Danish Refugee Council (DRC), one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, is currently looking for a highly qualified Protection Assistant (Community Based Protection) for its operations in Sudan. DRC has been present in Sudan since 2004 working across 4 area offices covering both immediate humanitarian needs but also engages in longer term development activities.

About the job

The Protection Assistant (Community Based Protection):

• Provides administrative or technical support within sector area
• Assist the sector officer in ensuring quality of the planning, implementation and follow up of sector activities

The Protection Assistant (CBP) is responsible for implementing community-based protection activities, including the establishment and capacity building of Community Based Protection Networks, Protection Monitoring, and awareness activities. The Protection Assistant is expected to develop positive relationships with individual beneficiaries, community mobilizers and focal points and other stakeholders so as to ensure to the efficiency of DRC’s outreach strategy and overall intervention.           

This role has a base focus and ensures compliance to DRC procedures and guidelines at base level. The role contributes to the development of base strategies, which are translated into action plans and day-to-day tasks.           

About you :

To be successful in this role we expect you to -

Programme

• Contribute to the planning and implementation of programme activities related to community-based protection (CBP) activities. To this end, support the Protection Officer and Team Leader in producing and updating monthly workplans and implement programme activities accordingly. 
• Effectively use and comply with all the tools, forms and SOPs related to CBP as communicated by the Protection Manager. Comply with applicable professional standards related to protection and humanitarian interventions.
• Contribute to the quality of DRC’s community outreach approach by effectively identifying and coordinating with community mobilizers/outreach volunteers (COVs), community-based protection networks (CBPNs) and other community focal points. To this end, ensure that community mobilizers and focal points represent a diversity of backgrounds, profiles and locations so as to support DRC’s capacity to reach the individuals who are the most in need of protection and assistance. Contribute to all aspects of the relationship with COVs and CBPNs members including identification and mobilization, onboarding and capacity-building, contractual  and administrative management, coordination on field activities etc. 
• Ensure that individuals in need of protection services and/or assistance, identified through outreach and other activities, are timely and adequately referred to the relevant services either internally or externally. Conduct regular and systematized follow-up of all referred cases to ensure adequate service provision, reassess needs and potentially identify any new trends.
• Conduct information dissemination, awareness and capacity-building activities with communities on protection risks, on rights and on available services among others, in safe and suitable locations.
• Organize and engage CBPNs in Protection Monitoring activies with the aim at collecting qualitative and quantitative data over the protection risks in the target areas and contribute to drafting regular protection monitoring reports.
• Conduct any other programme activities related to the provision of protection services and assistance as instructed by the Protection Officer and Team Leader. 
• Mobilize and build strong rapport with communities through consistent engagement with community-based structures and adhering to dignified, culturally sensitive approaches. 
• Support community-based structures by facilitating meaningful group dialogue and mentoring participants to self-identify protection concerns that affect their communities.

Monitoring and Reporting

• Produce quality and accurate reports and supporting documentation on CBP activities and ensure their timely submission to the Protection Officer and the Protection Team Leader for review and internal information sharing. To this end, ensure that both the hard and soft copies of all activity reports are safely archived. Overall, effectively use the tools and comply with the processes related to monitoring and reporting, including through the use of shared drive and dedicated platforms for information management. 

Representation and coordination

• Represent DRC and the programme towards a wide range of stakeholders including individual beneficiaries, community mobilizers, community-based structures’ members and focals points. To this end, ensure professional standards and transparent communication in the external representation of the organization so as to build trust and ensure effective collaboration with all concerned stakeholders. 
• Ensure that all interactions with individual beneficiaries take place in an environment and in a way that respect and promote the individuals’ safety, agency and dignity in accordance with professional standards for protection and humanitarian work. 

Operations support

• Support the coordination of programme support activities as they relate to logistics, administration or security as relevant, under the guidance and supervision of the Protection Team Leader and in coordination with the relevant departments. Comply with all relevant internal policies and directives.

• 1 year of professional experience in the field of humanitarian interventions, social sciences, human rights or community development, preferably with an international humanitarian organization
• University Degree in the field of social sciences, humanitarian affairs, international law, development or any other related field
• Experience in provision of psychosocial support and community-based protection activities
• Knowledge of the humanitarian context in Sudan and of the issues related to conflict and displacement
• Experience in administrative tasks
• Excellent IT skills
• Experience with following standard procedures and guidelines
• Fluency in written and spoken Arabic
• Basic written and spoken English
• Fluency in local language
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DRC as an employer
By working in DRC, you will be joining a global workforce of around 8000 employees in 40 countries. We pride ourselves on our:

• Professionalism, impact & expertise
• Humanitarian approach & the work we do
• Purpose, meaningfulness & own contribution
• Culture, values & strong leadership
• Fair compensation & continuous development

DRC’s capacity to ensure the protection of and assistance to refugees, IDP’s and other persons of concern depends on the ability of our staff to uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation DRC’s values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. DRC conducts thorough and comprehensive background checks as part of the recruitment process.

If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please visit drc.ngo/about-us/job-and-career/support-for-job-seekers.


Danish Refugee Council is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive and positive work environment based on mutual respect for all employees. All applicants are considered for employment without attention to race, age, ability, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other factor. At DRC we celebrate diversity and appreciate our employees for the people they are and their unique skills, backgrounds, and perspectives. We encourage all interested candidates to apply!