Senior Protection Associate (Counter-Trafficking and Protection)

The Senior Protection Associate supports the operational implementation and coordination of protection activities including child protection, counter-trafficking, GBV, disability inclusion, and assistance to vulnerable migrants in the country office. The role involves capacity building, technical support, monitoring, reporting, and partnership development to ensure effective protection programming.

Responsibilities

• Assist the supervisor in capacity building, training, monitoring and technical support to Protection case workers and protection focal points in the mission
• Support reporting against set protection indicators
• Provide technical support on Protection standards and institutional guidelines to case managers to facilitate adequate identification, needs assessment and assistance provision to beneficiaries
• Support the identification and development of partnerships and referrals pathways for the assistance of migrants
• Support the implementation and monitoring of protection activities and case management, including contributing to quality control of case management processes in line with IOM standards and reviewing case files and follow up actions
• Contribute to the collection and analysis of information on protection risks, trends, and service gaps
• Support the supervisor in case allocation, follow-up, and workload management of protection cases, as well as referral to external partners
• Contribute to the consolidation and analysis of case data to support internal reporting (activity reports, protection briefs) and protection analysis
• In absence of the supervisor, support the continued functioning of protection activities and coordination with relevant units
• Participate in conferences, workshops, working groups and meetings related to protection
• Any other duties that may be assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Political or Social Sciences, Business Administration, Migration Studies, International Relations, Law, or related field from an accredited academic institution with four years of relevant professional experience; or High school diploma with six (06) years of relevant experience
• Experience in the field of migration issues, including operational and field experience, and project implementation
• Knowledge of specialized protection, including child protection, gender-based violence (GBV), and counter-trafficking (CT)
• Experience in liaising with governmental authorities, other national/international institutions, private sector and NGOs
• Knowledge of monitoring, evaluation, learning, project development and reporting
• Strong writing and analytical skills
• Takes responsibility for action and manages constructive criticisms
• Promotes continuous learning for self and others
• Listens and communicates clearly, adapting delivery to the audience
• Plans work, anticipates risks, and sets goals within area of responsibility
• Displays strong understanding of subject matter
• Contributes to a collegial team environment; incorporates gender related needs, perspectives, concerns and promotes equal gender participation
• Displays awareness of relevant technological solutions
• Demonstrated Computer and MS tools literacy
• Fluency in French and English (oral and written)
• Knowledge of local languages is an advantage

Skills

• Migration Issues Understanding
• Operational Field Experience
• Project Implementation
• Child Protection
• Gender-Based Violence Awareness
• Counter Trafficking
• Liaising with Authorities
• Partnership Development
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Project Development
• Reporting
• Technical Support
• Capacity Building
• Protection Programming
• Computer Literacy
• MS Tools
• Fluency in French
• Fluency in English

Languages

French, English