Protection Officer for MSB Field Staff Roster
Introduction
The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) recruits committed and skilled experts for our humanitarian, resilience and peace support operations worldwide on a daily basis. We have great experience on working together and strengthening other organisations for example the UN and the EU in crisis, conflicts or other disasters.
MSB is opening our roster for Protection Officer interested in working with us on a Humanitarian support Operations. When registered on the MSB roster you will continuously receive interesting international job opportunities and invitations to stimulating and valuable trainings and exercises. Prior a mission with us you need to conduct the MSB induction training.
A registration on our roster is initialy for three years. After this period your registration will be evaluated and you may be offered an extended registration.
Deployed as a Protection Officer the mission length normally is 6-12 months with a few weeks preparation prior to the mission.The MSB highly values the well-being of our staff and whilst on mission you will have access to health and safety support from the MSB 24 hours a day.
The MSB strives to apply gender equality in terms of recruitment to our roster.
MSB is opening our roster for Protection Officer interested in working with us on a Humanitarian support Operations. When registered on the MSB roster you will continuously receive interesting international job opportunities and invitations to stimulating and valuable trainings and exercises. Prior a mission with us you need to conduct the MSB induction training.
A registration on our roster is initialy for three years. After this period your registration will be evaluated and you may be offered an extended registration.
Deployed as a Protection Officer the mission length normally is 6-12 months with a few weeks preparation prior to the mission.The MSB highly values the well-being of our staff and whilst on mission you will have access to health and safety support from the MSB 24 hours a day.
The MSB strives to apply gender equality in terms of recruitment to our roster.
Introduction swedish
Duties
As a Protection Officer you are expected to perform:
• Provide technical guidance and support to organization and partners on all protection related issues.
• Facilitate a consultative process with government counterparts, partners of concern to develop and implement comprehensive protection and solutions strategy addressing the specific protection needs to the people in need.
• Support senior management to ensure the protection strategy is fully integrated into the Country Operations Plan.
• Promote relevant International, Regional and National Law and applicable UN and IASC policy, standards and Code of Conduct and ensure that all sectors and/or in clusters in applicable operations fulfil their responsibilities in mainstreaming protection.
• Develop, implement and monitor community-based protection strategies and ensure systematic application and integration in protection and solutions planning, programming and strategies.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of a child protection plan as part of the protection strategy within the Area of responsibility ensuring programmed use a child protection system approach.
• Contribute to the coordination of the design, implementation and evaluation of protection related programming with implementing and operational partners.
• Build the protection capacity of national and local government, partners and civil society to assume their responsibilities in relation to all persons of concern through protection training, mainstreaming and related activities.
• Provide technical guidance and support to organization and partners on all protection related issues.
• Facilitate a consultative process with government counterparts, partners of concern to develop and implement comprehensive protection and solutions strategy addressing the specific protection needs to the people in need.
• Support senior management to ensure the protection strategy is fully integrated into the Country Operations Plan.
• Promote relevant International, Regional and National Law and applicable UN and IASC policy, standards and Code of Conduct and ensure that all sectors and/or in clusters in applicable operations fulfil their responsibilities in mainstreaming protection.
• Develop, implement and monitor community-based protection strategies and ensure systematic application and integration in protection and solutions planning, programming and strategies.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of a child protection plan as part of the protection strategy within the Area of responsibility ensuring programmed use a child protection system approach.
• Contribute to the coordination of the design, implementation and evaluation of protection related programming with implementing and operational partners.
• Build the protection capacity of national and local government, partners and civil society to assume their responsibilities in relation to all persons of concern through protection training, mainstreaming and related activities.
Qualifications
Experience
Minimum 4 years of relevant professional experience in the area of internal displacement, human rights or international humanitarian law, including experience in working directly with Field Offices.
Good knowledge of International Refugee and Human Rights Law and ability to apply the relevant legal principles. Excellent legal research, analytical skills and drafting.
Good knowledge of International Refugee and Human Rights Law and ability to apply the relevant legal principles. Excellent legal research, analytical skills and drafting.
Education
University degree in International Law, International Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law, Political Sciences or other relevant field.
Languages
Fluency in English is essential, both spoken and written.
Other requirements
We are looking for persons with a strong commitment towards humanitarian relief and disaster operations. It is of utmost priority that you understand, respect and act in the spirit of the mandate and core values of the MSB.
Before a registration on MSB's roster, you need to fill in a self-assessed health declaration.If recruited for an international mission, you also need to undergo a health examination before departure.
You must inform your regular employer of your potential assignment with the MSB.
MSB operations are based on the needs of populations affected by crisis, and human equality. Through my behavior and work as MSB field staff, I actively strive to prevent discrimination and harassment based on sex, ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, political opinion, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.
Before a registration on MSB's roster, you need to fill in a self-assessed health declaration.If recruited for an international mission, you also need to undergo a health examination before departure.
You must inform your regular employer of your potential assignment with the MSB.
MSB operations are based on the needs of populations affected by crisis, and human equality. Through my behavior and work as MSB field staff, I actively strive to prevent discrimination and harassment based on sex, ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, political opinion, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.
Profile
• You must be able to interact with sensitivity and display respect for diversity and gender in multi-cultural environments.
• A capacity for working under pressure is essential, as work is often performed under difficult and demanding conditions, where the focus frequently shifts due to changes in priority.
• You must possess a high level of professional and personal maturity together with an ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, managers and external partners, such as UN organizations, NGOs, recipient governments and host populations.
•You are expected to have excellent analytical and communicative skills, show initiative and take both a hands-on and an analytical approach to tasks and problems.
• A capacity for working under pressure is essential, as work is often performed under difficult and demanding conditions, where the focus frequently shifts due to changes in priority.
• You must possess a high level of professional and personal maturity together with an ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, managers and external partners, such as UN organizations, NGOs, recipient governments and host populations.
•You are expected to have excellent analytical and communicative skills, show initiative and take both a hands-on and an analytical approach to tasks and problems.
Contractual conditions
The MSB applies a policy of equal opportunities to avoid any form of discrimination. We strive for gender balance and qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.
The MSB roster contains a variety of professions and competences. A registration on our roster is initialy for three years. It is your responibility that your information on Mypages always is up to date during this period. After this period your registration will be evaluated and you may be offered an extended registration. It is mandatory to participate in MSB:s introduction course for field staff before you are being deployed. The course is for one week and MSB are hosting the course a couple of times every year. During the course you are offered a smaller salary.
Working with MSB on international operations means that you are temporary employees of MSB. MSB pays salaries and other benefit packages depending on the mission, including free return travel and access to health and safety support functions from MSB 24/7 during your mission.
How to apply:
If you wish to apply to the MSB roster you first need to create an account on MyPages. Please note; the information that you provide on MyPages will form the basis for your CV. When you have created you account and registered your CV-details on MyPages you submit your application by clicking on the "Apply" button in the add, and the follow the specified steps. If you already have an account on Mypages you can go directly to Apply-button. If you find any trouble with MyPages, please contact our mypagess support; mypages@msb.se
It is your responsibility as an applicant to document your skills in a way that allows an objective and qualitative assessment. As a government agency we are subject to the principle of public access to official records. This means that if someone requests copies of application documents, we are obliged to disclose them.
Please note that your application need to be in English.
The MSB will process the applications on an ongoing basis during the application period, which means that we wish you to submit your application as soon as possible.
Welcome with your application!
The MSB roster contains a variety of professions and competences. A registration on our roster is initialy for three years. It is your responibility that your information on Mypages always is up to date during this period. After this period your registration will be evaluated and you may be offered an extended registration. It is mandatory to participate in MSB:s introduction course for field staff before you are being deployed. The course is for one week and MSB are hosting the course a couple of times every year. During the course you are offered a smaller salary.
Working with MSB on international operations means that you are temporary employees of MSB. MSB pays salaries and other benefit packages depending on the mission, including free return travel and access to health and safety support functions from MSB 24/7 during your mission.
How to apply:
If you wish to apply to the MSB roster you first need to create an account on MyPages. Please note; the information that you provide on MyPages will form the basis for your CV. When you have created you account and registered your CV-details on MyPages you submit your application by clicking on the "Apply" button in the add, and the follow the specified steps. If you already have an account on Mypages you can go directly to Apply-button. If you find any trouble with MyPages, please contact our mypagess support; mypages@msb.se
It is your responsibility as an applicant to document your skills in a way that allows an objective and qualitative assessment. As a government agency we are subject to the principle of public access to official records. This means that if someone requests copies of application documents, we are obliged to disclose them.
Please note that your application need to be in English.
The MSB will process the applications on an ongoing basis during the application period, which means that we wish you to submit your application as soon as possible.
Welcome with your application!
Application deadline
2023-04-25
Point of contact
Sandra Engström
Sandra.Engstrom@msb.se
+46102405469
Sandra.Engstrom@msb.se
+46102405469
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