Senior protection and PSS officer (Women only )

Job Title:

Senior protection and PSS officer  (Women only )

Department

Humanitarian Program

Unit

Grade:

Contract Type

Open Contract

Location:

Reports to:

Protection Coordinator

Direct Reports:

Job Role

Role Overview:

• Plan and conduct psychosocial intervention with women and girls accessing the safe space in groups setting
• Identify and deal with cases of GBV and protection concerns.

Areas of Responsibilities

Key Activities

Protection Programme Facilitation

• Ensure Program operation in the targeted location is operationalized strategically as planned and agreed with line manager. Regular communication with line manager is a must.
• Work closely with the protection officer and senior Protection officer to identify women at risk of GBV that require further assistant and act upon that.
• Conduct relevant training on protection, PSS and SGBV as required.
• Represents AA work on local coordination mechanisms.
• Participate in the participatory assessment, KABS analysis, and any other assessment as required.
• Track the progress of the programme and intervene when necessary to ensure speed and quality.
• Assure AA values, principles and HRBA is mainstreamed in the programme.
• Monitor budget utilization and ensure timely intervention when required.
• Coordinate Field Visits for visitors on Protection Work as and when required.
• Provide required information to communication and other units of AA ARI as mutually agreed in advance.

Psychosocial support

• Conduct support group sessions in both locations, with identified women and girls.
• Prepare and review an intervention plan that respond to the psychological needs of local women.
• Prepare and implement outreach plan and share it with the Protection officer and Safe Spaces Officer to register women in the Support group sessions.
• Act as a referral focal point for identified cases of SGBV.
• Help local women find community based PSS mechanisms that will enhance their wellbeing.
• Prepare and conduct pre and post assessment for the women and girls to measure the impact of the psychosocial interventions.

Transparency & Accountability

• Ensure all program information is transparent so all internal and external stakeholders possess mutual understanding.
• Ensure transparency boards are in place in all identified locations in the program targeted locations as agreed mutually in the team meeting.
• Ensure Program Brochures are made available for sharing and distribution locally. .

Reporting

• Prepare annual and monthly plan, including logistics and procurement plans.
• Prepare and submit regular reports as required from the line manager.
• Monitor the output of actions taken at community group levels and provide inputs to ensure quality outputs in the future.
• Prepare and submit progress and narrative reports, to inform the management about the progress of the work.

Networking and participation in external platforms & Forums

• Present AA's activities in local coordination mechanisms while ensure that the direct manager is totally aware and involved
• Create strong network with the local actors in the field.
• Maintain a strong working relationship with Amman office to ensure effective coordination for the implementation of the program.
• Ensure effective coordination with other agencies working in the program location.

Fundraising

• Provide required information and thoughts to support development of concept notes and proposals relating to Resilience activities
• Facilitate community consultation meetings when required for proposal development work.

Policy Advocacy & Campaigns

• Provide evidence from the ground for policy work at national levels.
• Ensure local level policy advocacy & campaigns work is community women and youth driven.
• For wider solidarity at local level encourage linking of women groups / communities to work together on common issues.

Other

• Other responsibilities as requested by Line Manager

Key Relationships to reach solutions

Internal (to ActionAid or team)

External

Protection Manager

External suppliers, local agencies and relevant local government stakeholders.

Safe space officer, protection officer, protection coordinator, accountability coordinators, Economic Empowerment specialist

visitors

Person Specification

Education & Certifications

• Relevant academic degree, preferably Bachelors in development, management

Essential  Experience Knowledge and Skills

• University degree on psychology, counseling or related field. Masters degree is a plus
• At least 3 years of experience working on counseling with refugees preferably on group setting.
• Previous experience working with protection programming specifically with women protection and empowerment programs,
• Knowledge of dealing with victims of SGBV and vulnerable women and girls.
• Able to communicate effectively with communities.
• Arabic and English skills are required.

Personal Qualities

Mutual respect, Equity and justice, Honesty and transparency, Solidarity with the poor, Courage of conviction, Independence, Humility