Senior Project Officer - Protection

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in law, social work, development studies and any other related field
  
• Minimum 5 years of experience of which 2 years are in a supervisory role, in the protection field for an NGO.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with partners, participatory action planning and community engagement.
  
• Staff supervision experience a plus.
  
• Experience monitoring projects and collecting relevant data.
  
• Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
  

• Organize and lead the implementation of all assigned project activities as outlined in the detailed implementation plan in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good practices.
  
• Ensure learning properly accompanies project activities throughout the project cycle. Support accountability through coordinating project evaluation activities and guiding partners in their efforts to reflect on project experiences. Analyze implementation challenges and report any inconsistencies and/or gaps to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules.
  
• Coordinate and oversee working relationships with all local project stakeholders and serve as the liaison between them and the project team to mobilize local actors and promote project activities and impact.
  
• Oversee and perform ad-hoc inspections of various processes and resources at project sites to ensure timely project activities implementation and adherence to established process standards and procedures. Ensure proper tracking of resource use for project activities through periodic budget reviews and follow-up with and assistance to implementing partner.
  
• Support and coordinate capacity building and technical support activities to ensure assigned project activities are implemented per project guidelines and standards.
  
• Coordinate provision of any logistical and administrative support to staff and partners.
  
• Ensure project documentation for assigned activities is complete with all required documents and is filed per agency and donor requirements. Assist with preparation of trends analysis reports and documentation of case studies and promising practices