Protection Officer (National Contract)

About the job 

Supervise and guide overall activities related to individual protection assistance to persons with specific needs in Tripoli and Akkar, including cash for protection where relevant.

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

• Monitor the effective outreach of persons with protection needs, prioritizing the most vulnerable and difficult to identify 

• Observe and provide feedback on sensitization sessions on key protection issues based on needs; feed into content development. 

• Ensure the safe and ethical identification and referral of persons with specific needs, provide training and technical support and manage and follow-up on the update of the  service mapping and referral pathway at community level. 

• Monitor the protection of individual protection assistance to Persons with Specific Needs (PWSN) focusing on: older persons at risk, women at risk (excluding GBV survivors), children at risk (excluding child protection violations) and persons with disabilities. Review and advise on quality of needs assessments, action plans, implementation and case closure. 

• Monitor the provision of cash for protection, assessing protection objectives and follow-up on the impact of assistance. 

• Supervise the collection and storage of data, maintain and analyze protection data produced through outreach, community consultation, RIMS, individual protection and cash assistance in line with information management principles.  

• Feed into reporting processes, budgeting and needs and gaps assessments, proposal writing and strategic planning and coordinate with the MEAL team for the implementation of monitoring and evaluation  plan to assess the impact of activites and projects. 

• Supervise the daily activities of the protection assistants team as directed by the Protection Manager

About you 

To be successful in this role we expect you to have a bachelor in Social work, Counseling, Psychology or other related field. Moreover, we also expect the following:

Required  

• 2-3 years of experience conducting outreach, providing cash for protection and safe identification and referral 

• Excellent understanding of key protection issues in Lebanon 

• Ability to provide technical support, trainings and supervision of Protection assistants

Desirable 

• 2-3 years of experience in case management or individual protection assistance to PWSN is a plus 

• Previous experience in international organizations and humanitarian settings is a plus 

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies:   

• Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process. 
• Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.   
• Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation. 
• Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.   
• Demonstrating integrity: You act in line with DRC’s vision and values. 

We offer 

• Contract length: until 31 March 2019 
• Level:  C1 
• Monthly Basic Salary: 1650 USD 
• Duty Station: Tripoli
• Start date: 1 July 2018

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Nationals; please refer to drc.ngo under Vacancies. For questions regarding the vacancy please contact dolene.khairallah@drclebanon.dk.

Application process 

Interested? Then apply for this position by clicking on the apply button or go to www.drc.ngo under current vacancies. 

All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. Applications sent by email to Dolene Khairallah will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: 20 June 2018 

If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please visit drc.ngo/jobsupport. 

For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo.