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• Responsible for supervision and management of AFOD’s protection
  activities in areas of operation including both protection monitoring and
  SGBV activities;
• Ensure that adequate staffing is in place for the protection
  activities, including an appropriate gender balance within the staff
  group;
• Ensures that AFOD staff are trained on skills and values required
  for protection work, with particular attention to participatory methods,
  confidentiality, maintaining a respectful dialogue with refugees and host
  communities at all levels and a rights-based approach;
• Participation in planning meetings and developing strategic
  documents on protection;
• Planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of the protection
  activities in accordance with donor requirements and the organization’s
  policies and procedures;
• Establish/maintain a regular system of project monitoring  and evaluation using both qualitative
  and quantitative indicators;
• Provide on-the-job training for field staff in protection
  monitoring, including international and national human rights standards;
• Provision of technical support to mainstream protection and ensuring
  a rights-based approach across all AFOD’s programs;
• Represent AFOD and actively participate in the local Protection
  Sector and relevant sub-sectors/working groups meetings;
• Closely co-ordinate in project implementation with partners (UN
  agencies and national/international NGOs), including referrals, protection
  gap analysis and advocacy;
• Development of advocacy and communication initiatives to enhance
  uptake of protection services.
• Establish good working relationship with district, county
  authorities, UN agencies, international and other local NGOs on protection
  matters;
• Initiate and development concept notes and/or proposals and budgets
  in close consultation with Head of Field Office, Head of programmes and
  the Executive Director;
• Report periodically on protection activities to the HOP for donor
  reporting as necessary.
• Perform any other duty as required by the supervisor.

• The ideal candidate must hold a University degree or higher
  education relevant on human rights, preferably law, social sciences or
  International development with proven experience in international
  protection and advocacy work.
• Two years of field experience in international humanitarian work in
  refugee and/or IDP situations OR Protection field.
• Working knowledge of SPHERE standards, IASC Guidelines for Child
  Protection and Gender Based Violence.
• Experience in Gender Based Violence programming.

• Sensitivity, diplomacy, tact, good communication skills, and ability
  to remain calm under pressure.
• Ability to understand complex security situations and adjust
  operations accordingly.
• Ability and willingness to live and work in remote field locations
  under basic conditions.
• Well-developed interpersonal and team skills.
• Good administrative skills in order to work with people at
  managerial and senior government levels.
• The ability to present concise reports.
• Ability to coordinate activities with other agencies, build and
  maintain positive working relationships.
• Good understanding of humanitarian protection standard, Sphere
  Minimum Standards, gender issues and
• Computer literacy skills

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