Regional Protection from Violence Advisor

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Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Humanitarian or Development: Humanitarian
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Anyone can apply
  • Remuneration: Not Disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 21/07/2023
  • Location: Jordan
Gender-based violence (GBV)
Job Purpose
The purpose of the Protection from Violence Adviser position is to provide technical support to and development of the Protection from Violence (PfV) Core Competency (CC), including strategic direction and quality assurance, to NRC teams working in the Middle East Region. The position holder will have overall responsibility for the implementation of the Protection from Violence core competency, policy, guidelines, and technical developments in the region. 

The Regional PfV Adviser leads strategic thinking on Protection from Violence, with a particular focus on ensuring that our in-country programming is considerate of the diverse protection needs in the region. Recognizing that Protection from Violence is comprised of 4 strategic result areas, knowledge of a) site management and urban displacement outside of camps (UDOC) programming, b) community safety and violence prevention, c) individual protection services, and d) thought leadership will be key to success in this role.

What you will do
  • Develop regional Protection from Violence strategy in-line with global response strategy and CC development strategy. 
  • Support development of Protection from Violence Core Competency (CC) strategies in NRC country offices, including technical guidance and macro-log frames, that are aligned with regional and global strategies and priorities.
  • Ensure compliance with and adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures.
  • Contribute to fundraising, develop and revise funding proposal, budgets and donor reports.
  • Identify trends technical standards and donor priorities.
  • Follow up on compliance with contractual commitments within Protection from Violence CC, ensure high technical quality and synergies in project implementation.
  • Provide technical direction and project implementation support.
  • Ensure that key learnings are extracted from Protection from Violence CC implementation and incorporated in CC and staff development processes.
  • Provide systematic training and build capacity of technical staff in the prevention of and response to violence.
  • Represent NRC in relevant forums/clusters, including with regional level donors.
  • Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy.

Specifically you will be responsible for;
  • Championing program development for Protection Case Management and Individual Protection Assistance. Supervision of the Protection Case Management Adviser, as well as provide project and budget management support. 
  • Drafting of global tools, guidelines, and other implementation materials related to Protection Case Management and Individual Protection Assistance, including on cross-cutting themes such as protection mainstreaming or cash within case management. 
  • They will also play a key knowledge management role, supporting other regional advisers to roll out protection case management and individual protection assistance in other regions.

Professional competencies, skills & qualifications 
These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance. 
  • A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (law, social sciences or related disciplines). An advanced academic qualification will be an added advantage. 
  • Strong background in protection case management, protection monitoring and analysis, Humanitarian Protection, including protection of civilians and protection cluster coordination. 
  • Minimum 6 years’ experience relevant professional experience as a Specialist/Adviser/Manager within the humanitarian protection field, including experience of working in both direct implementation and advisory role.

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