Protection Officer at Global Communities (Chernihiv)

Global Communities is implementing the 18-month Community-Led Emergency Action and Response (CLEAR) program with support from the United States Agency for International Development’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/BHA) to respond to humanitarian needs in Ukraine. The program is designed with the goal of saving lives, reducing suffering, and addressing needs while supporting communities to lead their own response.

CLEAR program focuses on 23 communities Chernivtsi and Chernihiv Oblasts, and work with local CSO partners based on the rapid needs assessment conducted during co-creation. However, the emphasis is on communities outside of major city centers that are underserved by the international response. This marries a needs-based response with our unique ready access to more remote communities and existing partnerships there for an efficient response. Activities are in line with priorities of the Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal and the Ukrainian government, and all assistance will be aligned with relevant Cluster guidance and Sphere and other standards.

Main functions and responsibilities.

The role of the Protection Officer is to advise project staff and partners, organize project activities in target communities based on standards and principles of humanitarian response, ensure safe, dignified and timely referral to other service providers and within the Protection team and partners, as well as in providing assistance in the organization of targeted protection measures, such as individual protection assistance (IPA), which includes financial or in-kind support for persons in need. Duties include, but are not limited to, the following tasks: advising local partners on effective and high-quality response to the needs of the war-affected population, organizing and conducting activities in accordance with program standards and requirements, identifying protection needs, vulnerabilities, and violations; identifying gaps in the response system and taking measures to avoid them and improve operations; collecting and processing information about the activities of partners in the direction of protection, providing assistance in planning the types, directions, forms of activities of partners and their effective implementation; elimination of risks in the field of protection

The employee in this position will be under the direct supervision of the Protection Manager.

Essential Responsibilities

• Ensuring partners’ compliance with policies, tools, manuals, guidelines and standards of GC and BHA in the implementation of their activities, implementation of projects and interaction with beneficiaries.
• Providing individual and group protection assistance, including identifying protection needs, understanding how to address the protection gaps, and providing specialized protection support, including through the provision of in-kind or cash assistance.
• Interaction with other specialized services, partners, and protection sub-clusters;
• Organization of events to improve the competencies of project and program partners;
• Coordination of work with protection experts and coordination of current activities, preparation of reporting documentation, execution of current tasks.
• Providing individual protection assistance, including identifying protection needs and understanding how to address the protection gaps, and providing specialized protection support, including through in-kind or cash assistance.
• Mapping available service providers in deployment areas and providing updated information on available services and their accessibility for people with special protection needs.
• Ensuring ethical and confidential data collection during individual protection assistance, monitoring and evaluation.
• Monitoring/assessing protection risks based on the instructions of protection specialists in order to provide analysis of protection risks existing in target communities and providing recommendations on measures to reduce them; risk monitoring in the field of protection will ensure the involvement of a protection specialist in monitoring the quality of the implementation of the GC program and its compliance with BHA requirements and basic humanitarian standards in the field of protection.
• Cooperation with other program teams on issues of identifying protection risks in order to support revision of tools, support of trainings, cooperation with program teams.
• Participation in the Protection Cluster meetings (in particular GBV, CP, MHPSS) and other humanitarian coordination meetings that will be held from time to time in the region of operation.
• Ensuring the implementation of the 5Ws of the Cluster on security issues, reporting on Activities info.
• Provision of psychological first aid if necessary. Assessing and addressing needs that contribute to achieving protection outcomes that require in-kind or monetary assistance.

Qualifications, knowledge, skills, and abilities (as an example):

• Bachelor’s degree in humanities or social sciences, psychology, law, health care, , or another related field.
• At least one year of work experience in the field of protection, in particular, in the field of personal protection, case management, counseling, social work or another related field.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Understanding and ability to maintain confidentiality and respect for beneficiaries.
• Previous work experience or familiarity with the NGO sector will be an advantage.
• Familiarity with the rules and regulations of USAID would be an added advantage,.
• Ability to speak, read and write fluently in both Ukrainian, good command of English is an advantage.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Ability to perform and complete a variety of tasks that require careful attention, in the face of lack of time and fast pace of work.
• Desire and ability to travel to offices on the ground, as needed.

WORKING CONDITIONS 

Combination of office and field work. Must be able and willing to frequently travel domestically to regional offices and program sites.

Interested candidates are asked to send CVs and Cover letters  as soon as possible, indicating position title in the subject line. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis. Position is open until filled.

2023-06-14T17:56:42.000 2023-07-14T23:59:59.000 Full time / Повна зайнятість TELECOMMUTE Україна Глобал Ком’юнітіз / Global Communities