The Danish Refugee Council (DRC), an international non-governmental organization (NGO), has been providing relief and development services in the Horn of Africa since 1997. DRC promotes and supports solutions to the problems faced by refugees, internally displaced people (IDPs), and migrants. The organization has offices across the region and has been operational in Ethiopia since 2009.  With funding from bilateral and multilateral donors, DRC is currently implementing a range of activities across Ethiopia and Djibouti, including WASH and shelter provision, child and youth protection, gender-based violence response, awareness-raising of migration risks, protection monitoring of migration routes, and livelihoods support for returning migrants or those at-risk of migration.

OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:

Under the supervision and guidance of the the Protection Project Manager, the Protection officer will be directly responsible for implementation of protection activities within their area of responsibility.  The Protection Officer-monitoring will coordinate and implement protection monitoring activities in selected locations of Berhale and Abala woredas. Specifically, she/he will plan and conduct protection monitoring visits in selected locations with displaced populations and timely report on protection trends and risks identified. The position will, furthermore, be tasked to identify and provide direct assistance and support to people with specific needs. Additionally, the position is expected to contribute to other protection activities that DRC is implementing across the project in zone 2.

RESPONSIBILITIES: (in bullet points)

• Implement assigned protection monitoring activities in line with international standards, best practices, and DRC protection monitoring guidelines
•  Maintain good relationships with other stakeholders to collect daily information on fresh displacements in the area of coverage.
• Produce protection monitoring reports on a regular basis
•  Provide ongoing mentorship and technical support to the protection focal points in the areas of intervention
•  Ensure the provision of effective protection services and referrals.
•  Identify individuals with special needs and the types of assistance needed.
•  Collaborate with relevant partners to develop and maintain protection referral mechanisms.
• Contribute to the development of protection monitoring tools and to the analysis of the collected information
• Ensure protection mainstreaming in all of DRC’s interventions.
•  Monitor protection trends and needs in DRC’s areas of intervention and recommend activities and responses for DRCs and other agencies.
• Ensure ethical and statistically-sound data collection, analysis, and protection monitoring reports procedures
•  Analyze disaggregated protection-related data as a means to inform programming and response activities.
• Contribute to the monthly progress report as well as cluster 5ws
• Regularly monitor the project’s protection activities and provide feedback for ensuring activities are responsive, and contextually and culturally appropriate.
• Assisting in developing and conducting assessments, mid-term and end of project reports, and evaluations.
•  Ensure DRC’s accountability commitments are mainstreamed into all protection activities.
•  Support in the development of daily, weekly and monthly reports.
• Ensure proper documentation of all project activities including means of verification, assessments, and case studies.

REQUIREMENTS

All DRC roles require the post-holder to master

DRC’s core competencies:

• Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.
• Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.
• Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
• Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.
• Demonstrating integrity: You act in line with our vision and values.

Experience and technical competencies: (include years of experience)

• University degree in a relevant field (e.g. psychology, social work, social or gender studies)
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in an entry to mid-level position in humanitarian protection or relevant social service field;
• Experience in direct implementation of protection activities relevant to the AoR for the position;
• Proven record of community engagement and consultation, such as assessments, trainings, workshops, or awareness sessions
• Technical understanding of core protection concepts, prevention and response strategies in line with best practices and ethical data collection and data protection protocols;
• Experience in identifying and responding to needs of particular vulnerable individuals of people of concern based on protection risks, age, gender, and diversity analysis, and/ or other criteria;
• Strong planning, organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work both independently and within a team;
• Integrity, strong work ethic, and ability to consistently meet deadlines under pressure;
• Commitment to learning and implementing organizational policies and procedures;
• Full proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel; proficiency in Kobo and other data collection/analysis tools desirable.

EDUCATION: (include certificates, licenses, etc.)

• University degree in law, social work, social science or other relevant field from a recognized institution.

LANGUAGE:

• Excellent proficiency in written and spoken English and Amharic required;
• Proficiency in local languages preferred