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Humanitarian Access and Protection Manager

Oslo

  • Organization: NRC - Norwegian Refugee Council
  • Location: Oslo
  • Grade: Mid/Senior level - Mid/Senior - Internationally recruited position
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Operations and Administrations
    • Development Cooperation and Sustainable Development Goals
    • Legal - Broad
    • Legal - International Law
    • Human Rights
    • Humanitarian Aid and Coordination
    • Civil Society and Local governance
    • Emergency Aid and Response
    • Protection / Human Rights
    • Protection Officer (Refugee)
    • Animal Health and Veterinary
  • Closing Date: Closed


The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, education, emergency food security, legal assistance, and water,sanitation and hygiene sectors.

The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 5000 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents. In addition, NRC runs one of the world’s largest standby rosters -NORCAP, with 650 professionals, ready to be deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs

NRC is looking for a Humanitarian Access and Protection Manager in DR Congo, Goma. The main tasks will be:

• Line management for protection team leader at CO
• Adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures
• Develop an Access and Community Protection strategy and work plans for NRC DRC
• In collaboration with the CCs Specialists, develop integrated protection approach to the CCs strategies
• Technical support to the implementation of Access and Community Protection work plans
• Support the CCs and M&E departments with developing minimum standards and tools for monitoring in hard to Access and Community Protection areas
• Define and Implement technical direction and ensure high technical quality of Access components and Community protection projects / activities
• Provide regular reports on relevant context shifts and conflict trend analysis
• Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need of protection, explore and asses new and better ways to assist
• Ensure capacity building of project staff and transfer key skills
• Liaise and collaborate with relevant local authorities and other key stakeholders
• Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy

Job description

• Provide area-based access and protection analysis based on programmatic demands
• Support the facilitation of access coordination groups which NRC participates in
• Draw up a professional development plan and give guidance and feedback to staff on access analysis
• Identify and provide relevant trainings on humanitarian access, including negotiations and humanitarian principles
• Budget and administrative responsibility for community protection & access projects
• Prepare applications, budgets and reports to relevant donors in accordance with deadlines and guidelines given by HoP and the applicable donor;
• Together with the Area Managers ensure the alignment of Access and community protection project interventions/activities amongst the different field teams and if necessary support the development of common guidelines and SOPs.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience from a senior level analyst position in a humanitarian/recovery context
• Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Technical expertise on humanitarian access and principles
• Technical skills on negotiation and mediation
• Technical expertise on protection and dynamics analysis
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
• Fluency in English and french, both written and verbal
• Valid driver’s license

Context related skills, knowledge and experience
• Knowledge of the context in DRC
• Strong interpersonal skills, including capacities to negotiate with non-government stakeholders

Personal qualities

• Analysing
• Strategic thinking
• Managing resources to optimize results
• Managing performance and development
• Empowering and building trust
• Handling insecure environments

All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to adhere to our Code of Conduct and the four organizational values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable

We offer

Commencement: September 2017
Duration: 12 months
Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions and free housing of moderate standard.
Duty station: Goma, with 65% travel to the field. Goma is a non-family posting. International staff members are required to live in joint accommodation.

Approved health certficate will be requested before contract start.
Application procedures and CV registration: Please note that you are required to enter the geographical location for all your previous positions while registering your CV. There is no specific field for this information in our CV form, but you can use the "Company name" field for both company and location
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