Finnish Refugee Council (FRC) (www.refugeecouncil.fi) is an international non-governmental organisation with Head Office in Helsinki.
FRC advocates for the rights of refugees, displaced populations and migrants, and supports their new beginnings. By reinforcing equality and creating opportunities for everyone to lead a good life, FRC promotes the establishment of stable and peaceful societies.
Education forms the foundation of an equal society, and FRC´s activities in Ethiopia place emphasis on capacity building for the most vulnerable members of societies and supports their active participation in communities, thus strengthening basic democratic structures. At the core of FRC’s work is inclusion of vulnerable groups and therefore, special emphasis is placed on the protection of persons with disabilities, women and youth in all activities.
FRC has been registered in Ethiopia and accorded legal personality with Registry Number 4184 on 11th of June 2019 as a Foreign Organisation.
Position Summary:
In line with FRC’s Country Strategy and Protection Strategy, the Protection Officer will be primarily responsible for ensuring protection mainstreaming within the overall design and implementation of the FRC’s Inclusive Education and livelihoods interventions serving refugees and host communities in Gambella Region of Ethiopia. The Officer will closely work with the FRC Country Office and Gambella Field Office teams in planning and executing strategies to enhance the safety, dignity, gender equality, and inclusion of PWD and other vulnerable members of the refugees and host communities through promoting accountable service delivery practices. The Officer will also play key role in the coordination of collaboration with regional and local government bodies and non-government agencies that FRC works in partnership with, in the spirit of working together to maximize impacts for rights holders as well as to reduce duplication of efforts and promote efficient use of resources through collective action.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities:
Project Design and Implementation (20%)
Community Mobilization and Empowerment (20%)
Accountability to Rights Holders (20%)
Capacity Building (5%)
Coordination and Representation (10%)
Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Documentation (20%)
Other (5%)
Location :Gambella Regional State, Ethiopia (refugee camps and host communities across Gambella region)
Reports to: Field Manager
Professional Standards:
FRC staff must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the FRC Code of Conduct.
EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE:
Skills, Attitudes and Attributes
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