Title: Protection Team Leader
Location: Addis Ababa
Reports to: Protection Manager
Grade – G
Start of Contract & Duration: up to July 15, 2022
Posting date: October 20, 2021
INTRODUCTION
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC), an international non-governmental organization (NGO), has been providing relief and development services in the Horn of Africa since 1997. DRC promotes and supports solutions to the problems faced by refugees, internally displaced people (IDPs), and migrants. The organization has offices across the region, and has been operational in Ethiopia since 2009. With funding from bilateral and multilateral donors, DRC is currently implementing a range of activities across Ethiopia including WASH and shelter provision, child and youth protection, gender-based violence response, awareness-raising of migration risks, protection monitoring of migration routes, and livelihoods support for returning migrants or those at-risk of migration.
OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE JOB
The protection team leader/PTL has the overall responsibility for managing and coordinating DRC’s protection response targeting Eritrean refugees in Addis Ababa. The Protection Team Leader will be responsible for the day- to- day staff management and of the protection and MHPSS programing towards ensuring quality project implementation and donor compliance. The PTL will work in collaboration with DRC’s country office Protection Manger to ensure interventions are in line with protection minimum standard and DRC Ethiopia’s protection strategy.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Management
Programming and operation
Reporting
· Compile project report according to DRC internal and donor requirements;
· Ensure timely reporting from project team, review quality and accuracy of reports and provide feedback as needed;
· Analyse protection monitoring data and prepare comprehensive report;
· Contribute up to date on project progress to support reporting to relevant coordination mechanisms.
Coordination
All DRC roles require the post-holder to master DRC’s core competencies:
· Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.
· Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.
· Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
· Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.
· Demonstrating integrity: You act in line with our vision and values.