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Protection Officer

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Job Description

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Job Responsibilities

  •  Ensure compliance with NRC policies, guidelines and standards.
  •  Ensure compliance with global protection mainstreaming principles.
  •  Undertake technical responsibility for implementation of protection interventions within ongoing projects in the southern oblasts of Ukraine.
  •  Maintain accurate documentation and collect data with compliance with data protection and other information management principles.
  •  Contribute to tracking financial expenditures.
  •  Contribute to timely developing status and other reports as required by management.
  •  Assess, promote and document ideas for technical improvement and further program development options.
  •  Ensure that interventions target beneficiaries most in need and explore and assess new and better ways to assist.
  • Contribute to local advocacy efforts to tackle the barriers to access the services guaranteed by
  • the state.
  • Support with monitoring, documentation, and technical support for implementation of
  • project activities done by implementing partners as required.
  •  Provide Individual Protection Assistance (including in-kind support and cash
  • assistance) as well as protection counselling and accompaniment to people at risk
  • of or exposed to protection risks.
  •  Conduct safe referrals internally and to external specialized service providers, working with
  • Protection Coordinator to ensure usage of accurate services mapping and referral pathways.
  •  Conduct protection monitoring activities in accordance with NRC internal and the Cluster
  • guidelines.
  •  Assist collective sites with some essential NFI goods and supporting self-management and
  • coordination efforts of the residents and sites management.
  •  Support the enabling of a protective environment in collective sites through protection
  • mainstreaming activities, and protection training provision to relevant staff teams.
  •  Contribute to identification of local CSOs for potential partnerships, assessing their capacity
  • and suggested response. Once CSOs are contracted, technically support implementation of
  • the agreed activities.
  •  Contribute to analyzing the operational context, including existing national and international
  • response, and not covered gaps. Make suggestions on adjustments to the ongoing NRC
  • protection program to respect needs-oriented approach.
  •  Provide psychological first aid to individuals in need of psychological support.
  •  Ensure regular collection, analysis and internal dissemination of protection information, with
  • respect to existing data protection protocols and standards of confidentiality.
  •  Support field data collection to inform relevant internal and externally commissioned
  • protection assessments, risk analyses, and needs assessments.
  •  Represent NRC at external meetings as delegated by the Protection Coordinator, including
  • bilateral meetings with partners and local authorities.

Skills

  • Minimum 1 or 2 years of professional experience preferably including experience within the
  • humanitarian sector
  • Previous experience working with vulnerable populations
  • Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
  • Good reporting skills with working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
  • Working knowledge of English, both written and verbal preferable
  • Previous experience working in Protection or Protection-related projects in the humanitarian
  • or NGO sector, or previous experience or training in social work.
  • Knowledge of protection principles and global protection best practices preferrable.
  • Awareness of national social support systems within Ukraine preferrable.
  • Deep knowledge and understanding of the local context, including socio-cultural, political,
  • security and humanitarian situation.
  • A commitment to provision of protection assistance according to global and local best
  • practices.
  • Flexibility and creativity in addressing protection risks and needs.

Salary

  • Negotiable

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Norwegian Refugee Council

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Job Summary

  • Salary: Negotiable
  • Job Type: Full Time
  • Job Location: Ukraine
  • Employment Type: Contractual
  • Experience: 1 to 2 Year (s)
  • Vacancy: Not Specific
  • Gender: Any
  • Published on:May 7, 2025
  • Application Deadline: July 5, 2025
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About the Company

  • Company Name: Norwegian Refugee Council
  • Address: Prinsens gate 2
  • Website: https://www.nrc.no/


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