Protection Assistant – Community Based

The Protection Assistant - Community Based supports strengthening protection outcomes by catalyzing community actions around Persons with Specific Needs (PSNs) and promoting community-based protection of Forcibly Displaced and Stateless Persons (FDSPs). The role involves working with community structures, providing direct support to PSNs, and coordinating with community protection components.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate operation of protection help desks registering complaints and providing timely and appropriate responses to persons of concern.
• Strengthen linkages between community members, partners and service providers to break barriers to access for persons of concern.
• Mobilize and create protection information in the community to inform persons of concern and enable precautionary actions against protection risks.
• Identify gaps in protection and community services and generate ideas to address them.
• Strengthen capacities of community-based structures through trainings, mentorship and reflective sessions.
• Participate in PSN profiling and ongoing risk assessment and analysis to design adequate responses.
• Ensure quality data collection, analysis and storage in line with Protection Information Management principles.
• Implement community-based sub-sector activities as planned and monitor protection trends daily.
• Ensure adherence to standards and principles of thematic areas and IRC accountability standards.
• Conduct regular community consultations and protection monitoring, drafting flash reports on major protection incidents and risks.
• Identify beneficiaries needing further support and ensure timely referral and follow-up.
• Contribute to drafting weekly and monthly reports.
• Develop relationships with key stakeholders and represent IRC in local community-based working groups and meetings.
• Coordinate project implementation with partners including referrals, gap analysis and advocacy.
• Provide technical and programmatic leadership for community-based structures and conduct daily field visits for mentoring and training.
• Contribute to monitoring and evaluation of projects and interventions, documenting successes and challenges.
• Assist in participatory needs/vulnerability and capacity assessments of affected communities.
• Implement MEAL tools including pre- and post-tests and produce activity reports as required.

Requirements

• Relevant university degree (e.g. psychology, social work, pedagogy or education, international development) or equivalent professional qualification.
• Minimum 1 year of relevant work experience in protection in humanitarian setting.
• Experience in the delivery of community programs to vulnerable groups.
• Understanding of protection principles, protection minimum standards and basic psychosocial support concepts.
• Excellent IT skills (Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word and PowerPoint).
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and prioritize the safety and dignity of beneficiaries at all times.
• Ability to work flexible hours.
• Ability to communicate and write in English.

Skills

• Community-Based Protection
• Protection Principles Application
• Protection Minimum Standards
• Psychosocial Support
• Community Program Delivery
• Humanitarian Protection
• MS Excel
• Microsoft Outlook
• MS Word
• MS PowerPoint
• Confidentiality Management
• Safety and Dignity Assurance
• English Communication Skills
• Direct Support to Vulnerable Groups

Languages

English