Protection Team Leader Afghanistan Kunduz

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This is a Professional contract, Grade 6 (NRC) contract. More about Professional contract, Grade 6 (NRC) contracts.

Job Overview

The position holder will be responsible for monitoring the implementation of field activities in Kunduz focused on Protection of Civilians using the Community Based Protection Approach. Undertaking Negotiation, Advocacy and Representation of NRC with stakeholders and local authorities. Spearheading integrated programing and protection mainstreaming with other Core Competencies and leading Protection Risks and Needs Assessments.

The position holder will be spending 60% of their time in the field locations provide on job support to the field teams who will be working under his/her direct supervision. The position holder will be directly supervising Protection Officers, Protection Assistants, and will be reporting to the Protection Coordinator in North.

Caution: This role is national, only candidates from Afghanistan can be considered.

For more details about the Job Description and NRC's Grade Structure please click on : Job Description and NRC Grade Structure

Generic responsibilities:

  • Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines
  • Assist with the implementation of the protection function portfolio according to plan of action
  • Prepare and develop status reports as required by management
  • Ensure proper filing of documents
  • Promote and share ideas for improvement of the support function
  • Development of holistic and needs based programmers, including cash-based interventions and marked based programme.
  • Provide overall support to all activities related to Community Based Education and Jobs Skills training activities.
  • Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need of protection, explore and asses new and better ways to assist
  • Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy
  • Promote and share ideas for improvement and necessary changes in the activities

Specific responsibilities:

  1. Internal and External Capacity Building:
  • Help design and deliver trainings, workshops and other capacity-building activities for Protection and other Core Competency staff, as well as relevant community members and project beneficiaries, on, Protection of Civilians Child Protection, Community Engagement on Protection of Education and Civilians, protection integrated programming, negotiation and advocacy
  • Contribute to the development and translation of training material
  • Provide close technical support, including in-field assistance, on-the-job mentoring, feedback, to field-based Protection staff (POs and PAs)
  • Support in the identification of new project areas and subsequent context and conflict specific assessments
  • Support NRC and the Protection Unit with humanitarian access negotiations, in relation to NRC protection programming activities
  1. Programme Implementation, Monitoring and Reporting:
  • Produce monthly progress reports on Protection activities to help keep track of main achievements, challenges and planning priorities related to activities implemented in the field.
  • Support negotiation and advocacy with local authorities, community representatives and other relevant stakeholders based on project implementation priorities as communicated by management
  • Participate in needs assessments, field research exercises, and lead data collection in the field, interact with community representatives and local stakeholders, fill out forms and submit related reports
  • Manage the Protection Officer(s) and Assistant(s) in Kunduz
  • Ensure the inclusion of cash – based interventions and marked based programmes in country and area – based strategies and their implementation across and within NRC’s core competencies.
  • Provide and enabling environments for the implementation of cash – based interventions, including multi – purpose cash assistance, emergency cash responses.
  • Representation of NRC Protection in relevant meetings at field level as delegated by management
  • Travel to project implementation areas on an equal basis, to support in programme implementation and capacity building
  • Keep accurate project-based records of activities implemented and beneficiaries reached by updating relevant databases and fact sheets on a monthly basis
  • Raise Purchase Requests (PRs), launch procurement processes related to project implementation, closely liaise with procurement, logistics, and finance colleagues throughout the process in order to ensure timely completion of the process and availability of the required goods and services.

Generic professional competencies for this position:

  • Strong understanding of humanitarian response architecture, particularly in terms of emergency response and humanitarian protection
  • Ability to write detailed reports in English
  • Knowledge of cash – based interventions and market based programmes.
  • Strong ability to deliver capacity-building training and mentoring
  • The ability to travel regularly between north and programming areas independently is essential, as is flexibility to work outside standard working hours

Context related skills, knowledge and experience:

  • University Degree in Social Science, Business Administration , Business Management and Economics.
  • At least 4 years of professional experience in the humanitarian sector with international organizations, ideally in an emergency response or field-based humanitarian protection role
  • Strong understanding of risks, stakeholders and dynamics relevant to humanitarian protection of vulnerable displaced persons in Afghanistan
  • Demonstrated ability in English, Dari and Pashto spoken language skills, and in particular strong English writing ability
  • Strong interpersonal skills with both local field staff and international practitioners

Behavioural competencies:

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 taking action.

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.

We Offer:

  • Monthly Salary based on NRC Afghanistan Salary Scale.
  • Smart Phone with Top up Credit card with internet package on monthly basis.
  • NRC will cover staff plus four (4) depended for medical insurance.
  • One time Eid Bonus per year
  • Leave and Holidays accordingly Afghanistan Labor Law.
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