Protection Monitoring And Information Assistant- Misrata - Female

Job Description
Background/IRC Summary: Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee (www.theIRC.org) is a world leader in relief, rehabilitation and post-conflict development services for those uprooted or affected by violent conflict and oppression. The IRC is currently working in over 25 countries around the world, addressing both the immediate and lifesaving needs of conflict affected people in emergencies and the reconstruction needs of post-conflict societies.

The humanitarian situation in Libya has deteriorated since the 2014 civil war. According to the United Nations Humanitarian Response Plan for 2017, 1.3 million people require urgent health assistance, including an estimated 700,000 IDPs and 1 million refugees and migrants. In response, the IRC launched an emergency program in September 2016 in Libya that provided medical care, medicines, and medical supplies in hospitals and primary health care centers (PHCCs). The IRC envisages a humanitarian program in Libya targeting refugees, migrants and other war affected populations, with interventions designed to save lives and relieve humanitarian suffering, with a focus on health care and protection services.

Job Overview/Summary: Under the direct supervision of the Senior Protection Officer, the Protection Monitoring and Information Assistant will be responsible for conducting protection monitoring activities to identify protection concerns at community level among the targeted population in Misrata in accordance with principles of safety, confidentiality and dignity. In addition, the Protection Monitoring and Information Assistant will conduct information dissemination sessions at community level as well as provide individual counselling and referrals when identifying individual cases. The protection monitoring and information activities will lead to 1) an increased understanding of the protective environment, including essential demographic data, vulnerability mapping, available services, and existing gaps impacting migrants and refugee, displaced and host populations; 2) identification, individual counselling and referral of vulnerable persons at risk; and 3) sharable reports detailing protection trends and issues as well as required actions to address protection concerns/gaps.

Major Responsibilities:
1. Undertake protection monitoring missions at community level and collect protection information about the site and its residents (migrants, and refugees, displaced and local populations) as well as on protection needs/risks affecting individuals, households and groups on a regular basis, using digital data collection tools (through individual interviews, FGDS or observations).
2. Identify vulnerable persons at risk, provide individual counselling, and initiate referrals of these cases to appropriate service providers in collaboration with the Senior Protection Officer.
3. Conduct information dissemination sessions to community members in a variety of means, ensuring inclusion of all vulnerable groups (gender, age and diversity).
4. Maintain an up-to-date and in-depth understanding of community dynamics in the communities monitored, including of the surrounding host community.
5. Contribute to drafting and updating of regular protection reports, in collaboration with the Senior Protection Officer.
6. Liaise with local authorities on particular issues with the support of the Senior Protection Officer/Protection Manager.
7. Work to to strengthen relationships with local community, the refugee displaced, and migrant population as well as leaders and service providers.

Key Working Relationships:
Position Reports to: Senior Protection Officer
Position directly supervises: N/A
Indirect Reporting: N/A
Other Internal and/or external contacts:
Internal: Protection Information Management officer and Database Assistant
External: N/A
Job Requirements:
Education:
• At least an undergraduate degree in social sciences or related field

Work Experience:
• At least one year of prior professional experience in a humanitarian setting, preferably with an international organization;

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:
1. Belief in human rights, including in gender equality
2. Experience with working with vulnerable populations;
3. Demonstrated protection experience, in particular in terms of data collection and in detecting, counselling and referring of vulnerable cases as well as in awareness raising activities;
4. Experience with an NGO and/or international organization;
5. Excellent organizational skills, timeliness, ability to determine priorities and great attention to detail;
6. Good drafting and oral communication skills in Arabic;
7. Proactive, flexible, team spirited and willing to learn; and
8. Basic computer skills, including MS Word and Excel.

Language Skills:
• Fair English language skills, oral and written.

Working Environment:
• Standard office work environment, with frequent travel to the field


Application:
Email your CV to Libya.Recruitment@rescue.org indicating in the subject the position title. Last date for application will be July 24, 2018.

التقديم:
ارسل سيرتك الذاتية إلى Libya.Recruitment@rescue.org مع الإشارة إلى عنوان المنصب في موضوع الرسالة. سيكون آخر موعد لتقديم الطلبات هو 24 يوليو 2018.

Libya.Recruitment@rescue.org

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