PROTECTION COORDINATOR DRC – Goma (with up to 50% travel)

Overall Description of the role

The Protection Coordinator will have overall responsibility for sector strategy development, integrating components of mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS), GBV referral mechanisms, awareness raising, and lay-counselling with appropriate protection responses based on updated risk analyses. S/he will provide hands-on technical supervision and managerial leadership and ensure quality implementation and monitoring while upholding sector best practice and DCAs codes of conduct.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategy design based on technical assessment of protection and psychosocial needs.
• Periodically update the protection situation analysis at pace with contextual shifts and modify strategy accordingly.
• Ensure the principled implementation and monitoring of activities in accordance with sector-endorsed, evidence-based methodologies and related monitoring tools.
• Structured supervision and technical support to facilitators and case workers in the delivery of structured group- and person-focused activities.
• Work closely with relevant colleagues to ensure protection principles are mainstreamed within other sectors of the program.

General Management and Supervision

Ensure high-quality management and implementation of project activities by:

• Creating and executing monthly work plans in coordination with the protection teams.
• Coordinating with logistics, administration, and finance colleagues to effectively and efficiently mobilize resources allocated to protection activities in close collaboration with the Head of Programmes (HoP) and Head of Finance (HoF).
• Contributing to effective management of budget lines related to protection activities, track expenditures and provide monthly BVA/forecast in close collaboration with the HoP.
• Ensuring that project deadlines are met, and targets achieved while providing justifications and suggested corrective course of action where relevant.

Programme Development and Reporting

• Participate in the development of proposals, budgets and concept notes in coordination with the Head of Programme, Head of Finance and MEAL Coordinator.
• Lead on providing technical inputs to periodic donor reporting requirements, and ensure reports are produced and delivered in a timely and quality manner.
• Lead portfolio expansion together with sector colleagues, actively contributing to identification of new funding opportunities and proposal writing.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL)

• Undertake regular field visits to provide technical guidance and supervision as well as regular monitoring of activity progress to ensure that services provided are according to international best practice standards.
• Ensure all activities are robustly monitored and fully documented, including systematic and timely data collection as required under the grant and for DCA MEAL purposes. Linked to the above, ensure relevant (disaggregated) data is available to share as and when required.
• Develop and roll out of SOP and workflows for protection programming.

People Management

• Effective day to day management of protection teams, supporting team members to set objectives and workplans while providing appropriate and timely feedback regarding performance.
• Implement a capacity strengthening strategy with clear timelines, steps to be undertaken and goals to be reached to strengthen the capacity of sector staff. This will include foundational training on protection concepts and approaches, and continued expansion of staff’s existing PSS capacity.
• Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a team spirit of equity and peer-support.

Coordination and Representation

• Establish and maintain regular and collaborative relations with relevant stakeholders (partners, donors, other organizations, local authorities, institutions, community groups, etc.) to ensure coordination, avoid duplication, and strengthen the referral network.
• Proactively participate and represent DCA in relevant working groups and sectoral coordination meetings leading and contributing to protection assessments in collaboration with other DRC teams as well as inter-agency initiatives.
• Coordinate and collaborate with DCA HQ protection advisor.

Required Qualifications and competencies

• Master’s degree from an accredited academic institution in relevant field (International Law, International Relations, Political Science, Social Work, Humanitarian Assistance, Sociology, Psychology or any other related field).
• Minimum 5 years relevant sector experience, including at least 3 years in a managerial role.
• Professional proficiency in English and French is required, knowledge of Kiswahili is an asset.
• Strong experience in protection risk analyses, community-based protection approaches, structured focused and non-focused PSS provision, and case worker supervision.
• Proven experience in protection project development and management, including familiarity with sector standards and humanitarian architecture.
• Strong written and oral communication skills that demonstrate empathy, discretion, and integrity.
• Proven ability and willingness to work and live in diverse, challenging and potentially unstable environments/emergency settings.

What we offer:

• 12 months non-family contract with the possibility of extension.
• A competitive salary package consisting of a salary between DKK 34,022.94 and 36,290.00 DKK (depending on experience), and on top of that a hardship allowance of DKK 1,134 and a 12,17% pension contribution.
• 30 days of paid annual leave.
• A generous R&R package consisting of 15 days in a year with (up to 3 rotations) and cover of flight/accommodation of up to USD 1500 per R&R rotation.
• Insurance as per industry standards.
• An interesting and challenging experience addressing humanitarian needs.
• Skilled colleagues and comprehensive HQ support.
• A positive and caring work environment.

Please upload your CV, cover letter and relevant files no later than august 3, 2022. For further information regarding DCA, please visit our website at: Help us fight for the world’s poorest – DanChurchAid

All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, abilities or ethnic affiliation are encouraged to apply for the vacancy. DCA conducts an anti-terror check as part of the recruitment process. It is a prerequisite that you can pass this check and maintain this status throughout your employment with us. Everyone applying for a job with DCA must be ready to comply with our Staff Policy on Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment and our Child Safeguarding Policy.