Protection Assistant (re-add)

Job Description

Title: Protection Assistant (re-add)

Company Name: International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Cox's Bazar

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ University degree, preferably in Law, Political or Social Sciences, or Social Work, or competencies equivalent to a combination of training and experience;

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Reference Code: SVN-44/2019/S - BD1
∎ Estimated Starting Date: As soon as possible
∎ Classification: G-4/01 (UN Salary Scale)
∎ Type of Appointment: Special Short Term (Initially 6 Months with possibility of extension)
∎ Division/Unit: Protection

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Under the direct supervision and guidance of the respective supervisor - Child Protection and Protection Mainstreaming Coordinators - and in close coordination with the overall Child Protection/ Protection Mainstreaming Officer, the incumbent will give support the Protection section through providing a range of programmatic, procedural, and operational support in implementing, executing and monitoring IOM's programmatic response that is consistent with IOM's rules and regulations.
∎ The incumbent will be assigned to inter alia, the following tasks:
∎ 1. Conduct regular monitoring visits to sites under the supervision of CP/PM Officer and in coordination with other IOM units to ensure protection and child protection are being mainstreamed across sectors;
∎ 2. Support the Protection team in referring and following up on protection cases;
∎ 3. Disseminate information on services available to affected populations under the supervision of CP/PM Officer and maintain list of services up-to-date;
∎ 4. Provide support to Protection team in organization of training to IOM and implementing partners on protection, child protection, protection mainstreaming, GBV and disaster risk reduction;
∎ 5. Provide general assistance to the Protection team during training on specific protection issues;
∎ 6. Provide support in any field level research work in terms of community sensitization on protection, focus group discussions with communities;
∎ 7. Support sectors and CiC strengthening community structures and monitoring proper functioning of complaints/feedback mechanisms, in coordination with CwC;
∎ 8. Collect, process and store protection data and share it regularly to the Line Manager;
∎ 9. Adhere to the Standards of Conduct of IOM;
∎ 10. Perform other tasks that may be assigned by the Supervisor.

Additional Requirements:
∎ A minimum of 2 years-experience in the field of migration, IDP and refugee assistance and protection (including specific experience on Protection);
∎ Experience in emergency operations and liaison with other UN and non-UN humanitarian actors.
∎ Knowledge of the region and/or country an advantage.

Application Deadline: October 6, 2019

Company Information:
∎ International Organization for Migration (IOM)
∎ Business : Inter-Governmental Agency and Specialized Agency to the United Nations

Category: NGO/Development