Protection Assistant (INT10328)

Note:

Oxfam doesn’t charge any fees for recruitment and doesn’t have any relationship with recruitment agencies in and out of Yemen

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منظمة أوكسفام لا تفرض أي رسوم على التوظيف وليس لها اي علاقة مع وكالات التوظيف في اليمن وخارجها

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.

Oxfam is a global community that believes poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s rights activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.

The Role:

TEAM PURPOSE: 

The Yemen Protection Teamwork in close collaboration with Oxfam programme teams at the country office and field offices, as well with our local partners; to contribute to the effectiveness of Oxfam’ protection work and humanitarian response in the country. 

Ensuring that Oxfam response is implemented in line with Oxfam’s policies and protection guidelines, that includes the ICRC professional standards, the IASC guidelines in protection, along with sphere protection principles and other relevant guidance notes from the clusters, in order to ensure high quality response and impact.  

JOB PURPOSE: 

To promote Oxfam’ role and capacity, to deliver first- and second-line protection response, ensuring that Oxfam is in a better place to respond to the protection needs of the conflict affected – host and IDP communities in a timely and appropriate manner.

This will be undertaken by following up Oxfam’ protection country strategy with main focus on; improving the centrality of protection and the integration of protection and safe programming in Oxfam humanitarian response of WaSH and EFSVL, that includes the implementation of community-based protection activities.

DIMENSIONS OF THE ROLE:

Maintain and manage the development of improvements to the department’s services, procedures and systems. Some limited line management or supervision of level E/F employees and volunteers. Draws from a variety of information sources to inform individual and group decisions. Solving problems of a varied nature and resolving day-to-day problems without upward referral. Impact of this role is significant within the department and may have wider, organizational impact. At Oxfam, our job profiles provide a guide to what might be expected in the role. Along with our strategy, the job profile is used to help to shape specific goals for employees. Employees are supported to deliver these goals and they are annually assessed against them as part of the Oxfam performance review process. This job profile is not incorporated into the employment contract.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

Programme Implementation:

• The implementation of protection projects and activities, under the supervisor of the senior protection officer.  
• Promote safe programming and conflict-sensitive approaches in Oxfam protection interventions.
• Support the Senior Protection Officer to ensure appropriate integration and mainstreaming of protection through all programme activities.
• Coordinate and organize regular internal mapping of services available in the area of intervention.
• Support the implementation of PDMs surveys to determine the impact of cash assistances, and the beneficiaries’ feedback regarding access and other topics.
• Establishing community-based protection committees and Improve internal protection capacity of the community and government authorities.
• Conduct Field Visits 3-4 times per week to villages, urban areas, and informal settlements to meet with persons of concern within the community and identify individuals at risk and humanitarian needs.
• Prepare and organize community consultations and community-based orientation sessions, in coordination with Oxfam team(s) and partners.

Advocacy and Research: 

• Participates in updating the protection risk analysis for the protection threats and concerns (including GBV) that IDPs and Host
• Community are at risk of or encountering, or could face, due to Oxfam work.
• Support protection-related advocacy research and surveys in coordination with the Protection team and the Policy team.
  

Coordination and Communication:

• Liaise with logistic and procurement to ensure protection activities have the required resources in good time. Complete and keep records of the necessary paperwork.
• Build and maintain good communication and close collaboration with the local partners and authorities, in order to contribute to a coordinated humanitarian response.

MEAL and Reporting:

• Conduct Site Visits to the intervention sites to ensure protection and humanitarian standards are adhered through direct observation or FGD
• Prepare weekly and monthly plans 
  

What we are looking for: 

We’re looking for a candidate who cares about Oxfam’s mission to end poverty and is personally aligned to our feminist principles and values of empowerment, accountability and inclusion in all you do.

An ideal candidate for the role will also be / have:

Essential

• Demonstrable experience (minimum 2 years) in working with communities in humanitarian, specifically experience on protection programs and activities that include referral, psychosocial support, child protection and community-based protection approach, etc.).
• Ability to plan, priorities and organise own and others’ work
• Able to communicate instructions and objectives clearly
• Keeps abreast of internal and external events that may influence role
• Anticipates outcome of activities and uses initiative to achieve targets
• Actively promotes high standards and continuous improvement
• Continually seeks out most efficient use of resources
• Pro-actively adapts and improves standards and working practices  
• Written and oral Arabic and English

Desirable

• Field experience working on gender issues in WASH, EFSVL, protection, and GBV prevention and response.
• Field experience in implementing gender-targeted actions in a humanitarian setting.
• Experience in responding to climate-induced disasters and understanding IDP setting.
• Experience in organizing women’s groups and engaging with men at the community level

Organisational Values:

• Social science or Psychology or any relative bachelor’s degree 
• Good understanding and knowledge protection concerns, including GBV issues.

We offer:

 We offer a competitive salary and a range of additional benefits to staff including flexible working options, generous pension scheme, annual leave, additional leave allowances, company sick pay, life assurance and a range of other benefits. 

From the day you join Oxfam we invite you to stretch and learn in your role. Our wide range of Learning & Development opportunities includes in-house courses, e-learning modules, on-the job learning opportunities, coaching and mentoring, and much more. 

You can read more about all Oxfam has to offer here.

Flexfam:  

We believe flexible working is key to building the Oxfam of the future, so we’re open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements which might work for you. 

How to apply:

As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and Cover Letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.