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Protection Officer

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Mothers and Children Multisectoral Development Organization (MCMDO)·Not Specified

2d ago

Mothers and Children Multisectoral Development Organization (MCMDO) is a national Non-Governmental Organization registered in accordance with the proclamation for Civil Society Organizations Proclamation No 1113/2019 with a certificate No 0022. MCMDO is currently implementing emergency response and development projects in all regions and City Administrations in Ethiopia.

To meet its objectives MCMDO calls for competent professionals to apply for the following vacant position.

Position: Protection Officer
Duty Station: Tigray Region, Abiy Adi and Tahtay Adiyabo woredas
Implementation Woreda: Abiy Adi and Tahtay Adiyabo woredas

Reports To: Project Coordinator (Field)

Type of Employment: 10 months Contract

Number of posts: 2

Job Purpose

The Protection Officer is responsible for identifying and addressing protection risks faced by vulnerable individuals and communities. The role involves providing protection services, monitoring human rights and protection concerns, supporting vulnerable populations, and ensuring that protection activities are implemented in accordance with humanitarian principles and organizational policies.

Key Responsibilities

A. Protection Monitoring and Assessment

Conduct protection monitoring and assessments to identify risks and needs among vulnerable individuals and communities.
Identify protection concerns, including child protection risks, gender-based violence (GBV), displacement-related risks, and violations of basic rights.
Collect, analyze, and report protection-related information while maintaining confidentiality.
Monitor changes in the protection environment and recommend appropriate interventions.

B. Case Management and Referrals

Identify individuals requiring specialized protection assistance.
Provide information, counseling, and support to people with protection concerns.
Refer vulnerable individuals to appropriate service providers, including health, psychosocial, legal, and social services.
Follow up on referrals to ensure that affected individuals receive appropriate support.
Maintain accurate, confidential, and secure case records.

C. Community Engagement and Awareness

Conduct community awareness sessions on protection rights, available services, and referral mechanisms.
Engage with community leaders, local authorities, and community-based organizations.
Promote community participation in identifying protection concerns and developing solutions.
Support community-based protection mechanisms and strengthen community capacity to address protection risks.

D. Coordination and Collaboration

Coordinate with relevant government offices, NGOs, UN agencies, and other humanitarian actors.
Participate in protection coordination meetings and working groups as assigned.
Establish and maintain effective referral pathways with service providers.
Support collaboration between protection teams and other program sectors.

E. Reporting and Documentation

Prepare regular activity reports, assessment reports, and protection monitoring updates.
Maintain accurate records of protection activities and referrals.
Document protection trends and emerging risks.
Ensure that all data collection, storage, and reporting comply with confidentiality and data protection standards.

F. Accountability and Safeguarding

Ensure that protection activities follow humanitarian principles, including impartiality, neutrality, and respect for human dignity.
Maintain strict confidentiality when handling sensitive information.
Promote accountability to affected populations and ensure that communities know how to provide feedback or make complaints.
Adhere to safeguarding, child protection, and prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA) policies.
Ensure that all interventions respect the safety, dignity, and rights of affected individuals.

Skills|Report WritingCase Management

NegotiableSalary

Entry LevelExperience

ContractType

Oct 19Deadline

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SEA/SH Specialist (Sexual Exploitation and Abuse / Sexual Harassment)

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TACON PLC SARL·Not Specified

6d ago

TACON PLC SARL

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Electricity Distribution Network Project, Republic of Guinea

TACON PLC SARL invites applications from qualified and experienced professionals for the following positions on a Electricity Distribution Network Project in the Republic of Guinea.

Position: SEA/SH Specialist (Sexual Exploitation and Abuse / Sexual Harassment)

Duty station: Republic of Guinea

Skills|Stakeholder EngagementPolicy Development

NegotiableSalary

Entry LevelExperience

Full TimeType

Oct 18Deadline

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Protection Officer - Monitoring

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Danish Refugee Council·Not Specified

1mo ago

Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, is currently looking for a qualified Protection Officer - Monitoring for our operations in Jigjiga/Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.

Instruction for applicants:
All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV in English. Please ensure that your CV does not exceed three pages. Applications with CVs longer than the specified limit may not be considered

Overall purpose of the role

Under the technical supervision of the Protection manager the Protection officer (Monitoring), will implement protection monitoring activities in the target locations. Specifically, the role will plan and conduct protection monitoring visits in the communities, through data collection and encoding, referral of individuals at risk, information sharing, and timely reporting on protection trends and risks identified. The position will, furthermore, be tasked to identify and provide direct assistance and support to people with specific needs. Additionally, the position is expected to contribute to other protection activities that DRC is implementing in the area.

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

Develop a work plan for the implementation of protection monitoring activities in the identified sites.
Ensure protection monitoring activities are implemented in line with international standards, best practices and DRC protection monitoring guidelines
Carry out the protection monitoring activities according to work plan and allocated budget
Contribute in the development and review of protection monitoring tools and in the analysis of the collected information
Undertake data collection using the standardized tools (Key Information Interviews, Focus Group Discussion and observation)
Collaborate closely with all sectors to ensure that information gathering and reporting are integrated across the board
Collaborate with the protection manager country PM specialist in reviewing protection trends and needs in DRC’s areas of intervention and recommend appropriate responses for DRC’s and other agencies
Conduct service and resource mapping to determine available services and ensure effective protection services and referrals
Support Identification of individuals with specific needs and referral to relevant services including Individual Protection Assistance.
Collaborate with relevant partners to develop and maintain protection referral mechanisms.
Conduct community awareness raising and information dissemination on identified protection risks and prevention and mitigation strategies;
Ensure the continuity of protection programming (case management, referrals) and the identification of cases through protection monitoring.
Hold regular meetings with community-based groups/networks and help establish 'community action plans' to address protection risks.
Maintain good professional relationships with other stakeholders to collect daily information on protection and support safe referrals
Mobilize and create strong rapport with communities through engaging with community-based structures on a consistent basis and sticking to respectful, culturally appropriate ways.
Support community-based structures through promoting meaningful group conversation and guiding members to self-identify community protection concerns.
Engage in developing and implementing response plans according to the finding of protection monitoring with the leadership of protection manager;
Represent DRC in engagement with the target community and their representatives, local gov’t structures, humanitarian and development agencies operating in the target area with the guidance and leadership of the protection manager.
Work with other DRC sectoral staff to encourage referrals and information exchange.
Ensure ethical and statistically-sound data collection, analysis and protection

Report writing and documentation

Meet with the Community based protection officer and protection community workers on a weekly basis for individual support
Contribute to producing monthly and quarterly protection monitoring reports and ad hoc briefs
Support in the development of daily, weekly and monthly reports.
Ensure proper documentation of all project activities including means of verification, assessments and case studies.
Contribute to the development of project proposal and concept notes.

Skills|Report WritingCase Management

NegotiableSalary

IntermediateExperience

Full TimeType

Sep 22Deadline

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