Job Description

Job Title: Protection Assistant
Deadline :  16 - 4 - 2026
Duty Station: Based in Hajjah 
Project Sectors: Protection, Shelter, and FSAC
Probationary Period: Three months
Project Donor: YHF  

About YGUSSWP

YGUSSWP is an independent, nonprofit organization that was established in 2011 and started operating at the time of the beginning of the humanitarian crisis in Yemen. YGUSSWP has been working tirelessly and a high-quality performance at implementing the humanitarian sectors such as Shelter NFIs/ESKs, WASH, Protection, livelihoods, Health, FSAC, CCCM, Education, and Nutrition. YGUSSWP upholds its main programmatic objectives to providing immediate and life-sustaining assistance, strengthening the protective environment, and reducing displacement-related risks and vulnerabilities by promoting self-reliance at both the household and community levels.
For more information about YGUSSWP, please visit our website at: https://ygusswp.org

Job Description:

The Protection Assistant is responsible for all protection activities provided by the mobile team in coordination with the project manager, and since protection activities and services are an essential part of the response to displaced people and vulnerable groups from host communities in the three-sector project, the Protection Assistant will identify, refer and follow up on cases. Those with specific needs in a timely manner who are in need of protection and shelter services (according to vulnerability criteria) and ensuring their access to psychological, legal, and shelter services, and providing referral services of high quality and in a timely manner, in coordination with the shelter Engineer, and the Project Manager responsible 

The Protection Assistant works under the supervision of the Project Manager, the protection Assistant's work will be in the field office or through field visits with the IMTs field teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervising all protection activities, mobile teams, and the protection observer team in coordination with the project manager.
• Identifying, referring and following up on cases with specific needs in a timely manner and in need of protection and shelter services (according to vulnerability criteria) and ensuring their access to psychological, emergency cash, and shelter services, and providing referral services of high quality and in a timely manner.
• In coordination with the field officer, he prepares plans for the protection activities that will be presented by the mobile team, and the landing areas according to priority, and supervises their implementation and completion.
• Establishing and implementing a referral mechanism legal services - and between the mobile team - and referral to service providers in the community).
• Supervising the disembarkation of the mobile protection team and protection monitors, following them up (and accompanying them during the field disembarkation), ensuring their field disembarkation and providing protection services, and referring cases that need protection services within the mobile team or shelter services and referring them to service providers.
• Ensures the consolidation of protection reports from the mobile team services team and provide inputs to the weekly, monthly and quarterly reports and submit them to the reporting officer and project manager as well as any other relevant documents developed or requested by YGUSSWP.
• Contributes to reporting analysis of protection trends on a regular basis, maintaining an updated and in-depth understanding of community dynamics in monitored communities including the surrounding host community.
• Effectively represents the organization in meetings, events and training related to protection activities in the project.
• Coordination with (the Shelter engineer) in the project to provide integrated services according to needs, by involving the mobile team in distribution activities inside and outside the hosting sites.
• Compliance with the systems, procedures, principles and institutional values followed in the organization. 
• Daily follow-up and supervision of the workflow and activities of protection services in the project, including the daily activities and services provided by the integrated mobile team, and following up, documenting and archiving all documents and supports for the cases of beneficiaries that will be delivered services directly from the project.
• Maintains the forms, data and information of beneficiaries of protection activities in a secure manner and adheres to the information and data exchange protocol.
• Chairing meetings with the protection and follow-up team and resolving problems related to the mobile team, if any, and following up and evaluating their level of achievement, identifying deviations, if any, correcting them and submitting them to the project manager and the relevant department in (YGUSSWP).
• Ensures that employees follow the YGUSSWP Code of Conduct, confidentiality and humanitarian principles, and YGUSSWP-approved protection and non-exploitation policies and procedures. 
• Any other tasks assigned by the project manager, organization management, and the field team.

About candidate 

• At least 3 years of experience in protection services or relevant humanitarian action;
• Ability to provide technical support, trainings and supervision to assistants;
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, respect, non-discrimination and safety of clients at all times;
• Strong written and oral communication skills, effective in representation and liaison with external parties;
• Strong ability to organize work, meet deadlines, maintain composure, work independently and prioritize work under pressure, coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail;
• Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills, creativity and flexibility;
• Flexibility in working overtime when needed;
• Computer literacy (Microsoft Word and Excel);
• Willing to collaborate with and support people from different ethnic groups and different religions;
• Demonstrated interest in humanitarian work and supporting people effected by conflict.

Moreover we also expect the following:

Essential qualification:

• Bachelor/Degree in Social work, Counseling, or closely related field; proven field experience can be accepted in lieu.

Languages:

• Fluent English language (read, written and spoken)
• Excellent report writing skills including editing the work of others.

How to Apply

If you meet the requirements stated above, please apply through the link below:

https://ee-eu.kobotoolbox.org/x/yTdidrHd

Applicant should send a CV and covering letter in English to: Hr@ygusswp.org 

Subject line of the email should include the title of the position.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.