Global Roving Emergency Protection from Violence Specialist

What we are looking for:

A seasoned and self-driven protection professional to deploy to humanitarian crises and start-ups to ensure technical development of the Protection from Violence (PfV) Core Competency (CC), offer strategic direction and quality assurance to the country of deployment.

The job holder will be responsible for mentoring, training and building the capacities of staff on Protection from Violence components. NRC’s Protection from Violence Core Competency includes community and individual services to prevent and respond to violence; and our site management and Urban Displacement & Out of Camps (UDOC)work.

What you will do:

• Develop (or adapt existing) Protection from Violence Core Competency (CC) strategy, technical guidance and macro-log frames that are aligned with regional and global strategies and priorities and the First Line Response SOPs. This includes NRC’s Site Management and UDOC work.
• Contribute to fundraising, develop and revise funding proposals, budgets and donor reports.
• Follow up on compliance with contractual commitments within Protection from Violence CC, ensure high technical quality and synergies in project implementation.
• Provide technical direction and project implementation support.
• Provide systematic training and build capacity of technical staff, in approaches to the prevention of and response to violence.
• Engage in humanitarian coordination structures, collaborating with other organisations and partners to ensure the protection programme is aligned with broader efforts to prevent violence and coercion.
• Represent NRC in relevant working groups, including with national authorities and donors.
• Promote the prevention and response to violence against refugees/host communities in line with the advocacy strategy.
• Contribute to Protection from Violence global programme development initiatives.
• Develop and improve the provision of violence prevention and response programs in an operation, in line with the Response Policy and First Line Response SOPS, including support with implementation of relevant global strategic initiatives.
• Work jointly with other Core Competencies and thematic experts to address barriers to claiming rights and ensure high quality, safe services.
• Support ERS and GPS to further develop, integrate and implement CC and thematic specific First Line Response component as well as other broader initiatives (incl. Cash & Market based interventions).
• Support the consideration and inclusion of cash-based interventions and market-based approaches within (and across) NRC core competency responses, where appropriate.

Note: Reference to specific responsibilities is outlined in a separate Deployment Requests which will be developed for each assignment.

Please download the detailed job description to learn more about the position.

What you will bring:

• Degree in related field such as social sciences, humanitarian response.
• Minimum 4 years of experience from a senior level project implementation position in a humanitarian/recovery context, including in the areas of protection or site management.
• Substantial experience working in acute emergency situations. Experience in access or other humanitarian negotiations would be an asset.
• Strong knowledge of global protection standards and humanitarian principles
• Demonstrated experience in implementation of one or more of the core areas of NRC’s protection from violence programming (Site Management, UDOC, civilian self-protection, humanitarian mediation, case management; and/or individual protection assistance)
• Excellent understanding of key cross-cutting technical standards (IASC, protection mainstreaming, IHL, gender and humanitarian principles, donor markers on gender and disability etc.) and a demonstrated ability to integrate them into programming.
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile; ability to think strategically with documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.
• Solid understanding and experience of refugee and IDP crisis contexts
• Flexible, with the ability to adapt to the programmatic needs of the specific deployment.
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal. French, Spanish or Arabic languages skills is preferable.

What we offer

• Duty Station: Global roving.
• Travel: Up to 75%
• Duration of contract: 24 Months.
• Salary/benefits: grade 9 on NRC’s salary scale, with accompanying terms and conditions
• NRC is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to diversity without distinction to age, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.
• We think outside the box, encourage ideas, and give responsibility to all employees at all levels. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.

Find out more about the benefits of working for NRC

Why NRC?

NRC’s Emergency Response Section (ERS) leads the organisation’s overall capacity to respond to new and emerging humanitarian crises, including through active monitoring, innovation and system development, crisis activation and emergency deployments. Working across all organisational levels, the ERS provides guidance and capacity to enable established country offices to respond to emerging crises and leads on the establishment of new country start-ups responding to critical humanitarian situations. The ERS’ multi-disciplinary team of roving emergency experts is backed by a small team of technical leads at head office, focused on ensuring that NRC’s emergency responses are principled, timely, agile and relevant to the priorities of people affected by crises.

Why you should apply:

• You will gain global exposure through various emergency response deployments while working for a leading humanitarian INGO.
• You will take leadership in your area of expertise, be deployed to humanitarian crises, and contribute to managing NRC’s emergency response in affected countries where NRC operates.
• No two days are the same. You will face challenges that will push your limits to new levels of growth as well as find satisfaction in impacting people’s lives positively.
• A challenging and rewarding opportunity with an international team of humanitarian experts.
• NRC is dedicated to growing talent – you will have opportunities to develop professionally and unlock new levels of responsibility and growth within the organization.
• You will work across various levels of the organisation and engage closely with your community of practice to share and gain knowledge and stay abreast with trends in the sector.
• An international contract in a roving role, with an attractive roving allowance. You will be deployed 75% and non-deployed 25% of time, within your contract period.
• NRC values its employees’ well-being and safety. You will enjoy comprehensive and competitive compensation and benefits in line with NRC’s salary scale, terms and conditions. We also provide psychological support, recognizing the emotional toll of emergency response work.
• NRC international salaries are now pegged to USD.

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ABOUT US

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.

Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks.

NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.