Organization: DRC – Danish Refugee Council
Location: Bentiu
Grade: Junior level – Junior
Occupational Groups:
Protection Officer (Refugee)
Managerial positions
Closing Date: 2025-01-26
Description:
We at the Danish Refugee Council, one of the top humanitarian organizations in the world, are thrilled to extend an invitation to you to become a Protection Team Leader. We want you on board if you are a driven and talented individual prepared to change the world! We’ll collaborate to provide significant humanitarian answers in difficult situations.
The role’s overall goal:
In Unity State, the Protection Specialist will serve as the technical head of protection programming. Currently, Community-Based Protection, Prevention and Response to Gender-Based Violence (GBV), Protection Information Management (PIM), and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) comprise Unity State’s protection programs. Assigned the duty of guaranteeing high-quality protection programming, the Protection Specialist will assist project managers in making sure that protection activities are implemented on schedule and in compliance with DRC and/or interagency standards, best practices, and guidelines. In order to promote the Centrality of Protection, s/he will make sure that area-level protection evaluations are often updated and extensively disseminated across other sectors.In addition to supporting evidence-based advocacy efforts, he or she will lead the routine examination of protection monitoring data and spot chances for quick protection evaluations or thematic in-depth analyses. In order to report changes in the protection environment, talk about program goals and strategy, and determine the need for extra technical assistance, s/he will communicate with the national Protection Coordinator on a regular basis. Through formal training and seminars, as well as on-the-job coaching and mentoring, he or she will evaluate team and individual capacities, create plans to increase those skills, and carry out those plans. He or she will attend coordination forums at the state and municipal levels and make sure that there is robust information exchange within Unity State and nationally.
Responsibilities:
Technical Support and Supervision.
- Ensure high-quality program activity implementation across projects in line with DRC and/or interagency guidelines, standards, and best practices
- Engage with the national Protection Coordinator to guarantee relevant technical guidance, SOPs, and tools are in place and adhered to by team members for all program activities
- Develop further guidance, SOPs, and tools for specific area-level activities, when necessary and in coordination with the Protection Coordinator
- Provide strategic technical direction to team members on a day-to-day basis and regularly assess strengths and opportunities for improvement in implementation
- Conduct area-level workshops on lessons learned, protection risk analysis, and other relevant topics
- Spearhead regular protection monitoring data analysis and the drafting of protection information products
- Identify and develop tools, as needed and in coordination with the Protection Coordinator, for rapid protection assessments, thematic deep dives, integrated and/or multi-sector assessments, or other assessments; lead on the analysis and drafting of assessment outputs
- Strengthen and support protection information management systems and data usage in coordination with the Protection Coordinator and PIM colleagues
- Conduct regular field visits to observe implementation and engage with program beneficiaries
Project Development and Management
- Participate in the development of concept notes, proposals, and budgets in coordination with the Protection Coordinator, Project Manager, Area Manager, Grants, and other relevant staff
Technical Support and Supervision
- Ensure high-quality program activity implementation across projects in line with DRC and/or interagency guidelines, standards, and best practices
- Engage with the national Protection Coordinator to guarantee relevant technical guidance, SOPs, and tools are in place and adhered to by team members for all program activities
- Develop further guidance, SOPs, and tools for specific area-level activities, when necessary and in coordination with the Protection Coordinator
- Provide strategic technical direction to team members on a day-to-day basis and regularly assess strengths and opportunities for improvement in implementation
- Conduct area-level workshops on lessons learned, protection risk analysis, and other relevant topics
- Spearhead regular protection monitoring data analysis and the drafting of protection information products
- Identify and develop tools, as needed and in coordination with the Protection Coordinator, for rapid protection assessments, thematic deep dives, integrated and/or multi-sector assessments, or other assessments; lead on the analysis and drafting of assessment outputs
- Strengthen and support protection information management systems and data usage in coordination with the Protection Coordinator and PIM colleagues
- Conduct regular field visits to observe implementation and engage with program beneficiaries
Project Development and Management
- Participate in the development of concept notes, proposals, and budgets in coordination with the Protection Coordinator, Project Manager, Area Manager, Grants, and other relevant staff
- Attend relevant internal meetings, such as grant opening/closing meetings, and share relevant information with the Protection Coordinator
- Lead the drafting of internal and external reports
- Support the area-level monitoring and evaluation team with monitoring tasks, including revision of post-distribution monitoring or other impact evaluation tools
Capacity Strengthening
- Assess individual and team technical capacities, develop capacity-strengthening plans, and implement the plans through formal training, workshops, on-the-job mentoring, and coaching
- Support national, local, and/or community-based organizations / networks with trainings, coaching and mentoring on relevant topics
- Support other sectors with protection mainstreaming through the provision of protection mainstreaming trainings and the review of protection mainstreaming assessments and/or plans
- Liaise with the Protection Coordinator on capacity gaps and needs; support the development of relevant training and guidance materials
People Management
- Liaise with the project manager and individual team members regularly to ensure sufficient technical supervision
- Participate in the recruitment of new Protection staff members, including the development of written tests and interviews
Program Development and Strategy
- Analyze project data regularly, identify any potential gaps, particularly in relation to age, gender, and diversity mainstreaming, and ensure that activities remain relevant to the area and country-level strategy
- Lead area-level protection analysis workshops and ensure that an up-to-date protection analysis is always available
- Support the Protection Coordinator to review and update the country protection strategy
- Compile secondary data and other relevant resources to complement primary data analysis and ensure evidenced-based program development
- Conduct context and conflict analysis for and with field teams, and identify (potential) conflict sensitivity challenges and opportunities
Coordination and Stakeholder Engagement
- Promote improved coordination, information sharing, and collaboration in multi-sectoral/integrated programming locations among DRC staff
- Participate actively in state and local-level coordination fora, including, but not limited to, the state-level Protection Cluster, GBV, CP, and HLP AoRs, and the PSEA Taskforce; share important findings or discussion points with relevant colleagues at the area and country levels
- Liaise and build strong relationships with relevant stakeholders, including local authorities, community leaders and community-based structures, and other local organizations
- Maintain updated stakeholder and potential partner mappings
Other Duties
- Other relevant duties as requested by the Project Manager, Protection Coordinator, and/or Area Manager
Requirements:
Experience and technical competencies:
- At least 4 years of protection programming experience in South Sudan, preferably with a focus on community-based protection, GBV prevention and response, MHPSS, and/or PIM
- Demonstrated experience providing technical support and capacity strengthening to teams through formal and informal methods
- Comprehensive understanding of the protection sector, including technical standards and best practices
- Prior experience with report writing, program development, project data analysis, and strategic planning
- Basic knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook software
- Fluency in English and Arabic required
Additional Qualifications:
- Excellent interpersonal skills – works well with people of different cultures, gender and backgrounds
- Works respectfully and collaboratively with colleagues to achieve results as a team
- Remains productive when under pressure, with the ability to prioritize effectively, and respects and adheres to deadlines
- Able to work in a variety of environments and prepared to conduct field missions for a minimum of one-week duration to remote locations with few amenities
- A team player – able to demonstrate a constructive, cooperative and problem-solving approach
- Experience in working in complex and sensitive contexts
- Energetic, determined, and proactive
- Commitment to quality implementation and impactful programming
- Strong organizational, planning, and communication skills
Languages:
- Excellent written and spoken English
- Fluency in Arabic
Key stakeholders:
- Protection Coordinator, Area Manager (Unity State), DRC Project Mangers (Unity State), Mobile Protection Manager, Upper Nile State Protection Manager
- State and local-level Protection Cluster, GBV, CP, and HLP AoRs, PSEA Taskforce
- South Sudan Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (SSRRC) and other local authorities
- National, local, and community-based organizations and networks
- Striving for excellence: you focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process
- Collaborating: you involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.
- Taking the lead: you take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
- Communicating: you listen and speak effectively and honestly.
- Demonstrating integrity: you act in line with our vision and values
We offer
Contract length: 12 Months
Band: G
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