Protection Officer

Project Name: Integrated WASH and Protection Response in Lebanon Project Description: The overall goal of the project is to reduce the suffering of those affected by the Syria Crisis in Lebanon and contribute to meet their basic needs.  The project will target 6,250 people (1,250 households) vulnerable Syrian refugees and Lebanese hosting communities in Tabbaneh, Kobbeh and Abou Samra and reduce vulnerability through improved access to water, sanitation, hygiene, protection and winterisation services in North Governorate, Lebanon. Households will have access to safe water through the provision of water trucking and the improvement of water storage and water supply points. They will have access to adequate sanitation through the construction/rehabilitation of facilities and distribution of sanitation cleaning kits. Moreover, they will have improved hygiene through public health promotion and the distribution of NFI through in-kind or voucher modality, improved access to information and referral mechanisms for relevant assistance services, and will be prepared for winter through provision of winterisation support. Job Purpose: To lead in implementing gender-sensitive community-level protection activities in particular, protection monitoring and information dissemination and referrals guided by Oxfam’s policies and guidelines for managing information and the ICRC professional standards in protection work.  Job Responsibilities: Manage and join field protection assistants in monitoring protection issues affecting refugees from Syria and Lebanese host population Summarise protection monitors (protection assistant) reports using UNHCR guidelines Preparing written protection updates for Oxfam situation reports Prepare for the community consultations and orientation sessions about refugee rights, entitlements, registration, basic and specialist services in the districts Work with local partners to coordinate community based orientation sessions – working with counterpart in partner organisation where possible Follow-up with INGOs and UN about requests and invitations for the community sessions Follow-up INGOs and UNHCR about brochures and other information materials for distribution to refugees Explore sites and support in negotiating these locations for developing notice boards for announcement about refugee services Support protection advocacy researches and surveys Attending protection and GBV working group meetings  in the absence of the protection adviser Coordinate activities with WASH Officers, EFSL and Cash Transfer Officers Support and coordinate with MEAL Officers for baseline survey, post-distribution and other monitoring activities. Submit monthly MEAL reports to track the beneficiary numbers of the information dissemination and referral activities Support country teams to ensure MEAL processes are engendered and include protection to ensure learning is captured Support possible protection advocacy research Provide written feedback about protection incidents, issues and aid-related community-conflicts  Job Skills & Competences: Demonstrable experience in working with communities in humanitarian or development contexts Demonstrable experience in using participatory research and assessment methodologies Good understanding and knowledge in application of do no harm, conflict sensitivity principles and ICRC standards and ethics for protection work Good understanding of protection and refugee issues related to conflict including some basic human rights and refugee Good levels of spoken and written English and Arabic Commitment to a rights-based approach, gender equality and protection Proven analytical skills Understanding of monitoring processes, learning, adaptation and evaluation Ability to work in multi-cultural team Willingness to work in insecure environments and a high level of adaptability and initiative