JOB DESCRIPTION

What we are looking for:

Join NRC Sudan as a Protection from Violence (CSP) Adviser!

Step into a critical role where you’ll translate global Civilian Self-Protection (CSP) guidance into practical, community-led strategies tailored to Sudan’s complex and rapidly evolving context. With ongoing conflict driving widespread displacement and heightened protection risks, this role demands innovative, decentralized, and locally driven approaches to enhance violence prevention and community safety.

What you will do:

Here are some of your specific responsibilities.

Lead the rollout and contextualization of NRC’s Civilian Self-Protection (CSP) approach in Sudan, ensuring community-led risk analysis, priority-setting, and action planning are embedded in protection programming.
Facilitate participatory workshops with displacement-affected communities (IDPs, refugees, host populations) to identify protection risks and co-develop civilian-led mitigation strategies.
Support the design and implementation of community-led projects (CLPs) selected through CSP processes, ensuring alignment with NRC’s PfV strategy and Sudan-specific protection priorities.
Strengthen linkages between CSP and ongoing protection monitoring, red flag systems, and individual protection assistance (IPA) mechanisms to enable timely responses to high-risk alerts.
Mentor and technically support Protection Officers/field teams implementing CSP activities, ensuring compliance with Safe and Inclusive Programming (SIP) standards.
Liaise with Area Managers, Protection Cluster, and other relevant stakeholders to ensure CSP complements broader protection of civilians (PoC) and peacebuilding strategies.
Lead the development of CSP-specific tools, templates, and SOPs adapted to Sudan’s context (e.g., seasonal calendars, risk mapping templates, action plan formats).
Regularly monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of CSP activities, collect lessons learned, and contribute to donor reports and global CSP learning efforts.
Support in identifying and developing CSP pilot sites and scaling strategies, working in collaboration with MEL and Grants teams.

Please download the detailed job description to learn more about the position.

What you will bring:

University degree in International Relations, Humanitarian Affairs, Law, Social Sciences, Protection Studies, Peacebuilding, or other related fields.
5 years and Strong technical knowledge and practical experience with Civilian Self-Protection, Protection of Civilians, or Community-Led Protection models.
Demonstrated ability to facilitate community-based protection analysis and co-design of mitigation strategies in displacement settings.
Experience designing or supporting early warning mechanisms, or other community-linked alert pathways.
Ability to bridge humanitarian protection with peacebuilding, conflict sensitivity, or durable solutions approaches is highly desirable.
Excellent facilitation and coaching skills to build CSP capacity within NRC teams and local partners.
Knowledge of Sudan’s conflict dynamics and community structures is a strong asset.
Proficiency in English is required; Arabic is desirable

What we offer:

Duty station: Geneina, Sudan
Contract: 1 year
Travel: 30%
Salary/benefits: grade 8 on NRC’s Resident or Mobile salary scale, with accompanying terms and conditions.
NRC is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to diversity without distinction to age, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.
We think outside the box, encourage ideas, and give responsibility to all employees at all levels. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.

Find out more about the benefits of working for NRC

Important information about the application process

For Internal candidates: To apply as an internal candidate, log in with your official email or click on Opportunity MarketPlace.
When creating your profile, include your full name as given on your passport. Complete all the system-required fields for experience, employment history and education.
Submit your application and CV in English, taking care to attach your latest CV.
Applications that do not meet the minimum standards in terms of experience or qualifications will generally not be considered. Unsolicited applications not related to this specific job advertisement will not be considered.
We receive many applications for each vacant position and so only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

If you have any questions about this role, please email [email protected] with the job title as the subject line.

Why NRC?

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. Our 15,000 staff work in crises across 40 countries, providing life-saving and long-term assistance to millions of people every year.

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We are looking for people who are passionate about helping refugees and people forced to flee. Are you one of those people? If you are, NRC offers you the opportunity to:

do demanding and professional work, often in challenging contexts.
join a work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility.
be part of a welcoming and supportive community committed to human dignity.
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a global humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.
Join us in assisting millions of people in areas where others cannot, tackling some of the world”s most dangerous and difficult crises. Bring your skills and dedication to an organisation recognised for providing high quality aid and for defending the rights of refugees and internally displaced people.
At NRC, we give responsibility to employees at all levels and foster professional growth and innovative teams. You can expect a supportive culture and an open dialogue with management. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.
Together, we save lives and rebuild futures.
Safeguarding is central to NRC’s work. We expect all employees to:
• treat everyone with respect and dignity
• contribute to building a safe environment for all
• never engage in any form of exploitation, harassment and specifically sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH)
• always report. NRC has a zero-tolerance approach to inaction against exploitation, abuse and SEAH

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: No requirements