The purpose of a Protection from Violence Officer position is to carry out implementation of the protection from violence project.
Specific Responsibilities
- Carry out Civilian Self-Protection in line with NRC Civilian Self-Protection guidelines and tools, including conducting assessments, facilitating the core CSP training, following up on community action plans in a timely manner. This includes provide psychosocial support and referrals as needed.
- Report internally to the Protection from Violence Coordinator on weekly and monthly achievements and challenges.
- Maintain Civilian Self-Protection files with accuracy and confidentiality, including regularly updating community database.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationship with relevant stakeholders including partner agencies, community leaders and service providers.
- Prepare procurement or payment requests for material assistance in-line with community action plans and ensure project documents are collected and saved offline and online using Office 365, OneDrive and SharePoint in line with project agreements.
- Participate in mapping exercises and assessments aimed at identifying the locations and needs of vulnerable populations in West Bank with a focus on Hebron and the surrounding neighbourhoods, by using participatory data collection tools and methodologies.
- Identify barriers to access services, document and report on them.
Others
- Consistently and proactively monitor/assess the safety and security in the field; promptly reporting concerns or incidents to the manager and liaising with external parties as required to maintain/enhance the security environment
- Participate in needs assessments, field support visit and emergency response efforts as needed
- Undertake any other reasonable task assigned by management
- At least two years of professional experience in the humanitarian sector with international organizations.ย
- At least two years' experience implementing protection programming (preferably in humanitarian setting), working in research, working in journalism, and/or working in human rights. Experience can also include a related technical diploma or degree in social work, human rights, or related degree preferred, knowledge of human rights and protection,ย
- Good interpersonal and problem-solving skills, creativity, and flexibility
- Good ability to organize work, meet deadlines, work independently, prioritize work under pressure, coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail
- Level of knowledge and practice with Word, Excel, Outlook, etc. Required.
- Advanced level of English and Arabic, both written and verbal.
What we Offer?ย
You will be working in an international and diverse organization with a dynamic atmosphere.ย
You will receive support and opportunities to expand your skills and enhance your expertise.ย
You will be working in our Office in Nablus/Tulkarem,ย
This position is Grade (05) Step (01).ย
Reports to: Protection Coordinator.
Recruiter: Recruitment teamย
Contract Duration: 12 months renewable based on the need of position, fund and performance.
E-mail:ย PS.Recruitment@nrc.noย
If you are interested to apply for this position, please check the full Job Description:ย PS_JD-Protection from Violence Officer_WB_CSP (4).docx
Applications are only accepted if submitted through NRC website.
Applications won't be considered without a Resume and a Cover Letter in English.ย
For more information about NRC's work in Palestine, please check:ย factsheet_palestine_may2023.pdf (nrc.no)
NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a global humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.ย Join us in assisting millions of people in areas where others cannot, tackling some of the world's most dangerous and difficult crises. Bring your skills and dedication to an organisation recognised for providing high quality aid and for defending the rights of refugees and internally displaced people.ย At NRC, we give responsibility to employees at all levels and foster professional growth and innovative teams. You can expect a supportive culture and an open dialogue with management. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.ย Together, we save lives and rebuild futures. Safeguarding is central to NRCโs work. We expect all employees to:ย โข treat everyone with respect and dignityย โข contribute to building a safe environment for allย โข never engage in any form of exploitation, harassment and specifically sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH)ย โข always report. NRC has a zero-tolerance approach to inaction against exploitation, abuse and SEAH