Job Description
Médecins du Monde (MdM) is an international
humanitarian organization whose mission is to provide medical care for the most
vulnerable populations, the world over, including France. It seeks to stimulate
voluntary commitment from doctors, other health care providers, and from those
whose expertise in other fields is needed for its activities, to enlist all
competent support required for the achievement of its projects, and to seek at
all times to encourage close working relationships with populations in its
care.
Job Reference Number: MDM/SAH/PRO/0425/003
Position: Protection officer
Status: Full-time
Location: Sana’a
Reporting to: Protection Coordinator
For our program in Yemen, we are looking for (Protection
Officer), based in Sana’a, to start as soon as possible.
Main Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the Protection Coordinator
and in very close coordination with the medical team, the Protection Officer
supports the operations, efforts to fulfil MdM’s mandate and associated
obligations on protection prevention, risk mitigation and response based on
policy and guidance.
S/he collaborates closely with the Protection Coordinator in the country and
strengthens working relations with other agencies involved in protection
prevention, risk mitigation and response.
S/he will be responsible for accompanying the smooth implementation of quality
women protection response and prevention activities, in line with MdM’s
strategy. He/she will be responsible for supporting the implementation of
quality prevention and response activities.
S/he will provide daily technical support to the service providers, partners,
and community stakeholders involved in the provision of services to survivors
and/or in prevention activities.
TASKS DESCRIPTION:
A. Implementation of Protection
activities (prevention and response)
- Support
the development and implementation of programming for specialized GBV risk
mitigation and response based on needs, risks and capacity assessments at
the onset of an emergency and throughout all phases of the project
cycle;
- Support
the Protection Co/MedCO in defining and adapting the strategy for MdM’s
prevention and response to violence against women men, boys, and girls in
Yemen
- Contribute
to ensuring the quality of protection activities by providing technical
advice and recommendations to service providers (e.g. nurses, midwives,
doctors, psychosocial counselors, and social workers…) for the management
of complex cases and/or to improve the quality of services offered to
survivors, in line with international and national guidelines and MdM's
strategy and in collaboration with the Protection Coordinator and
protection team of the mission & HQ;
- Support
the harmonization of protection strategies in the region and alignment
with MdM global policies and commitments, support exchange of expertise
and practices in the area of the project
- Participate
in conducting, consolidating and reporting on protection assessments
whenever requested, linked to annual planning processes and participatory
assessments and sharing strategic trends analyses.
- Under
the guidance of the Protection Coordinator/MedCO, support and facilitate
the establishment of and ensure the functioning of Protection coordination
mechanisms with all relevant stakeholders.
- Contribute
to the development of Standard Operating Procedures, tools for data
collection, management and analysis, supervision tools, and technical
guidance on protection for the mission in Yemen;
- Support
the service providers in implementing the SOPs and referral pathways, and
in following up on cases from their identification to their full
recovery;
- Contribute
to the regular update of the mapping of actors and services responding to
violence against women, men, boys, and girls and the development and updating
of safe and viable referral pathways for survivors;
- Ensure
respect for strict confidentiality regarding protection program
information management
- Maintain
protection presence through regular field missions and reports, making
direct contact with persons of concern, host communities, local
authorities, and partners. In operations applying the humanitarian cluster
system, contribute to ensuring that the response of the Protection Cluster
is grounded in an AGD-compliant strategy that covers all assessed and
prioritized protection needs of the affected populations.
B. Capacity building and training
- In
close collaboration with the medical and MHPSS staff , and under the
technical guidance of the protection coordinator (and the protection
Advisor of HQ) help identify the capacity-building needs of
frontline service providers, clinics teams, and community outreach teams
on violence prevention and response, and support (or take the lead when
necessary) to provide those trainings;
- Support
the IEC officer and give technical advices for the establishment of the
awareness strategy and support, when requested, in the delivery of
capacity building and sensitization sessions of the community and
stakeholders on violence prevention and response;
- Share
the identified needs with the program activity manager to
integrate them into the capacity-building plans;
C. Communication and advocacy
- Take
part, if necessary, with the MdM team, partners, or other actors in
advocacy and communication activities of protection.
- Participate
in the dissemination of MdM's approach, results, and lessons learned from
the program in order to foster information sharing and mutual learning at
the national level.
D. Reporting, information management,
and internal coordination
- Share
with her/his line manager and technical manager any difficulties met in
the field and propose solutions or adjustments;
- Participate
in internal MdM meetings;
- Participate
in the protection sub-sector meetings and actively contribute to
coordination efforts;
- If
needed, participate in meetings with the State Ministry of Health or other
stakeholders involved in women's protection.
- Contribute
to MdM monthly report and sitrep, and donor reports
- Contribute
to the preparation of proposals;
- Ensure
that monitoring and analysis tools are properly understood and used to
facilitate regular monitoring of activities;
- Contribute
to planning processes and advocate for adequate resource (re)allocation
and mobilization.
PROFILE REQUIRED:
Skills required:
- Education:
A degree or diploma in social sciences, medical sciences or any relevant
field combined with Training in protection or gender studies is a must
- Demonstrated
professional experience of minimum 3 years in social work and/or
humanitarian work related to prevention and response, women’s empowerment
and/or protection; an experience in an international NGO is an asset;
- Knowledge,
skills, and experience (minimum 2 years) in providing/leading services to
survivors of violence using a survivor-centered and multi-sectoral
approach.
- Experience
in child protection is a strong asset
- Experience
in community awareness on violence
- Excellent
knowledge of international standards and guidelines on prevention and
response to violence against women in humanitarian contexts and ability to
implement a response in accordance with the guidelines;
- Significant
experience leading trainings, coaching, capacity building and mentoring of
professionals or local partners.
- Languages:
Arabic, English
- Good
computer skills: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
Personal skills required:
- Excellent
interpersonal and communication skills.
- Team
player, flexible, network-builder, able to handle pressure well.
- Demonstrate
leadership, ownership and initiative.
- Committed
to gender equality, protection, safeguarding and PSEA
- Be
committed to MdM’s values as an organization and motivated by its non-statutory,
not For Profit model
- Demonstrate
emotional intelligence (e.g. empathy, active listening, promoting
respectful communication).
How to Apply
TO APPLY:
Interested candidates matching the job requirements can
apply through the link below:
https://forms.gle/qbtTfcXLXwTzmMcJ9
End of submission: Wednesday, 7th May 2025.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for
tests/interviews.