Protection from Violence Manager Ethiopia North Afar
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What we’re looking for:
Are you passionate about advancing protection and making a tangible difference in the lives of people affected by violence and displacement?
NRC Ethiopia is looking for a Protection from Violence (PfV) Project Manager to lead its project portfolio in the North Area Office. This is an opportunity to provide strategic and operational leadership, drive high-quality protection programming, strengthen accountability and ensure effective project delivery in line with NRC standards, strategies and donor requirements.
As NRC continues to strengthen and expand its PfV programming across Ethiopia, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering integrated protection interventions across Amhara, Afar and Wolkait Tegede Setit Humera, while contributing to the wider programme's ambitions across the country.
Please note: This opportunity is open exclusively to Ethiopian nationals. Female candidates are encouraged to apply.
What You Will Do:
Here are some of your specific responsibilities:
Train, mentor and coach staff delivering specialised protection services, including protection case management and Individual Protection Assistance (IPA), in line with NRC modalities, tools and guidance.
Promote consistency and alignment of specialised protection activities across field teams and support the development or adaptation of common guidelines, tools and standard operating procedures (SOPs) where required.
Ensure that tools and SOPs align with NRC approaches to specialised protection services and that appropriate transition or capacity-development plans are in place where needed.
Lead or coordinate area-based, conflict-sensitive analysis and monitoring of protection risks to inform programme design, implementation and adaptation.
Ensure that an appropriate case-management tracking system is maintained or established, with due attention to confidentiality, informed consent and data protection.
Monitor trends in protection risks emerging from specialised protection services and engage with NRC teams and other protection actors to address risks at community level.
Coordinate with the Monitoring and Evaluation team to ensure appropriate monitoring approaches and tools and promote safe monitoring of specialised protection activities.
Capture and share lessons learned on project methodology and implementation, and use findings to improve programme quality.
Provide technical and managerial support for implementation of specialised protection work plans.
Contribute to regional donor reporting, including narrative and financial inputs.
Lead the development and design of Civilian Self-Protection (CSP) activities, ensuring that interventions are contextually appropriate and informed by protection analysis.
Ensure that learning from CSP implementation is documented and incorporated into programme adaptation and staff development.
Please download a more detailedJOB DESCRIPTION for more specific duties and responsibilities.
What you will bring:
Minimum five years of experience in a senior project implementation or management position in a humanitarian or recovery context.
Experience working in complex and volatile contexts.
Technical expertise in Protection programming.
Demonstrated results relevant to the responsibilities of the position.
Knowledge of own leadership skills and profile.
Fluency in written and spoken English.
Technical expertise and field experience in general protection case management in operation area.
Field experience conducting case management and referrals in low-resource settings.
Strong interpersonal skills and knowledge of the North Area operational context.
Knowledge of local language
Experience managing teams and working with IDPs, returnees, refugees and host communities.
What we offer:
Duty station: Afar, Asyita.
Contract: 12 months.
Travel: Up to 40%.
Salary/benefits: grade 8 on NRC’s Resident salary scale, with accompanying terms and conditions.
NRC is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to diversity without distinction to age, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.
We think outside the box, encourage ideas, and give responsibility to all employees at all levels. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.
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Important information about the application process
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Why NRC?
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. Our 15,000 staff work in crises across 40 countries, providing life-saving and long-term assistance to millions of people every year.
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We are looking for people who are passionate about helping refugees and people forced to flee. Are you one of those people? If you are, NRC offers you the opportunity to:
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be part of a welcoming and supportive community committed to human dignity.
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