Overview
The Protection Officer (Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Child Protection (CP)) will assist in developing, implementing, and reporting on interventions to address the needs of survivors of GBV and migrant children in the country office, Libya.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical, administrative, and logistical support to the implementation of GBV and CP programming.
- Liaise with UN agencies and other relevant actors in addressing GBV and CP concerns.
- Support the development and revision of SOPs and capacity development material.
- Provide guidance to GBV and CP support staff and coordinate day-to-day activities.
- Guide GBV and CP support staff in identifying children at risk and survivors of GBV.
- Coordinate with team leads and inter-agency networks on GBV and CP protection activities.
- Contribute to GBV and CP-related inputs for strategic documents.
- Support internal service mapping exercises focused on GBV and CP.
- Provide technical support on preventing GBV and CP risk mitigation measures.
- Contribute to monthly reports and project development efforts on GBV and CP.
- Undertake duty travel as required.
Required Experience
- Experience in the fields of protection and GBV programming, child protection, supporting Best Interest Determination (BIDs) processes, gender mainstreaming, and/or humanitarian affairs in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region or Gulf states or similar contexts;
- Experience supporting coordination within the United Nations (UN) system, particularly with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and amongst interagency partners, including governments, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), and communities;
- Experience in organizing and facilitating GBV, GBV risk mitigation, child protection trainings, development of GBV or child protection operational and strategic documents, as well as communication materials to promote behaviour change;
- Experience contributing to proposal development and the development of standard operating procedures and tools;
- Experience using IOM’s Migrant Management Operational System Application (MiMOSA) system for case management is an advantage;
- Experience in project management, monitoring, and evaluation is an asset;
- Experience in developing and implementing interventions on disability inclusion and gender is desirable.
Qualifications
Master’s degree in Law, International Relations, Psychology, Social Sciences, Development Studies and Planning, or a related field from an accredited academic institution with two years of relevant professional experience; or, University degree in the above fields with four years of relevant professional experience.
