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JOB OPPORTUNITY Internal /External/

Reference No: REC/035/21

Job title: Senior Protection Officer

Location: Tigray-Mekele

Reports to: Regional Program Manager

Number of Posts 1 (One)

Closing date: June 5, 2021

About GOAL GOAL’s mission is to work with the most vulnerable communities to help them respond to and recover from humanitarian crises, and to assist them to build transcendent solutions to mitigate poverty and vulnerability.

GOAL is a non-for profit organization that has been working in Ethiopia for over 30 years, towards ensuring the poorest and most vulnerable in our world and those affected by humanitarian crises have access to the fundamental rights of life, including but not limited to adequate shelter, food and livelihoods, water and sanitation, nutrition, healthcare and education. GOAL implements a range of multi-sectoral development, resilience, recovery and humanitarian responses programmed by being sensitive to cross-cutting issues including gender, accountably, child protection, HIV/AIDS. Currently, we work with pastoralist, agro-pastoral, pastoral dropouts, rural small holder farmers, rural/urban youth and street children to respond to humanitarian crises and build resilience in Ethiopia working closely with local communities, local government, donors and other key actors.

We envision a world where poverty no longer exist, where vulnerable communities are resilient, where barriers to wellbeing are removed and where everyone has equal rights and opportunities. GOAL Ethiopia’s main donors Irish Aid, USAID/OFDA, EHF, ECHO and other private donors.

ABOUT THE POSITON: 

The Senior Protection Officer is responsible for leading, coordinating, and implementing GOAL’s field-based protection interventions, psychosocial support services and training activities. The Senior Protection Officer will be responsible for coaching and technical supervision of protection Officers in all GE protection Operation sites. The position holder works to strengthen the psychosocial protection of Internal Displaced Peoples (IDPs), IDP returnees and host communities in particular children (in family or unaccompanied), women, and other vulnerable groups, through the implementation of Gender-based violence(GBV), child protection(CP), and dissemination of Psychological First Aid (PFA) and other PSS protocols, under the technical supervision of the Senior Partnership and Protection Advisor and coordination of Zonal level Project Coordinator.

The Senior Protection Officer will also be responsible for all the PSS activities in one assigned Zone. In coordination with the Senior Partnership and Protection Manager and roving senior protection officer, he/she will also support the overall coordination, implementation and monitoring  of GBV and CP activities implemented in the project intervention areas and provide support and guidance to the Protection officers based at woreda level.

Job Requirements

Do you want to join an exciting organization that brings high level impact to the community and add value to your professional advancement? Then join us if you have:

• BA degree in Psychology, Counseling, sociology or social work, at least four years of experience in the same/similar role in international organization;
• Demonstrated technical expertise in protection sector that include Child Protection, PSS, GBV etc;
• Experience in working with women, children, People with Specific Needs;
• Expertise in Psychosocial support, child protection & GBV protection principles;
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken (English, Tigrinya and Amharic)

Desirable quality, skill and competence

• Good organizational skills and capacity to work independently, if necessary and/or required
• Strong capacity and experience with planning, organizing and coordination
• Results and performance oriented
• Experience working with women, children, specific needs groups
• Experience of case management
• Knowledge of child protection & GBV protection principles desirable
• Excellent communication and listening skills, capacity to build relationships with targeted groups
• Excellent and proven ability to adapt to difficult, challenging and stressful situations

How to Apply

GOAL’s recruitment procedure is fair and transparent which is also in line with the organization’s commitment to its integrity, honesty and culture. GOAL is committed to ensure that, its performance complies with the terms and conditions of relevant agreements, applicable laws & regulations. Hence, pre-employment background checks will be conducted, and employees are required to read, understand, sign and implement different polices including safe guarding and child protection policy, Protection from Sexual Exploitation and abuse policy, sexual harassment policy, code of conducts and any other rules and regulation of the organization. GOAL is strongly committed not to harm the people under its care.

APPLICATION PROCEEDURE:

Interested and qualified applicants need to submit ONLY once their non - returnable application with CV for one vacancy. The vacancy reference number along with the title needs to be written in the application letter and/or subject of the email. Applicants can apply using the following option.

• Applicants who have access to the internet can directly submit their application to goaljobs@et.goal.ie or through ethiojobs.net.

GOAL strongly encourages female candidates to apply! 

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview and exam.

Shortlisted candidates will need to submit other supporting documents upon request at later stage.

GOAL is not able to contribute towards any costs incurred by candidates during the recruitment process.