Protection Assistant

Job Requirements:

• Relevant university degree (e.g. psychology, social work, pedagogy or education, international development) or equivalent professional qualification.
  
• Minimum 1 year of relevant work experience in protection in humanitarian setting
  
• Experience in the delivery of community programs to vulnerable groups
  
• Understanding of protection principles, protection minimum standards and basic psychosocial support concepts
  
• Excellent IT skills (Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word and PowerPoint)
  
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
  

Programming

• Facilitate operation of the protection help desks registering complaints and providing timely and appropriate response to persons of concern registering concerns.
  
• Strengthen linkages between members of the community, partners and different services providers, breaking barriers to access to services by persons of action.
  
• Ensure mobilization and creation of protection information in the community so that persons of concern and communities are well-informed and are in position to take precautionary actions against protection risks and make informed decisions.
  

Coordination and representation

• Develop relationships with a range of key stakeholders, Local Government and other stakeholders on the community bases thematic areas at the field level in close liaison with the Protection Officer - Community Based.
  
• Representation of IRC and active participation in the local Community Based Community Based working groups and any other meeting as requested.
  
• Close co-ordination in project implementation with partners (UN agencies and NGOs), including referrals, community services gap analysis, advocacy. national/international
  

Staff development and management

• Provide technical and programmatic leadership for the community-based structures within the operational area.
  
• Conduct daily field visits to support Community Based Volunteers- mentoring - through technical back stopping and training duty bearers.
  
• Uphold IRC’s Way and principles on accountability.
  

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Contribute to the daily quality implementation, monitoring and evaluation of projects and interventions.
  
• Identify, document and disseminate relevant project success, challenges and follow up on implementation of project’s action points
  
• Assist in participatory needs/vulnerability and capacity assessments of affected communities