Protection Officer at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, emergency food security, and water, sanitation and hygiene sectors.

We are recruiting to fill the vacant position below:

Job Title: Protection Officer

Location: Maiduguri

Job Descriptions

• Implementation of NRC’s protection policy at the field Promote usage of internal protection SOPs and guidelines
• Ensure that protection is an integral part of programme activities
• Together with PAA, Support and advise staff on protection mainstreaming
• Produce data collection, reports and analysis on Protection as required
• Represent NRC in field level protection meetings and coordination with relevant partners
• Promote and share ideas for technical improvement
• Provide information and analysis to support the continuous update of the context and politics.
• Provide day-to-day support to programme and support teams in Return, Host and IDP communities to identify and remediate protection gaps and on a regular basis review NRC Vulnerability and Targeting criteria.
• Proactively engage with programme teams in the field to ensure protection mainstreaming tools are up to date and relevant to their needs level including designing and implementing the NRC referral pathway
• Form part of the internal NRC team that will monitor the usage of the NRC beneficiaries’ complaints Mechanism to ensure actions are taken and feedback given to beneficiaries.
• Represent NRC in relevant internal and external coordination meetings in host communities
• Together with the PAA, Support programme protection mainstreaming initiatives and ensure protection Risk Assessments are core to all NRC’s Multi-sectoral assessment
• Build strong working relationships with mandated and specialised protection actors
• Build capacity of NRC programme and support teams on protection mainstreaming by conducting regular awareness raising sessions, inductions and support Core Protection training follow up.
• Set up and manage bi-weekly NRC internal Protection working group
• Support in preparing and compiling relevant reports and analyses

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience from working as a Protection Officer in a humanitarian/recovery context
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Experience from working in a protection role in an emergency or protracted crises settings
• University Degree in Social Sciences.
• Advanced degree would be an additional advantage
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Significant experience in protection in an NGO setting
• Contextual knowledge of north east Nigeria (Borno State) preferred.
• Strong communication, coordination and representational skills.
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
• Fluency in English & Hausa, both written and verbal
• Valid driver’s license/ National means of Identification

Personal Qualifications:

• Ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision.
• Highest standards of ethics and integrity
• Communicating with impact and respect
• All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to adhere to our Codes of Conduct and the four organizational values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable.

We Offer

• Commencement: 30th April 2017
• Contract period: 31 December 2017 (with possibility of extension)
• Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s directions
• Duty station: Maiduguri, Borno State.

Application Closing Date
21st March, 2017.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidate can submit their application letters and updated CV's to: [email protected]

Note

• The title of the position (Protection Officer) must be indicated in the subject line of your e-mail.
• Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Any application submitted after the closing date will not be considered.
• Shortlisting will be done on a roll in basis, candidates are advised to apply on time
• The Norwegian Refugee Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• Women are particularly encouraged to apply to this position.