Protection Team Leader ( community Based Protection)

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 candidate to fill in the position of Protection Team Leader (Community-Based) for our Country operations in Tripoli, DRC is an equal opportunity employer, which promotes and supports durable solutions to the problems faced by refugees and internally displaced people all over the world. DRC started its Country operations in Libya in 2011, with expertise in Protection, WASH, Shelter, Economic Recovery and Community Safety.

About the job:

DRC Tripoli Office is looking for a qaulified candidate to fill the position of Protection team leader community-Based, the Team leader will be responsible in the implementation of DRC community-based protection mechanism activities, including information dissemination, awareness-raising and psychosocial support at both individual and community levels. The position will contributes to strengthening DRC’s community outreach approach and engaging with Libyan and non-Libyan through its commuity networks and guide established Community committees through designing and implimenting Community Diven Initiatives.

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

• To plan and supervise implementation of community mapping exercises, effective community mobilization and engagement activities efficiently.
• In close coordination with CPVs and other protection teams’/team leaders, build on community engagement initiatives; lead on sharing updates highlighted by CPVs and community members on protection risks, concerns, and situational updates affecting populations of concern for management, program, and advocacy purposes.
• Support in designing content for accurate and impartial dissemination beneficiaries upon identification of needs and gaps related to protection and rights among target beneficiaries and communities.
• Ensure accurate record keeping of information dissemination among IDP, returnee, host community, migrant and refugee communities through individual, collective/group events, advisories, and leaflets, and provide guidance to CBP team members accordingly.
• Guide and support CBP Officers and Assistants to take a leading role in community empowerment and capacity-building activities with the aim of preventing and/or reducing protection risks and building resilience and capacities.
• Ensure the use solid participatory approaches with attention to age, gender, diversity, and vulnerability criteria, to facilitate meaningful dialogues that enable participants to self-identify protection concerns that affect their communities.
• Mobilize and build strong rapport with community members through consistent engagement, adhering to dignified, safe, and culturally sensitive approaches.
• Ensure implementation of DRC’s CBP activities is conducted in a timely manner, including monitoring delivery of the agreed outputs, in accordance with international standards.
• As well as other duties that may be assigned to you by the Protection Team Leader and or Manager.

About you:

To be successful in this role we expect you to have :

• 4+ years of professional experience in the field of humanitarian interventions, human rights, civil society, or community development, preferably with an international humanitarian organization
• 3 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, with proven capacity to document and 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.
• Demonstrated capacity to effectively represent a humanitarian organization with communities and stakeholders.
• Understanding and experience working with other protection components, particularly case management, legal aid, and protection monitoring.
• Experience working with communities, including basic psychosocial skills.

Required

University Degree in the field of Social Sciences, Sociology, Community Development, Communication, Humanitarian Affairs, or any other related field

Desirable

• Fluency in written and spoken Arabic
• Good knowledge of English language
• Strong skills in verbal and written communication.

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: 9 Months

Start date: 1st April 2022

Application process

All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. A****pplications sent by email will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: 17th March, 2022

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