Protection Officer

[Kirkuk,Iraq ]

 

Background

 

Public Aid Organization –PAO; is a non-governmental, independent, non-profit, and public utility organization. It works according to its humanitarian values in order to improve and settle the principles of human rights, establishing a developed civil society. This will be done by carrying out the developing and permanent programs and projects as it is guided by the United Nations’ declaration concerning the third millennium. PAO was established in 1992 well-rooted and present with offices in all of Iraq.   

 

Protection Officer Job Description

The Protection Officer is responsible for supervising effective protection services, including needs assessments, protection monitoring, community-based activities in line with the Child Protection Project, the Protection Officer leads and coordinates PAO’s protection program with the objective of providing timely and effective protection to populations of concern, as well as supervising protection interventions within an office.

Responsibilities include:

• In operations applying the Cluster Approach, ensure the Protection Cluster covers all assessed and prioritized protection needs of the affected population and utilize the IDPs, returnees footprint during the planning process
• Coordinate the implementation and monitoring of programs ensuring that identified protection needs, including an Age, Gender, and Diversity approach, are adequately addressed
• Maintain protection presence through regular field missions and reports, making direct contact with persons of concern, host communities, local authorities
• Contribute to the Protection team’s information management component which: provide disaggregated data on populations of concern and their problems; researches, collects, and disseminates relevant protection information and good practices to enhance protection delivery and provide technical advice if necessary.
• Ensure participatory, community-based protection and approaches are included in, strategies and plans in the area of operation.
• Support persons of concern to developing structures that enhance their participation and protection.

 

 

Desirable Qualifications and Skills

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills in a multi-cultural setting
• Field experience
• Good analytical skills
• Knowledge of UN policies and procedures

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications via a link:

 

https://forms.gle/DY2pHNtKqCpHJSW66

 

 

In order for an application to be considered valid, PAO only accepts online profiles duly completed. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

 

Note that the Deadline at 11 Oct 2021