NRC International NGO Protection and Gender Officer Jobs in South Sudan

NRC International NGO Protection and Gender Officer Jobs in South Sudan



Role and responsibilities

The purpose of the officer position is day to day implementation of the protection and gender project responsibilities.

Generic responsibilities

These responsibilities shall be the same for all positions with the same title. The responsibilities shall be short and essential. Details belong in the Work and Development plan.

  • With reference to the NRC Protection Policy, Inclusion Guidelines and Tools, the Protection and Gender Officer will assist the Program Manager in the integration of protection and inclusion components within project activities.

  • Participate in NRC assessments and project implementation with specific focus on integrating protection and inclusion outcomes within the assessment tools, beneficiary targeting tools and support analysis of findings.

  • Highlight and flag protection issues observed during activities with the project staffs and report to line manager to ensure that issue are tackled in timely manner.

  • Ensure adherence to NRC policies, tool, handbooks, guidelines and donor requirements

  • Implement the protection and gender activities according to strategy, proposals, budgets and plans

  • Promote and share ideas for technical improvement in order to improve the quality of the activities

  • Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need, and explore and asses new and better ways to assist

    Specific responsibilities

  • Map and analyse stakeholders, their interrelationships, roles, influence and their potential impact on the safety, dignity and access to services for beneficiaries during the intervention.

  • Support the establishment of or strengthen mechanisms to facilitate referral pathways to meet needs/rights of beneficiaries with specific needs.

  • Undertake a protection risk analysis with support of Staff Safety Coordinator to identify t potential sources of violence, coercion, and deliberate deprivation and take preventive and responsive measures to address or reduce these threats with specific focus on persons with specific needs.

  • Record and analyse protection issues for evidence based decision making

  • Monitor and report on protection issues

  • Identify and support implementation of Individual Personal Assistance (IPAs)

  • Train committees and Local Authorities on Protection

  • Ensure Protection desks are functional

  • Ensure gender principles of equitable participation in community-based committees is encouraged and supported.

  • Ensure that persons with special needs equally participate in NRC activities such as general food distribution, food management committees and other NRC core competencies when relevant. Thus, allowing for participation of able-bodied older men and women, people with disabilities, children with disabilities,
    amongst others.

  • Support the establishment of NRC complaint mechanisms and feed back complaints with the database to register and address complaints from beneficiaries thus ensuring accountability to affected beneficiaries/populations.

  • Undertake training for community committees on protection; including gender, SGBV, Child Protection, inclusion and protection principles with support from Staff Safety Coordinator.

  • Sensitization and awareness raising support or integrate inclusion and protection components into GFD operations, community consultation, awareness raising, and other forms of community engagement

  • Contribute to weekly and monthly reports as well as project reports, highlighting the needs, response, gaps and recommendations for persons with special needs disaggregated by sex, age, disability and diversity.

  • Any other duty that will be assigned by the Program Manager

    Competencies

    Competencies are important in order for the employee and the organisation to deliver desired results. They are relevant for all staff and are divided into the following two categories:

    Value driven competencies

    Values are aspirational attitudes and beliefs that influence the way people conduct themselves. NRC’s values are: Dedicated, Innovated, Inclusive and Accountable.

    Professional competencies

    These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance.

    Generic professional competencies:

  • Minimum 3 years of working experience in a humanitarian/recovery context within Protection, preferably with an international NGO

  • Proven experience in emergency relief operations is a strong advantage

  • Computer skills (primarily MS Office applications), especially Microsoft Excel.

  • Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts

  • Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities

  • Fluent in English and local language in the operation area

  • Knowledge of the context in South Sudan and local languages

  • Capacity to conduct focus group and effective communication skills

    Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:

  • University degree in relevant field

    How to Apply

    For more information and job application details, see; NRC International NGO Protection and Gender Officer Jobs in South Sudan

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