Title: Team Leader - Protection
Location: Filtu
Reports to: Protection Manager
Band - G
Duration: 10 Months
Posting date: May 3, 2019
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 Team Leader will be responsible for leading the protection monitoring and community-based protection activities in IDP sites in Liben zone in Somali region. The Protection Team Leader will be responsible for the day-to-day technical supervision and management of the Protection teams deployed in the field locations to ensure the accuracy and the technical rigor of the activities implemented. The Protection Team Leader will work closely with DRC’s Protection Manager to ensure effective, relevant and holistic protection programming delivering activities in line with protection standards and country office protection strategy. Furthermore, the Protection Team Leader is expected to provide support to the project cycle management, proposal development, and program strategy as well as handle external relationships with stakeholders
RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS
Technical Support:
General Management and Support:
Reporting:
All DRC roles require the post-holder to master DRC’s core competencies:
Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.
Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.
Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.
Demonstrating integrity: You act in line with our vision and values.
Experience and technical competencies: (include years of experience)
Minimum 4 years of experience in an entry to mid-level position, with expertise in the field of humanitarian response and refugee/IDP protection working for an international NGO, UN agency or relevant ministry or local authority.
Experience in project and staff management is a requirement
Hands-on experience with protection monitoring is highly preferable
Experience working with displaced and conflict-affected populations, such as refugees or IDP, with a focus on protection (Child Protection and/or SGBV).
Strong analytical and writing skills, with the ability to produce well-written and concise written documents for external use.
Strong planning, organization and problem-solving skills with the ability to work both independently and within a team in a demanding work environment.
Integrity, strong work ethic, and ability to consistently meet deadlines under pressure.
Experience of working in an emergency setting.
Strong interpersonal skills and Staff management skills
Commitment to learning and implementing organizational policies and procedures.
Education: (include certificates, licenses etc.)
Bachelor degree in social sciences, law, social work, international development, or another relevant field from a recognized institution.
Full proficiency in Microsoft Office.
LANGUAGE:
Knowledge of Local Language is advantageous