Overview
The protection officer is responsible for prevention and community-based protection activities, providing technical supervision of protection assistants, and ensuring the quality of Community-based Protection (CBP) and Group Cash Transfer (GCT).
Key Responsibilities
- Lead capacity building and technical supervision of CBP implementation.
- Support capacity development through training and coaching CBPG members.
- Support protection assistants with CBP tools and data protection guidelines.
- Submit internal bi-weekly protection reports/trackers.
- Liaise with DRC IM and MEAL Office staff for data management.
- Support DRC Protection team and CSO partners in applying community-based protection approaches.
- Facilitate meetings, focus group discussions, interviews, training and awareness-raising.
- Build on CBPCs to provide Group Cash Transfers (GCTs) to address protection risks.
- Ensure protection awareness sessions reflect protection trends and community needs.
- Support PA to conduct protection awareness sessions.
- Support Team Leader and Project Managers to strengthen local networks and build relationships with stakeholders.
- Conduct field monitoring visits.
- Contribute to the design and planning of training and awareness raising sessions.
- Collaborate with Protection Monitoring and Case Team to identify protection risks.
- Coordinate with CSOs and relevant stakeholders.
- Prepare internal weekly protection reports/trackers.
- Draft relevant financial and procurement documents.
- Support the recruitment of new Incentive workers.
- Support on other duties as assigned.
Required Experience
- At least 2 years of work experience, preferably in humanitarian and/or similar programs with (I)NGOs or UN agencies with excellent references.
- Strong understanding of the main protection, human rights and protection issues in the Northern Shan State context and experiences of protection Community Based Protection Approaches.
- Strong facilitator and knowledge of participatory approaches, with experience in community and partnership engagement (including CSOs/CBOs, partnership engagement and networking).
Qualifications
• Relevant university degree (e.g. political science, international development, or economics) or equivalent professional qualifications.
