Protection from Violence Officer Nigeria Mafa

1 month ago


Borno, Nigeria Norwegian Refugee Council NRC Full time

Generic Responsibilities 

  • Implement NRC's protection policy in the field and promote the usage of internal protection SOPs and guidelines.
  • Contribute to the achievement of Protection program outcomes in designated areas by promoting protection for internally displaced persons IDPs and other conflict-affected communities, including women, children, vulnerable individuals, and persons with special protection needs. Liaise with relevant stakeholders internally and externally.
  • Ensure that protection is an integral part of program activities.
  • Support and advise staff on protection mainstreaming in collaboration with the Protection Coordinator.
  • Produce data collection, reports, and analysis on Protection as required.
  • Represent NRC alongside the Protection Coordinator in field-level protection meetings and coordination with relevant partners.
  • Promote and share ideas for technical improvement.

Specific responsibilities 

  • Provide day-to-day support to program and support teams in Return, Host, and IDP communities to identify and address protection gaps. Regularly review NRC Vulnerability and Targeting criteria.
  • Conduct regular visits to assigned field locations and collect information using NRC procedures and forms.
  • Flag any immediate protection risks observed during protection field visits to the Protection Manager.
  • Ensure that the space for focus groups is comfortable and appropriate for the group in question. Ensure privacy for key informant interviews.
  • Proactively engage with program teams in the field to ensure that safe programming tools are up to date and relevant to their needs. This includes designing and implementing the NRC referral pathway.
  • Enter information on all referrals into the Referral matrix and contribute to data analysis as appropriate, adhering to confidentiality and safety principles.
  • Support program safe programming initiatives and ensure that protection Risk Assessments are integrated into all NRC Multi-sectoral assessments, in collaboration with the Protection Coordinator.
  • Contribute to the design and planning of relevant trainings and awareness raising sessions for NRC staff, community members, LNGOs, and duty bearers.
  • Build the capacity of NRC program and support teams on protection safe programming through regular awareness raising sessions, inductions, and follow-up on Core Protection training.
  • Identify information needs of IDPs through visits to IDP camps, IDP interviews, and focus group discussions.

Qualifications

Generic professional competencies for this position: 

  • University Degree in a relevant discipline Law, Political Science, Social Science, Psychology, or any other relevant education profile
  • Experience working in a protection role in emergency or protracted crisis settings.
  • Documented results related to the position's responsibilities.
  • Proficiency in English and Hausa.
  • Strong communication, coordination, and representational skills.


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