Protection Officers, Humanitarian at Oxfam Nigeria

Oxfam is an international confederation of 17 organizations (affiliates) networked together in 94 countries, as part of a global movement for change. Together we are working to achieve our vision of 'a just world without poverty' and to be a powerful partner in global and local communities of people connected for change. Our work in Nigeria focuses on:

• Saving lives and building resilience of the vulnerable poor;
• Sustainable livelihoods;
• Transforming attitudes about women's rights; and
• Transforming governance through citizens' participation, transparency and accountability

Oxfam works with local partners, public and private sector institutions to empower citizens to demand transparency and accountability, and most importantly lift the most vulnerable people out of poverty, which is fundamental to changing Nigeria’s story of a rich nation of poor people. Oxfam has been responding to the humanitarian needs of the conflict-affected populations in North East Nigeria. Oxfam has three offices in Adamawa, Borno and Gombe states providing Food Security, Livelihoods, WASH and recently protection interventions to IDPs and vulnerable hosts in camps and settlements. These programmes are implemented in partnership with local partners, Civil Society Coalition for Poverty Eradication (CISCOPE) and Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) - Borno chapter.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Protection Officer, Humanitarian

Location: North-East
Department: Humanitarian
Job Family: Programme
Reports To: Humanitarian Programme Manager
Band: D National
Duration: 1 year contract with possibility of extension
Issue Date: May 24, 2016

Primary Responsibilities

• The Humanitarian Protection Officer will work with the programme team to design and implement Oxfam's humanitarian protection programmes and ensure protection is mainstreamed in all activities.

Functions
Technical:

• Develop workplan of all project activities on protection as stated in the project proposal
• Coordinate and facilitate implementation of protection activities in the field
• Work with programme team to ensure the rights and dignity of women, children and men are protected at all times in all project activities
• Lead in the development of feasible protection mainstreaming strategies and support Oxfam team and partners to properly meet and maintain humanitarian standards in all humanitarian work
• Conduct regular field visits to monitor processes and outputs ensuring that all opportunities for protection mainstreaming are being taken forward
• Work closely with the Monitoring and Evaluation team to ensure that protection specific indicators and activities are developed in projects and gender disaggregated data is consistently collected, documented and used
• Manage cases of abuse and complaints with confidentiality and refer them to the right channels
• Identify gaps on gender and protection issues in the field where Oxfam is working and proffer solutions
• Provide technical inputs to the development of new protection concept notes/ projects and support their implementation
• Report writing and document lessons learned of all protection interventions
• Monitor expenditure against planned activities and project progress of protection-related budget lines

Capacity Building:

• Identify protection-related capacity gaps/needs of Oxfam humanitarian staff and partners and develop appropriate strategies to address them
• Provide trainings to Oxfam humanitarian staff and partners on protection mainstreaming through organised workshops and/or mentoring & couching and monitor the application of the training

Networking and Influencing:

• Support and participate in the protection focused humanitarian coordination meetings and forums at the states level
• Identify and link up with the right government and non-government institutions in the North East providing health, SGBV and psychosocial services

Others:

• Engage in Performance Management including objective setting, performance review, upward feedback and personal development plans
• In case of emergency response, undertake additional responsibilities related to respective functions
• Other suitable tasks as assigned

Requirements/Competence and Skills

• Graduate degree in Law, Psychology, Social Sciences or a relevant equivalent with at least 3 years of similar experience in a social service, psychology, education, or development sector; Previous working experience with humanitarian agencies will be considered as a strong advantage
• Master’s degree is desirable
• Well acquainted with issues around SGBV and human rights; knowledge of humanitarian codes, principles and standards is an added advantage
• Willing to learn and ensure the practice of Oxfam procedures and to be flexible in tasks undertaken
• Shows enthusiasm for own and team work
• Good interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills
• Excellent writing skills, including report writing and communicates verbally
• Ability and willingness to maintain regular presence at project sites and to work during irregular working hours and in insecure environments
• Must be able to use computer applications (Internet and Microsoft Office tools)
• Fluency in English, as well as a working knowledge of at least one other language in the North East (preferably Kanuri, Higgi, Hausa, etc.)
• Willingness to travel at short notice, often in difficult circumstances
• Self-management skills with the ability to manage conflicting priorities
• Ability to work under pressure

Oxfam Behavioral Competencies:

• Understand humanitarian contexts (program phases, underlying causes of crisis, coordination mechanisms) and application of Humanitarian Principles (vulnerability, gender and diversity awareness; Humanitarian principles, codes and standards)
• Achieve results effectively (demonstrate accountability to partners and affected people; making decisions involving others; flexibility; delivery of timely and appropriate results using available resources)
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships (communication with affected people; collaboration with the team and partners; challenge decisions and behaviors that breach humanitarian principles)
• Operate safely and securely in a humanitarian response (Identify, communicate and minimise risk for the agency, yourself and others; comply and help uphold safety and security protocols; uphold the Do No Harm principle with partners and affected people)
• Manage yourself in a pressured and changing environment (ability to recognize and manage stress in yourself and others in order to remain ethical, constructive and objective focused; awareness of internal and external pressures and should be able to manage emotions)
• Leadership in humanitarian response (Awareness of your own skills and how they can complement those of others; demonstrate initiative, ingenuity, and tenacity in achieving solutions to fulfill objectives and motivate others to do the same; communicate humanitarian values and motivate others towards them)
• The incumbent will stay abreast of professional standards, trends and issues affecting this set of responsibilities, demonstrating continuous learning of the field in line with Oxfam in Nigeria’s mission and vision
• S/he will work effectively and collaboratively to build a team-based culture of work, treating all persons with dignity and respect, and will be familiar with and committed to Oxfam in Nigeria mission and goals

Salary
Salary is dependent on experience and will be discussed during the recruitment process

Application Closing Date
6th June, 2016.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their application letter and Curriculum vitae as one attachment in English to: [email protected] with the position title as the subject of your email.

Note:

• Applications sent in the required format will be considered and only short listed candidates will be contacted.
• Prospective candidate must be available and willing to commence work immediately.
•  "Oxfam is an equal–opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, etc."