Protection Assistant

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• Monitor, verify and document human rights violations and protection risks in the IDP sites
• Drafts weekly and monthly reports under the guidance of the supervisor and in line with the reporting mechanisms.
• Establish community Protection-Based Structures committees and capacitate them on how to handle community-level activities.
• Produces protection focused reports and follows-up on red flag protection-related issues;
• Analyse data and highlight trends and protection needs in reporting to Protection and Information Manager;
• Produce and submit weekly reports on activities and protection concerns identified.
• Under the guidance of direct supervisor, facilitate one-on-one interviews and focus group discussions with returnees, IDPs, host community members, state actors and service providers in the field on selected protection concerns.
• Conduct spot observation in areas where IDPs are living for inclusion in protection monitoring, using qualitative and quantitative methods.
• Keep records through the digital system of the urgent protection needs identified and the actions taken to assist affected Population.
• Refer cases with protection concerns to the case worker/community service worker, to ensure their protection needs are addressed.
• Track and document general conflict and displacement issues in DRC managed sites.
• Present progress reports on daily and weekly basis or as may be decided by supervisor.
• Support the Protection Information Management Officer in data entry and analysis.
• In conjunction with the local authorities/community, identify returnees at risk with specific needs, provide them with ad hoc immediate assistance, and refer them to specialized services as may be deemed necessary.
• Support protection officer in mapping of services and humanitarian needs.
• Support protection officer in conducting assessments on a need’s basis.
• Conduct other duties as assigned by supervisors

• At least one-year previous NGO or humanitarian work experience.
• Diploma in social science or related fields
• Good data collection/analysis and reporting skills
• Experience using online data collection software Experience in protection monitoring and reporting
• Honest, hardworking and independent.
• Familiar with computers, Outlook, Excel and MS Word, mobile surveys
• Protection related experience not less than 1 years
• Good observational and Analytical skills. 

• Fluency in written and spoken Somali & English.

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