Protection Officer

Position: Protection Officer

Contract length: 6 Months

Location: Turkey-Gaziantep

Vacancy: 1

SECTOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

Advocate for the rights of displaced people, child protection, individual protection based on vulnerability, legal aid, land & property rights, sexual and gender-based violence prevention, registration services for the internally displaced and refugees, monitoring and raising awareness for rights.

• Follow-up on project planning and manage implementation of projects.
• Provide close coordination between main office in Turkey and support offices and colleagues inside Syria.
• Attend cluster coordination meetings to ensure adequate reporting to team on outcomes.
• Support the finance department by coordinating project budget as assigned by the line manager and coordination with other departments within the organization.
• Conduct regular field visits to make sure all program activities are on time, being managed well and to assess any issues or challenges.
• Assist in proposal writing.
• Follow-up on 5W Protection Cluster reports.
• Ensure efficient and effective program implementation while following budget guidelines
• Participate in preparing monthly/quarterly/annual highlights, reports and proposals
• Ensure impartiality and confidentiality of beneficiaries when dealing Gender Based Violence (GBV)

Project implementation and reporting

• Input into case-management data-bases and update case files in conjunction with Case-management team
• Maintain legal case files and update overall project trackers
• Provide accurate reporting to M&E and Grants teams as needed

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE AND ATTRIBUTES

• At least 3 Years of Experience in protection activities.
• At least 2 years of professional experience in project management in the humanitarian field.
• Good knowledge in programs life cycles.
• Must be able to maintain highest level of confidentiality regarding work-related information and data.
• Good interpersonal and intercultural skills.
• Good communication and reporting skills.
• Good in programming Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Good command of spoken and written English.