Protection from Violence Officer at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

Job Description

• These strategic locations have allowed NRC greater reach from the north and south parts of the North-East and North Central region and allowed NRC to contribute to bridging the gap between humanitarian aid and development cooperation, including by focusing on equitable access to basic services and strengthening the rights of displaced people and returnees. In addition to the Country Office and the above-mentioned Area Offices, NRC has sub-office structures in Dikwa, Monguno, Biu, Mubi, Pulka, and Gwoza.
• We are looking for people who are passionate about helping refugees and people forced to flee.
• If you are those people, the Norwegian Refugee Council in Nigeria is looking for an enthusiastic, passionate Protection from Violence Officer to join our team in Mubi-Area South, Adamawa State.

Responsibilities

Role and responsibilities

Generic Responsibilities 

• Implement NRC's protection policy in the field and promote the usage of internal protection SOPs and guidelines.
• Contribute to the achievement of Protection program outcomes in designated areas by promoting protection for internally displaced persons (IDPs) and other conflict-affected communities, including women, children, vulnerable individuals, and persons with special protection needs. Liaise with relevant stakeholders internally and externally.
• Ensure that protection is an integral part of program activities.
• Support and advise staff on protection mainstreaming in collaboration with the Protection Coordinator.
• Produce data collection, reports, and analysis on Protection as required.
• Represent NRC alongside the Protection Coordinator in field-level protection meetings and coordination with relevant partners.
• Promote and share ideas for technical improvement.

Specific responsibilities 

Integrated Protection Responsibilities:

• Provide day-to-day support to program and support teams in Return, Host, and IDP communities to identify and address protection gaps. Regularly review NRC Vulnerability and Targeting criteria.
• Conduct regular visits to assigned field locations and collect information using NRC procedures and forms.
• Flag any immediate protection risks observed during protection field visits to the Protection Manager.
• Ensure that the space for focus groups is comfortable and appropriate for the group in question. Ensure privacy for key informant interviews.
• Proactively engage with program teams in the field to ensure that safe programming tools are up to date and relevant to their needs. This includes designing and implementing the NRC referral pathway.
• Enter information on all referrals into the Referral matrix and contribute to data analysis as appropriate, adhering to confidentiality and safety principles.
• Support program safe programming initiatives and ensure that protection Risk Assessments are integrated into all NRC Multi-sectoral assessments, in collaboration with the Protection Coordinator.
• Contribute to the design and planning of relevant trainings and awareness raising sessions for NRC staff, community members, LNGOs, and duty bearers.
• Build the capacity of NRC program and support teams on protection safe programming through regular awareness raising sessions, inductions, and follow-up on Core Protection training.
• Identify information needs of IDPs through visits to IDP camps, IDP interviews, and focus group discussions.

Reporting:

• Maintain accurate records of daily activities, beneficiaries involved, and identified issues.
• Submit field visit reports to the Protection Coordinator on a weekly basis for consolidation and analysis.
• Contribute to the preparation of monthly/weekly work plans in accordance with project objectives and priorities.

Coordination:

• Develop strong working relationships with mandated and specialized protection actors at the field level.
• Participate in coordination and ad-hoc coordination meetings as appropriate.
• Actively participate in regular program meetings and provide updates as necessary.
• Ensure close coordination and communication with other Core Competencies to encourage an integrated approach to program delivery.

HR:

• Ensure compliance with safety and security protocols and procedures. Provide constructive input into safety/security discussions for field-level operations.

Qualifications

Competencies  

Generic professional competencies for this position: 

• University Degree in a relevant discipline (Law, Political Science, Social Science, Psychology, or any other relevant education profile
• Experience working in a protection role in emergency or protracted crisis settings.
• Documented results related to the position's responsibilities.
• Proficiency in English and Hausa.
• Strong communication, coordination, and representational skills.
• Contextual knowledge of northeast Nigeria (Adamawa State) preferred.

 Behavioral Competencies 

• Planning and delivering results
• Empowering and building trust
• Communicating with impact and respect
• Handling insecure environment