Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a Danish international non-governmental organisation, which promotes and supports durable solutions to the problems faced by refugees and internally displaced people all over the world. DRC is present in more than 30 conflict territories around the world assisting displaced people with shelter, food, income-generating activities, and a wide range of other assistance. It is of utmost importance for DRC to work in compliance with the DRC Accountability and Quality Management system and national legislation. Smooth, reliable and effective operational systems are preconditions for DRC to maintain its position as a trustworthy and reliable partner for our donors and an accountable organisation towards our beneficiaries.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: EMAP Assistant

Location: Jere, Borno
Supervised by: EMAP/GBV Officer
Reporting to: EMAP/GBV Team Leader
Employment Period: 10 months with the possibility of extension
Type of Contract (Expat/National/Trainee): National
Salary & Benefits: NM – I

Background

• Danish Refugee Council (DRC), and its safety unit, have had an operational presence in Nigeria since 2015. DRC Nigeria is the largest DRC country mission in the West Africa region and one of the largest DRC country missions globally.
• Currently, DRC delivers life-saving assistance and protection to vulnerable, conflict-affected populations including internally displaced persons, returnees and host communities in the areas of armed violence reduction, humanitarian mine action, livelihoods, nutrition and food security, protection, shelter and non-food items (NFI) and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in 30+ Local Government Areas (LGAs) across Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states in northeast Nigeria.

Purpose

• The overall purpose of the role: Within the scope of DRC’s Protection projects, the EMAP Assistant will be responsible for the supervision of the Protection activities and team on his/her axis of responsibility.
• The PRO is expected to travel to Banki or Dikwa on a regular basis according to the work plan established by the EMAP/GBV Team Leader.
• Responsibilities include the management and direct supervision of the Protection assistants operating in his/her axis of responsibility, the supervision of the protection activities, the representation at local coordination meetings, as well as the liaison with key local stakeholders (partners, authorities etc.).
• The PRO is also responsible for drafting Protection Monitoring and activity reports (weekly, monthly, ad hoc) based on key findings and achievements.

Duties and Responsibilities
Under the supervision of the EMAP/GBV Officer/Team Leader, the holder of this position shall perform the following duties:

• Ensure the organization and the implementation of all protection activities at the field level in accordance with the agreed Work plan (under the supervision of the EMAP/GBV Officers and EMAP/GBV Team Leader) and the international standards.
• Ensure the management of the field protection incentive workers (team and work management)
• Prepare necessary activity and protection reports (weekly, monthly, ad hoc)
• Participate in conducting needs and programmatic assessments in targeted locations.
• Identify and intervene in protection cases in the camps and host communities with technical support from their line manager.
• Refer protection cases to partner agencies and solicit services for them.
• Ensure all protection activities and cases are individually documented, filed and up to date in Kobo.
• Engage with communities directly and create awareness on human rights, child protection, SGBV, and other protection-related topics.
• Train community members, partner staff and other local authorities on protection topics
• Identify protection trends and bring this to the attention of the line manager for action planning.
• Carry out advocacy and sensitization activities at the field level.
• Represent DRC protection in all partner discussions at the field level.
• Participating in and actively recruiting casual social workers are needed.
• Conduct community meetings, FGDs, and other direct community activities as part of protection monitoring.
• Document all protection activities on Kobo.
• Carry out any delegated activities as assigned by DRC management at the field level including supervision of field bases.
• Manage DRC protection assets assigned to the field of operation.
• Liaise with security officers in DRC to always keep up to date on the security situation of the field base.
• Support protection coordinator, and the manager with itinerary planning for field visits including donor visits.
• Provide detailed updates of activities within your designated field site. The responsibilities listed in the JD are not exhaustive and may be readjusted according to operational needs but will remain in line with the overall purpose of the role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law, Psychology, Social work, Social Sciences, Counselling, Education, Human Rights, Development Studies or relevant equivalent disciplines.
• Two (2) years of work experience in a humanitarian organization / with displacement-affected populations or significant experience as a DRC Protection social or outreach worker
• Knowledge of protection norms, principles, and activities.

Desirable:

• Excellent communication skills (oral and writing)
• Professional fluency in English, Hausa, and Kanuri is an added advantage.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills – self-motivated individual, able to take initiative and propose solutions, resilient, positive, and able to work independently.
• Good facilitation skills, and experience in delivering training curricula, preferably focused on adult learning.

General Regulations:

• The employee shall follow DRC instructions on safety, confidentiality, and ethical guidelines, including the Code of Conduct and the Humanitarian Accountability Framework.
• Employees should not engage in any other paid activity during the DRC contract period without prior authorization.
• Employees should not engage in any activity that could harm DRC or the implementation of any project during the DRC contract period.
• Employees should not give interviews to the media or publish project-related photos or other material without prior authorization.
• Employee shall return all borrowed equipment for the project to DRC after the end of the contract period or upon request.

Application Closing Date
29th July, 2024.