Overall purpose of the role:
The responsibility of the Protection Assistant is to support protection work in
the SDACKED (Supporting Displacement Affected Communities in Kenya with
Entrepreneurship Development) project, a 4-year Sweden-funded project
implemented by DRC. The purpose of this post is to provide day to day
management and psychosocial support and related activities. In particular, the
person recruited shall be responsible for addressing mental health needs of
persons of concern (PoCs), sexual and gender-based violence prevention
activities and awareness raising campaigns within the community and conduct
protection monitoring. In collaboration with the Protection Officer, s/he will
be in charge of providing effective case management. S/he will work and liaise
closely with the Protection Officer on documentation of project activities as
per the donor requirements.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Contribute and ensure there is provision of professional and
confidential protection – psychosocial services to survivors of GBV and
other beneficiaries through a survivor-centered case management approach.
- Participate in the implementation of prevention activities
like EMAP (Engaging Men through Accountable Practices) and other GBV
prevention tools.
- Support in the identification of extremely vulnerable persons
for appropriate direct DRC support or referral to other actors for
services not offered by the organization.
- Conduct sensitization, dialogue sessions with the wider
population on ways to prevent & stop SGBV.
- Participate in the implementation of the mentorship programme
through: identification of mentors and mentees, capacity building and
training of mentors and mentees, appropriate pairing of mentors and
mentees, taking corrective measures where pairing is reported as being
problematic and monitoring the mentor-mentee relationships.
- Play a contributive role in the design and development of
sector concept notes and proposals.
- Support in protection data collection, quality, analysis and
maintaining a reliable beneficiary database in line with data protection
policy/guidelines.
- Work closely with the Economic Recovery, MEAL (Monitoring,
Evaluation, Accountability & Learning) and Advocacy &
Communications team/s to contribute in enhancing project integration
through well thought out strategies.
- Ensure Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS) are mainstreamed in
day to day project implementation.
- Contribute in submission of timely and high-quality activity
and donor progress reports that include documentation of project
milestones through case studies and human-interest stories, for
influencing impact at scale and contributing to fundraising.
- Assist the Protection Officer in the project kick-off, review,
project closure, periodic review, planning and external meetings as often
and as requested by the supervisor.
- Assist to promote collaboration and synergy amongst supported entrepreneurs.
- Collaborate with other DRC sectors and PBOs (Public Benefit
Organization) to ensure a coordinated and collaborative response to the
provision of services and assistance for those benefiting from case
management.
- Maintain and strengthen existing networks through other
service providers in the urban areas to ensure that survivors receive
quality services and support both at the agency levels.
- Undertake other duties as assigned by the Protection Officer
in consultation with the SDACKED Project Manager to ensure the project
expectations are met.
Experience and technical competencies:
- Minimum of 2 years’ field experience in protection, sexual and
gender based-violence (SGBV), psychosocial support and social work
programming in an international PBO or other relevant agency.
- Good project management skills, with experience in multiple
location and projects.
- Experience in implementing behaviour change communication and
community mobilization strategies such as EMAP, Community Based Protection
(CBP) and others.
- Experience working in urban displacement responses in
multi-sectoral interventions.
- Good planning, organization and problem-solving skills with
ability to work both independently and within a team in a demanding
working environment.
- Experience in capacity building of staff, beneficiaries and in
convening, facilitating trainings and workshops.
- Excellent analytical and report writing skills.
- A demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships
with both county and national governments, donors, partners, local
organizations, and other stakeholders.
- Good level of communication and interpersonal skills.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Sociology; Counseling and/or Psychology,
Social Work.
Language:
- Fluent in written and spoken English, Swahili and Somali
languages.
- About you:
- In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’s five
core competencies:
- Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while
ensuring an efficient process.
- Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage
feedback.
- Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while
aiming for innovation.
- Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.
- Demonstrating integrity: You act in line with our vision and
values.
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