INTERSOS is an International non-profit humanitarian aid organization that works to bring assistance to people in danger, victims of natural disasters and armed conflicts. Established in 1992, its actions are based on the values of solidarity, justice, human dignity, equal rights and opportunities for all people and respect for diversity and coexistence, paying particular attention to the most vulnerable and the unprotected. INTERSOS is an independent association which, through its own humanitarian operators, intervenes to effectively answer the needs of people in serious crises situations, mainly in the world’s poorest regions, who are suffering, deprived of rights, dignity and essentials goods. It maintains a flexible operating structure.

Protection Monitor will be responsible for the monitoring, identification and referral of protection issues, concerns and trends in the assigned area of operation. The Protection Monitor will also be responsible for community engagement and empowerment in the assigned area.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Monitor, survey and assess the target population in the assigned area at household and community level through household and site visits, as well as phone calls;
2. Identify and refer protection issues and concerns and report on protection trends in the area of operation;
3. Identify and refer vulnerable persons of concern (PoC) for case management support and/or additional relevant services available;
4. Work to identify and support community focal points/key informants/settlement representatives to join in need assessment, participatory monitoring and follow-up activities;
5. Design, develop and timely submit weekly work plans of the visits in the project areas as well as weekly reports;
6. Utilize digital data collection systems for data collection and uploading, and participate in trainings in the digital system, data cleaning, and regular debrief and supervision of digital data collection activities;
7. Provide necessary reporting inputs for monitoring and evaluation purposes;
8. Ensure all monitoring activities are fully documented, including systematic and timely data collection and contribute to data entry on a regular basis as per the standard monitoring formats;
9. Plan and facilitate Focus Group Discussions, Key Informant Interviews, Individual Interviews (e.g. Household Assessments) and Awareness Sessions for beneficiaries living in the targeted areas;