Job Description
Note:
Oxfam
doesn't charge any fees for recruitment and doesn't have any relationship with
recruitment agencies in and out of Yemen
:ملحوظة
منظمة أوكسفام لا تفرض أي
رسوم على التوظيف وليس لها اي علاقة مع وكالات التوظيف في اليمن وخارجها
Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to
end the injustice of poverty.
Oxfam is a global community that believes poverty isn’t
inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers,
women’s rights activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street
fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and
more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.
The Role:
TEAM PURPOSE:
- The
Yemen Protection Team works in close collaboration with Oxfam programme
teams at the country office and field offices, as well with our local
partners; to contribute to the effectiveness of Oxfam’ protection work and
humanitarian response in the country.
- Ensuring
that Oxfam response is implemented in line with Oxfam’s policies and
protection guidelines, that includes the ICRC professional standards, the
IASC guidelines in protection, along with sphere protection principles and
other relevant guidance notes from the clusters, in order to ensure high
quality response and impact.
JOB PURPOSE:
- To
promote Oxfam’ role and capacity, to deliver first- and second-line
protection response, ensuring that Oxfam is in a better place to respond
to the protection needs of the conflict affected - host and IDP
communities in a timely and appropriate manner.
- This
will be undertaken by following up Oxfam’ protection country strategy with
main focus on; improving the centrality of protection and the integration
of protection and safe programming in Oxfam humanitarian response of WaSH
and EFSVL, that includes the implementation of community-based protection
activities.
DIMENSIONS OF THE ROLE:
- Maintain
and manage the development of improvements to the department's services,
procedures and systems.
- Some
limited line management or supervision of level E/F employees and
volunteers.
- Draws
from a variety of information sources to inform individual and group
decisions.
- Solving
problems of a varied nature and resolving day-to-day problems without
upward referral.
- Impact
of this role is significant within the department and may have wider,
organizational impact.
- At
Oxfam, our job profiles provide a guide to what might be expected in the
role.
- Along
with our strategy, the job profile is used to help to shape specific goals
for employees.
- Employees
are supported to deliver these goals and they are annually assessed
against them as part of the Oxfam performance review process.
- This
job profile is not incorporated into the employment contract.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Programme Implementation:
- The
implementation of protection projects and activities, under the supervisor
of the senior protection officer.
- Promote
safe programming and conflict-sensitive approaches in Oxfam protection
interventions.
- Support
the Senior Protection Officer to ensure appropriate integration and
mainstreaming of protection through all programme activities.
- Coordinate
and organize regular internal mapping of services available in the area of
intervention.
- Support
the implementation of PDMs surveys to determine the impact of cash
assistances, and the beneficiaries’ feedback regarding access and other
topics.
- Establishing
community-based protection committees and Improve internal protection
capacity of the community and government authorities.
- Conduct
Field Visits 3-4 times per week to villages, urban areas, and informal
settlements to meet with persons of concern within the community and
identify individuals at risk and humanitarian needs.
- Prepare
and organize community consultations and community-based orientation
sessions, in coordination with Oxfam team(s) and partners.
Advocacy and Research:
- Participates
in updating the protection risk analysis for the protection threats and
concerns (including GBV) that IDPs and Host
Community are at risk of or encountering, or could face, due to Oxfam work. - Support
protection-related advocacy research and surveys in coordination with the
Protection team and the Policy team.
Coordination and Communication:
- Liaise
with logistic and procurement to ensure protection activities have the
required resources in good time.
- Complete
and keep records of the necessary paperwork.
- Build
and maintain good communication and close collaboration with the local
partners and authorities, in order to contribute to a coordinated
humanitarian response.
MEAL and Reporting:
- Conduct
Site Visits to the intervention sites to ensure protection and
humanitarian standards are adhered through direct observation or FGD
- Prepare
weekly and monthly plans
What we are looking for:
- We’re
looking for a candidate who cares about Oxfam's mission to end poverty and
is personally aligned to our feminist principles and values of
empowerment, accountability and inclusion in all you do.
An ideal candidate for the role will also be / have:
Essential
- Demonstrable
experience (minimum 2 years) in working with communities in humanitarian,
specifically experience on protection programs and activities that include
referral, psychosocial support, child protection, and community-based
protection approach, etc.).
- Ability
to plan, prioritize, and organize own and others' work
- Able
to communicate instructions and objectives clearly
- Keeps
abreast of internal and external events that may influence role
- Anticipates
outcome of activities and uses initiative to achieve targets
- Actively
promotes high standards and continuous improvement
- Continually
seeks out most efficient use of resources
- Pro-actively
adapts and improves standards and working practices
- Written
and oral Arabic and English
Desirable
- Field
experience working on gender issues in WASH, EFSVL, protection, and GBV
prevention and response.
- Field
experience in implementing gender-targeted actions in a humanitarian
setting.
- Experience
in responding to climate-induced disasters and understanding IDP setting.
- Experience
in organizing women's groups and engaging with men at the community level
What We Offer:
- Competitive
salary
- Range
of additional benefits to staff including flexible working options,
generous pension scheme, annual leave, additional leave allowances,
company sick pay, life assurance, and a range of other benefits.
- Opportunities
for learning and development, including in-house courses, e-learning
modules, on-the-job learning opportunities, coaching, and mentoring.
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