Protection Officer (Female)

Introduction

An international non-governmental organisation, which promotes and supports durable solutions for refugees and internally displaced people in more than 30 countries world-wide is looking for a qualified, competent and eligible female candidate for the position of Protection Officer.

Job Description:

• Undertake regular field visits to conduct interviews with refugees and other relevant stakeholders in order to gather protection-related information.
• Identification of Resettlement cases and carrying out PNA (protection need assessment) interviews/assessment of the individuals and families of Afghan Refugees.
• Prepare relevant documentations of RSD/RST case and ensure that records/files of individuals and families are well maintained.  
• Provide accurate information to persons of concerns about UNHCR resettlement policies and procedures.
• Maintain confidentiality of the claim and information of the afghan refugees during interviews and field identification.
• Prepare and maintain files for each adult family member accompanying the principal applicant.
• Collect complete data/information of the applicants and maintain all the relevant records of identified and interviewed cases.
• Identify and support community structures and entrance points for discussion and work on SGBV issues
• Identify protection issues through an Age, Gender, Diversity Mainstreaming (‘AGDM’) approach, including focus group discussions and individual interviews in a safe environment
• Ensure participation of representative community groups in the design, delivery and monitoring of project activities
• Help ensure that protection activities are conducted within the international legal / human rights framework
• Preparing protection information in an easily-understandable format for communities
• Plan, design and implement protection awareness-raising and capacity building activities for refugees and NGOs, in consultation with the target audience.
• Design, with the participation of representative community groups, appropriate protection Interventions, including referrals to relevant authorities and agencies
• Identification of protection issues and flags 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
• methodology
• Work within an agreed work plan and ensure timely attention to priority tasks.
• Play an active role in developing new protection strategies within the organization
• Prepare 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.
• Coordination with refugee elders, CAR officials for smooth running of the projects.
• Supervise and support protection community mobilizers/s, where relevant.

Note:

Only shortlisted candidates will be called for Test/Interview.

No TA/DA will be admissible to the shortlisted candidates(s) called for Test/Interview.

Education
Must	Degree	Degree Level	Country	Description
	LLB/LLM,MA (Development Studies,Social Sciences)	Masters Degree	Pakistan	Understanding of displacement context and previous experience working with displaced communities •Prior experience of working on protection issues at the community level is essential.

Skills
Must	Title	Level	Description
	Competency & Interpersonal Skills	Good	A thorough knowledge of human rights law, international humanitarian law, and refugee law is essential, Command on written and verbal English language and report writing, Proficient in using MS Office and other computer application(s), Knowledge of Pushto is compulsory