Danish Refugee Council is one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, working in more than 40 countries to provide adequate assistance with a rights-based approach to refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced persons, returnees and migrants. DRC is currently looking for a highly qualified Spanish and English-speaking Protection Manager in Riohacha. This is an opportunity for an experienced and dynamic professional to support and strengthen DRC program in Colombia.
Overall purpose of the role:
Based in Riohacha, La Guajira and the PM will be responsible for the overall management and supervision of DRC´s protection activities in La Guajira, including direct supervision of 2 team leaders, as well as overall management of all protection staff. The protection activities in La Guajira are funded by ECHO. The incumbent will also co-lead the protection working group in La Guajira with UNHCR.
Responsibilities:
- Supervise, coordinate, plan, monitor all protection-related project activities in the area of responsibility (protection monitoring, community-based protection, legal aid, case management, and GBV.
- Supervise and manage 2 team leaders and overall supervision of all protection staff;
- Ensure effective implementation of DRC protection monitoring including drafting of periodical analytical reports and thematic protection reports;
- Ensure effective implementation DRC´s legal aid program in and coordinate with legal aid actors in the area of responsibility;
- Offer technical advice and supervision of the GBV activities, in coordination with the Country GBV specialist.
- Supervise and provide technical guidance for the case management and the community based protection programs;
- Co-lead the local protection working group with UNHCR and lead advocacy initiatives for the assigned area;
- In coordination with the Base Manager, ensure that protection principles are mainstreamed across other DRC’s programs.
- Liaise and advocate with key humanitarian actors and local State institutions and authorities in the area of responsibility.
- Liaise permanently with the Area Manager and the Country Protection Coordinator to ensure coherence with DRC´s national protection strategy;
- Provide continuous on-the-job training for protection staff;
- Provide input for monthly, quarterly, and annual donor reports and project proposals;
- Ensure effective monitoring and evaluation (MEAL) and donor reporting activities for all protection activities and ensure progress towards project objectives and indicators.
- Supervise the overall protection budget, including financial management and expense control for the project activities, and ensure compliance with minimum DRC and donor requirements.
Program development and strategy
- Oversee knowledge sharing across teams, and ensure that monitoring and evaluation results are understood and used to improve programs;
Accountability and reporting
- Guided by the DRC Programme Handbook, continuously monitor and develop relevant accountability initiatives within relevant project program as well as strengthening the effort to document the impact of activities;
- Ensure compliance with internal and external reporting requirements including procurement;
People Management
- Manage project staff members, including coaching, ensuring coordination, recruitment, and capacity development;
- Provide on-the-job training as much as required and adapt training/coaching to specific staff needs;
- Impulse a good work environment among the staff, ensuring DRC’s core competencies are implemented at any level of his/her area of responsibility.
As Manager the post-holder is responsible for the following:
- Accountable for achieving DRC’s strategic goals and objectives within the area of responsibility;
Accountable for making significant decisions on what the unit does: its purpose, functions, and role, and for making commitments and decisions that require the expenditure of significant unit resources;
Experience and technical competencies:
- A minimum 5 years of experience in humanitarian protection and the implementation of protection programs;
- Experience in protection information management, in particular protection monitoring,
- Experience and knowledge of mixed-migration and international protection;
- Knowledge about the Venezuelan humanitarian crisis;
- Good networking and coordination skills;
- At least 3 years’ experience of people management in the humanitarian sector;
- Excellent people skills and diplomatic in nature;
- Ability to manage competing priorities and to meet deadlines;
- Effective team player and problem solver;
- Fluent oral and written Spanish and advanced English is required
- Excellent writing and editing skills in Spanish and English;
- Experience in in implementing protection activities in Colombia and/or Latin America context.
- Experience in managing legal aid programmes for refugees;
- Experience in protection coordination;
- Knowledge of GBV programming
- Knowledge of AGD and protection mainstreaming;
- Education:
Master’s degree in Human Rights, Political Science, Forced Migration, Refugee Law, or any other relevant field.
How to apply
Application Process
All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated resume (no longer than four pages).
DRC promotes Diversity and Inclusion and we guarantee equal opportunity.
All applicants interested in the vacancy are encouraged to apply. Closing date for applications: 04/13/2024 by (11:59 p.m.).
DRC is strongly opposed to the use of technical testing tools such as ChatGpt or AI or translation tools. Please refrain from using them or the test will be disqualified from the process.
Please register via www.drc.ngo. Id: 170694 position: Protection Manager