ICLA and Protection Coordinator Ethiopia Shire

The Protection from Violence Coordinator is responsible for implementing delegated components of the Protection from Violence project portfolio, including managing project staff, ensuring adherence to NRC policies, and coordinating protection activities in the assigned area. The role involves project management, capacity building, advocacy, and collaboration with local authorities and partners to promote the rights of refugees, IDPs, and returnees.

Responsibilities

• Line management of Protection from Violence project field staff.
• Adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures and awareness of NRC global and regional strategies.
• Contribute to Protection from Violence and ICLA CC strategy development, project proposals and provide input on needs and gaps, considering where appropriate the role of cash-based interventions and market-based programmes.
• Manage and implement delegated portfolio of Protection from Violence and ICLA projects (activities, budget and project documentation) as delegated from PM in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements, and ensure high technical quality.
• Provide regular progress reports to PM (AM and CCS if no PM).
• Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need of protection, explore and asses new and better ways to assist.
• Promote and share ideas for improvement and necessary changes in the activities.
• Ensure capacity building of project staff and transfer key skills.
• Liaise and collaborate with relevant local authorities and other key stakeholders.
• Promote the rights of Refugees, IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy.
• Responsible for all implementation of Protection from Violence and ICLA programming in (North-western, Eastern and Southern and other locations) Area Office, with a particular focus on identifying trends and needs which highlight the need for protection monitoring and analysis activities, and advocacy at the local level.
• Ensure timely and technically sound planning, implementation and follow up of civilian self-protection activities/projects, including budgets and procurements, in the assigned area.
• Maintain oversight and management of civilian self-protection services in the assigned area, ensuring minimum programme standards (including Safe and Inclusive Programming) are met.
• Prepare and maintain up to date work plans and expenditure plans, in line with projects and budgets documents.
• Prepare and submit regular qualitative and analytical reports within the given timeframes.
• Under the supervision of the Programme Manager or Protection from Violence Manager and ICLA specialist, recruit, provide supervision and coaching on the job training of the protection project staff, and undertake appraisals when appropriate.
• Organize regular field/onsite visits to ensure technical support to the staff and proper monitoring of the activities’ implementation.
• Contribute to the development of proposals and concepts note to secure follow-up on or expansion funding for the protection programme as per identified needs.
• Contribute to refine data collection, monitoring and reporting tools.
• Prepare regular and timely updates for supervisors and relevant colleagues on key developments which can have an impact on protection environment.
• Ensure that local safety rules and safety SOPs are adhered to by the program team and contribute contextual knowledge on safety matters as required by the Area Manager and Safety Advisor.
• Represent NRC in humanitarian coordination structures at the area level, collaborate with other organisations and partners to ensure the Protection from Violence and ICLA programme is aligned with broader efforts to prevent violence and coercion.

Requirements

• Experience from working on a (5 years) project implementation position in a humanitarian/recovery context.
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts.
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile.
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal.
• Experience with protection and ICLA activities and programming.
• Demonstrable technical expertise in the assessment of, design, and delivery of relevant CSP programming.
• Previous training in protection risk reduction and/or protection of civilians.
• Experience working with information data management (protection).
• Good knowledge of data protection standards.
• Strong experience in training and capacity-building on Protection technical areas with a variety of stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in internal and external coordination and representation of programmes.
• Very strong interpersonal and teamwork skills; collaborative approach with the ability to work within different cultural environments.
• Positive and solutions-oriented leader focused on team building, problem-solving, and support to the teams and beneficiary communities.
• Knowledge of the local language, Tigrigna an advantage.

Skills

• Project Implementation
• Humanitarian Programming
• Protection Activities
• ICLA Programming
• Protection Risk Reduction
• Protection of Civilians
• Data Management
• Data Protection Standards
• Training and Capacity Building
• Protection Assessments
• Program Design
• Program Delivery
• Internal Coordination
• External Coordination
• Advocacy
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Team Leadership
• Communications Skills
• Cultural Competence

Languages

English