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Location: South Sudan
Term: Term
Funding: 100% Direct
Department: Africa
Status: Exempt
Reports To: Humanitarian Project Director/Country Lead
Direct Reports: 0
Status: Full-time
About Internews
Internews Network is an international media development organization based in Arcata, CA, and Washington, DC, whose mission is to empower local media worldwide to give people the news and information they need, the ability to connect, and the means to make their voices heard. Internews has been working in South Sudan since 2006, establishing community radio stations across the country and training South Sudanese journalists to operate them. We also implement other activities across the sector, including actively working to meet the critical information needs of South Sudanese communities.
Project Summary
Internews will be implementing the Voices on the Move Project in Jamjang, Maban and Renk project funded by the Department of State’s Bureau for Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM). The project is focused on establishing safe, accessible, and life-saving information services that mitigates protection and health risks and optimizes the effectiveness and efficiency of humanitarian response services for refugees, returnees, and host communities as well as strengthening the Community Engagement Network (CEN).
Position Summary
The protection Specialist will be responsible for mainstreaming and coordinating protection activities and work with the Humanitarian Project Director and CEN to develop and strengthen emergency response capacity in a highly in Maban, Renk and Jamjang. The protection specialist will also provide technical guidance especially for the GBV prevention and response and general protection programming and ensure content produced adheres to the protection cluster guidelines and principle. This position will also be responsible for the radio distribution.
The protection specialist (PS) is a skilled leader who is passionate about strengthening the capacity of CEN, understanding community needs and preferences and integrating them into effective media programming. The PS will play a critical role in mainstreaming protection programming in the operations of Radio Salam and Jamjang FM. The Protection Specialist supports field operations by providing
technical assistance and guidance on general protection. He/She identifies and screens
persons with specific needs and makes sure that they are linked to relevant protection programmes are in place. Furthermore, he/she offers capacity building, spreads latest research and evaluates protection mechanisms. Protection issues include, but are not limited to: gender-based violence in emergencies, birth registration, children with disabilities, unaccompanied and separated children (UASC) etc.
This position will rotate equally between Renk, Jamjang and Maban primarily, where the PS is expected to provide training and advisory support to the stations for at least two months in each location. There will also be periodic travel to Juba.
Key Responsibilities
Project Implementation
Essential Skills and Experience
1) Email your application to SS-Recruitment-mbx@internews.org .
2) Include an attachment of your resume / CV and cover letter with three professional references
3) Indicate on the email subject the position you are applying for “Protection Specialist”
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