Protection Assistant

AT OXFAM, WE WON’T LIVE WITH POVERTY.

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PROTECTION ASSISTANT

PROGRAMMES TEAM

 

 

 

 

 

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

 

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and may be subject to appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.

 

 

Shaping a stronger Oxfam for people living in poverty.

 

aBOUT oXFAM

Oxfam is a global movement of people who won’t live with the injustice of poverty. Together we save and rebuild lives in disasters. We help people build better lives for themselves. We speak out on the big issues that keep people poor, like inequality, discrimination against women and climate change. And we won’t stop until every person on the planet can live without poverty.

 our values

All our work is led by three core values:

Empowerment. Everyone, from our staff and supporters to people living in poverty, should feel they can make change happen.

Accountability. We take responsibility for our actions and hold ourselves accountable. We believe that others should also be held accountable for their actions.

 Inclusiveness. We are open to everyone and embrace diversity. We believe everyone has a contribution to make, regardless of visible and invisible differences.

 

OUR TEAM

Oxfam in Lebanon works at local, national and international levels to improve the protection of civilian population in situation of insecurity and displacement. The protection assistant will contribute to Oxfam’s overall efforts to bring about improvements to the safety of civilian populations in Lebanon, as well as local and national change in the protection framework.

 JoB Purpose

• Gather and document data around protection concerns and threats and contribute to analyses on trends and needs of displacement affected populations in Tripoli, Lebanon.  
• Support refugees to safely access useful, reliable and accurate information as well as adequate services.
• Support project partners to safely and effectively implement community-based activities and interventions.

Core Details

Location:

Tripoli

Internal Grade:

E1

Contract type:

Fixed Term - 1 Year, renewable based on availability of funds and

performance

This role reports to:

Senior Project Officer

Staff reporting to this post:

None

Annual budget for the post:

N/A

Key relationships/interactions:

Project Manager; Senior Project Officer, Humanitarian Coordinator, Protection Policy and Research Advisor.

Screening checks:

This role will be subject for screening checks

 

key Responsibilities

Technical

• In collaboration with the Senior project officer, ensure close follow up and support for partner protection activities, making sure communication between Oxfam and partner teams is streamlined across project activities.
• Follow-up on referrals, respecting Oxfam’s policies and guidelines for responsible data management and the ICRC professional standards in protection work.
• Support coordination and follow up with other relevant organizations, official entities and humanitarian stakeholders in relation to activities and workplans.
• Support the Senior project officer in identifying and designing capacity building activities with the partners
• In collaboration with the MEAL team, submit periodic MEAL reports to track the beneficiary numbers and ensure regular update of protection tools and beneficiary feedback systems.
• Support activities under Oxfam’s research and advocacy efforts in relation to protection.
• Provide timely written feedback on protection incidents.
• Where required, collect data from community groups and ensure adequate information dissemination.
• Participate in defining methods of community participation that ensure the greatest possible participation of vulnerable groups, and ensure correct implementation throughout all activities as appropriate.
• Maintain, along with the rest of the team, a weekly workplan.
• Support other teams where necessary to ensure safe programming.
• Ensure a constant and constructive relationship with Oxfam project teams and partners.
• Other tasks may be required.

 

 

Other requirements

• Required to adhere to Oxfam’s principles and values as well as the promotion of gender justice and women's rights
• Understanding of and commitment to adhere to equity, diversity, gender, child safety and staff health and wellbeing principles

 

skills, experience and knowledge

Essential

 

• BA degree in a relevant field (social sciences, development studies, etc),
• Good understanding of protection and refugee contexts, including basic human rights knowledge
• Good organizational skills (ability to develop workplans, organize their work, prioritize tasks, basic understanding of project quality and spending).
• Excellent Arabic and good English languages skills
• Adherence to and respect of Oxfam’s mission, vision and values including protection of rights, ending inequality and gender justice,
• Proven analytical skills,
• Understanding of project-level monitoring, learning, and adaptation,
• Ability to work with team members collaboratively,
• Willingness to work in insecure environments and a high level of adaptability and initiative

 

Desirable

 

• Experience in working with communities in humanitarian or development contexts,
• Experience in using participatory research and assessment methodologies,
• Experience in data collection and referral systems.

 

Key Attributes

• Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to cultural differences and gender issues, as well as the commitment to equal opportunities
• Ability to demonstrate an openness and willingness to learn about the application of gender/gender mainstreaming, women’s rights, and diversity for all aspects of development work
• Commitment to Oxfam’s safeguarding policies to ensure all people who come into contact with Oxfam are as safe as possible

 

Organisational Values

• Accountability – Our purpose-driven, results-focused approach means we take responsibility for our actions and hold ourselves accountable. We believe that others should also be held accountable for their actions
• Empowerment – Our approach means that everyone involved with Oxfam, from our staff and supporters to people living in poverty, should feel they can make change happen
• Inclusiveness – We are open to everyone and embrace diversity. We believe everyone has a contribution to make, regardless of visible and invisible differences

 

At Oxfam, our job descriptions provide a guide to what might be expected in the role. Along with our strategy the job profile is used to help to shape specific objectives for employees. Employees are supported to deliver these objectives and they are annually assessed against them as part of the Oxfam performance review process. This job profile is not incorporated into the employment contract.