2023-12-02

Protection Manager, Mogadishu, Somalia

Mogadishu, Somalia
Posted on December 2, 2023

Action Against Hunger USA

Protection Manager, Mogadishu, Somalia

Position Title: Protection Manager

Number of positions: 1

Reporting to: Gender & Protection Coordinator

Duty Station: Mogadishu

Contract Duration: 12 Months

Action Against Hunger leads the global movement to end hunger. We innovate solutions, advocate for change, and reach 24 million people every year with proven hunger prevention and treatment programs. As a nonprofit that works across 50 countries, our 8,300 dedicated staff members partner with communities to address the root causes of hunger, including climate change, conflict, inequity, and emergencies. We strive to create a world free from hunger, for everyone, for good.

Action Against Hunger USA is part of the Action Against Hunger International network. As an independent NGO, Action Against Hunger USA currently manages operations in 8 countries: Kenya, South Sudan, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Zambia and Haiti. Action Against Hunger-USA has over $100 million in programs, and approximately 1,800 permanent staff based in New York City, Washington D.C, Nairobi, and country offices. Additional growth is anticipated.

Summary of Position

The Protection Program Manager will be responsible for ensuring the successful development, implementation, delivery and monitoring of all project activities. This will include working with other sectors, actors, UN agencies and government services, providing support to some of the most vulnerable members of the community. Activities will include specific activities related to different thematic areas including a) protection, such as safety risk audits, protection monitoring and capacity building, b) gender, including gender analysis, advocacy and monitoring, and c) MHPSS (Mental Health and Psychosocial Support) including providing capacity building and basic psychosocial support. As manager you will be responsible for staff management and recruitment, budget management, reporting and ensuring the timely and smooth implementation of your department’s program commitments.

Purpose

Under the line management of the gender and protection coordinator, and technical line management of the technical advisors), the Protection and Gender Program Manager will be responsible for ensuring the successful development, implementation, delivery and monitoring of all project activities.

Engagement

The Protection and Gender Program Manager Roles will include working with other sectors, actors, UN agencies and government services, on providing support to some of the most vulnerable members of the community.

Essential Job Functions

Objective 1: Program Delivery

Advocate for the rights of vulnerable people and targeted beneficiaries through contact with local authorities, government officials, community leaders and elders, humanitarian partners, and other relevant actors
Deliver formal and on-the-job training and coaching for Action Against Hunger staff, health and social workers, and other key stakeholders on protection, gender and MHPSS (Mental Health and Psychosocial Support)
Coordinate rapid needs assessments (including protection, gender analysis and psychosocial support) through field visits in villages, camps and other informal settlements with persons of concern within the community and identify individuals at risk and humanitarian needs.
Provide support and direction to other agencies and local authorities in order to map services, collect data and provide monitoring reports.
Monitor, assess, observe, and report on key protection concerns and rights violations in the field.
Deliver capacity building to social workers in local government including the Bureau of Women, Children, and Youth Affairs, local women associations, as well as to teachers and health facility workers on minimum standards, Prevention and Response for GBV and CPIE, Psychosocial Support and develop counselling skills, and Psychological First Aid.
Deliver awareness raising and training for associations and community groups, teachers, and other key influencers to increase awareness, capacity and support.
Provide support to other sectors (for instance WASH, NUT, Health and FSL) as needed to deliver the program and mainstreaming activities.
Support staff to deliver individual and group Psychosocial Support and counselling to child and adult beneficiaries/survivors either directly or thought supporting health/social workers.
Ensure the effective process of referring cases of vulnerable people internally, through government primary care services and specialist partners or UN agencies.

Objective 2: Management & Coordination

Ensure regular representation at all cluster meetings and advocate for the protection, gender and MHPSS need of beneficiaries.
Coordinate the assessment, monitoring, and auditing of mainstreaming activities at base level.
Ensure that staff receive adequate support, supervision and guidance including regular group clinical supervision, reflective practice, and field support.
Work closely and cooperatively with other departments to ensure effective and efficient delivery of program activities.
Ensure that activities are recorded, and activity reports are compiled and submitted to MEAL and your line manager by the agreed deadline and are of high quality.

Objective 3: Logistics and administrative management for the program

Understand and follow the logistics procedures enabling the project implementation (purchase requests follow-up with logistics team, support in movement plan, ensure staff are trained in security SoP’s)
Prepare the purchase request (PL’s) for required items and submit them to the logistics department within 7 days of the start of the program/taking post.
Ensure that the list of needs is in line with the program budget(s).
Ensure, with logistics, the weekly programming, daily, if necessary, of all the logistics resources for the program (vehicles, items etc.)
Responsible for inventory management and “quality control” of inputs (e.g., equipment such as dignity kits and IEC material), in collaboration with logistics and the FC.

Supervisory Responsibilities

No Supervisory Role

Gender Equality commitments

Foster an environment that supports values of women and men, and equal access to information.
Provide a work environment where women and men must be evaluated and promoted based on their skills and performance
Respect beneficiaries’ women, men, boys and girls regardless of gender, sex orientation, disability, religion, race, color, ancestry, national origin, age or marital status,
Value and respect all cultures.

Fiscal Responsibility

N/A

Physical demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit for long periods and to concentrate on work, including typing, and turn out heavy volumes of work accurately, within short time frames under stressful situations in the context of a moderately noisy office with many interruptions. Must be able to proofread own work accurately so that only minor corrections are needed on an infrequent basis.

To travel to the field, the employee must attest to a level of physical fitness capable of enduring physically difficult, highly stressful situations which may include the necessity to walk long distances, to eat a limited diet and/or to reside in potentially uncomfortable housing or tents. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Working Conditions, Travel and Environment

The duties of the job require regular job attendance at least five days per week. Must be available to work outside normal office hours or on the weekends as required.

Must be able to travel as required for standard domestic and international business purposes. While performing the duties of this job in the field, the employee may be exposed to precarious settings under high security risks and/or very basic living conditions and outside weather conditions, as well as infectious diseases

Diploma in Logistics / Operational / Supply Chain Management, Business Administration or equivalent. Professional qualifications from accredited institutions such as CIPS an added advantage.
At least five years of professional working experience in a similar position & Humanitarian Logistics sector at a managerial level specifically dealing with International Procurement, Freight, Warehouse management.

Required Skills & Competencies.

Proven ability in the implementation of large-scale programs.
High integrity, pro-active, stable, robust character and a good team-player
Highly motivated, results-oriented, and with well-developed problem-solving skills
Ability to cope with heavy workloads and to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines
Excellent communication skills
Excellent analytical and negotiation skills
Proven commitment to accountability practices
Proven ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and work with limited supervision
Knowledge of computers: word processing, database management packages
Understand and adherence to the humanitarian code of conduct