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Thursday, March 2, 2017

Protection and Rule of Law Manager

by Unknown  |  at  12:22 AM

Background
Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee is a world leader in relief, rehabilitation and post-conflict development services for those uprooted or affected by violent conflict and oppression. The IRC is currently working in over 40 countries around the world, addressing both the immediate and lifesaving needs of conflict affected people in emergencies and the reconstruction needs of post-conflict societies.
Job Overview/Summary:
The Protection and Rule of Law Manager will be responsible to provide technical guidance and oversight of IRC's Protection and Rule of Law programming and team. This will include leadership of internal protection and human rights capacity building activities, activity design and implementation as well as the identification and analysis of human rights and protection issues of concern. The Protection and Rule of Law Manager will coordinate with other relevant actors (among which UNHCR, government counterparts, and other national and international NGOS), as well as participate in local-level coordination forums (such as the protection cluster), as needed.
Major Responsibilities:
Major responsibilities of the Protection and Rule of Law Manager include:
Program Management & Reporting
  • Oversees implementation of the Protection and Rule of Law programming, including: timely recruitment; development of program work plans; and reporting in accordance with IRC and donor regulations.
  • Develops effective training materials in line with IRC technical best practice and standards.
  • Takes the lead on producing succinct and analytical monthly protection reports, highlighting key protection issues and analyzing trends identified from protection monitoring activities
  • Regularly reviews data collected by the teams, reviews data collection methodologies, develops strategies for improving data collection.
  • Devises a broader protection services programming strategy.
  • Plan and manage the program budgets and ensure administration/logistics policies are adhered to by the team.
Staff Management & Technical Guidance
  • Directly supervise and support the Protection and Rule of Law team.
  • Provide technical guidance to the Protection and Rule of Law team to ensure adherence to best practice in the approach and response to legal protection issues.
  • Maintain up-to-date familiarity with all relevant provisions of national laws and regulations, in particular related refugees, asylum seekers and IDPs.
  • Provide continuous support to build capacity of the team, ensuring the submission of weekly workplans, weekly meetings and professional development opportunities in-line with performance monitoring and evaluation plans.
  • Discuss job expectations, set objectives and provide appropriate and timely feedback regarding performance, including timely implementation of the annual staff performance management system.
  • Clearly define the training needs of direct reports and ensure they are able to access training and professional development resources appropriate to their skill gaps/needs.
  • Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and providing oversight and guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions including staff development plans.
Representation, coordination and advocacy
  • Attend relevant coordination forums such as the protection sector meetings.
  • Forge connections with counterparts including INGO, Local NGO, governmental and other non-governmental stakeholders.
  • Collaborate with the WPE Coordinator to identify and coordinate advocacy plans and initiatives on protection issues of importance and concern.
  • Collaborate closely with other program departments in order to ensure that linkages between programs are made and programs gain from training best practice.
  • Lead with commitment, integrity and accountability to the "IRC Way" - Global Standards for Professional Conduct.
  • All other duties as assigned.
Key Working Relationships:
  • Position Reports to : Country Director Position directly supervises : 2 Protection Officers
  • Indirect Reporting : NA
  • Other Internal and/or external contacts:
Internal: WPE Manager, WPE Coordinator
External: Protection Working Group, UNHCR, government counterparts, and other relevant protection and other actors
Job Requirements:
Education:
  • Advanced University Degree in Social Sciences, International Relations, Human Rights, Social Work, Law or related field
    Work Experience:
  • At least three years of prior professional experience in protection programming with and NGO and/or international organization managing program activities
  • Two years of experience working in emergency/conflict settings
  • Strong protection background and knowledge of refugee context and ability to provide (legal) counselling and identification of vulnerable cases is desirable
  • Familiarity with program design, including log frames, budgeting and grants/report writing preferred
  • Knowledge of ECHO, UNHCR, PRM and other donor regulations and procedures is an asset
Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:
  • Excellent communication skills and drafting skills
  • Good critical thinking and ability to interpret data and ability to analyze and synthesize a variety of material in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong experience managing a diverse team
  • Excellent organizational skills, timeliness, ability to determine priorities and great attention to detail.
  • Proactive, flexible, team spirited and willing to learn.
  • Good computer skills including MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Language Skills:
  • Excellent drafting and oral communication skills in French and English
Working Environment:
Security: Yaoundé is currently security level green and has no curfew in place. Maroua is security level orange and the IRC has a curfew in place. The situation is calm though there remains a risk of terrorist attack and kidnap.
The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.
This is an unaccompanied position.

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