Roving Protection Adviser Colombia Bogotá

Provide technical support for Protection from Violence activities.

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Application deadline 3 years ago: Tuesday 6 Jun 2023 at 03:18 UTC

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Overview

Provide technical support for Protection from Violence activities.

You have:

  • Experience in providing technical support to program implementations.
  • Ability to develop guidelines and tools for protection programs.
  • Capacity to support and train teams in protection activities.
  • Experience in case management for individuals at risk.
  • Knowledge of community safety strategies and policies.
  • Demonstrated ability in coordination of protection activities.

Contract

This is a Professional contract, Grade 8 (NRC) contract. More about Professional contract, Grade 8 (NRC) contracts.

NRC Colombia implements its Protection from Violence Core Competency, which includes the following streams of work: Community Safety & Prevention of Violence, which includes NRCs Civilian Self-Protection programme (a proactive protection programme which comprises protection by presence, protection accompaniment and protection advocacy), Individual Protection Services, which incorporates Protection Case Management for persons at risk of violence, such as community leaders threatened by armed groups, and Protection Influence & Policy, which includes Protection Monitoring. NRC also implements its Protection from Violence programme in rapid emergency responses.

The Protection Adviser (National) will be responsible to provide technical support (develop tools, guidelines, provide capacity building and help identify programmatic opportunities) to the Protection coordinators in the Area Offices and their teams, and enhance internal and external coordination to implement Protection from Violence activities according to standardized procedures and protocols. The Protection Advisor (National) will be based in Bogotá but is expected to rove between the area offices.

This position is only open for Colombian Nationals. The following is a brief description of the role.

Descripción

NRC Colombia implementa su Sector de Protección contra la Violencia, que incluye las siguientes líneas de trabajo: Seguridad Comunitaria y Prevención de la Violencia, que incluye el programa de Autoprotección Civil de NRC (un programa de protección proactiva que comprende protección por presencia, acompañamiento de protección y defensa de la protección), Servicios de Protección Individual, que incorpora Gestión de Casos de Protección para personas en riesgo de violencia, como líderes comunitarios amenazados por grupos armados, e Influencia y Política de Protección, que incluye Monitoreo de la Protección. El NRC también implementa su programa de Protección contra la Violencia en las respuestas rápidas de emergencia.

El Asesor de Protección (Nacional) será responsable de proporcionar apoyo técnico (desarrollar herramientas, directrices, proporcionar capacitación y ayudar a identificar oportunidades programáticas) a los coordinadores de Protección en las Oficinas de Área y sus equipos, y mejorar la coordinación interna y externa para implementar actividades de Protección contra la Violencia de acuerdo con procedimientos y protocolos estandarizados. El Asesor de Protección (Nacional) estará basado en Bogotá, pero se espera que se desplace entre las oficinas de área.

Este puesto sólo está abierto a nacionales colombianos. La siguiente es una breve descripción del puesto.

Potential interview questions

Can you describe a situation where you provided technical guidance to a team in a challenging environment? The interviewer wants to assess your ability to offer support in difficult contexts and how you manage challenges. Share a specific example that highlights your problem-solving and communication skills.
What strategies would you implement to enhance community safety in areas affected by violence? This question aims to evaluate your knowledge of community safety measures and your ability to think strategically. Pro members can see the explanation.
How would you approach capacity building in a newly formed team? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Added 3 years ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: nrc.no