Protection Mainstreaming referent

Cesvi operates worldwide to support the most vulnerable populations in promoting human rights and achieving their ambitions, for sustainable development. It also believes that the recognition of human rights contributes to the wellbeing of everyone on the planet, a shared home to be safeguarded

Job Descriptions:

In close collaboration with FSL Specialist/ Team leader building the capacity of CESVI field team, DRM committees’ members in protection mainstreaming, safeguarding and the protection principle in the AICS-funded project in Herat Province at the target are and applying protection-approaches in all activities of the project to ensure safety, dignity, and equitable access for all during the project implementation.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Develop training material and ensure its up to date and technically sound mechanisms are in place for the protection mainstreaming program;
• Identify and train CESVI filed staff and community support Groups on Protection Mainstreaming and make sure each team to conduct protection mainstreaming on a regular basis with in communities.
• Collaborate with project M&E, livelihood, DRR team and Infrastructure activities in beneficiaries’ assessment, field activities, distribution events, training sessions and fully involve in overall implementation of the project in the target area.
• Ensure that the protection principles are applying in each step of project implementation cycle. 
• Support livelihood and DRR teams in all related Assessments keeping in protection elements to be covered in compliance with CESVI organization regulation.  

·       Support the Team Lead and officers in communication with selected beneficiaries to ensure they are aware of how to and able to receive their assistance in a safe and timely manner. 

·       Ensure communities are regularly informed about CESVI’s Community Feedback and Response Mechanism, safeguarding and accountability messaging.

• Ensure to avoid under age labors in rehabilitated infrastructure activities and ensure it is accessible and safe for all population groups, including those with specific needs.  
• Ensure protection principles are incorporated into all project intervention such as livelihood, DRR and infrastructures.
• Ensure that community have access to information and provide information about CESVI activities in the field and not only responsible for protection specific activities but also for ensuring the every project activities is safe, inclusive, accountable and accessible to all members of the community.
• Deliver training to CESVI staff members on protection principles, protection mainstreaming, accountability to affected populations, and other relevant topics;
• Compile information from protection mainstreaming CRPs and provide weekly reports to the team leader and Project manager with observations and recommendations to enhance the protection environment;
• Assist in reporting for general protection programming;
• Assist in writing regular narrative and quantitative reports when requested;
• Writing regular narrative reports for the donor for each field site visited;
• Liaise with relevant authorities and service providers in order to foster effective collaboration and encourage a conducive protection environment for affected populations and encourage national interest and ownership in protection of beneficiaries;
• Any other duties assigned by the supervisor.

Job Requirements:

• BA in relevant field (Social Science, Psychology, Social Work, Human Rights, International Humanitarian Law or other fields related to social development and humanitarian work)
• Minimum of 4 years of relevant working experience in protection-related sectors, preferably within an INGO, and two years for higher education degree (Masters/LLM)
• Strong theoretical, technical and practical background in protection
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work and integrate in a multicultural team
• Ability to work under pressure, flexibility
• Problem solver, dynamic, mature, proactive
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage efficiently multiple priorities, deadlines and tasks
• Solid time-management skills, resourcefulness and attention to details.
• Diplomatic skills in networking with partners, authorities and donors
• Experience in complex emergency setting involving internal displacements.
• Reporting skills, experience with monitoring tools and systems, data collection and analysis
• Capacities in developing training program in specific thematic areas
• Excellent computer literacy (word, excel and internet)
• Fluency in English, Pashto and Dari
• Previous experience in Southern Region required

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