Caution: This vacancy is exclusively announced for internal candidates.ย
Job Overview:
The purpose of the Protection Officer position is to implement delegated Protection activities as defined by the Country Officeโs strategic and programmatic frameworks. Currently NRC Protection from violence CC in Afghanistan has four pillars, Civilian self-protection (CSP), Individual response services (PCM, Assisted Referral and IPA) and Thought leadership and advocacy.
This position of Protection Officer โ Civilian Self-Protection (CSP)/ Protection from Violence (PfV) directly implements and monitors field activities within CSP. The programโs foundation is community work and relationship building. And any position holder should have the corresponding skillset and dedication to working with communities on strengthening their self-protection strategies in response to a protection threat, whether these threats be at an individual, community, household, and/or other group level. The CSP/PfV program works in partnership with communities and affected persons on strengthening ways they can prevent, mitigate, and reduce protection risks, ultimately building the communityโs resiliency. Such work is process-focused, meaning NRC Protection concentrates its energies on a process that takes community members and other relevant actors through a capacity building and facilitation series on identifying and strengthening civilian self-protection strategies based on the communitiesโ protection risks, threats, capacities, and vulnerabilities. Regular activities will include facilitating community committee meetings, conducting capacity development sessions for community committees on protection risk reduction approaches and action plans, raising awareness on protection topics, consolidating data for context analysis, mobilizing community members for protection activities, identifying facilitated referrals, conducting accompaniments, and supporting advocacy initiatives. The position holder will be reporting to the Protection CoordinatorFor more details about this position please click here: Job Descriptionย and NRC Grade Structure
Generic Responsibilities:ย
Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines Implement protection programs according to the agreed upon work plan and program scope Prepare and develop program reports as required by management with a focus on context and programmatic point Ensure proper, confidential filing of documents according to protection information management policies Maintain the relevant databases for Protection programming and MoVs Promote and share ideas for improvement of the program Liaise and collaborate with relevant local authorities, community representatives and other key stakeholders Ensure timely collection and relevant, safe sharing of information Assist with administration and logistic arrangements required for implementation and monitoring of activities Development of holistic and needs based programmes, which includes close coordination with NRCโs other core competenciesยSpecific Responsibilities:
Generic Professional Competencies:
University degree (preferably in social sciences, e.g. education, political science, international relations, law, journalism, gender studies, human rights) Experience from working in a humanitarian/recovery context, preferably in community services or community engagement and mobilization, protection, Emergency, community capacity building, or related field Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts Documented results related to the positionโs responsibilities Good knowledge of English Language โ spoken and writtenContext/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:ย
Fluency either in Pashto and Dari, or both written and verbal Political and cultural awareness, as well as good understanding of the displacement context in Afghanistan. 2-3 yearsโ work experience at officer level roleย Experience in community capacity building and training Previous similar experience preferred Good knowledge of English Language โ spoken and writtenBehavioural Competencies:
Planning and delivering results Communicating with impact and respect Working with people Coping with changeWe Offer:
Monthly Salary based on NRC Afghanistan Salary Scale. NRC has medical coverage for staff plus 4 dependents.ย Leave and Holidays accordingly Afghanistan Labor Law. Top up Credit card on monthly basis. The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a global humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.ย Join us in assisting millions of people in areas where others cannot, tackling some of the world's most dangerous and difficult crises. Bring your skills and dedication to an organisation recognised for providing high quality aid and for defending the rights of refugees and internally displaced people.ย At NRC, we give responsibility to employees at all levels and foster professional growth and innovative teams. You can expect a supportive culture and an open dialogue with management. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.ย Together, we save lives and rebuild futures. Safeguarding is central to NRCโs work. We expect all employees to:ย โข treat everyone with respect and dignityย โข contribute to building a safe environment for allย โข never engage in any form of exploitation, harassment and specifically sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH)ย โข always report. NRC has a zero-tolerance approach to inaction against exploitation, abuse and SEAH