Protection Assistant – Female – Somalia

Job Description

 POSITION TITLE: Protection Assistant – Female

COUNTRY PROGRAM: Somalia

RESPONSIBLE TO: Protection Officer

STATUS: Full Time

SUPERVISORY CAPACITY: None

DATE: August 12, 2021

Duty Station: Dhoobley

DEPARTMENT/COUNTRY PROGRAM DESCRIPTION/MISSION

The overall objective of the ALIGHT Horn of Africa Program is to prevent death and alleviate human suffering among affected internally displaced persons (IDPs) in settlements and host communities where we work. ALIGHT has embarked on WASH, Health, Protection, shelter and livelihood activities in lower juba region of Somalia and health and WASH programme in both Banadir and Sool region of Somaliland expand to other parts of the Country. ALIGHT is taking a multi-sectoral approach in responding to the severe drought conditions through a range of activities including Health, Relief Commodities and WASH.

The ALIGHT Horn of Africa Program has fully-fledged offices in Mogadishu, Kismayo, Dhobley, Afmadow, Hargeisa and Laas Canood in Somaliland besides a liaison office in Nairobi, Kenya. ALIGHT is working closely with national and regional authorities and with a number of Somalia-based international and national organizations to galvanize coordinated lifesaving humanitarian assistance to the people in need.

PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

Reporting to the Protection Officer, the protection assistant provides support on the day-day management and coordination of GBV activities in the field. The Protection Assistant is responsible for the daily contact with the protection mobilizer and GBV community workers by providing ongoing training and mentorship while utilizing monitoring and evaluation systems to ensure high quality services.

MAJOR AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY

PRIMARY DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Mobilizing community participation in GBV activities in the IDP camps and surrounding host community.
• Participating in meetings at Jubbaland level (Protection cluster, GBV sub cluster) with other partners for coordination and follow-up on GBV activities.
• Developing innovative and sustainable GBV implementation strategies closely monitoring behaviour change and regularly appraise on existing strategies on GBV.
• Referring all GBV related cases to the response team for management.
• Conducting training sessions for identified community and agency staff on GBV issues.
• Organizing and facilitating workshops for community workers, change agents, support groups and agency workers.
• In conjunction with livelihood unit, initiate income generating activities that help alleviate suffering of GBV survivors to eradicate dependency syndrome.
• Developing and maintaining positive and professional working relationship with other agencies.
• Track relevant budget utilization through work plans, spending and procurement plans in line with ALIGHT policies and practices
• Contribute to development of activity/internal and donor reports on grant activities, indicators and achievement
• Analysing, compiling and submitting monthly GBV reports to the project officer for sharing.
• Regularly monitoring GBV activities and provide feedback for adjustment of activities as needed.
• Ensuring that assigned projects achieve set goals, objectives and outcomes.
• Assisting in mid-term or end of project evaluations on GBV on project impact.
• Prepare and submit activity progress reports including weekly, monthly GBV, 4W matrix & SITREPs.
• Keeping inventory of all items in the sector and NFIs distributed disaggregated by age gender.
• Assisting in the preparation of the sector’s operation plans/work plans & reviews.
• Assigning tasks to protection mobilizer to ensure effective, efficient and timely implementation.
• Conducting regular meetings with protection mobilizer.
• Reporting on the performance of the protection mobilizer to the Supervisor.
• Provide mentoring support to protection mobilizer and community volunteers.
• Fulfil any other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor.

EDUCATION, TECHNICAL SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED

• Experience in the field of protections with minimum 2 years with a certificate in GBV or training on Gender base violence.
• University Degree/Diploma in international relations, political/social sciences, development studies or related field
• Training on EMAP, SASA! Girl Shine and other prevention methodologies is an added advantage.
• On hand experience in basic protection aspects.
• A competent trainer with good experience of developing and implementing training plans.
• Excellent report writing and fluency in both Somalia and English languages.
• Proficient in use of computers, able to use – Microsoft Word, Excel and Epi-Info and relevant data processing software packages. Should be conversant with use of internet and email systems

KEY BEHAVIORS & ABILITIES

• Excellent coordination and communication skills
• Should have good documentation and dissemination / presentation skills
• Should be able to live, work and travel in an insecure environment, following strict security guidelines at all times.
• Proven capacity to work in a quickly moving, unstable situation and work against targeted outputs with tight time frames and deadlines

 

How to apply

Application letter and copies of relevant academic and technical qualifications should be sent to SMjobs@wearealight.org not later than 20^th August 2021.

NB: Please state on the Subject line of the e-mail: Protection Assistant

 

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