Job Summary
Samaritan's Purse is currently embarking on recovery and resilience building project that focuses on livelihood and trauma healing for conflict affected communities in North Wollo. The project will work closely with returnees and affected communities by providing a range of integrated interventions that aim to achieve trauma healing and livelihood recovery.
The Protection Coordinator is responsible for technically coordinate counselling, protection, GBV and trauma healing components of the project which is integrated with livelihood recovery. The Protection Coordinator will support the overall program management and coordination of protection programming. Protection mainstreaming activities includes coordination of trauma healing sessions, training beneficiaries and staff on protection principles and prevention of gender-based violence, coordinate psycho-social support and support GBV survivors in conflict affected communities. The Coordinator shall also represent SP in the local clusters, and coordinate interventions with other actors to ensure appropriate responses to identified protection concerns or issues.
Key Responsibilities
· Facilitate community dialogue session and raising awareness about trauma among internally displaced people (IDP) and returnees and assist them to develop coping mechanism and foster locally available remedies.
· Develop protection IEC messages and learning aid for the community facilitators or volunteers.
Knowledge, Education & Skills Required:
Experience
· Experience working with local partners and community mobilization preferred
Capabilities and Attributes
· Achieving quality results and service
· Practicing accountability and integrity
· Demonstrating Christ-centered life that illustrates the good Samaritan's work in word and deeds
· Building collaborative relationships