Protection Assistant (National Contract)

About the job 

The Protection Assistant will provide individual protection assistance to persons with specific needs, including cash for protection where relevant. ​

Your main duties and responsibilities will be: ​

• Conduct outreach to identify persons with protection needs, prioritizing those most vulnerable and difficult to identify, conduct sensitization sessions on key protection issues based on identified needs.  

• Identify and refer persons with specific needs to appropriate services in line with safe identification and referral principles 

• Collect information, update and maintain a service map and referral pathway at community level 

• Provide 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. 

• Provide cash for protection to eligible individuals, set a clear protection objective and follow-up on the impact of assistance. 

• Regularly record, track and follow-up on referrals using the Referral Information Management System (RIMS). 

• Collect, store, maintain and analyze protection data produced through outreach, community consultation, RIMS, individual protection and cash assistance in line with safe and ethical information management principles.  

• Draft individual workplan and participate in regular supervision meetings, information sharing and coordination meetings.  

• Feed into reporting processes, budgeting and needs and gaps assessments. 

• Support the implementation of monitoring and evaluation frameworks to assess the impact of acvitivites and projects. 

• Support the mainstreaming of protection principles to DRC’s program, including partners and local community. ​​

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  

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

• Excellent facilitation and sensitization skills, good understanding of key protection issues in Lebanon 

• Knowledge of and commitment to principles of confidentiality, respect, non-discrimination, safety and inclusion  

• Excellent communication and psychosocial first aid skills 

• Computer literacy (Microsoft Word and Excel) ​

Desirable 

• Previous experience in international organizations and humanitarian settings 

• 0 to 2 years of experience in case management or individual protection assistance to PWSN ​

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:  B1 
• Monthly Basic Salary: 1250 USD 
• Duty Station: Tripoli 
• Start date: 1 July 2018 
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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. 

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