Protection Officer
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Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
- Career category: Advocacy/ Policy, Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Job
- Experience level: 0-2 years
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: Not Specified
- Right to work requirements: Not specified
- Remuneration: Remuneration not disclosed
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 30/08/2026
- Location: South Sudan
Role and responsibilities
The purpose of the Protection from Violence (PfV) Officer position is day to day implementation of the Protection from Violence project portfolio in ERRM. The PfV Officers is responsible for contributing to the successful implementation of PfV programmes, with key responsibilities including service delivery, monitoring project activities, compliance with technical standards, and communicating with communities.
The PfV portfolio in the ERRM includes Individual Response Services, Civilian-Self Protection, and through Leadership and Influence. Programming is delivered through fixed sites and mobile modalities, the PfV Officers will be expected to spend approximately half of their time travelling to deliver mobile services.
The PfV Officer has technical line (technical support and capacity development) to the PfV Coordinator and, where delegated, the PfV Specialist . As such, the PfV Officer will contribute information from project activities, which can inform the analysis of protection risk trends and patterns to inform the strategic direction and continuing relevance of PfV programming.
Generic responsibilities
- Ensure adherence with NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines.
- Implement the Delegated Protection from Violence project portfolio according to plan of action.
- Prepare and develop status reports as required by management.
- Ensure proper filing of documents.
- Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need, and explore and asses new and better ways to assist.
- Promote and share ideas for technical improvement.
Generic professional competencies:
• Experience from working as a Project Officer in a humanitarian/recovery context.
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts.
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.
• Knowledge of English and Arabic as added advantage.
Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:
- 1-3 years’ experience with Protection activities and programming.
- Self-motivated with well-developed organizational and communication skills.
- Experience conducting community engagement processes, consultations, and/or participator assessments is an advantage.
- Understand rights and protection issues of displacement-affected populations, experience in working on displacement-related issues is an advantage.
- Very strong interpersonal and teamwork skills; collaborative approach with the ability to work within different cultural environments.
- Level of knowledge and practice with Word, Excel, Outlook, etc. required.
2. Behavioural competencies
- Planning and delivering results
- Empowering and building trust
- Communicating with impact and respect
- Handling insecure environments
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