The Protection Manager (PM) oversees DRC Somalia’s protection programs. Working with a team of technical experts (e.g., GBV, Child Protection), the PM ensures field staff receive training, guidelines, and tools to implement high-quality protection activities. They focus on harmonizing practices, sharing lessons learned, and aligning with global standards.
The PM collaborates closely with Area Managers to ensure consistent and effective protection efforts across the country. They are also tasked with expanding DRC’s protection portfolio, strengthening its role as a key protection actor in Somalia, and integrating protection into all programs.
DRC’s Somalia portfolio includes general protection, child protection, gender-based violence prevention, community-based protection, emergency response, and migration support, such as assisting voluntary returnees.
The PM leads the development of protection strategies, represents DRC in external forums (e.g., working groups, donor meetings), and contributes to advocacy efforts on protection issues. Additionally, the PM supports integrated programming in challenging locations and partnerships with Somali local organizations, working closely with the Technical Staff and Head of Programme.
Responsibilities:
- Design and manage DRC’s protection interventions as per international best practice standards.
- Develop, adapt, and oversee the rollout and application of quality measures for DRC’s protection activities, in line with SPHERE standards, the Inter-Agency Minimum Standards for Child Protection, and guidelines defined in national coordination fora.
- Support the field staff with rapid needs assessments/Protection Risk Analysis to inform program design and strategic direction, as well as identify risks and vulnerabilities, including those related to gender, age, and disability.
- Develop concrete initiatives to reduce protection risks and design specific strategies to build upon existing assets within the population.
- Lead and support DRC’s positioning as a lead protection actor in Somalia.
Monitoring, Reporting, and Proposal/Strategy Development
- Take the lead on protection-related proposals as relevant and with the support of the direct reports, and ensure that all proposed interventions are protection mainstreamed, regardless of sector, in close collaboration with DRC’s grants, M&E, and programme staff.
- Develop protection-focused program monitoring tools.
- Undertake quality control and site monitoring to ensure that services provided are according to the best international practice standards.
- Conduct program monitoring as per expected outputs and outcomes.
- Support teams to monitor financial spending and budgets for all protection projects.
- Provide technical inputs and quality assurance to donors and other DRC reports.
- Ensure that the design and implementation of protection activities address the protection needs of refugees, IDPs, and other vulnerable populations within DRC’s mandate.
- Ensure that quality assurance systems are developed and applied, with particular reference to the Core Humanitarian Standard and age, gender, and disability throughout the programme.
- Ensure that a protection risk analysis is in place and constantly updated in the area of responsibility.
Application process
All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. Applications sent by email will not be considered.
Closing date for applications: 6th January 2025
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