Title: Protection coordinator
Location: Addis Ababa with frequent travel to field locations
Reports to: Protection Manager
Start of Contract & Duration: One year
Posting date: November 7, 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:
The Protection Coordinator for Ethiopia and Djibouti will support DRC’s Protection Manager in leading DRC's protection programming in Ethiopia and Djibouti. He/she will provide technical oversight to DRC’s protection activities across seven field operations, ensuring the improvement and application of harmonised quality standards and support a consistent integration of a rights-based approach into all DRC's programme activities across the country. He/She will additionally closely technically supervise the legal aid programming implemented across three DRC field offices.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsibilities:
Technical Oversight and Management of Protection Programming
Coordination and Representation
Monitoring, Reporting, and Development
Management and supervision
In this position, you will also be expected to demonstrate DRC’s five core competencies:
§ Striving for Excellence: Focusing on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.
§ Collaborating: Involving relevant parties and encouraging feedback.
§ Taking the Lead: Taking ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
§ Communicating: Listening and speaking effectively and honestly.
§ Demonstrating Integrity: Acting in line with DRC’s vision and values.
PERSONAL SPECIFICATIONS
Experience and technical competencies: (include years of experience)
Education: (include certificates, licenses etc.)
Languages: (indicate fluency level)
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