Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Current Job Vacancy – Apply Here!

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The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is recruiting a Protection Technical Assistant to support protection programming in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. The 7-month role involves community-level protection monitoring, needs assessments, case support, and reporting under the Protection From Violence Coordinator. The position is graded at NRC Grade 4 and focuses on assisting vulnerable populations including children, youth, women, and other at-risk groups.

• 7-month contract position based in Maiduguri, Borno State
• Grade 4 level within NRC’s grading structure
• Reports to the Protection From Violence Coordinator
• Focus on community protection monitoring and needs assessments
• Work includes case support and internal referrals for vulnerable groups

Original source description

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience: in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, emergency food security, and water, sanitation and hygiene sectors. We are recruiting to fill the position below: Job Title: Protection Technical Assistant Location: Maiduguri, Borno Duration of contract: 7 months Grade Level: Grade 4 in NRC’s grading structure Reporting line: Protection From Violence Coordinator Responsibilities: Generic responsibilities: These responsibilities: shall be the same for all positions with the same title. The responsibilities: shall be short and essential. Details belong in the Work and Professional Development Plan. Develop and maintain knowledge of protection, to be most effective in supporting the team. Prepare and develop status reports as required by management. Ensure proper filing of documents. Promote and share ideas for technical improvement. Assist implementation of the protection portfolio according to plan of action. Implement independently protection monitoring related activities as delegated. Responsible for organizing and delivery of tasks in line with established procedures, agreed priorities, international standards, and relevant guiding principles. Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines. Specific responsibilities: These responsibilities: shall be adapted to the particularities of the job location and context, phase of operation, strategic focus and type of programme intervention. This section shall be revised whenever a new employee is hired or the context changes significantly. Build and maintain trust relationships with target communities. Conduct community-level protection needs assessments and protection monitoring to identify and document critical and emerging threats to safety, dignity and well-being of women, men, girls and boys, as well as protective factors and community resources. Contribute to the identification and internal referral of individuals/households with specific needs and/or vulnerabilities, with special focus on children, youth, women and other at-risk groups. Work in collaboration with the Case Management Officer and Protection Team to prepare intervention plans, including care plans and case summaries following a detailed assessment of each protection case. Ensure that all data and information pertaining to protection monitoring are handled in strict confidence, and in line with applicable data protection and information sharing protocols. Identify vulnerable beneficiaries with special needs and suggest the best type of assistance for each individual case tailored to the specific needs of the case (safe referrals to specialized actors). Assist in compilation of information and reports on achievements. Report internally to the Case Management Officer on weekly and monthly achievements; and for urgent cases, daily. Support the development of gender- and age-sensitive awareness materials on key protection related issues. Raise the awareness on key protection related issues among beneficiaries and target communities, as well as key external stakeholders, in close collaboration with concerned CC Teams and specialized actors. If relevant, provide beneficiaries and target communities with information and orientation about existing services and how to access them. Work in collaboration with the Case Management Officer and Protection Team to undertake detailed assessments of beneficiaries. Qualifications Generic professional competencies: Experience: from working directly with affected/local communities within an international or local organization in a humanitarian context. Basic knowledge and understanding of international standards, and protection fundamental concepts and guiding principles, is desirable but not essential. Ability to gather, record and manage data and information from different sources. Mastery of IT tools (MS Office package, internet, e-mail, etc.). Some knowledge of English. Previous experience: from working in complex and volatile contexts. Previous experience: in conducting community-level protection needs assessments and protection monitoring is desirable but not essential. Context / Specific skills, knowledge and experience: Knowledge of the context in the geographical area of responsibility is desirable but not essential. Knowledge of the local languages. What’s in it for you? Join a work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility: At NRC we think creatively. We encourage ideas and give responsibility to all employees at all levels, to help solve the complex issues that we face. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative. Learn on the job: NRC’s collaborative working style favours the exchange of good practice and lessons learnt. At NRC, employees learn on the job and are encouraged to look for opportunities to develop new competencies. NRC managers prioritise the quality work and the competency development of their staff. This entails giving newcomers a good start, following up, training and mentoring employees to allow them to perform well in their current job, and offering learning and development programmes. To Apply Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here! Application Deadline: 19th May, 2025, 19: 31PM.