Title: Protection Assistant
Location: Addis Ababa
Reports to: Protection Team Leader
Grade – I1
Number of Positions - 2
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
Under the supervision of the Protection Team leader and the guidance of protection officer, the protection assistant will engage in the implementation of protection activities within the project framework focused on addressing the protection need of Eritrean refugees settled in Addis Ababa. The Protection assistant will engage in protection monitoring activities in particular protection data collection and encoding, engage in referral of individuals with specific need to relevant services including individual protection assistance, and conduct community awareness raisings on identified protection risks. Additionally, the position is expected to contribute to other protection activities that DRC is implementing within the project framework according to their capacity and direction from the Protection Team Leader.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Programming & Operations
Reporting
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.