Deadline: 15 December, 2020
Location: Borno, Nigeria
INTERSOS is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Protection Coordinator.
INTERSOS is a non-profit humanitarian aid organisation that works to assist victims of natural disaster and armed conflict.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the design of the protection strategy and provide technical support and assistance to the implementation of protection-related activities
- Contextualise and adapt internal and global guidelines, guarantying these are rolled out and known by staff
- Ensure cohesion and harmonisation of protection activities and services across the different implementation sites within the mission
- Deliver training and workshops to protection staff to strengthen their skills on specific protection topics identified
- Deliver trainings and workshops to non-protection staff to build skills and knowledge of protection principles and enable them to mainstream protection in different sectors
- Assess, regularly, protection needs and gaps of target populations in current and prospective areas of operations, periodically update the protection situation analysis and inform the programme teams accordingly
- Create opportunities for experience sharing and learning within the protection team in order to strengthen cooperation and collaboration
- Provide strategic protection analysis and development of periodic trend reports (including aspects of conflict analysis, gender and risk management) from programme experience to improve development, implementation and policy and advocacy activities
- Ensure protection data is collected, archived, processed, analysed and ethically disseminated in line with internal data protection protocols
- Regularly participate in technical monthly meeting with the protection unit (HQ) and the protection advisor, and update and share mission protection reports and other relevant protection database as required by the protection advisor
- Undertake regular field monitoring visits and provide support tools to monitor quality of programme implementation
- Identify opportunities for new protection interventions and support assessments and developments of new project proposals
- In cooperation with the accountability unit, support the development of complaints mechanisms for beneficiaries and make sure complaints are addressed properly
- In cooperation with the Accountability unit, follow up on the implementation of the Child Protection (CP) and Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) policies
Requirements
- BA in Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Work, Human Rights, International Humanitarian Law or other fields related to social development and humanitarian work
- Master’s degree in Human Rights, International Humanitarian Law or related fields (desirable)
- Five years, minimum, of relevant work experience in protection-related sectors, preferably within an INGO, and three years for higher education degree
- Strong theoretical, technical and practical background in protection
- Excellent computer literacy (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Internet)
- Previous overseas work experience, ideally with INGO or UN, is a plus
- Sound knowledge of monitoring and evaluation for protection
- Ability to adapt and operate effectively under extreme circumstances including stress, high security risks and harsh living conditions
- Demonstrate awareness and sensitivity to gender and diversity
- Ability to live and work in diverse cultural contexts in a culturally appropriate manner
To apply and for more information, click here.
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