Job Title: Protection Officer
Grade & Salary: IS3 - £24,000 gross per annum
Location: Within DRC-DDG team, Maban, South Sudan
Responsible to: Protection Manager DRC-DDG, Maban team, with regular updates to Training and Advocacy Manager, HelpAge International, Juba.
Responsible for : None
Terms and conditions:
Five month contract with possible extension, unaccompanied status post, basic accommodation and
living support, international insurance, rest and recuperation leave (R & R), hardship allowance.
Background:
HelpAge International is a global network of not-for-profit organisations with a vision of a world where older people fulfill their potential to lead active, dignified, healthy and secure lives.
Of the refugee population an estimated 4% are over the age of 60. Yet among the more vulnerable older people represent up to 40%. There is no other agency working specifically to identify and address the needs
of older people
in this current emergency although issues affecting older people are
recognized in vulnerability criteria by a number of agencies, most
notably UNHCR and DRC-DDG. This is a chronic emergency that has seen a
critical increase in humanitarian need over recent months which
outstrips the capacities of the existing agencies on the ground, as
illustrated in recent news articles and calls from the UN and NGO
community in South Sudan. A need has also been expressed for specific
attention to older people affected by the crisis and older people are
recognized as particularly vulnerable .Grade & Salary: IS3 - £24,000 gross per annum
Location: Within DRC-DDG team, Maban, South Sudan
Responsible to: Protection Manager DRC-DDG, Maban team, with regular updates to Training and Advocacy Manager, HelpAge International, Juba.
Responsible for : None
Terms and conditions:
Five month contract with possible extension, unaccompanied status post, basic accommodation and
living support, international insurance, rest and recuperation leave (R & R), hardship allowance.
Background:
HelpAge International is a global network of not-for-profit organisations with a vision of a world where older people fulfill their potential to lead active, dignified, healthy and secure lives.
Of the refugee population an estimated 4% are over the age of 60. Yet among the more vulnerable older people represent up to 40%. There is no other agency working specifically to identify and address the needs
HelpAge East, West and Central Africa Regional Development Centre has been approached by the DRC-DDG to strengthen and support their operations in Ysuf Batil Camp, Upper Nile State, which the DRC are in charge of running. DRC-DDG also has an overall responsibility for protection monitoring across five camps in Maban County.
Job Purpose:
Provide technical support on older people’s protection needs within DRC-DDG and other UNHCR partner operations in refugee camps in Mabaan County, South Sudan influencing their practice through vulnerability and protection analysis of older refugees, guidance and training.
Responsibilities.
• Undertake, analyse and help to disseminate a baseline vulnerability assessment of older refugees and their families in Ysuf Batil camp.
• Provide guidance and training to DRC and other UNHCR partner staff working in Ysuf Batil and other Mabaan refugee camps on the protection needs and risks for older people and age friendly humanitarian responses
• To design, with camp management teams, age friendly camp environments and an effective response to older people’s needs and capacities, through guidance and accompaniment and the sharing of good practice for the protection of older people.
• Support collection of protection data on older people across the five camps.
• Work with local HelpAge Affiliate the South Sudanese Older People’s Organisation (SSOPO) to establish older people’s committees in Ysuf Batil camp to support the age friendly humanitarian response.
• Ensure that lessons learned are documented and assimilated within the DRC-DDG programme and shared with WWE and EWCARDC staff, the wider HelpAge International Network and other humanitarian actors.
• Assist the HelpAge EWCARDC and DRC-DDG programme in the development of project proposals for continuation and replication of the work, contribution to donor and organisational reports.
• Represent HelpAge International, and working with DRC-DDG, establish links with a broad range of actors working in refugee camps in Maban County.
• In coordination with the DRC-DDG team, attend cluster meetings and establish relationships with key agencies involved in protection, including child protection agencies in order to promote intergenerational activities.
• Support training and advocacy with other humanitarian actors located in South Sudan to ensure that the specific protection needs and capacities of older people are understood and addressed in their programmes including participation in needs assessments, beneficiary registrations, distributions and access to basic services.
Extent Of authority:
• The post holder will provide technical advice and support to the DRC-DDG protection manager based in Maban.
• The post holder is expected to operate within all DRC and HelpAge International policies and procedures. Where these differ the Protection officer is expected to consult with line managers and agree appropriate action.
• The post-holder will report directly to the Protection Manager of the DRC-DDG Maban team on day to day work programming and deliverables within the scope of these terms of reference. In addition the post holder will be expected to collaborate closely with the HelpAge Training and Advocacy manager in Juba, providing monthly narrative and financial reports of progress, whilst contributing to HelpAge EWCA and WWE teams programmes, keeping these teams informed of key developments, challenges and achievements.
Person Specifications:
Essential
• Masters degree qualification in a relevant subject (e.g. humanitarian response, disaster management, protection, international laws etc)
• At least 5 years experience developing and managing protection programmes at field level in humanitarian crises, including chronic complex emergencies.
• Sound knowledge of humanitarian principles and the international legal framework for protection
• Thorough understanding of the issues of social marginalisation of vulnerable people in crises, primarily natural and man-made disasters
• Awareness and experience in the specific issues of protection of older people in crises and emergencies
• Excellent representation and networking skills
• Excellent demonstrable skills in training, technical assistance, negotiation and diplomacy.
• Excellent communication skills - written and verbal English – and cultural sensitivity
• Proven experience of working with international NGOs, UN agencies and the humanitarian sector
• Ability to work well within a team and contribute to capacity building at all levels
• Knowledge and experience of working in Africa
• Experience of work in insecure or highly sensitive political environments
• Strong skills in programme development, management, evidence gathering and evaluation
• Valid International Driving Licence
Desirable
• Working knowledge of South Sudan
• Experience of working with local partner organisations
• Experience or working knowledge of broader ageing and development issues
• Other relevant local languages
To apply please send a cover letter and CV to helpage@helpage.co.ke by 28th February, 2013
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