Job Description
General Position Summary
- The Technical Officer- Protection is responsible for assisting in the implementation of Protection sector activities including mobilization of beneficiaries, training on topics such as psychological first aid, and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), and the validation of referral pathways.
- S/he will also advise and build capacity of other sector teams on gender and protection mainstreaming and best practices.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Oversee the implementation of protection activities and ensure adequate gender mainstreaming across program in field locations.
- Develop activity work plans and manage day-to-day activity implementation related to gender and protection.
- Ensure the mainstreaming of gender and protection across programs in coordination with other sectors and working groups, in-line with best practices.
- Ensure that beneficiaries are effectively targeted according to vulnerability criteria.
- Lead case workers and community-based volunteers to identify gender related priorities and protection concerns.
- The Officer play an active role in technical coordination, support during advocacy with the protection sector and other stakeholders and technical agencies relevant to the sector.
- Establish and maintain effective program reporting, and monitoring and evaluation systems (to track, analyze and report on results) for both internal and external use.
- Participates actively in cluster meetings and coordination meetings
- Integrate community approaches, protection mainstreaming, gender sensitivity and capacity building into all activities as appropriate.
- Work closely with case workers, volunteers and health personnel across all communities of intervention.
- Adhere to all WINN policies related to security, operations and transport/ logistics information related to programming.
- Support orientation for all new staff on WINN guidelines on gender and protection mainstreaming. If necessary, organize capacity building sessions for other sector staff on gender and protection.
- Provide weekly field reports, capturing activities progress, lessons learned, success stories on the project as well as general situation and community updates and needs.
- Report on any problems encountered in the field such as project participant complaints, local authority interference, and security threats to WINN staff and activities.
- Coordinate with the Project Coordinator on any threats to WINN staff and activities.
- Conduct his/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to bring credit to WINN and to not jeopardize its humanitarian mission.
- Perform other duties as may be assigned to him/her.
Job Requirements
- B.Sc Degree in Psychology or Clinical Psychologist with 3 years’ experience.
- Significant experience in similar positions.
- Ability to manage a team.
- Reactivity, anticipation, adaptability, capacity to take initiatives
- Organizational skills
- Good writing and communication skills
- Ability to manage priorities
- Team spirit.
Supervisory Responsibility:
- S/he will supervise Psychiatric Nurses.
Accountability:
- Reports Directly to: Project Coordinator
- Works Directly with: Finance, Program, MEL, and Operation Teams, partner staff.