Safe and Inclusive Programming Specialist (Protection Mainstreaming) - Open to national candidates

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The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.

Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks.

NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.

Who we are looking for

The NRC Lebanon Office requires an experienced Safe and Inclusive Programming (SIP) Specialist with excellent understanding of protection mainstreaming (including gender, age and diversity mainstreaming) and an understanding of wider protection issues.

The successful candidate will be a university graduate with at least 5 years’ experience working in the field of protection mainstreaming, safe programming and humanitarian programmes, ideally in a humanitarian or recovery context.

Job Purpose

The Safe and Inclusive Programming Specialist is a key part of the Country Office Programme Unit and works closely with the management, programme teams, area offices, and field teams.

The Specialist will primarily be responsible for the roll out and institutionalisation of the NRC’s SIP toolkit and standards within all Lebanon programmes and support departments and will provide advice on humanitarian principles and protection mainstreaming issues in relation to NRC Lebanon’s current and planned areas of activities.

The SIP Specialist will lead on implementation of the Lebanon SIP Action Plan for 2023-2024, support inclusion efforts (age, gender, diversity, disability), look for opportunities to further increase participatory programming approaches/community engagement, and strengthen accountability.

What you will do

• Content localization and development: in coordination with the Core Competencies Specialists and the Regional SIP Advisor, contextualise or further develop the sector-specific Minimum Standards, sector-specific guidance (guidance materials, checklists), training materials, and user-friendly online repositories of NRC technical documents, to support the implementation of Safe and Inclusive Programming.
• Rolling out SIP standards: In coordination and collaboration with the Regional SIP Advisor, facilitate the roll-out of the SIP Minimum Standards, including tailored tools, training materials, CO self-assessments and action plans, and integration into routines and structures (new ways of working).
• Institutionalization: responsible to support the CC specialists, support Staff and AO management, to integrate the Minimum Standards for SIP into NRC’s ways of working: systems, documents, and routines.
• Internal and external communication: responsible for ensuring that NRC is able to articulate to internal and external audiences what it is trying to achieve on SIP and how the Minimum Standards relate to this.
• Project cycle management (PCM): support the integration of SIP in the different steps of the PCM (strategy process, project development, implementation, monitoring, reporting).
• Conceptualising and testing: responsible for ensuring that the Minimum Standards are adequate; that they protect and are useful for the people we work for and at the same achievable for all our teams to implement consistently, identify new trends, best practices and lessons learned.
• Documenting what works and sharing learning: in collaboration with the M&E team develop a sound M&E system that measures the success and progress of the roll-out of the Minimum Standards.
• Technical support: responsible for providing technical support and capacity building to NRC teams (AO and CO), and as needed.
• SIP analysis and integration: Provide continued analysis and advice regarding key humanitarian protection (mainstreaming) trends and risks and monitor how they interact with NRC’s current and planned activities in Lebanon for potential integration of protection mainstreaming activities in CCs.
• Strategic leadership: Supporting the institutionalisation of SIP by contributing to the Strategy process through close working with NRC management and integration of SIP in the NRC Strategic planning process.
• Representation: Represent NRC in relevant forums, such as the PSEA Network and the Protection Mainstreaming Community of Practice, and relevant forums with other NGOs and UN agencies, which could include potential new accountability working groups.

Please download the detailed job description to learn more about the position.

What you will bring

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in related programming, preferably in a humanitarian context
• Bachelors degree in related field (required)
• Master's degree in related field (desirable)
• Knowledge of Lebanon, the Syria conflict and the Middle East regional context
• Fluency in English and Arabic, both written and spoken

Specific experience, knowledge and expertise in:

• Leading protection mainstreaming activities and community engagement approaches
• Global protection (mainstreaming), gender, age, disability, diversity standards and approaches
• Strong communication skills and ability to build trust and confidently navigate both internally and externally at different levels
• Thinking strategically and constructively and to apply these skills in developing frameworks and guidelines to support institutionalization of protection mainstreaming
• Developing and delivering high quality safe and inclusive programming/protection-related training and tools to support practical implementation of SIP standards
• Working with field teams and partners and supporting development of their organisational and programmatic SIP/protection capacities.
• Experience with community engagement in the Middle East regional context

Understanding of and commitment to:

• organisational learning, quality management and development.
• working collaboratively with technical and operational colleagues within a matrix structure.

What we offer

• Duty station: Beirut, Lebanon
• Contract: Fixed term, renewable based on funding, performance and need for the position.
• Travel: Approximately 20%.
• Salary/benefits: Grade 9 on NRC Lebanon national salary scales, with accompanying terms and conditions.
• NRC is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to diversity without distinction to age, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.
• We think outside the box, encourage ideas, and give responsibility to all employees at all levels. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.

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Important information about the application process

• We invite applications from all qualified and interested national candidates. Please ensure you attach copies of your academic and professional certificates.
• Internal candidates only: please click on the suitcase icon labelled “I am an employee” to be redirected to NRC’s internal careers site.
• When creating your profile, include your full name as given on your passport. Complete all the system-required fields for experience, employment history and education.
• Submit your application and CV in English, taking care to attach your latest CV.
• Applications that do not meet the minimum standards in terms of experience or qualifications will generally not be considered. Unsolicited applications not related to this specific job advertisement will not be considered.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We receive many applicants for each vacant position.
• If you have any questions about this role, please email mero.recruitment@nrc.no with the job title as the subject line.

Why NRC?

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. Our 15,000 staff work in crises across 40 countries, providing life-saving and long-term assistance to millions of people every year.

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We are looking for people who are passionate about helping refugees and people forced to flee. Are you one of those people? If you are, NRC offers you the opportunity to:

• do demanding and professional work, often in challenging contexts
• join a work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility
• be part of a welcoming and supportive community committed to human dignity

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