Protection Officer
Responsibilities and Tasks
To achieve the overall and specific position’s objectives the Protection Officer will perform the following tasks and undertake the following responsibilities:
Undertake regular field visits to conduct interviews with refugees, IDPs, host families, returnees, resettled IDPs and other relevant stakeholders in order to gather protection-related informationIdentify and support community structures and entrance points for discussion and work on SGBV issuesIdentify protection issues through an Age, Gender, Diversity Mainstreaming (‘AGDM’) approach, including focus group discussions and individual interviews in a safe environmentEnsure participation of representative community groups in the design, delivery and monitoring of project activitiesKeep up to date with legal developments in Pakistan relevant to the protection of refugees and IDPs, and advise staff members as neededHelp ensure that protection activities are conducted within the international legal / human rights frameworkPreparing protection information in an easily-understandable format for communitiesPlan, design and implement protection awareness-raising and capacity building activities for refugees, IDPs, communities and NGOs, in consultation with the target audienceDesign, with the participation of representative community groups, appropriate protection interventions, including referrals to relevant authorities and agencies.Initiate or support community or municipal level advocacy activities designed to improve the protection situation of refugees, IDPs, returnees and/or host communitiesIdentify protection issues in beneficiary communities and flag them for the attention of the supervisor. Follow up on individual protection cases within communities and with partner organizations.Conduct impact monitoring of project activities, in accordance with the organization’s methodologyCo-operate and interact with partner organizations, relevant government departments andlocal authorities, UNHCR protection staff and other protection partners on a regular basis.Accurately and responsibly document information and share with appropriate partners, including UNHCR and EC, with approval of supervisor or senior managementWork within an agreed work plan and ensure timely attention to priority tasks.Play an active role in developing new protection strategies within the organisationPrepare documentation of all relevant activities (protection monitoring forms, field trip reports, Collective Centre database, minutes of meetings, work plans, budgets etc.) in accordance with the organization’s guidelines and regulations. Propose corrective actions where necessary.Supervise and support protection community mobiliser/s, where relevant.Relevant Experience
The candidate must possess three to five years relevant experience in Protection / legal backgroundView the original article here
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