Community Protection officer ( Women Only )

Protection Programme Facilitation

• Ensure Programme operation in the targeted location is operationalized strategically as planned and agreed with the line manager. Regular communication with line manager is a must.
• Work closely with the Safe Space officer and senior PSS officer to identify women at risk of GBV that require further assistant and act upon that.
• Participate in designing and decorating the WGSS center while ensuring it's compliance to the internal and international guidelines.
• Mobilize women to participate in researches, FGD's, training needs assessment, and internal studies run by AA.
• In collaboration with the Safe Spaces officer and the senior PSS officer, prepare and conduct community events to enhance social cohesion among local community including refugees and host communities.
• Mobilize local women to join Women Protection Action Group.
• Prepare and implement capacity building plan for WPAG to capacitate them better deal and respond to the protection risk and concerns in their communities.
• Induct the WPAG on ActionAid's policies and procedures.
• Conduct regular meeting with WPAG members, with clear agenda and discussion points to achieve the overall objective of mitigating and responding to the protection risks at their community.
• After consultation with women groups and based on the results of the needs assessment, develop a protection action plans for three years
• Follow up on the implementation of the protection action plans, and make the required amendments on the plans.
• In collaboration with the community groups prepare and organize community events and initiatives to tackle the protection concerns.
• Work closely with the safe space officer and senior PSS officer to arrange the usage of the physical space.
• Conduct relevant training on protection and SGBV as required.
• Represents AA work on local coordination mechanisms.
• Participate in the participatory assessment, KABS analysis, and any other assessment as required.
• Create and run Youth Agents for Change Initiative (YACI).
• Ensure the connection between the active committees with clear and open communication channels.
• Ensure community consultation processes are held when required to smoothen the pathway for the programme locally.
• Ensure proper programme inductions are provided atall levels (internal and external stakeholders) at programme location level to achieve mutual understanding and compliance to programme requirements.
• 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.

Transparency & Accountability

• Ensure all programme information is transparent so all internal and external stakeholders possess mutual understanding.
• Ensure that the local information system is running, and the contact information is regularly updates.
• Ensure transparency boards are in place in all identified locations in the programme targeted locations as agreed mutually in the team meeting.
• Ensure targeted local communities are informed in advance about AA ARI Programme and their views and comments are engaged with appropriately
• Ensure Programme 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.
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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 programme.
• Ensure effective coordination with other agencies working in the programme 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, Protection coordinator

External suppliers, local agencies and relevant local government stakeholders.

Safe space officer, senior protection and PSS officer, accountability coordinators, Economic Empowerment specialist

visitors

Person Specification

Education & Certifications

• Relevant academic degree, preferably Bachelors in social sciences

Essential  Experience Knowledge and Skills

• At least 1 year of experience working on the protection field, experience on GBV and VAWGS is preferred.
• Previous experience working with refugees and affected communities
• Previous experience in running local committees and local groups.
• Able to build effective rapport with stakeholders.
• 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

This Job Description covers the main tasks and conveys the spirit of the sort of tasks that are anticipated proactively from staff. Other tasks may be assigned as necessary according to organizational needs.