JOB PROFILE

Recruitment and Resourcing Team Recruiters zone

December 2006

JOB TITLE: Protection officer

DIVISION / DEPARTMENT /
LOCATION: Cebu (Baantayan/d
Daanbantayan), Leyte (Tacloban) and
Samar (Mercedes) and Ormoc
(Leyte)

JOB FAMILY: Programme
Technical

SALARY:

LEVEL: D1

Unaccompanied

OXFAM PURPOSE: To work with others to find lasting solutions to poverty
and suffering

TEAM PURPOSE:
To lead the implementation of Oxfams protection activities in the
Haiyan response.
JOB PURPOSE:
To lead in implementing community-level protection activities in particular,
protection analysis, information dissemination and referrals and local
advocacy guided by Oxfams policies and guidelines for managing information
and the ICRC professional standards in protection work.

REPORTING LINES:
Post holder reports to: Project Manager
Staff reporting to this post: none

BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY: None


DIMENSIONS:
Participatory protection information gathering and research in line with
ICRC standards and ethics in protection work
Protection analysis and report writing and sharing of information with
advocacy teams at the headquarters
Local advocacy and representation in field protection cluster and sub-
clusters (e.g. GBV and child protection clusters) other relevant inter-
agency coordination groups
Coordination and engagement with field offices of humanitarian agencies
for our information dissemination activities and referrals
Weekly and monthly activity planning
Strong technical understanding and leadership.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Organise and lead field protection data gathering and analysis
Support protection advocacy assessments or surveys (eg return or
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Recruitment and Resourcing Team Recruiters zone
December 2006
relocation intention survey)
Prepare written protection updates for Oxfam situation reports
Work with WASH and EFSVL teams to coordinate community based
orientation sessions on basic, specialist services and referral pathways
Follow-up INGOs and UNHCR about brochures and other information
materials for distribution to IDPs and resettled/relocated families
Support protection advocacy researches and surveys
Attending protection and GBV working group meetings and sharing
highlights with the management
Manage partnership grants with local NGOs implementing protection
activities (eg legal assistance for retrieval or legal documents of
disaster-affected people)
Support and coordinate with MEAL Officers for baseline survey, post-
distribution and other monitoring activities.
Submit monthly MEAL reports to track the beneficiary numbers of the
information dissemination and referral activities
Provide written feedback about protection incidents, issues and aid-
related community-conflicts
Alert WASH and EFSVL teams about vulnerable individuals for
inclusion as beneficiary in WASH and EFSVL services


SKILLS AND COMPETENCE:

Demonstrable experience in working with communities in humanitarian
or development contexts
Demonstrable experience in using participatory research and
assessment methodologies
Good understanding and knowledge in application of do no harm,
conflict sensitivity principles and ICRC standards and ethics for
protection work
Good understanding of protection and IDP issues related to conflict
including some basic human right, IDP rights and land and housing
rights and related issues
Good levels of spoken and written English
Commitment to a rights-based approach, protection and gender
equality
Proven analytical skills
Understanding of monitoring processes, learning, adaptation and
evaluation
Ability to work in multi-cultural team
Willingness to work in insecure environments and a high level of
adaptability and initiative

OTHER:

Date of issue: 02/01/2014