Protection Team Leader Myanmar Sittwe

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  • Added Date: Monday, 02 October 2023
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Position: ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Protection Team Leader

Salary scale:ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Grade โ€“ 6, Step - 1ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย 

Reports to: ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Protection Coordinator

Supervision of: ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  ย  Protection Officer and Protection Technical Assistantsย 

Duty station: ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  ย  Sittwe, Rakhine State (Camp-based)

Travel:ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  40%

Duration and type of contract: ย ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย Up to the 31 December 2023 (with possible extension)

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Role and responsibilities

Generic responsibilities

The overall purpose of the protection team leader (camp-based) is to provide technical support to the team, manage/supervision of the field team on daily basis, and dealing with local authorities as needed.

๐Ÿ“š ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ก ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ! ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿค ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ก ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—จ๐—ก๐—›๐—–๐—ฅ, ๐—ช๐—™๐—ฃ, ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—™, ๐—จ๐—ก๐——๐—ฆ๐—ฆ, ๐—จ๐—ก๐—™๐—ฃ๐—”, ๐—œ๐—ข๐—  ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€! ๐ŸŒ

โš ๏ธ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฐ: ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐š ๐ฃ๐จ๐› ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐Ž๐–!

Manage project staff at field office level.Implement plan of action for the delegated protection portfolio (activities, budget and documentation).Follow up day-to-day progress in project implementation.Ensure compliance with NRC policies, tools, handbooks, and guidelines.Ensure that project activities target beneficiaries most in need and explore and asses new and better ways to assist.Promote and share ideas for technical improvement.Prepare periodic progress reports and other documents.ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Ensure capacity building of project staff and transfer key skills.Liaison and collaborate with relevant local authorities and stakeholders.Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy.

Specific responsibilitiesย 

These responsibilities shall be adapted to the particularities of the job location and context, phase of operation, strategic focus and type of programme intervention. This section shall be revised whenever a new employee is hired or the context changes significantly.

In coordination with Protection Coordinator and the case management team, develop, update and monitor the monthly/quarterly workplan and flag any challenges/constrains to the line managerProvide technical guidance on protection case management, individual protection assistance (IPA)and relevant protection assessments. Seek technical support from the Protection Coordinator, as necessary.Conduct regular capacity assessment of the team. Develop training plan and assist the line manager conducting relevant trainingsRegularly update service mapping and internal referral pathway in coordination with the Community Consultation and Referral (CCR) Team.ย Provide constructive feedback to the team on case consultation sessions and team meetings to ensure quality service and development of the staff thought one-to-one sessions and/or team meetings.Support overall budget and procurement oversight, in collaboration with the Protection Coordinator and Project ManagerContribute to donor reports on project outputs and activities, according to specified internal timelinesCollaborate with NRC Core Competencies, M&E and CCR Teams to ensure quality and context-appropriate inputs and work closely with Support and Logistics Units, as necessary and required by the line managerLiaise and engage with relevant external stakeholders, as neededRepresent NRC Sittwe Protection Team at relevant internal and external meetings, as required by the line manager Competenciesย 

Competencies are important in order for the employee and the organisation to deliver desired results. They are relevant for all staff and are divided into the following two categories:ย 

1. Professional competenciesย 

These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance.ย 

Generic professional competencies:ย 

Experience in coordinating and supervising project implementation within an international or local organization in a humanitarian context.Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts.Previous experience in conducting or overseeing protection related activities.Basic knowledge and understanding of international standards, and protection fundamental concepts and guiding principles.Ability to manage a team.Ability to analyse and integrate information from a wide range of sources.Mastery of IT tools (MS Office package, internet, e-mail, etc.).Good knowledge of English, both written and verbal.

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:

Knowledge of the context in the geographical area of responsibility is desirable but not essential.Knowledge of the local language.

2. Behavioural competencies

These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job. NRCโ€™s Competency Framework states 12 behavioural competencies, and the following are essential for this position:

Handling insecure environmentsย Managing resources to optimize resultsEmpowering and building trustManaging performance and developmentPlanning and delivering results The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country. Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks. NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.

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