Safeguarding and Protection Officer

Salary: 746 USD                          

No of positions: 1   

CARE is an international NGO with local staff and community partners in more than 90 countries. We create local solutions to poverty and inequality, and we seek dignity for everyone every day and during times of crisis. These solutions have a broad range, from clean water to access to education; from microfinance to ensuring that everyone has nutritious food; from agriculture and climate change to disaster response. CARE puts women and girls at the center of everything we do because they have proven to be the best hope for creating lasting change in the world. Our staff live where they work, which makes us effective at understanding the challenges they face. We’ve been doing this for over 70 years since World War II. It started with the world’s first CARE Package® of food for the post-war hungry in Europe. Our work today is as important as ever, we believe that poverty and inequality are historic injustices that we can end within a generation, for good. If you share our core beliefs: poverty is an injustice; poverty is solvable; and together, we have the power to end it, join us.

I.  JOB SUMMARY:

The position of Safeguarding and Protection officer coordinates and advocates for the implementation of gender, Safeguarding and Protection programming in JEOP operational areas in accordance with international humanitarian standards, CARE International program principles and CARE Ethiopia’s mission and strategic directions. In addition, the Incumbent ensures that JEOP programming is addressed in our response in a safe, dignified, and inclusive manner. The incumbent shall work closely with eastern and central Zone of Tigray JEOP team to create coordination and harmonization of CARE’s humanitarian response. S/he will be building the capacity of JEOP staff and partners for effective gender/protection/safeguarding and disability inclusion by mainstreaming gender, safeguarding and protection in JEOP program liaising with relevant internal and external actors.

II. RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS: 

Job Responsibility 1: Technical Support and Capacity Building on Gender (20 %)

•  Participate in TWG workshops, annual reviews, etc. to ensure gender-responsive planning processes are

implemented in the program.

•  Mainstream gender, protection and safeguarding issues in food distribution, cash assistance and nutrition aspect of

JEOP programming.

•  Periodically monitor progress and bottlenecks in implementing gender and protection programming and initiate ways

forward/solutions in consultation with the project technical staff and managers.

• Support the collection and analysis of sex- and age- disaggregated data.
• Monitor project activities through a gender and protection lens and provide support to ensure improvements are

made continuously in the program.

Job Responsibility 2: Technical Support and Capacity Building on Safeguarding (25 %)

•  In consultation with the Technical Advisor – Gender, safeguarding and protection - Implement and monitor

Safeguarding and protection activities in-line with the CARE safeguarding policy and international standards into the

JEOP program.

• Participate in different safeguarding and protection assessments to better ensure safeguarding and protection

concerns in JEOP.

• Support the JEOP project in strengthening and managing feedback and response mechanism for protection issues.
• Collaborate with Gender, safeguarding and protection advisor in designing IEC and training materials.
• Develop TORs and reports for different safeguarding and protection activities as may be required.
• Work together with safeguarding and protection team to ensure protection mainstreaming in the operation area.
• Collect information on staff capacity needs on safeguarding and facilitate capacity building activities.
• Participate in different safeguarding and protection meetings and networks representing CARE.
• Conduct induction/orientation, training, and capacity building of staff on Safeguarding including Sexual Exploitation,

Harassment and Abuse, GBV and protection mainstreaming.

Job Responsibility 3: Technical Support and Capacity Building on Protection (25%)

• Conduct protection risk analysis in JEOP operational areas and in coordination with field teams, work with communities including CBOs to develop risk reduction mechanisms - Conduct rapid protection assessment and refer at-risk individuals to relevant / appropriate service providers, including health centers, community-based organizations, NGO programs or other care services in the intervention areas.
• Conduct and update mapping of existing protection service providers on JEOP operational areas and, through focus group, provide an update on existing services and their accessibility for people with specific protection needs.
• Organize capacity building sessions for community members and community leaders on protection topics.
• Monitor the progress of the program and identify any delays that have been or may be expected.

Job Responsibility 4: Coordination and Representation: (5%)

•  Closely work with JEOP technical advisor- Gender, Safeguarding and Protection and members in the area of gender, safeguarding and protection mainstreaming in the JEOP program
• Develop linkages and working relationships with Federal, Regional and District-level Women’s Affairs department to generate support for CARE’s humanitarian programming.
• Represent CARE Ethiopia in external and internal platforms including the protection cluster.

Job Responsibility 5: Documentation and Dissemination of Lessons Learned: (5%)

• Develop approach and tools for documenting lessons learned on gender, safeguarding and protection issues.
• Document good practices in Gender, safeguarding and protection that can be replicated within and outside CARE.
• Collect and promote good practices and lessons learned, contributing to a collection of replicable good practices on protection mainstreaming.

 Job responsibility 6: Gender equality and Disability Inclusion (15%)

• Understanding and demonstrated commitment to the importance of gender, and social inclusion issues.
•  Demonstrated commitment to principles of Gender Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and PSEAH (safeguarding), as evidenced in previous positions / programming.
• Ensure disability inclusive during food relief assistance starting from targeting verification and validation.
• Organize Capacity building on disability inclusion for JEOP staff and concerned bodies.   

 Job Responsibility 7: Perform other duties as assigned (5 %)

GENDER EQUALITY

•  Understanding and demonstrated commitment to the importance of gender, youth, and social inclusion issues.
•  Demonstrated commitment to principles of Gender Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and PSEAH (safeguarding), as evidenced in previous positions / programming.

I. Qualification

Required

•  B.A degree in gender studies, social sciences, development studies or related disciplines along with substantial work experience on gender equality and women empowerment programs in emergency context.
• A minimum of 3 years of demonstrated experiences in humanitarian programming with good understanding of principles of gender equality, gender and protection mainstreaming, safe programming, Safeguarding, adult learning, and training of trainer’s methodologies.

Technical Skills

•  Knowledge of humanitarian gender tools like the IASC Gender handbook, HAP, SPHERE.
• Proven experience in delivering training on gender-responsive programing.
• Strong skills of protection risk analysis
• Training, facilitation, and capacity building skills.
• Quantitative and qualitative data analysis skills.
• Proficiency in office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Competencies

• Language proficiency in written and spoken English and Tigrigna
• Computer proficiency.
• Good communication and report writing skill.
• Fluency in the Local Language is mandatory. 
• Firm belief in teamwork
• Training, facilitation, and capacity building skills.

HOW TO APPLY

If you are interested to be part of our dynamic team, exciting work environment and contribute to CARE Ethiopia’s mission and vision, please send your CV (not more than 3 pages) and cover letter (not more than one page) through https://phg.tbe.taleo.net/phg02/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=CAREUSA&cws=52&rid=7291

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Passionate and dedicated candidates who meet the requirement are strongly encouraged to apply, especially women!

CARE seeks to improve the lives of the most marginalized, particularly women and girls. Our diversity is our strength. We encourage people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply.