Job Type: 6 Months with possibility of extension
Role Purpose
The Protection Assistant will support in implementing gender-sensitive community-level protection activities, protection monitoring, and information dissemination for managing information and relevant professional standards in protection work
Key Outcomes
Ensure the delivery of protection activities in the Humanitarian response
Undertake regular field visits with the Small Holder Farmer and FSL teams to identify and address, along with the sectorial teams.
Prepare for and organize community consultations and community-based orientation sessions, in coordination with other partners
Participates in developing and updating the mapping of services for threats and abuses (including GBV) that IDPs and Host Community members face in SHI areas of operation
Lead and supervise assessment teams during thematic surveys, needs assessment and data collection for protection-related research
With support of the Protection Officer, follow-up with humanitarian actors about requests and invitations for community sessions
Monitors protection issues affecting IDPs and host population in areas of operation
Support the teams to strategize, plan for and ensure appropriate integration and mainstreaming of protection through all programme activities
With support from SHI Protection Officer, develop and update relevant Information, Education and Communication tools (leaflets, brochures, posters etc.)
Coordinate and organize regular internal mapping of services available in the area of intervention
Working in Support of SHI Protection Officer to develop safe programming and conflict-sensitive approaches to the humanitarian response
In collaboration with the Protection Officer, ensure program staff are fully trained on existing referral systems and relevant SOPs
Facilitate referral of protection issues to relevant service providers.
Conduct awareness raising and sensitization of relevant Protection messages and beneficiary's rights
Assist in any other related matters necessary for the execution of the project
Role Context
The Protection Assistant will carry out all Protection activities and will be responsible for the day-to-day implementation of the various protection activities in the field locations under his/her responsibility under the supervision of Protection Officer.
She/he will also coordinate local communities, in close coordination with SHI's Protection Officer and field teams.
Analytical Skills:
Works on complex issues. Problems and issues, risks and benefits may have implications across several project components.
Required to develop new ways of doing things to better meet program goals requiring creative or analytical ability.
Qualification and Experience:
University Degree in a relevant discipline (Law, Political Science, Social Science, Psychology or any other relevant education profile),
Experience, 2 years working with communities in humanitarian / development contexts.
Capacity and willingness to reside in the field location assigned to and regularly travel to other field locations where SHI operates
Very good interpersonal skills, particularly in networking, working with communities, local civil society and local authorities.
Good understanding and knowledge in application of do no harm, conflict sensitivity principles and IASC standards and ethics for protection work.
Good understanding of protection concerns, including GBV issues in displacement, human rights, and international humanitarian law
Understanding of monitoring processes, learning, adaptation and evaluation
Good knowledge of spoken and written English, Hausa and Kanuri
Commitment to humanitarian principles and action and to SHI's equal opportunity and gender policies
Excellent skills of using Microsoft word, power point and excel
Considerable knowledge and experience in Child Protection is an added advantage.