with respect and dignity

• contribute to building a safe environment for all

• never engage in any form of exploitation, harassment and specifically sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH)

• always report. NRC has a zero-tolerance approach to inaction against exploitation, abuse and SEAH

The purpose of the officer position is day-to-day implementation of Protection from Violence Project.

Qualifications

Professional competencies

These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance.

Generic professional competencies:

• At least 2 years’ experience working as a Protection, Camp management or related program in humanitarian/recovery contexts
• University degree or technical school degree (social sciences preferred, e.g. political or social science, international relations, law, gender studies, human rights etc.)
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• knowledge of English language, Arabic and other local languages
• Political and cultural awareness, as well as good understanding of the displacement context

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:

• Preferable experience in a project implementation position in an NGO.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Excellent team-working skills.
• Flexible and adaptable, with the ability to cope with stressful situations.
• Good written communication skills.
• Good computer literacy, including use of smartphones and MS Office (Word and Excel).
• Good verbal and written English skills are of benefit.
• Knowledge of multi-sectoral humanitarian response, including Protection, WASH, Shelter, and emergency distribution is of benefit.
• Experience in CCCM or Protection programming is of benefit

Behavioural competencies

These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. NRC’s Competency Framework states 12 behavioural competencies, and the following are essential for this position:

Planning and delivering results

• Being able to break down a project/activity into achievable tasks
• Ensuring that activities are relevant, well planned and implemented according to strategies, procedures and donor requirements
• Completing assigned tasks according to deadlines
• Monitoring processes and adjusting plans if necessary
• Making decisions by analysing relevant information, developing appropriate solutions, providing reasons for decisions and acting.

Communicating with impact and respect

• Communicating in a professional way; speaking and writing clearly, efficiently and with respect
• Adapting communication styles to the situation and different people (e.g. with sensitivity towards their ethnicity, religion, culture and/or gender)
• Presenting the actual situation by keeping superiors and teams informed about both positive and negative information, but always respecting confidentiality of sensitive information.

Empowering and building trust

• Creating an atmosphere of trust and confidence
• Delegating and authorizing responsibilities appropriately
• Being a role model by being accountable for decisions
• Showing awareness of own strengths and limitations.

Strategic thinking

• Assessing and analysing humanitarian needs and identifying relevant actions for beneficiaries
• Developing appropriate strategies based on contextual and political understanding, assessments and NRC’s governing documents
• Seeing beyond the status quo, always identifying new opportunities.

Responsibilities

Generic responsibilities

These responsibilities shall be the same for all positions with the same title. The responsibilities shall be short and essential. Details belong in the Work and Development plan.

1. Ensure adherence with NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines
2. Implement delegated protection from violence project portfolio according to plan of action
3. Prepare and develop status reports as required by management
4. Ensure proper filing of documents
5. Monitor the process of beneficiary selection and make sure of accountability and transparency.
6. Promote and share ideas for technical improvement
7. Suggest capacity building measures for the protection field team to the Project Coordinator
8. Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need, and explore and asses new and better ways to assist

Specific responsibilities

These responsibilities shall be adapted to the particularities of the job location and context, phase of operation, strategic focus and type of programme intervention. This section shall be revised whenever a new employee is hired or the context changes significantly.

• Lead the implementation of the different components of protection monitoring, case identification and referrals according to NRC approved tools, SOPs, and work plans in White Nile
• Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need of protection and/or assistance
• Lead in regular visit to settlements to conduct focus group discussion, observations, quantitative survey to feed into the protection monitoring.
• During field visits: Identify protection cases during the field visit, offer them with referrals and follow up on the referral.
• Ensure that procurement and distribution of materials and equipment are timely and according to procedures.
• Coordinate with relevant partners in IDP sites, including supporting regular coordination mechanisms with service providers and community structures in sites.
• Coordinate assistants and conduct community sensitization, awareness and mobilization activities to improve information sharing and encourage communities’ participation.
• Actively lead and participate in emergency and regular needs’ assessments including regular service monitoring exercises in sites.
• Ensure timely reports, such as assessment, distribution, camp related reports.
• Supervise, train and develop Technical Assistants reporting to the Officer
• Prepare periodic progress reports and other documents as required
• Ensure and support M&E activities in your field location
• Support the Project coordinator in the documentation and lessons learned to capture program performance
• In coordination with the Project coordinator, represent NRC in coordination meetings with local authorities and NGOs in White Nile.
• Gap fill as protection assistant when needed

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