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Core Details

Location:

The post holder will be based in the Mosul office.

Salary:

Depending on experience and also within Oxfam salary scale for the position.

Internal Grade:

D1

Division

Iraq

Job Family:

Program

Contract type:

Fixed-term, 6 months.

Hours of work:

 Please amend if required. 40 hours per week. This is a full-time role; however, Oxfam offers various flexible arrangements that candidates can discuss with the Recruiting Manager at the interview stage

This role reports to:

Program Manager (Mosul) with matrix management of Protection Team leader.

Staff reporting to this post:

Protection officer

The annual budget          for the post:

NA

Key relationships/interactions:

Program team (EFSVL, WASH, Gender and MEAL)

Screening checks:

All successful candidates will be screened through Refinitiv World-Check One to comply with counter-terrorism and financial sanctions regulations.

References:

Should you be successful and not already employed by Oxfam GB, we will require a minimum of two references covering five years of employment history.

DBS checks (for roles based in the UK):

It is a requirement in the UK for a new DBS check at an enhanced level for every new member of staff who works directly with, or has regular contact with, children or vulnerable adults in the UK (consistent with DBS guidance and relevant law).

Technical

• Under the technical guidance of the Program Manager and the Protection Coordinator the Protection Senior officer will be responsible for designing, planning and implementing protection activities in the Ninewa governorate.
• Conduct and supervise protection monitoring and assessments in Ninewa program areas.
• Lead the Ninewa Protection Team of Oxfam in developing and updating the mapping of services in project areas in coordination with the Protection cluster and other actors operating in the area.
• To guide the team in the identification of protection threats and risks (including GBV) that IDPs, returnees face and host communities face in Oxfam areas of operation.
• Take lead in conducting surveys, focus groups, and awareness-raising sessions on protection. This includes the provision of guidelines and tools for staff and partners.
• Provide training, capacity-building, and technical support to ensure Oxfam's approach to protection is implemented effectively and in line with key standards and principles.
• Prepares written protection updates and reports including high-quality donor reports.
• Take part in proposal development, strategy setting and approaches.
• To support with local partner in delivering the protection standalone project. It includes guidelines, tools, meetings, field visits, project reviews, planning and reporting.
• To support the protection officer in collecting information from other INGOs and other humanitarian and development agencies e.g brochures and other information materials, for distribution to affected communities
• To support and guide the protection officer/ assistant in exploring sites and supports negotiations to secure locations for notice boards to display / announcement services to IDPs.
• Works closely with the Policy Advisor to support protection advocacy researches and surveys.
• Attends protection and GBV working group and protection cluster meetings and ensure active representation in all coordination platforms related to protection.
• Coordinates protection activities with WASH and EFSVL teams to ensure integration of protection in program activities
• Supports and coordinates with MEAL Officer for baseline survey, post-distribution and other monitoring activities.
• Submits monthly MEAL reports to track the beneficiary numbers regarding information dissemination and where applicable, referral activities
• Ensure protection issues are included in MEAL processes and learning is captured
• Provides written feedback about protection incidents, issues and aid-related community-conflicts
• To support the program team in integrating protection mainstreaming through regular visits to project location, draws the attention of the Program team and Partner staff around successes and challenges faced in the program and orient the teams to take corrective measures.
• To identify training needs of the Program team and Partner staff and develop and implement a capacity building plan (including training, mentoring, etc.) reflecting Oxfam safe-programming approach.   
• The Senior Protection officer will participate in research around protection related issues to support policy and campaign. This requires identifying success stories, case studies, etc.
• At least 3 years of protection programming experience in humanitarian or development contexts.
• Excellent understanding of protection concerns, such as Gender-Based Violence issues, child protection, etc.
• Influencing skills.
• Ability to work both independently and as a team player.
• Good facilitation skills.
• Strong communication both verbal and written.
• Very good interpersonal skills, particularly in networking, working with communities, local civil society and local authorities.
• Commitment to a rights-based approach, gender equality and protection
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural team.
• Demonstrated capacity of social and communication skills and ability to work with others and as part of the team.

 Management

• The post holder will line manage 1 protection officers and matrix management of three assistants.
• S/he should have effective planning, organizing skills, communication and decision making within the job scope.
• Excellent people management skills.
• Very good spoken and written English and Arabic

 Your commitment to Oxfam

• Required to adhere to Oxfam’s principles and values as well as the promotion of gender justice and women's rights
• Understanding of and commitment to adhere to equity, diversity, gender, child safety and staff health and wellbeing principles

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