Protection Coordinator (Emergency Roster) at Danish Refugee Council

Responsibilities:
Project Delivery:

• Ensure timely and quality delivery of all DRC Protection activities, including immediate needs component and capacity building component. 
• Develop and monitor detailed operational plans for all Protection project activities in accordance with the overall Protection Log frame in coordination with AMs and HoP
• Track and monitor expenditure of Protection programming on a monthly basis and ensure burn-rates remain on track and that expenditure is compliant with relevant SOPs and DRC & donor requirements.
• Oversee the planning, coordination and implementation of protection assessments, monitoring, reporting and advocacy for drought-impacted communities to reduce and mitigate protection risks 
• Coordinator with Sector leads to ensure linkages with Emergency and Economic Recovery programming are built and expanded 
• Ensure delivery of all project outputs while identifying potential barriers to implementation and find solutions to ensure project continuance;
• Ensure informative sessions are conducted in a timely manner, and ensure the project team is recording feedback (comments, suggestions) and report results back on issues of concern with recommended areas of intervention

Representation: 

• Represent DRC in national and sub-national coordination fora and to donors
• Coordinate and maintain constructive relationships with municipalities, other local government institutions, local NGO partners, other international organizations, in coordination with the other team members;
• Ensure DRC’s principles and approaches to emergencies are integrated into the response.
• Follow the humanitarian principles, standards and guidelines that DRC is committed to, and ensure these are adhered to by DRC staff, partner staff and volunteers

Monitoring and Evaluation:

• Ensure transparency and accountability tools, processes and mechanisms to affected communities are in place
• Ensure equal participation by all segments of the community, taking into consideration issues regarding gender, age, clan and tribal and religious affiliations.
• Regularly monitor project activities and provide timely inputs and feedback to the Area Managers (AM) and Head of Programmes (HoP)
• Work with HoP and MEAL Manager to ensure results frameworks indicators are tracked and that timely monitoring, evaluation, learning and accountability mechanisms are in place. 

Staff Supervision:

• Provide support and technical second-line supervision to Area Emergency Managers.  
• Identify staff training needs as and when appropriate; 
• Work cross departmentally to ensure project staff and activities comply with DRC policy and procedures
• Conduct regular field visits to support staff and monitor implementation of the response
• Build the capacity of local duty bearers through on-going one-on-one support and coaching and identify project beneficiaries.  

Experience and Technical Competencies: 

• Minimum 5 years of practical experience in sector area working for an INGO or similar organization
• Documented skills in project planning and design, drafting, calculation and technical writing 
• Experience delivering Advocacy for the rights of displaced people in their context of displacement, child protection initiatives, individual protection assistance based on vulnerability, legal aid, land & property rights, sexual and gender-based violence prevention, registration services for the internally displaced and refugees, monitoring of rights and rights awareness-raising, facilitation of return and repatriation processes programming
• Experience working with national partners, local/government authorities, and UN organisations
• Excellent skill in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Education:

• Master’s degree in law, social work or other relevant field