Protection Officer (Prevention and Advocacy Officer) job at Danish Refugee Council
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Vacancy title:
Protection Officer (Prevention and Advocacy Officer)

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO , Category: Admin & Office ]

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Danish Refugee Council

Deadline of this Job:
09 July 2023  

Duty Station:
Within Tanzania , Kasulu, Kigoma , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, June 29, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Program Responsibilities:
• With support of the GBV team leader, prepare individual, monthly, quarterly and annual GBV prevention work plans.
• Work with GBV Team leader to support in risk reduction activity and the identification of risks to women, men, boys and girls in assigned refugee camp and host community, by carrying out regular GBV safety audits situational analysis and consultations with women, men, boys and girls and identify trends and changes in the context important for consideration in risk reduction activities.
• Conduct, monitoring and reporting of the Engage Men in Accountable Practices (EMAP) activity.
• Conduct and follow community mobilization strategies to address longer term risks for women, men, boys and girls, inclusion of community consultation, feedback, and participatory approaches.
• Promote timely referral in awareness session, information dissemination for women, men, boys& girls in the community, promoting accessibility for GBV services.
• Conduct/organize key international events such as commemoration of 16 days of activism against gender-based violence and International Women’s day
• Work with GBV Team leader to Conduct/organize and facilitate trainings and workshops on gender and GBV related issues for implementing partners, MHA, DRC staff, UNHCR, women’s groups, refugee community leaders, religious leaders, youth groups, NGO workers and any other identified groups.
• Conduct information dissemination utilizing DRC-developed materials/translation, IEC materials and community engagement, dialogue and reflection tools to ensure ongoing engagement with various groups in the community to tackle the root causes of GBV.
• Assist with the development of budgets/proposals in collaboration with other senior staff.
• Participate in other key sector meetings in the camp to advocate for gender inclusion, representation, and consideration of other potential risk factors to women, and girls.
• Participate in data interpretation and use it to identify information gaps/intervention areas and develop campaign messages.
• Conduct risk monitoring of GBV to inform risk reduction activities.
• Conduct prevention activities in line with program workplan, and prevention strategies.
• In collaboration with other sectors, and actors, ensure the community meets its needs by advocating for identified needs in the community.

Data collection and reporting
• With support from GBVIMS officer track indicators, maintain, update, and analyse data on GBV prevention activity and indicator.
• With support from GBV Team leader, prepare and submit timely and quality weekly, monthly, quality and other donor reports as per the donor requirements. Accountable to meet reporting deadline.
• Support and working closely with GBV Information Management officer and M&E on program data collection, track indicators, maintain, update, and analyse data on GBV prevention activity and indicator.
• In collaboration with GBV Team leader, GBVIMS officer and M&E department, participate in GBV rapid assessment and/or other GBV program related assessment, and contribute to the GBV overall intervention strategy based on feedback received from women, men, boys and girls throughout community mobilization and engagement.
• Program management
• With support and the supervision of GBV Team leader participate in all prevention budget planning; accountable for developing and maintaining work plans, spending and procurement plans, tracking expenditures and ensure all prevention activities are allowable and allocated according to DRC and donor compliance and regulations.
• Build the knowledge and skills of Prevention/outreach incentive social workers and community-based groups to be able to advocate, response and prevent GBV.
• Engaging with community activist and EMAP graduate to obtain the network and working relationship.
• Communicate any incentive staffs’ issue to supervisor in a timely manner. Any recruitment of the new incentive staff must obtain GBV Team leader’ approval.

Logistics Duties

• Take care of equipment’s and supplies for the job.
• Ensure working equipment’s are in good condition and replenish/repairs when out of order.
• Reports immediately any security incidence/issue detected in the DRC premises.

About you

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’s five core competencies:
• Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.
• Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.
• Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
• Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.
• Demonstrating integrity: You act in line with our vision and values.

Qualifications and Experience
Essential Experience

• Minimum of 1-2 years of experience in protection, preferably with experience in the field of humanitarian responses in refugee protection, working for international organization, UN agency, relevant ministry, or local authority.
• Commitment to learning and implementing organizational policies and procedures and demonstrated organizational skills and ability to work in complex and difficult circumstances.
• Excellent skills in Microsoft offices like Ms. Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience in implementing Gender Based Violence, Case management, referral related activities and awareness is desirable.
• Field experience in emergency context is highly desirable.
• High level of personal initiative, analytical skills and pro-active problem solving.
• Cultural sensitivity, and commitment and understanding of the values of DRC. Good communication skills.

Education background
• Bachelor’s degree in law, Political Science, Gender and Development, Social science studies and other relevant fields in well recognized college or university (preferred).
Program Responsibilities:
• With support of the GBV team leader, prepare individual, monthly, quarterly and annual GBV prevention work plans.
• Work with GBV Team leader to support in risk reduction activity and the identification of risks to women, men, boys and girls in assigned refugee camp and host community, by carrying out regular GBV safety audits situational analysis and consultations with women, men, boys and girls and identify trends and changes in the context important for consideration in risk reduction activities.
• Conduct, monitoring and reporting of the Engage Men in Accountable Practices (EMAP) activity.
• Conduct and follow community mobilization strategies to address longer term risks for women, men, boys and girls, inclusion of community consultation, feedback, and participatory approaches.
• Promote timely referral in awareness session, information dissemination for women, men, boys& girls in the community, promoting accessibility for GBV services.
• Conduct/organize key international events such as commemoration of 16 days of activism against gender-based violence and International Women’s day
• Work with GBV Team leader to Conduct/organize and facilitate trainings and workshops on gender and GBV related issues for implementing partners, MHA, DRC staff, UNHCR, women’s groups, refugee community leaders, religious leaders, youth groups, NGO workers and any other identified groups.
• Conduct information dissemination utilizing DRC-developed materials/translation, IEC materials and community engagement, dialogue and reflection tools to ensure ongoing engagement with various groups in the community to tackle the root causes of GBV.
• Assist with the development of budgets/proposals in collaboration with other senior staff.
• Participate in other key sector meetings in the camp to advocate for gender inclusion, representation, and consideration of other potential risk factors to women, and girls.
• Participate in data interpretation and use it to identify information gaps/intervention areas and develop campaign messages.
• Conduct risk monitoring of GBV to inform risk reduction activities.
• Conduct prevention activities in line with program workplan, and prevention strategies.
• In collaboration with other sectors, and actors, ensure the community meets its needs by advocating for identified needs in the community.

Data collection and reporting

• With support from GBVIMS officer track indicators, maintain, update, and analyse data on GBV prevention activity and indicator.
• With support from GBV Team leader, prepare and submit timely and quality weekly, monthly, quality and other donor reports as per the donor requirements. Accountable to meet reporting deadline.
• Support and working closely with GBV Information Management officer and M&E on program data collection, track indicators, maintain, update, and analyse data on GBV prevention activity and indicator.
• In collaboration with GBV Team leader, GBVIMS officer and M&E department, participate in GBV rapid assessment and/or other GBV program related assessment, and contribute to the GBV overall intervention strategy based on feedback received from women, men, boys and girls throughout community mobilization and engagement.
• Program management
• With support and the supervision of GBV Team leader participate in all prevention budget planning; accountable for developing and maintaining work plans, spending and procurement plans, tracking expenditures and ensure all prevention activities are allowable and allocated according to DRC and donor compliance and regulations.
• Build the knowledge and skills of Prevention/outreach incentive social workers and community-based groups to be able to advocate, response and prevent GBV.
• Engaging with community activist and EMAP graduate to obtain the network and working relationship.
• Communicate any incentive staffs’ issue to supervisor in a timely manner. Any recruitment of the new incentive staff must obtain GBV Team leader’ approval.

Logistics Duties
• Take care of equipment’s and supplies for the job.
• Ensure working equipment’s are in good condition and replenish/repairs when out of order.
• Reports immediately any security incidence/issue detected in the DRC premises.


Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Administrative jobs in Tanzania
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 09 July 2023
Duty Station: Kasulu, Kigoma
Posted: 29-06-2023
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 29-06-2023
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 29-06-2067
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