Protection Monitoring Assistant

Cox's Bazaar

Organization: DRC - Danish Refugee Council
Location: Cox's Bazaar
Grade: Administrative support - Administrative Services and Support - Generally no need for Higher Education
Occupational Groups:
- Administrative support
- Legal - International Law
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Civil Society and Local governance
- Protection Officer (Refugee)
Closing Date: Closed

About the job
The Protection Monitoring Assistant will ensure the effective implementation of DRC’s protection monitoring activities in Bangladesh under the supervision of the Protection Manager/Coordinator, and support the mainstreaming of protection issues within other program sectors and advocacy.

Key responsibilities:

Facilitate reporting and information sharing within the Protection Working Group.
Continuous liaison and communication with PWG members for coordination and the accumulation of information.
Ensure that the Protection Working Group has a functional information management strategy and mechanism
Ensure that the PWG produces regular updates and briefing notes on the protection concerns in the affected population, response activities, challenges and recommendations.
Ensuring PWG work-plan targets are met, in collaboration with UNHCR and other PWG members.
Oversee and carryout information management needs for the PWG and DRC, such as service mappings, 4Ws, accumulation and consolidation of data, document management
Support development of PWG information sharing portal, as based on leading examples from the region.
Develop and distribute shared training plans within the WG to support capacity development within the sector.
To provide advice and support to DRC teams and other WG members concerning information management best practice.
Liaise with WG members to receive regular activity and necessary updates, with dissemination and updating to WG when necessary.
Support UNHCR and NGO PWG co-lead agencies for the coordination of WG meetings
Collaboration with PWG sub Task-forces for the development of ToRs, work-plans, etc.
Coordinate initiatives to build the protection capacity of partners, and civil society.
Support protection mainstreaming efforts within the PWG and externally.
Provide strategic support to PWG for the harmonisation of systems, processes, vulnerability criteria, etc.

Reporting line
The Protection Monitor will report to the Deputy Protection Manager or a Protection Officer as indicated by the organizational set-up of the specific location where they are assigned.

Reporting
The Protection Monitoring assistant shall provide weekly reports in a format agreed with the Deputy Protection Manager and approved by the Protection Manager.

About you
Required:

Ability to use MS Word and Excel
Ability to compile, consolidate and finalize reports from various contributors
Ability to communicate in English, Bengali and ideally Rohingya

All employees are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies:

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 DRC’s vision and values.

We offer
Contract length: 3 months with possibility of extension dependent upon funding
Closing date for applications: 10th November 2017 (due to the urgency of the position, DRC will review applications on a rolling basis and candidates may be invited to test/interview before this date)
Start date: ASAP

Application process
Applications must be submitted through this page by clicking apply. Applications submitted by email will not be considered.

For any questions on the role please contact recruitment.drc.cxb@gmail.com. If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please contact job@drc.dk

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