Job Description

Job Summary

• The Protection Officer will ensure that protection and gender mainstreaming are integrated into all aspect of programming.
• S/he will support in developing tools for the protection team to ensure they are accurate and comprehensive.
• The Protection Officer will be responsible for identifying the training needs of protection assistants in all locations, ensuring that protection mainstreaming is used effectively in all programming.
• S/he will also conduct field visits to conduct Protection Mainstreaming assessments and site visits.
• The Protection Officer will work with diverse communities including but not limited to persons with specific needs, IDPs, returnees, and persons with specialized protection concerns.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Working with programme staffs and beneficiaries to develop structure and methods for managing the complaints and feedback in the field as well as maintaining the integrity of information received.
• Provide guidance and technical support to the implementing project team, in all phases of the project cycle.
• Develop a monthly activity implementation plan with the project team.
• Lead/organize regular monitor visits and if required project action plans revisions and modifications.
• Ensure compliance with donor rules and regulations.
• Working with the M&E Coordinator, ensure adequate data capturing of project beneficiaries.
• Liaise and provide project updates and reports on a frequent basis and whenever required.
• Organize and attend regular meetings with donor and other key stakeholders
• Support the delivery of orientation sessions and deliver training on gender, protection, GBV and PSEA, as required.
• Support the capacity building of CARE staff, partners, Food Security Sector members to prepare for and respond to gender, GBV and PSEA protection initiatives.
• Strengthen mechanisms to enable affected populations to provide feedback and submit complaints related to CARE’s interventions.
• Organize community discussion and awareness-raising on key protection issues, CFM and community engagement with PMCs
• Facilitate the smooth operation of protection, Gender and AAP component of the project, meeting project timelines and targets
• Conduct training and capacity building
• Conduct focused group discussion to identify the local issues to be addressed
• Design tailor-made information and training addressing the beneficiaries concerns and needs
• Develop internal community-based protection training materials and facilitate training
• Participate in monthly protection sector meetings
• Record monthly protection results and report to project management
• Promote and implement effective measures for child protection including the establishment of a referral mechanism
• Ensure proper filing of attendance sheets and project document.
• Follow up on all paperwork and reporting needed from the field
• Collect protection case studies and success stories according to guidelines.

Essential Qualifications and Experience

• A University degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Guidance and Counselling or relevant fields.
• Minimum of two years of experiences working with vulnerable communities, basic needs and distribution programming experience, and/or advocacy programs.
• Experience in protection interventions in line with vulnerable or IDP operation.
• Experience in working with UN or Non-Governmental organizations.
• Good communication skills and ability to conduct training and awareness.
• Computer skills (Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel).
• Ability to communicate in English, write reports in English and consolidate the reports prepared by protection monitoring assistants into formal English documentation
• Ability to communicate in Hausa. Other Nigerian languages is a must.
• Good organizational and management skills.
• Willingness and ability to work full-time time in the field directly with communities.

Desired knowledge and skills:

• Extensive knowledge of Nigerian displacement context.
• Highly flexible, with the ability to use initiative.
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.
• Commitment to humanitarian principles and values.
• Commitment to promoting gender equality.
• Experience conducting focus group discussions, or the ability to learn rapidly.

Other Requirements:

• Strong ability to work independently, organize work, meet deadlines, maintain composure, prioritize work under pressure, coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills, creativity, and flexibility.
• Personal qualities: Works well in and promotes teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure well.
• Experience in working in the protection sector.
• Experience delivering training and curriculums.
• Experience working with big teams.