Protection Assistant (3 Positions)

Position: Protection Assistant               

Responsible to: Project Officer                              

Location: Burao (with regular field trips)

Duration of contract: 12 months (with possibility of extension)                                   

Closing date: 23th June 2022

RESPONSIBILITY OF THE POSITION

ROLE OF THE EMPLOYEE

Position will be based in Burao, under the direct line-management of Project Manager and functional management of Protection Officer.  She/he will be responsible to:

ACTIVITY IMPLEMENTATION (90%)

• Work as mobile/outreach protection team to identify, register and analyze the protection concern, risk and specific needs of project targeted beneficiaries (such as persons with disabilities, persons with psychosocial distress, elderly people etc)
• According to the needs identified; prepare the list of persons for internal and external referral.  
• Carryout protection mainstreaming activities in IDPs site as well as host community and report protection issue to the Project Protection Officers.
• Identification of extremely vulnerable cases (CP, GBV, Persons with disabilities etc), prepare list and make appropriate referral through Project Protection Officers.
• Together with Psychosocial Assistant; Work with women, girls and children in the community committees Space to identify their needs, interests and priorities, and where possible, adapt activities according to these to ensure activities offered are culturally appropriate and meet the needs of women, girls and children. Take a lead in the direct implementation of the activities in the community committees space and community feedback meetings
• Prepare the referral list of all identified cases on psychosocial and mental health issue and shared with Project Psychologist on timely manner.
• Carryout community sensitization and awareness raising events on various protection concern of persons with specific needs, their rights, community protection mitigation measures through organization of community consultation meeting and Community Sensitization etc
• Develop a community approach to ensure a confidence in HI process and project.

ACTIVITY FOLLOW UP AND REPORTING (10%)

• Ensure a qualitative follow up of the beneficiaries and document the follow up according to the monitoring plan
• Ensure a daily quantitative and qualitative reporting through the tools (assessment form, follow up form, discharger and monitoring form, donation certificate, groups report) and system in place.
• Organization of the weekly plan within the Mobile Psychosocial and protection team, with the support of Project Psychologist and Protection Officers
• Any other reports to be made upon line manager request.

OTHERS (To demonstrate an ethic and professional practice):

• Respect beneficiary confidentiality and accountability.
• Treat them with respect and dignities.
• Respect, promote and implement all HI’s Safe Guarding Policies and report to your line manager any non-respect of HI’s policies amongst the teams or partners.
• Address needs and requests in a professional way.
• Report any incident or act that causes any harm to beneficiary or to others.
• Always interact with children with the presence of their parents or caregivers.
• Always respect a refusal of treatment

Conditions

• Status: Service contract with salary according to experience
• Start: July 2022
• Duration: 1 year (possible extension)

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If you feel you are the right candidate for this position, kindly send your application along with an up-to-date CV + a cover letter (including 3 referees with their current official contacts) by email to: [email protected]

Mandatory:

• The email subject line should be marked: “Application for Protection assistant – Burao”
• Please do not send your academic and other testimonials they will be requested at a later stage.

If one of the mandatory topics above isn’t respected, the candidate will be disqualified

Only short listed candidates with the above qualifications and skills will be contacted

Humanity & Inclusion is committed to safeguarding and promoting child protection and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position involves working with beneficiaries and is subject to strict safer recruitment checks. The successful candidate will be required to complete a police check and sign self-declaration form to help us verify your suitability to work with children including checks with past employers.

Humanity & Inclusion is an equal opportunity employer and qualified and competent women and persons with disability applicants are highly encouraged to apply.

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