Protection Specialist - (Seconded)

To be successful in this role, you must have a minimum 5 years of experience in GBV prevention and response programming. Moreover, we also expect the following.

Required

• A Bachelor’s degree in Social work, Development Studies, Gender Studies, or related field. A Master's degree is an added advantage
  

• Demonstrated experience in GBV, child protection, and general protection programming.
  

• Strong technical expertise in protection and GBV programming.
  

• Excellent facilitation, training, and mentoring skills
  

• Strong coordination and stakeholder engagement abilities
  

• Analytical and problem-solving skills
  

• Excellent report writing and communication skills
  

Technical oversight and quality assurance (GBV & Child Protection response and prevention)

• Provide day-to-day technical guidance on Gender Based Violence and Child Protection case management and prevention activities in line with inter-agency standards and national guidelines.
  

• Ensure survivor-centred and child-safeguarding principles are consistently applied across all activities (case management, Women & Girls Safe Spaces (WGSS), awareness sessions, adolescent life skills, positive parenting, child-led activities, protection desks).
  

• Support the establishment and strengthening of safe implementation systems, including Standard Operating Procedures, tools, confidentiality protocols, and safe data management.
  

• Mentor staff on case management principles, risk identification, case management tools, safe disclosures and referral procedures.
  

Capacity strengthening and mentoring of partner staff

• Provide structured mentoring and on-the-job coaching to partner staff implementing protection activities.
  

• Support preparation and co-facilitation of trainings on protection principles, PSEA, Psychological First Aid, Safe referrals, and protection mainstreaming.
  

• Strengthen partner capacity to plan, implement, and monitor GBV and CP activities independently.
  

Protection systems strengthening, quality assurance, and compliance

• Support the regular update of GBV and Child Protection referral pathways.
  

• Facilitate coordination with service providers, duty bearers, and community structures to ensure safe, timely, and confidential referrals.
  

• Promote integration between community-based mechanisms and specialized services.
  

Liaison with DRC Protection team and quality alignment

• Maintain close technical coordination with DRC’s Protection team to ensure alignment with organizational standards, tools, and approaches.
  

• Participate in regular technical supervision and case discussions with DRC specialists.
  

• Facilitate two-way information sharing between the partner and DRC to support adaptive programming and problem-solving.