DRC Protection Officer Jobs 2022 – Nigeria NGO Jobs

DRC Protection Officer Jobs 2022 – Nigeria NGO Jobs. DRC Nigeria programme looking for “Protection Officer”. Applicants with a Bachelor’s Degree may apply on or before 09 June 2022.

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a private Danish humanitarian nonprofit organization, founded in 1956. It serves as an umbrella organization for 33 member organizations. Formed after the Second World War in response to the European refugee crises caused by the Soviet invasion of Hungary in 1956, DRC has been active in large scale humanitarian projects around the world.

DRC Protection Officer Jobs 2022

The DRC has published a job vacancy announcement on 27 May 2022 for qualified Nigeria’s to fill in the vacant post of Protection Officer to be based in Bama, Nigeria.

Recruiter	Danish Refugee Council (DRC)
Position	Protection Officer
Location	Bama, Nigeria
Country	Nigeria
Total Vacant Post	N/A
Qualification	Bachelor’s Degree
Experience Required	2 years
Application Deadline	09 June 2022

DRC Job Vacancy 2022

Job Purpose: Overall purpose of the role: Within the scope of DRC’s Protection projects, the Protection Officer will be responsible for the supervision of the Protection activities and team on his/her axis of responsibility. The PRO is expected to travel Banki or Dikwa on a regular basis according to the work plan established by the Protection Team Leader. Responsibilities include the management and direct supervision of the Protection assistants operating in his/her axis of responsibility, the supervision of the protection activities, the representation at local coordination meetings, as well as the liaison with key local stakeholders (partners, authorities etc.). The PRO is also responsible for drafting Protection Monitoring and activity reports (weekly, monthly, ad hoc) based on key finding and achievements.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist the Protection Team leader to develop and coordinate emergency rapid needs assessments and responses in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements
• Actively participate in preparations of field missions, i.e. prepare documentation required, procurements, travel documentation and ensure that the protection risks and concerns are considered in the mission planning
• Set up of complaints mechanisms for beneficiaries as both an accountability measure and a protection outlet
• Under the supervision of the Protection 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 volunteers (including work plan, 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 PSWG, CP-SSWG, GBV-TWG, MHPSS 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 case management.
• Support with occasional document translation and provide interpretation support to Protection Manager/Specialist during meetings, trainings, and other project activities.
• Establish good working relationships and high level of communication with the Protection Manager
• 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 case management procedures are followed including IPA review and case conferencing.
• Ensure Management of individual cases and appropriate documentation and filling including inputted in Kobo and case trackers.
• 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.

Qualification & Experience:

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

Other Details

• Contract Type: Full Time
• Selection Process: Interview
• Salary: negotiable
• Application Process: Online

How to Apply DRC Protection Officer Jobs 2022

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The Closing Date: 09 June 2022

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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