Protection Officer-Renk

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Job Purpose Under the supervision of the Response Team leader, the Protection Officer will lead Oxfam Protection activities in Renk She/he will deliver the Protection activities together with the Protection Assistants, and protection volunteers. The job holder manages the protection activities action plans, and community protection action plans, including, the service gap analysis map, disseminating information sharing with communities, and capacity building of local, protection assistants, protection volunteers and community protection structures. She/he will support sectorial teams to apply Safe-Programming standards throughout the programmed cycle. The Protection Officer will support the team in delivering contextual and practical analysis (ongoing) of the protection issues in the assigned area, including constraints, sensitivities, and risks associated with the work. She/he will support the implementation of protection activities with an emphasis on the aspect of conflict, violence, and abuse under the CDCS,GFFO, Sudan Crisis Response, and Oxfam Ireland Projects in Renk.

Position: Protection Officer

Location: Renk

Grade & Level: D Zone 2 National

Contract Type: Fixed Term

Number of post reporting:

Key Areas of Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Technical

• Develop and regularly update emergency and protection service maps
• Ensure service information sharing with the community is applied to age, gender, and diversity approaches.
• Monitor protection issues in the assigned areas of intervention and generate protection situation reports
• Use protection methodologies to conduct discussion sessions with the community and proactively follow up on any protection cases
• Co-facilitate capacity-building training on protection and safe programming for Oxfam staff, partners, and community structures
• With support from the Roving Protection Coordinator/Team leader represent the Oxfam protection program in the assigned areas to relevant stakeholders
• Assess and generate data for rapid protection and context analysis in programs
• Prepare (ongoing) protection risk assessments, mitigation methods, and action plans, and ensure implementation and consistent documentation of action plans
• Identify and review cash for protection cases ensuring they are in line with Oxfam standard operating procedures
• Manage cash for protection and all other referrals information, ensuring adequate information management of cases
• Work with the Programme teams to coordinate community consultations and orientation sessions about rights, entitlements, registration, and essential and specialist services in the districts
• Represent Oxfam in Protection Working Groups and other local Protection forums and GBV working group meetings on behalf of the Programme
• Coordinates with MEAL Officers for baseline surveys, post-distribution, and other monitoring
• Submits monthly reports to track the beneficiary numbers regarding information dissemination and where applicable, referral activities
• Provides written feedback about protection incidents, issues, and aid-related community- conflicts

Management

• Manage a team of Protection Assistants, volunteers, and Community protection structures
• Supervise the implantation of the protection plans per location
• Ensure procurement of protection supplied follows Oxfam procurement procedures
• Ensure all protection information applies protection information management standards
• Review and evaluate Protection Assistants’ performance and proactively plan capacity training needed
• Integrate Oxfam gender and safeguarding principles to guide any management plans

Other

• Required to adhere to Oxfam’s principles and values as well as the promotion of gender justice and women’s rights
• Understanding of and commitment to adhere to equity, diversity, gender, child safety and staff health and wellbeing principles

Required Technical Skills, Experience & Knowledge

Essential

• At least 4 years’ experience in the Protection field, and protection mainstreaming working with Humanitarian or Development Agencies
• Degree in Law, Social Sciences, International Relations, or social work
• Good spoken and written English language is required and Arabic is an added advantage.
• Team working skills
• Advanced IT skills

Desirable

Prior experience in community-based protection, specifically in conflict affected communities.

Attributes

• Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to cultural differences and gender issues, as well as the commitment to equal opportunities
• Ability to demonstrate an openness and willingness to learn about the application of gender/gender mainstreaming, women’s rights, and diversity for all aspects of development work
• Commitment to Oxfam’s safeguarding policies to ensure all people who meet Oxfam are as safe as possible