Title: Protection Officer
Location: Okugo Refugee Camp/Dimma, Gambella
Reports to: Protection Manager
Start of Contract & Duration: 6 months
Posting date: January 22,2018
INTRODUCTION
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC), an international non-governmental organization (NGO), has been providing relief and development services in the Horn of Africa since 1997. DRC promotes and supports solutions to the problems faced by refugees, internally displaced people (IDPs), and migrants. The organization has offices across the region, and has been operational in Ethiopia since 2009. With funding from bilateral and multilateral donors, DRC is currently implementing a range of activities across Ethiopia and Djibouti, including WASH and shelter provision, child and youth protection, gender based violence response, awareness-raising of migration risks, protection monitoring of migration routes, and livelihoods support for returning migrants or those at-risk of migration.
Overall purpose of the role:
Under the supervision of the Protection Manager, The protection officer is expected to provide specialized and appropriate services aimed at improving access to justice for refugees, especially women and girls in the Okugu refugee camps and working on community awareness on national and international laws relating to refugees
Responsibilities:
In this position, you will also be expected to demonstrate DRC’s five core competencies:
PERSONAL SPECIFICATIONS
Experience and technical competencies:
Education: (include certificates, licenses etc.)
Languages: (indicate fluency level)