Job Summary
The purpose of the Protection from Violence Coordinator position is to implement delegated components of the Protection from Violence project portfolio. The role involves managing project implementation, supervising field staff, ensuring technical quality, monitoring protection needs, coordinating with stakeholders, and promoting the rights of refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and returnees.
Generic Responsibilities
Line management of Protection from Violence project field staff.
Adherence to NRC policies, guidance, and procedures, and awareness of NRC global and regional strategies.
Contribute to Protection from Violence and ICLA CC strategy development, project proposals, and input on needs and gaps, considering where appropriate the role of cash-based interventions and market-based programmes.
Manage and implement the delegated portfolio of Protection from Violence and ICLA projects, including activities, budgets, and project documentation, as delegated by the Programme Manager (PM), in line with proposals, strategies, and donor requirements, and ensure high technical quality.
Provide regular progress reports to the PM, Area Manager (AM), and Country Coordinator (CCS) if there is no PM.
Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need of protection and explore and assess new and better ways to assist.
Promote and share ideas for improvement and necessary changes in activities.
Ensure capacity building of project staff and transfer key skills.
Liaise and collaborate with relevant local authorities and other key stakeholders.
Promote the rights of refugees, IDPs, and returnees in line with the advocacy strategy.
Specific Responsibilities
Be responsible for the implementation of Protection from Violence and ICLA programming in the North-western, Eastern, Southern, and other locations within the Area Office, with a particular focus on identifying trends and needs that highlight the need for protection monitoring, analysis activities, and local-level advocacy.
Ensure timely and technically sound planning, implementation, and follow-up of civilian self-protection activities and projects, including budgets and procurements, in the assigned area.
Maintain oversight and management of civilian self-protection services in the assigned area, ensuring that minimum programme standards, including Safe and Inclusive Programming, are met.
Prepare and maintain up-to-date work plans and expenditure plans in line with project and budget documents.
Prepare and submit regular qualitative and analytical reports within the given timeframes.
Under the supervision of the Programme Manager or Protection from Violence Manager and ICLA Specialist, recruit, supervise, coach, and provide on-the-job training to protection project staff, and undertake appraisals when appropriate.
Organize regular field and on-site visits to provide technical support to staff and ensure proper monitoring of activity implementation.
Contribute to the development of proposals and concept notes to secure follow-up or expansion funding for the protection programme based on identified needs.
Contribute to refining data collection, monitoring, and reporting tools.
Prepare regular and timely updates for supervisors and relevant colleagues on key developments that may affect the protection environment.
Ensure that local safety rules and safety standard operating procedures (SOPs) are followed by the programme team, and contribute contextual knowledge on safety matters as required by the Area Manager and Safety Advisor.
Represent NRC in humanitarian coordination structures at the area level and collaborate with other organizations and partners to ensure that Protection from Violence and ICLA programmes align with broader efforts to prevent violence and coercion.
Professional Competencies
These are the skills, knowledge, and experience required for effective performance in the position.
Generic Professional Competencies
Experience working in a project implementation position for five years in a humanitarian or recovery context.
Previous experience working in complex and volatile contexts.
Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.
Knowledge of own leadership skills and profile.
Fluency in English, both written and verbal.
Context-Related Skills, Knowledge, and Experience
Experience with protection and ICLA activities and programming.
Demonstrable technical expertise in the assessment, design, and delivery of relevant civilian self-protection (CSP) programming.
Previous training in protection risk reduction and/or protection of civilians.
Experience working with protection information and data management.
Good knowledge of data protection standards.
Strong experience in training and capacity building in protection-related technical areas with a variety of stakeholders.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Experience in internal and external coordination and programme representation.
Very strong interpersonal and teamwork skills, with a collaborative approach and the ability to work within different cultural environments.
A positive, solutions-oriented leadership approach focused on team building, problem-solving, and supporting teams and beneficiary communities.
Knowledge of the local language, Tigrigna, is an advantage.
Behavioural Competencies
Handling insecure environments.
Managing resources to optimize results.
Empowering and building trust.
Managing performance and development.
Planning and delivering results.
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