DRC PRESENTATION.
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, working in more than 40 countries to provide appropriate assistance with a rights-based approach to refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced persons, returnees and migrants.
Our vision is to help refugees, internally displaced people and their host communities lead a dignified life. We protect lives and human rights and empower beneficiaries throughout conflict displacement by providing shelter, food and hope in terms of work, education and integration towards a sustainable future.
DRC established an operational presence in Colombia in 2011 with a focus on Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) and providing support to the conflict-affected population in the south of the country. With the onset of large mixed migration flows into Colombia due to the Venezuelan crisis, DRC initiated an integrated humanitarian response in 2018 to meet the urgent needs of refugees, asylum seekers, migrants, Colombian returnees and host communities in some of the areas. most vulnerable areas of Colombia, such as the coastal areas of the Caribbean (Riohacha and Barranquilla). urban centers (Bogotá and Cundinamarca), and Caquetá. In 2021, DRC opened field offices on the South Pacific coast in the department of Nariño and the northern part of Colombia in Norte de Santander.
POSITION GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
Under the supervision of the Protection Manager, the Protection Officer will support the field implementation of all Protection objectives under DRC projects. The Protection Officer will develop and maintain good relationships with persons of concern, relevant stakeholders and other humanitarian actors, to support the appropriate implementation and coordination of DRC Protection activities that will be carried out in the intervention area. Support the Protection Manager to ensure the quality of planning, implementation and monitoring of protection activities. Support the implementation of differential approaches, especially gender, age and ethnicity in the Protection activities of the Tibú office.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Protection Project Implementation
- Participate in the implementation of general protection activities in accordance with agreed objectives.
- Continually monitor and document the needs of persons of interest.
- Implement protection monitoring, through data collection and qualitative data, implementing quantitative data through individual protection monitoring, focus groups and key informant interviews on protection issues.
- Support the development of the victim registry and those activities related to Law 1448, as required by the context.
- Identify and document vulnerable people or communities that have been affected by the dynamics of the armed conflict in the region, collecting the necessary information and carrying out the assessment of risk situations and protection gaps that the population presents.
- Handle confidential information correctly, managing protection files accurately, correctly and completely.
- Develop plans to address identified protection needs by delivering individual protection assistance (IPA) and/or referrals to internal and/or external specialized services
- Maintain the database of interviews with key actors, referrals and IPA, updated and correct.
- Provide information for weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports as required by the Protection Team Leader. Likewise ad hoc reports when necessary.
- Support the Protection Team leader in the preparation of reports or inputs resulting from protection monitoring for the participation of DRC in the local coordination spaces (ELC), at the tables
EXPERIENCE :
- Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in humanitarian protection, social work, human rights, work with victims of the armed conflict or other similar field work, related to institutions of the National System of Comprehensive Care and Reparation for Victims – SNARIV, NGO or other organization nonprofit.
- Field experience and work with internally displaced people.
- Field experience and work with women survivors of GBV and LGBTI people.
- Basic knowledge about assistance and reparation routes for victims of the armed conflict.
- Demonstrated experience and skills in humanitarian protection and a differential approach in protection responses;
- Experience in data collection and analysis;
- Excellent skills to work with tablets and computers
- Excellent skills in MS Word and Excel
- Willingness and ability to learn
- Experience with the following standard procedures and guidelines
Desirable
- Calm and diplomatic character.
- Good team work; ability to create a good environment.
- Proficiency in English is an advantage.
- Having worked in the region of intervention or knowing the territorial context.
EDUCATION LEVEL:
Diploma or relevant professional qualification (e.g. political science, law, social work, international development, psychology, human rights)
All DRC roles require the subsequent incumbent to master the DRC core competencies:
- Achieve excellence: focus on achieving results and ensuring efficient processes.
- Collaboration: involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.
- Take initiative: Take ownership and initiative while pursuing innovation.
- Communicate: listen and speak effectively and honestly.
- Demonstrate integrity: act in accordance with DRC vision and values
WE OFFER:
The opportunity to belong to one of the best NGOs in the world.
• Access to more than 1,000 free online trainings and certificates.
• Prepaid medicine, 100% coverage of the policy for the employee and special price for beneficiaries.
• National fixed-term contract for 6 months with all legal benefits
• Salary starting at $3,341,000 depending on the candidate’s experience and skills.
• Start date: May 27, 2024
• Salary and conditions in accordance with the terms of employment in Colombia.
Application Process: All applicants must upload a cover letter (max. 1 page) and an updated CV (max. 2 pages, without supports) in Spanish, to the DRC employment platform. Applications sent by email will not be considered.
Application closing date: Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 11:59 am Local Time. If you apply for this position we assume that you are willing to move to the Tibú area or live in the area. Please note that applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and interviews will be scheduled as soon as a suitable candidate is identified. DRC reserves the right to close the vacancy prior to the deadline once a suitable candidate is identified. It is recommended that you apply for this vacancy as soon as possible, if this is of interest to you.