Job Description:

General Duties

Regularly share information with communities in order to raise awareness and build resilience. Ensure that affected communities have access to information on relevant rights including availability and accessibility of services.

As protection and rule of law activities are time-sensitive, the PRoL Monitors must carry out assessments, data submission, and assistance provision and referrals in a rapid and timely manner within the deadlines established by the PRoL Department.

The PMs must carry out these activities with regular communication, coordination, and supervision of the PRoL Protection Monitoring Officer. PRoL Monitors will provide feedback and information to the PRoL PM Officer on identified protection risks, recommendations for programming and response to meet needs and suggestions for advocacy and be prepared to respond to clarify questions related to collected data as needed.

PMs will carry out these activities with an understanding of protection principles that safeguard the rights of persons of concern and that prevent, reduce, or mitigate exposure to further harm and protection risks.

Conduct other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Specific Duties:

As needed, implement in a timely manner Rapid Protection Assessments (RPA) in target urban areas to collect information following an emergency and submit data for analysis.

Through community networks, regularly monitor communities to identify newly displaced people and households.

Implement assessments in a timely manner with identified persons/households, key-informant interviews and community discussions. Ensure timely submission of assessment data for analysis and reporting.

With guidance and supervision from the Protection Monitoring Officer, identify cases which meet the IPA criteria (a serious and immediate protection risk that can be prevented, reduced or mitigated through direct assistance) and provide the relevant (emergency cash or in kind) assistance. Engage in post-distribution monitoring to follow up on and track outcomes of implemented IPA.

Identify the need for referrals to specialized services or service providers, make timely referrals and follow-up on outcomes.

Job Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in social sciences (law, psychology, sociology….)

Minimum of 2 years’ experience implementing protection and Emergency programs, preferably in social work or as a protection data collector, focusing on IPA, PSN, protection monitoring, in humanitarian or development settings. Experience with protection monitoring, especially with IRC, and previous humanitarian work experience is preferred.

Skills: Team player, flexible, network-builder, able to handle pressure well and work in cross-cultural setting.

Communication and reporting skills

Fluency in Pashto, Dari and English

Computer skills (including MS Word, Excel, Access, and internet) an advantage

Ability to work closely, professionally, and constructively with all others regardless of nationality, ethnicity, gender, religion, race, tribe, or cultural background

Submission Guideline:

For IRC- Afghanistan Internal Candidates:

(“ The IRC encourages employees to remain in a position for at least one year and be in good standing before applying for another position within the organization. if an employee is interested in a vacant position within the organization, he/she must inform his/her supervisor in advance before applying for a new position”)

(However, 1 year is a must to complete but to encourage IRCA employees somehow we are flexible who work in the current IRC position for at least 6 months or above and are given chance to compete for an opportunity in the organization)

All qualified candidates are requested to open the given link and follow the instructions:

applications received without a given link and/or online system will be disqualified and removed from the entire process.

Shortlisted candidates will be directly contacted for a written test and after that for interviews. If you are not contacted TWO or FOUR WEEKS after the closing date .please know that your application has not been successful for the post. IRC Afghanistan Country Office, Qala-e-Fathullah, Street # 3, District 10, Old UNOCHA Office, Beside Fatemia Mosque.

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