Job Description- Protection Officer (01 Male & 01 Female)

Project Title: Promoting women empowerment through protection and livelihood services

Job Location: Peshawar and Nowshera

Gender:  Both men and women can apply; qualified women are encouraged to apply.

Core Job Responsibilities/Specifications: The Protection Officer responsibilities/specifications include but are not limited to the following:

• Maintain and update required reporting formats on protection monitoring.
• Participate in protection assessment in project areas and to ensure high level of communication and coordination with support teams.
• Responsible for collecting all necessary documents on protection.
• Submit weekly report to program section on relevant events regarding monitoring findings and related issues on protection.
• Update the protection monitoring database with planned and actual monitoring visits and update timely.
• Identify any apparent issues in the program and report them to the appropriate personnel.
• Be able to work with the Afghan Communities and visit to the related areas for protection of concerned.
• Find the protection gaps evaluate the impact of the assistance and draw lesson that can be useful in improving the overall intervention on protection.
• Develop regular plan and report of the performed activities through email.
• Asses the context and current situation of Gender-Based Violence, teenage pregnancies, child labor, access to education, human rights violations and other protection related issues
• Facilitate Community Action Planning workshops when necessary
• Mobilize and organize Community Based Protection Committees. In conjunction with the Protection Committees identify and document human rights violations refer cases to the supervisor/manager and provide regular follow-up on each case.
• Present weekly progress reports, and perform related duties in professional manner as required.

 Qualifications/Experience Required:

• Masters in Social Sciences or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant working experience in INGO or NGO.

Note: Positions will be filled on rolling basis.