Protection Monitoring Assistant-Sabha - ACTED Organization

Background on ACTED

Since 1993, as an international non-governmental organization, ACTED has been committed to immediate humanitarian relief to support those in urgent need and protect people’s dignity, while co-creating longer term opportunities for sustainable growth and fulfilling people’s potential. ACTED endeavors to respond to humanitarian crises and build resilience; promote inclusive and sustainable growth; co-construct effective governance and support the building of civil society worldwide by investing in people and their potential. We go the last mile: ACTED’s mission is to save lives and support people in meeting their needs in hard to reach areas. With a team of 4,300 national staff 300 international staff, ACTED is active in 35 countries and implements more than 490 projects a year reaching over 11 million beneficiaries.

Country profile

ACTED has been programming in Libya since March 2011. Initially focusing on responding to the humanitarian crisis in the wake of the conflict, ACTED set-up offices across the country, providing vital humanitarian assistance to displaced and vulnerable populations. Furthermore, during this period ACTED utilized its assessment and mapping capabilities to help coordinate and provide information for the humanitarian response and reconstruction of the country. Since January 2012, building on the strong networks developed during the emergency response, ACTED started to work on post-conflict projects, particularly focusing on supporting the nascent Libyan civil society. ACTED is notably implementing the Civil Initiatives Libya (CIL) program which is providing capacity building and technical assistance to Libyan local actors, mainly Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), Local Authorities and Universities. The overall objective of CIL is to define methods and approaches, adapted to the Libyan context, and improve the resilience of communities and local institutions in time of crisis.

Since 2017, ACTED is working in partnership with UNHCR to address the needs of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and returnees in the post-conflict areas on both Cash Based Interventions and Quick Impact Projects (QIPs) to respond to life-saving needs through small scale community-based projects.

Position profile:

Position: Protection Monitoring Assistant-Sabha
Gender: Female
Contract duration: 7 months
Contract Type: Full-time
Starting date: ASAP
Closing date: 11.May.2020

Assignment :

Through her/his role, the protection monitoring assistant will play an important role in responding to acute vulnerability of conflict affected population in urban settings in Southern Libya. Under the direct supervision of the Protection Officer (PO) and Manager(PM) and in close collaboration with the rest of the Protection staff, the protection monitoring assistants’ primary responsibilities include being the focal point for all data and referral processes that occur under the project. This would include conducting household level data collection, community level data collection and from the direct observation checklists. Through this process, she/he will be responsible for assessing the needs of vulnerable households and connecting them to appropriate service providers. They will also be supporting the PO in consultation with communities and outreach and training for other local protection CSOs that will be a part of this project through the year.

The protection monitoring assistant will also play a key role in supporting the Protection team during rapid assessments and emergencies and any other tasks as required.

Chain of Command :

Under the authority of: International Project Manager Project Officer- General Protection

Responsible for: All data processes that occurs as part of the project and performing household level protection monitoring visits, outreach and referrals when required

Working Relations :

Under the functional management of: International Project Manager

Internal relations: Area Coordinator, Child Protection Department, Logistics Department, Finance Department, Cash Department

External Beneficiaries Local authorities Protection actors and service providers in the area and region

Functions:

1 Household and Community level protection Monitoring

1.1 Support the Protection Officer in the planning, logistics and coordination of protection monitoring visits (car rental if necessary, Lib Aid coordination if necessary, scheduling visits, etc).

1.2 Establish and maintain contacts with community focal points and conduct consultations and focus group discussions for the identification of vulnerable households.

1.3 Conduct household surveys via home visits and via phone (if needed) with households using the provided household level protection monitoring forms.

1.4 Conduct direct observation exercises for the community level protection environment monitoring.

1.5 Maintain a database of individual protection monitoring activities on a weekly basis

1.6 Ensure that data is regularly shared with Data Analysis Team and Project officer for monthly reporting and for production of monthly protection monitoring reports

1.7 Ensure that surveyed households are aware and use the complaints response mechanism (CRM). Work with the CRM focal point to ensure that complaints are referred and followed up appropriately.

1.8 Spread messages and raise awareness about services available and key protection information to households and support any rapid response activities initiated by the protection team.

2 Referral of vulnerable cases to internal ACTED department and external service providers

2.1 Connect vulnerable households to service providers, both local and international operating in the area, based on existing service mapping and referral pathway mechanism, in addition to linking to ACTED’s cash programming.

2.2 Follow up and monitor the quality of protection services being provided to households. 2.3 Support the identification of cases in compliance with already stablished criterion and scoring systems.

3 Internal and external coordination

3.1 Coordinate with protection actors to ensure referral lists and services are accurate, updated and maintained.

3.2 Dedicate required support hours during emergency responses, requiring coordination with external stakeholders , including local governmental actors.

4 Support to CSO capacity building and sub-granting component

4.1 Support the PO in the creation of training material for capacity building training for protection CSOs 4.2 Support the PO and PM in planning the logistics, communication linked to the implementation of protection trainings.

4.3 Support the PO in identifying and following up with local CSOs that will be selected for protection sub grants.

5 Other

5.1 Provide regular and timely updates on progress and challenges to supervisors and other team members;

5.2 Assist project team members with other activities, as requested by immediate supervisor;

5.3 Perform any other related activities as assigned by immediate supervisor.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS :

• Number of protection monitoring surveys conducted on a monthly basis

• Number of community consultations and surveys supported.

• Number of cases referred successfully for service provision

• Dedicated number of hours to the capacity building and protection sub-grant process.

Within the ACTED Protection Department, all staff are expected to support the well-being and safety at all times while performing their regular duties. All Protection staff are bound by the ACTED Global Code of Conduct and the ACTED Child Protection Code of Conduct.

QUALIFICATIONS :

• Bachelor degree required

• At least 1 year of field experience in humanitarian work, protection experience strongly preferred

• Familiarity with the aid system, and ability to understand donor and governmental requirement is preferred

• Familiarity with data collection, cleaning and analysis

• Ability to work with culturally diverse groups of people;

• Ability to travel and work in difficult conditions and under pressure;

• Highly proficient in written and spoken English and Arabic

• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint…)

HOW TO APPLY

·      TO APPLY: We look forward to receiving both: Cover letter+ your CV with 2-3 references attached by email to: Tripoli.jobs@acted.org

·      THE POSITION YOUR APPLYING FOR HAS TO BE SUBJECTED IN YOUR EMAIL OTHERWISE YOUR CV WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

·      Please note Only qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview

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