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Africa
South Sudan
Kaka (1 Position) , Kodok (1 Position) and Malakal (1 Position)
National contract
15 Apr 2025
28 Apr 2025
173538
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Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, we are excited to invite you to join our team as a Protection Monitoring Assistant. If you are a skilled and motivated professional ready to make a difference, we want you on board! Together, we’ll work to deliver impactful humanitarian solutions in challenging environments.
About the job
The protection assistant (PA) will work from the community information centers in Malakal, Kodok and Kaka to provide information to IDPs and other affected communities, approaching the center on services and assistance available in the POC and refer individual cases for assistance to services providers available in the camp. The PA will be involved in community mobilization activities and the follow up of vulnerable individuals or persons with special needs. Additionally, the PA will support the POs in the organizing of workshops and training at community level or for government and other stakeholders on IDP rights, protection and human rights).Your main duties and responsibilities will be:
- Support protection officers in the coordination and implementation of services/assistance to be provided according to the specific protection needs and individual care plans generated for each case.
- Ensure respect for protection principles, including confidentiality and informed consent.
- Ensure active listening to beneficiaries in order to provide the most appropriate humanitarian assistance to address identified protection needs.
- Hold office at the community Information Centers to (CICs) enable IDPs to access information.
- Refers individual cases for assistance to service providers in the POC or to the protection officers for their follow up or action on the respective cases.
- Record all the cases received in the CICs on the intake form and share it with the protection officers on a weekly basis.
- Visit IDPs household to identify persons with specific needs (PSNs) or to follow up on identified PSNs under the supervision of the protection officers.
- Support the protection officers in the follow up with the relevant partners on individual cases which have been referred as needed.
- Contribute to the elaboration of work plans and ensure to implement program activities accordingly.
- Support the protection officers in the organizing of trainings, workshops and meetings for the IDPs and relevant stakeholders on IDPs rights, responsibilities and other protection related material.
- Assist the protection officers with the establishment of good working relationships with community activists, chiefs and other relevant actors to encourage participation in, support for and a better understanding of the program activities.
About you
To be successful in this role we expect you to Proven ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and work with limited supervision., excellent computer skills in MS Word & and Excel.
Required
- Previous experience in community – based activities including mobilization, awareness campaigns or any other activity that included the involvement of the community members and /or leaders
- At least 2-3 years’ experience involving human rights, protection in humanitarian emergencies
- Basic knowledge and understanding of human rights and protection principles.
- Experience in carrying out and supervising training at different scales with different partners
- Strong relationship building/ interpersonal skill;
- Basic protection and human rights training;
- Positive attitude;
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DRC as an employer
Founded in 1956, DRC Danish Refugee Council is Denmark’s largest, and a leading international NGO. We have continuously been ranked as one of the best NGOs in the world - and are one of the few with a specific expertise in forced displacement. In over 40 countries, we protect, advocate and build sustainable futures for refugees and other displacement-affected people and communities.
By working in DRC, you will be joining a global workforce of around 8000 employees. We pride ourselves on our:
- Professionalism, impact & expertise
- Humanitarian approach & the work we do
- Purpose, meaningfulness & own contribution
- Culture, values & strong leadership
- Fair compensation & continuous development
DRC’s capacity to ensure the protection of and assistance to refugees, IDP’s and other persons of concern depends on the ability of our staff to uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation DRC’s values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. DRC conducts thorough and comprehensive background checks as part of the recruitment process.
Danish Refugee Council is an equal opportunity employer and we consider all applicants based on individual merit and qualifications, regardless of personal characteristics or attributes. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce, aiming for a 50% balance of men and women in management roles and ensuring that at least 50% of management roles are filled by national staff. We recognize that a diverse and inclusive team is crucial for achieving our organizational goals and making a positive impact on the communities we serve.