Protection Coordinator

Danish Refugee Council (HQ)

About the job

The Protection Coordinator is technically responsible for ensuring quality protection programming and is the overall country level technical lead within the protection sector. DRC s protection programming consists of: Legal Aid, Community-Based Protection, Prevention and Response to Gender-Based Violence, Child Protection, Protection Information Management, and Mental Health and Psycho-Social Support.

The Protection Coordinator is responsible for leading country level protection analysis and strategy development and implementation; providing protection sectoral technical advice, support, and has the authority to instruct; leading and overseeing Protection sectoral technical line supervision responsibilities for protection staff and interventions that contain protection, throughout the programme / project cycle; ensure quality protection sectoral programming and compliance with protection sector standards, including leading monitoring and evaluation efforts, staff capacity building and training, development of protection tools and approaches; and technically lead protection sectoral coordination and representation efforts.

About you

To be successful in this role we expect the following:

Protection Sectoral Technical Responsibility
Lead protection analysis efforts and the development and implementation of the country level protection strategy in Gaza and West Bank
Technically responsible for the overall protection portfolio in Gaza and West Bank
Oversee and lead the development, harmonisation, adaptation and rollout of internal policies, and guidelines, protection related tools, Standard Operating Procedures, related to DRC s protection interventions
Act as a reference point for other sectors colleagues for Protection Mainstreaming Technical Supervision
Technically supervise, provide technical advice and guidance to protection sectoral
staff, and authority to instruct including issuing instructions and providing strategic direction on issues related to the protection sector
Responsible for participating in human resource processes, including the recruitment of protection sectoral technical staff in country, establishing minimum technical requirements for protection positions, and setting performance objectives and performance appraisals
Responsible for identifying protection sectoral technical gaps and establishing capacity building plans for protection sectoral staff
Work closely with relevant protection staff in the development and delivery of capacity building efforts
Provide regular technical support and guidance to protection teams and other relevant (protection, other sectoral, and others) staff in both a structured and on a case-by-case basis

Protection Programme Development and Oversight
Lead and contribute to the design and finalisation of all protection sectoral interventions in proposals and projects.
Provide technical review of all proposals that include protection interventions.
Oversee compilation of project related internal and external reports and communication.
Maintain oversight of overall protection programme implementation, including budgets and indicators, in close collaboration with HoP, area managers and
protection managers.
Participate in protection programme / project review meetings, including grant opening, grant review and close out meetings.

Quality Assurance
Lead, in collaboration with MEAL Coordinator/Manager, on the development of quality assurance systems and ensure they are applied throughout the programme / project cycle

Undertake regular quality review and site monitoring to ensure protection interventions are provided according to established policies, guidance, and Standard
Operating Procedures.
Identify, document, and share best practices between field offices.
Lead the self-assessment based on the Protection Minimum Operating Procedures
Oversee knowledge sharing across protection teams and sites Coordination and Representation
Represent DRC and actively contribute to protection sector coordination fora at the country level
Lead DRC s protection sector coordination and collaboration efforts with relevant stakeholders including government, civil society, NGOs, and UN
Actively engage and contribute to DRC protection related advocacy efforts
Promote integrated programming and ensure internal coordination and harmonisation of DRC protection interventions across sites and with other core
sectors, as relevant
Act as the main sector level point of contact with donors
Be a resource for other sectors protection mainstreaming efforts

Provide internal capacity building and capacity building to local partners

Carry out any additional duties as requested by the line manager to ensure effective delivery of the program and organizational objectives.

Experience and technical competencies:

Proven experience of at least 5 years working in the protection sector and management of protection programmes

Bachelor of Arts degree, preferably in a field directly relevant to humanitarian protection, or appropriate level and combination of expertise and experience

Expert knowledge of International Refugee Law, International Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law

Strong understanding of global protection sector standards, protection analysis, and Results-Based Protection

Knowledge and experience designing, implementing, and monitoring and evaluating protection intervention within two or more of DRC s Protection sector components: Gender-Based Violence, Child Protection, Protection Information Management, Community-Based Protection, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, and/or Legal Aid.

Education:

Master's degree in political science, international development, economics or other relevant field

Languages:

• English fluent
• Arabic