Protection Specialist (Kosti) – NRC

Job Description

Organization	The Norwegian Refugee Council
Job Identification	12650
Job Category	Protection
Apply Before	10/11/2023, 10:59 PM
Job Schedule	Full time

Your purpose as the Protection Specialist is technical development of the Protection from Violence (PfV) Core Competency (CC), strategic direction and quality assurance, the CC strategy and quality control for Sudan. The Protection from Violence Specialist is responsible for mentoring, training and capacity building staff on Protection from Violence technical capacities.

Specific responsibilities 

1. Technical oversight of the relevant protection from violence team(s), including providing training, guidance and mentoring to conduct protection from violence monitoring, analysis and advocacy activities.
2. Develop programming to respond to the changing conflict dynamics, and support in the rolling out and scaling up of protection interventions; 
3. Provide analysis of data collected through multiple sources and produce and recommendations regarding key protection trends and risks and monitor how they interact with NRC’s current and planned activities in Sudan. 
4. In coordination with the HoP and Regional Protection Adviser, develop tools, SOPs, and provide advice on technical standards, including putting applicable information management systems and tools in place for quality assurance in line with PIM principles for the implementation of Protection against Violence Core Competency (CC) programming (including Urban Displacement Out of Camps – UDOC).
5. Collaborate with other relevant internal partners, including access and advocacy colleagues and promote alignment, integration and multi-sectoral analyses and responses.
6. Engage in humanitarian coordination structures, collaborating with other organizations and partners to ensure the protection programme is aligned with broader efforts to prevent violence and coercion.
7. Identify the capacity building needs of project staff and partners within CC, and lead the technical training, capacity building and mentoring on minimum protection standards (NRC and global practices).
8. Support organizational learning from programme implementation, sharing best practices within the CO, RO, and global CC initiatives. Prioritize programmatic linkages with other CCs and integrated programming.
9. As NRC institutional requirement, support the mainstreaming Safe and Inclusive Programming in CC programme design (including within UDOC) and implementation to ensure safety, dignity, and ‘do no harm’, meaningful access and inclusion, participation and accountability to affected population principles are applied within the CC.

Site Management (and UDOC)

1. Contextualize UDOC modalities – including Access Centers and Community Outreach – to the context in Sudan
2. Strengthen area-based coordination mechanisms, leading where relevant the coordination among different actors.
3. Ensure area based strategic local partnerships.
4. Train and build the capacity of NRC PfV staff and identified local actors (local authorities, national/local NGOs, etc.) on UDOC approaches.
5. Contribute to the establishment of functional internal and external referral mechanisms. 
6. Coordinate with Area Office management to ensure consistency and learning between the implementation and development of UDOC activities across the country in different potential settings (i.e. Collective Centres, Transit Site, Community Centres, etc.).
7. Lead on the development of research studies and/or assessments to explore new thematic areas for SM-UDOC programming in Sudan.
8. In collaboration with Protection from Violence (PfV) teams within the region, identify and initiate relevant regional and cross-border activities and common messaging. 

Your value Add: 

• We require that you will bring years of experience from a senior level project implementation position in a humanitarian / recovery context, and strong knowledge of global protection standards and humanitarian principles. 
• You will be able to demonstrate your experience in developing technical standards for core areas of protection from violence programming (including Site Management or UDOC experience); Experience in creating and implementing referral pathways

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• 12 months renewable fixed term contract subject to terms and conditions 
• We aim to attract internationally experienced candidates with a starting monthly fee of NOK 57, 744 (paid in USD)
• An opportunity to match your career to a compelling cause; Learn more about NRC
• A chance to meet and work with people who are the best in their fields
• Find out more about the benefits of working for NRC

 Internal candidates are encouraged to apply but we are also open to external applicants who can show a commitment to NRC and being part of a challenging, but important mission to make a difference.  

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ABOUT US

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.

Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks.

NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.