Protection Coordinator

Experience and Technical Competence

• 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
  

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
  

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.
  

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
  

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.
  

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.