Protection And Coordination Officer (Protection)

In accordance with established Agency policy and procedures, the incumbent:   Track and coordinate the reporting of protection activities of all the different components of the Operations/Protection Unit (Advocacy, Operations Support, GBV, Child Protection, Legal Aid, Border Monitoring) to ensure adequate coverage of Lebanon field by teams and timely flow of information from the field to Lebanon Field Office (LFO) Collate and analyze reports of protection concerns of Palestine Refugees from Syria (PRS) and their host communities from the field to identify trends and coordinate with Field Protection Officer (FPO) the development of appropriate responses; Ensure coherence in dissemination and communication of response and track implementation across all areas; Monitor the provision of UNRWA services to PRS and their host communities and follow up internally on cases where service provision has been lacking, in coordination with OSO teams; In coordination with the Programme Support Office (PSO), identify stakeholders and partners for referral mechanisms and establish and reinforce referral pathways (including SOPs) to meet both protection concerns and service provision; Represent UNRWA in interagency protection meetings, liaising with relevant stakeholders to map service provision and protection responses, identify gaps in service provision and protection response and design responses and referrals. In case of need, represent UNRWA in interagency CP and GBV meetings, liaising with relevant stakeholders to map service provision and protection responses, identify gaps in service provision and protection response; Manage and coordinate the existent databases in order to ensure a proper and timely reporting to HQ, Front Office and external stakeholders; In coordination with the Protection Advocacy Officer, support and participate to the elaboration and implementation of the advocacy strategy; Monitor case management of serious protection cases from all areas; Acting as key liaison between PSO and FPO; Prepare presentation of protection cases for intervention with appropriate authorities; Support the elaboration and implementation of projects and activities to support the emergency response within the existing protection framework and mandate of the agency; Through liaison with external partners identify, design and integrate UNRWA protection projects within the broader Syrian Crisis humanitarian response; In coordination with the Donor Relations Unit, design and draft protection submissions to UNRWA Emergency Appeal and other UN common funding mechanisms.