Duties & Responsibilities:
R1. Protection sectoral technical responsibility:
- Lead protection analysis efforts, the development and implementation of the country level protection strategy.
- Technically responsible for the overall protection portfolio and ensuring AGDM in protection activities.
- Oversee and lead the development, harmonisation and rollout of internal protection related tools, Standard Operating Procedures, policies, and guidelines related to DRC’s protection interventions.
- Act as a reference point for other sectors’ colleagues for Protection Mainstreaming
R2. Technical Supervision:
- Technically supervise protection managers and team leaders and provide technical advice and guidance to protection staff.
- Responsible for participating in human resource processes including the recruitment of protection sectoral technical staff in country and setting performance objectives and performance appraisals for protection managers and team leaders.
- Responsible for identifying protection sectoral technical gaps and establishing capacity building plans for protection sectoral staff.
- Work closely with relevant protection staff in the development and delivery of capacity building efforts.
- Provide regular technical support and guidance to protection teams and other relevant staff in both a structured and on a case-by-case basis.
R3. Protection programme development, quality assurance and oversight:
- Maintain oversight of overall protection programme implementation, including budgets and indicators, in close collaboration with Head of Program, Area managers, Protection Team Leads and Project Managers.
- Participate in programme / project review meetings, including grant opening, grant review and close out meetings.
- Review and update of technical approaches, protection SOPs.
- In collaboration with the PIM/Advocacy specialist develop protection monitoring reports, and review protection monitoring tools on an annual basis or as needed.
- Lead the revision of tools and SOPs for the current case management system.
- Support program teams to review current referral mechanisms to link beneficiaries, particularly vulnerable individuals and groups, to services, through service mapping, referral workshops, and SOPs;
- Provide regular technical trainings and capacity building to protection staff, partners, and on key DRC protection concerns and product solutions.
- Coordinate with other sectors to move towards integration of protection programs wherever possible or mainstreaming of protection within other sectors where integration is not available.
- Ensure protection mainstreaming including review of all programming approaches, SOPs and tools, and staff capacity development.
- Organize and facilitate regular Protection team meetings across subsectors and field offices for knowledge sharing, peer support and quality improvement.
- Coordinate with MEAL to support the development of MEAL tools, and accountability systems, including incorporation of feedback mechanisms for staff and beneficiaries, into program;
- Oversee compilation of project related internal and external reports and communication
R4. Coordination and Advocacy:
- Regular coordination and liaison with UNHCR Protection unit and/or other Protection partners and government authorities at country level.
- Collaborate with relevant internal and external technical experts on issues related to relevant sector.
- Represent DRC at relevant protection coordination meetings.
- Actively participate in internal coordination meetings.
- Along with Advocacy/PIM specialist, develop monthly protection monitoring reports for external circulation. With clear and targeted recommendations for different audiences. for
- Support training on protection advocacy for local civil society and other local stakeholders.
- Lead the development of protection advocacy strategies and plans.
R5. Project development:
- Contribute to and coordinate the design, implementation and evaluation of Protection related programming to secure follow on or expansion funding for the protection portfolio as per identified needs and in a standardized manner across programmes.
- Lead on proposal design, including activity design and budgeting, along with protection leads, where needed. Sign-off on all project proposals and budgets related to protection activities
- Perform any other relevant tasks as requested by Line Manager.
Experience and technical competencies:
- Significant knowledge of International Human Rights Law, particularly with Refugee Law and of Durable Solutions.
- Minimum 7 years’ experience implementing and developing Protection programs in displacement contexts
- Experience of Protection as well as Child Protection and GBV programming, Case Management and Gender.
- Experience in Protection Information Management systems and tools
- Experience in international humanitarian work, advocacy and policy development at national level, and of high-level representation.
- Experience of preparing a protection programming strategies and advocacy strategies for a complex programme covering multiple sites.
- Experience in coordinating and standardizing approaches across a multi-site programme.
- Experience of integrating protection with other sectors’ programming.
- Experience providing remote technical guidance and developing training to suit a variety of audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to conduct trainings on protection and human rights topics, including staff training.
- Experience with MEAL tools.
Education:
- Master’s degree in social science, Law or humanitarian aid.
Languages:
- English fluent
- Swahili desirable
