Protection Monitoring Officer at Pro-Health International

Pro-Health International is a faith based Non-Governmental Organization based in Nigeria. We have been in exsitence for 34 years. Our Vision is to improve the health of Africa’s people. We do this by providing qualitative and quantitative health care and hope to the poor and less privileged in rural parts of Africa at little or no cost to the beneficiaries. The organization has also benefitted from awards from CDC and USAID,in HIV/AIDS Prevention, care and Treamtment, Global health security, OVC, Immunization and currently, we are partnering withthe Danish Refugee Commission toprovide services forProtection and humanitarian assistance.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Protection Monitoring Officer

Location: Sokoto
Employment Type: Full-time

Overall Purpose of the Role

• The position is essential to facilitate access to services through the referral system, sexual and gender-based violence prevention, protection monitoring, and awareness-raising.
• S/he will ensure the quality of the planning, implementation, and follow-up on all aspects of sector activities being implemented on the SPADs project.
• S/he will develop and maintain good relations with the persons of concern, relevant stakeholders, and other humanitarian actors, to support adequate implementation and coordination of the protection activities on the SPADs project.
• The ProtectionMonitoring Officer will be responsible for supervising the protection activities and team in his/her areas of responsibility.

Primary Responsibilities
Program quality and implementation:

• Ensure the development and quality implementation of all protection activities at the field level in accordance with the agreed work plan (under the supervision of the protection manager) and the international standards.
• Ensure the management/recruitment of the field protection casual workers (team and work management)
• Conducting needs and programmatic assessments in targeted locations as agreed upon with the manager
• Liaise with humanitarian actors to lobby for services for beneficiaries through bilateral or multi-lateral engagement.
• Ensure all protection cases are documented in appropriate forms – referrals, individual case forms, captured on Kobo, and protection dashboard. Ensure all hard copies are stored securely and in appropriate filing systems as per DRC standards in coordination with the PIM Specialist.
• Ensure vulnerable persons, persons with disability, women, girls, UAMs, and other vulnerable children are included in the programming
• Follow up on all protection-related complaints and conduct protection concern verification and referrals where appropriate.
• Engage with communities directly and create awareness on protection mainstreaming, protection principles, human rights, child protection, SGBV, CFM, gender and age diversity inclusion throughout the project period.
• Carry out protection risk assessments, and protection monitoring activities as advised by the line manager and coordinator.
• Identify protection trends and bring this to the attention of the line manager for action planning
• Carry out advocacy and sensitization activities at the field level
• Carry out any delegated activities as assigned by DRC management at the field level including supervision of field bases.
• Support the state program manager with itinerary planning for field visits including donor visits.
• Provide detailed updates of activities within your designated field site

Minimuin Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Law, Human Rights, Social Work, or a related field with a minimum of 7 years of experience in protection monitoring, especially in IDP settings.
• Strong knowledge of international protection frameworks (UNHCR Protection Principles, IHL, GBV, and Child Protection protocols) and human rights laws affecting displaced populations.
• Experience in documenting human rights violations, identifying protection risks, and advocating for the rights of IDPs.
• Proven ability to design and conduct protection assessments, ensure referrals, and coordinate response mechanisms for at-risk individuals.
• Experience working with government agencies, UN bodies, and NGOs to strengthen protection interventions in displacement contexts.

Application Closing Date
23rd March, 2025.