Protection Programme Officer

We are looking for highly qualified, self-motivated Protection Programme Officer who is able to work with diverse teams of both national and international staff as well as local government authorities, UN agencies, I/NGOs and other partners under difficult, stressful and sometimes insecure conditions

Who are we?  

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) and Danish Demining Group (DDG) is a humanitarian, non-governmental, non-profit organization founded in 1956 that works in more than 30 countries through-out the world, including South Sudan. DRC/DDG fulfills its mandate by providing direct assistance to conflict-affected populations, including refugees, internally displaced people and host communities. Under its mandate, the organization focuses on emergency humanitarian response, rehabilitation, post-conflict recovery and humanitarian mine-action.  

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) in conjunction with Danish Demining Group (DDG) has been operating in South Sudan since 2005 initially concentrating on providing safe and supportive conditions for refugees returning from neighboring countries after the Comprehensive Peace Agreement was signed.  In 2012 - 2013, DRC opened its operations in Upper Nile and Unity States to respond to the large influx of refugees coming from Blue Nile State and South Kordofan (Sudan). In addition to the refugee response and since 2014, DRC has been then actively engaged in responding to the humanitarian needs of IDPs affected by the internal conflict through the provision of integrated approaches.  

With a total of 460 national staff, 55 expatriate staff and an annual budget of approximately USD 20 million, we are currently implementing multi-sectorial interventions through the provision of humanitarian services focused on CCCM, Protection, SGBV, FSL, Shelter and Infrastructure to both internally displaced persons and refugees across 5 field sites (Ajuong Thok, Bentiu, Maban, Malakal and Aburoc).  

About the Job

Overall purpose of the role:

The protection program officer will be responsible to lead protection assessment and intervention missions in Unity State. The position will consist of 60% of the time deployment in remote and insecure area with difficult living conditions. The Protection Officer will undertake protection/human rights monitoring in the crisis affected areas-as determined by the work plan. His/her role will be to monitor the protection concerns and needs of the IDP population by providing information through focus group discussions and individual interviews to those affected, conducting household surveys, rapid assessments, community mobilization and general monitoring visits. The PO will also contribute to the analysis and dissemination of data collected to other relevant actors in order to address the identified protection concerns. Additionally, the PO will address protection concerns through the provision of referrals to the relevant actors in the area of mission. Finally, the PO will implement training on protection mainstreaming and community-based protection for communities and non-protection service providers in the area of mission. To do so, the PO will ensure that missions are logistically prepared and the team is properly prepared to and managed during the mission. The PO will throughout his/her work ensure confidentiality and strictly adhere to the Code of Conduct.

Responsibilities:

• Supervise and support national protection officers and assistants in the implementation of project activities.
• Provide on the job training to ensure capacity building of the team
• Implement general protection activities, in accordance with agreed strategy, operational plan, budgets and DRC and donor regulations; including protection monitoring, assessments, individual protection assistance (including referral and CRI distribution) trainings as appropriate, and other regular protection activities.
• Contribute and support effective monitoring, evaluation and learning processes and initiatives, and ensure effective data management and contribute to regular reporting on protection activities (weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual, as required).
• Prepare detailed protection analysis according to DRC guidelines and contribute to the dissemination of relevant information to partners and DRC advocacy efforts.
• Ensure staff compliance with security management rules and procedures; for example, ensuring relevant documentation and procedures are understood and adhered to by staff.
• Implement training for community groups and non-protection service providers in area of mission
• Assist the Protection Manager with designing training modules and tools on topics such as human rights and basic protection principles for Community Protection Committees and other community structures.
• Prepare project procurement plans and raise materials/services requisitions and follow up with the respective support departments
• Prepare detailed ToR before the mission and ensure mobilization of resources.
• Prepare all necessary documentation for each activity (including weekly vehicle movement plans, order requests, payment requests, etc.) and for the reconciliation of the money spent during each activity
• Work with the Protection Manager and fellow PO to create weekly work plans to schedule the team’s program activities
• Liaise and build partnerships with block leaders, chiefs, community leaders and other relevant actors to encourage participation in, support for and a better understanding of the program activities
• Participate in coordination meetings as requested by Protection Manager
•  Any other tasks as required by the Protection Manager relevant to the implementation of protection objectives and activities

About You

Experience and technical competencies:

• At least 2 years community based training experience involving human rights and/or protection and protection monitoring/human rights experience of which at least 1 year should be at international level and in South Sudan or in geographic or conflict context similar to South Sudan;
• Proven technical knowledge of human rights, protection principles, project cycle management, SPHERE standards;
• Experience in proposal and budget development and project implementation (including budget management);
• Understanding of and experience in engaging the cluster system in IDP camps;
• Strong communication, analytical and writing skills
• Ability for rapid analysis of very complex issues, strong decision-making, and translation of programmatic learning and priorities into operational strategies;
• Excellent interpersonal skills, cross-cultural communication and ease in managing a multi-ethnic team;
• Strong team leadership and conflict resolution skills, adaptability and interest in capacity building; 
• Patience and understanding to work with and develop capacity of national staff;
• Experience delivering programs to tight deadlines;
• Good computer and IT skills as well as good understand of basic protection information management principles
• ;Ability and willingness to work in remote and isolated location with ever changing security scenarios;

Education:

• A degree in political/social sciences, law, development studies, international development or equivalent degree qualifications;
• Familiar with rule of law;
• Training in GBV and CP a plus

Key stakeholders: (internal and external)

• UNHCR
• Cluster
• Various International and national NGO

We offer  

Contract: 6 months contract renewable dependent on both funding and performance  

 Duty Station: Bentiu.(Guit, Koch, Mayom and Rubkona County)

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Expatriates; please refer to www.drc.dk under Vacancies. This position will be placed at level A16.  

Application process  

Interested?

Then apply for this position by clicking on this link:

https://candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationForm/SinglePageApplicationForm.aspx?cid=1036&departmentId=19064&ProjectId=149837

 If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please contact job@drc.dk