Protection Monitoring Officer (Kondunga)

 

Position Title	Protection Monitoring Officer
Supervised by	Protection Team Leader
Reporting to	Protection Team Leader
Duty Station	Konduga, Borno State
Area of Operation	Nigeria
Employment Period	Twelve months with the possibility of extension
Type of Contract (Expat/National/Trainee)	National
Salary & Benefits	NM – H

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Introduction

The Danish Refugee Council assists refugees and internally displaced persons across the globe: we provide emergency aid, fight for their rights, and strengthen their opportunity for a brighter future. We work in conflict-affected areas, along the displacement routes, and in the countries where refugees settle. In cooperation with local communities, we strive for responsible and sustainable solutions. We work toward successful integration and – whenever possible – for the fulfillment of the wish to return home.

The Danish Refugee Council was founded in Denmark in 1956 and has since grown to become an international humanitarian organization with more than 7,000 staff and 8,000 volunteers. Based in Copenhagen (Denmark) and present in forty countries, the Danish Refugee Council is a non-profit-making, politically independent, non-governmental and non-denominational relief organization.

Our vision is a dignified life for all displaced. All our efforts are based on our value compass: humanity, respect, independence and neutrality, participation, and honesty and transparency.

 

Background

Danish Refugee Council (DRC), and its safety unit, has had an operational presence in Nigeria since 2015. DRC Nigeria is the largest DRC country mission in the West Africa region and one of the largest DRC country missions globally. Currently, DRC delivers life-saving assistance and protection to vulnerable, conflict-affected populations including internally displaced persons, returnees and host communities in the areas of armed violence reduction, humanitarian mine action, livelihoods, nutrition and food security, protection, shelter and non-food items (NFI) and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in 30+ Local Government Areas (LGAs) across Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states in northeast Nigeria.

 

Purpose

Within the scope of DRC’s Protection projects, the Protection Monitoring Officerwill be responsible for the supervision of the Protection Monitoring activities and team on his/her axis of responsibility. The Protection Monitoring Officer is expected to be on the LGA he is assigned to or rove between the two if there are several on a regular basis according to the work plan established by the Protection Monitoring Team Leader. Responsibilities include the management and direct supervision of the Protection Monitoring assistants and outreach volunteers operating in his/her axis of responsibility, the supervision of the protection monitoring activities (households surveys, FGD, Key informants interviews, community based approach, community plan, training of community groups, awareness sessions etc.), the representation at local coordination meetings, as well as the liaison with key local stakeholders (partners, authorities etc.). The Protection Monitoring officer is also responsible for drafting alert reports, Protection Monitoring monthly reports and activity reports (weekly, monthly, ad hoc) for his/her LGA based on key finding and achievements and ensuring no discrepancies in its area of operations/double counting. He/she needs to use the tools for supervision and coaching.

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Under the supervision of the Protection Monitoring Team Leader, ensure timely and qualitative implementation of the Protection activities at field level, in line with DRC and international standards, and donor agreements.
• Supervise, mentor, and develop teams of Protection assistants in field locations, as well as teams of Protection outreach volunteers to ensure they are always supervised by DRC staff and that they flag any alerts and concerns in community (including workplan, capacity building, and technical support)
• Take lead in conducting trainings of community members, partner staff and other local authorities on protection topics.
• Support activities in the area of risk management related to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, fraud, case-processing, data protection, and human rights due diligence at country level.
• Draft Protection Monitoring, activity reports, and evidence-based advocacy note on a weekly, monthly, and ad hoc basis.
• Represent protection department in various partner coordination meetings including LGA Protection working groups and government line ministries as relevant.
• Provide trainings/capacity building to duty bearers, international and local NGOs and IDP communities on protection related issues (guiding principles of IDP protection; child protection; SGBV etc.);
• Collect and maintain project data ensuring the highest standards of data protection and confidentiality;
• Provide functional and administrative support in implementing participatory approaches, needs assessments, monitoring, reporting and protection analytical framework
• Ensure using all tools provided by Protection Monitoring TL and Protection coordinator for questionnaires/checklists/supervisions/coaching etc
• Support with occasional document translation and provide interpretation support to Protection Manager/Coordinator during meetings, trainings, and other project activities.
• Establish good working relationships and high level of communication with the Protection Manager and Protection coordinator
• In collaboration with the PIM specialist, report, manage, and analyze protection monitoring and protection activity data and key achievement
• Develop together with the team clear work plans on a weekly and monthly basis.
• Merge protection activity plans with fleet movement plans and ensure relevant security clearance by liaising with safety.
• Prepare and compile weekly, monthly donor reports on project activities on a timely manner and share this with the relevant managers including the Protection Coordinator/Manager.
• Ensure all data protection and other protection policies are followed including IPA review and case conferencing using appropriate tools and platforms
• Ensure Management of individual cases and appropriate documentation and filling including inputted in Kobo and case trackers
• Ensuring thorough review of IPA analysis
• Follow up all referrals and track effective referrals. Liaise with relevant partners to procure services for cases by initiating communication with the concerned agencies for further assistant to the affected communities.

Ensure proper protection monitoring activities informed by protection trends. Coordinate the entire protection monitoring exercise, analyze and compile report and liaise with the protection manager for technical support with graphs, visuals and analysis of different dashboards regularly at LGA level

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law, Psychology, Social work, Social Sciences, Counselling, Education, Human Rights, Development Studies or relevant equivalent disciplines.
• 2 years work experience in a humanitarian organization / with displacement affected populations .
• Knowledge of protection norms, principles, and activities.

Desirable:

• Excellent communication skills (oral and writing)
• Professional fluency in English, Hausa, Kanuri is an added advantage.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills – self-motivated individuals, able to take initiative and propose solutions, resilient, positive, and able to work independently.
• Skills and experience in Assessment, delivery, monitoring, review and evaluation, working with refugees or IDPs
• Good facilitation/training skills; experience designing and delivering training curricula, preferably focused on adult learning;

 

General Regulations

• The employee shall follow DRC instructions on safety, confidentiality and ethical guidelines, including the Code of Conduct and the Humanitarian Accountability Framework.
• Employee should not engage in any other paid activity during the DRC contract period without prior authorization.
• Employee should not engage in any activity that could harm DRC or the implementation of any project during the DRC contract period.
• Employee should not give interviews to the media or publish project-related photos or other material without prior authorization.
• Employee shall return all borrowed equipment for the project to DRC after the end of the contract period or upon request.

 

Application Process

Are you interested? Then apply for this position online: www.drc.dk/about-drc/vacancies/current-vacancies. All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages). Both must be in English.

DRC provides equal opportunity in employment and prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability.

DRC encourages all applicants to apply and does not practice any discrimination in any recruitment process.

However, all applicants shall take into consideration that DRC cannot offer an international work contract to a citizen of the country of assignment (in this specific case, Nigeria)

Application closes on the 4th of October 2024. Applications submitted after this date will not be considered.