Protection Team Leader

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.

Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks.

NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.

What You Will Bring

• Provide specific technical support and capacity building towards project staff.
• In coordination with the Protection Manager and the Protection team, develop, update and monitor the monthly/quarterly work plan and flag any challenges/constraints to the line manager.
• Support the manager to provide constructive feedback to the team on their reports to ensure their development and quality reporting through one-to-one sessions and/or team meetings.
• Collaborate with NRC Core Competencies, M&E and CCR Teams to ensure quality and context-appropriate inputs and work closely with Support and Logistics Units, as necessary and required by the line manager.
• Liaise and engage with relevant external stakeholders, as needed.
• In coordination with the PM, advocate with community stakeholders and authorities to achieve individual Program Participants’ goals set in the case plan.
• Accompany project participants to various offices when required based on risk assessments.
• Conduct field visits to project participants and project locations
• Ensure up-to-date information on available services and procedures for project participants to access services.
• Identify barriers to accessing services, and documents, and report on them.
• Ensure organization and delivery of tasks in line with priorities and standards Remove it, general
• Use initiative in day-to-day problem-solving in line with agreed procedures, priorities and standards.
• Promote and share ideas for technical improvement.
• Assist in the delivery of high-quality community participation and engagement in protection awareness raising.
• Ensure dissemination of clear and reliable information sessions on service provision and other pre-selected key topics
• Submit weekly and monthly activity plans, reports, and recommendations for assessed persons and identified project participants.
• Actively participate in case reviews and lead case conferences as appropriate
• Accurately update the Protection database, ensuring adherence to data protection protocols.
• Support the implementation of monitoring and evaluation tools and report on issues in the implementation of the program.
• Undertake any other reasonable task assigned by the protection manager.

QUALIFICATIONS

Behavioural competencies

These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job and the following are essential for this position:

• Handling insecure environments
• Planning and delivering results
• Working with people
• Analyzing
• Communicating with impact and respect
• Coping with change

NRC line managers must have the following Leadership profile

• Build meaningful relations,
• Empower people,
• Act with integrity,
• Deliver results.

What We Offer

• **Kirkuk/**Iraq duty station.
• Until 31st December (Renewable, NRC Contracts run Jan- Dec yearly pending funding and performance)
• 50% travel, approximately to areas of operation in Hawija, Daquq.
• NRC is committed to our localisation strategy including with respect to our workforce in Iraq, whenever possible NRC will recruit new staff from the local area of the programme operations.
• NRC will endeavour to hire staff that together represent the balance of diversity in the governorate of operations.
• Grade 6/S1 in NRC’s Salary Scale. NRC offers a competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply and join our work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility.

Key Information – Please Take Note When Applying

• Learn more about NRC’s operation in Iraq here.
• To apply as an internal candidate, log in with your official email or click on Opportunity Marketplace
• Apply by completing all the system-required fields of your employment history, experience, responsibilities, and education in your application.
• Ensure to attach your latest CV.
• Submit your application and CV in English.
• When creating your profile, include your full name as per your passport.
• Unsolicited applications not related to this specific job advertisement will not be considered.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We receive many applicants for each vacant position. Unfortunately, we do not have the resources to give detailed feedback to applicants who have not been shortlisted.