Protection Monitors at INTERSOS Nigeria - 8 Openings

INTERSOS is an independent humanitarian organization that assists the victims of natural disasters, armed conflicts and exclusion. Its activities are based on the principles of solidarity, justice, human dignity, equality of rights and opportunities, respect for diversity and coexistence, paying special attention to the most vulnerable people.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Protection Monitor

Locations: Ngala and Damasak
Slots: 8 Openings (Ngala (5), Damasak (3))
Reporting to: Protection Monitor Team Leader

Role Purpose

• The protection monitor is in charge of conducting a range of protection activities, including information provision and participatory protection assessments of target beneficiaries
• The post holder works in close cooperation and coordination with other team members and reports to the Protection Officer.

Key Job Tasks and Responsibilities

• Conduct regular field participatory protection monitoring and assessments, using as much as possible an age, gender and diversity approach, in order to fully understand protection concerns and priorities.
• Enhance and facilitate discussion on main protection concerns and response capacity within the displaced and the host communities.
• Identify and assess the needs of the most vulnerable individuals, particularly women at risk, and the available response opportunities in accordance with set guidelines, plans and schedules.
• Conduct vulnerability assessment and identify cases for assistance according to pre- defined criteria.
• Refer protection cases to the Protection Monitor Team Leader
• Ensure dissemination of clear and reliable information on service provision and other pre- selected key topics.
• Conduct Focus Group Discussion on protection topics , in close collaboration with Protection Monitor Team Leader
• Liaise with Community leaders and Protection Action Groups
• Conduct information sessions, record feedback and report results back to Protection Monitor Team Leader on issues of concern with recommended areas of intervention..
• Any other tasks assigned by Protection Monitor Team Leader or Protection Officer

Qualifications and Skills
Essential:

• Previous professional experience in the humanitarian sector.
• Proven ability to work as part of a team
• Strong understanding of the situation of protection context in Borno State.
• Strong communitaction skills.
• Knowledge of Hausa language.
• Strong report writing skills
• Commitment to and understanding of INTERSOS’s aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches Application Process.

Desirable:

• University Degree in Social Sciences or related field
• Good English, written and spoken
• Previous experience in protection programs.

Application Closing Date
3rd April, 2019.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter (in PDF format) to: [email protected] using the job title as the subject of the email (example: “Protection Monitor”). Please save your CV with the following format “Surname_Position you applied for”.