Protection from Violence Specialist Palestine

Background

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has been present in Palestine since 2009. NRC implements programming directly and in collaboration with partners in five Core Competencies: Shelter & Site Management Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WaSH) Information Counselling and legal Assistance (ICLA) Protection from Violence (PfV) and Education. NRC Palestine implements programming both directly as well as through a wide network of partners. Last year NRC served nearly 600000 unique program participants. NRCs programming in Palestine has a strong humanitarian protection and resilience focus that looks to meet vital needs through sustainable solutions to increase early recovery outcomes through integrated programme this complex challenging operating environment in Palestine NRC is working to strengthen the quality responsiveness integration and sustainability of our programmes. Protection from Violence is the newest program introduced into NRC Palestines program portfolio.

What we are looking for

A qualified motivated Protection from Violence Specialistwho will be tasked with leading the strategic direction of the program quality fundraising and advocacy for the PfV program within NRC addition the PfV Specialist will be responsible for mentoring training and capacity building of PfV teams in the West Bank and Gaza Area Offices who deliver services on the ground.

If you are a passionate seasoned leader with extensive experience in Protection capacity building strategy development and programme quality we would like to hear from you!

What you will do

The role will have the following responsibilities:

• Analyse response data to produce succinct analytical Protection reports to be shared with both external and internal stakeholders highlighting key protection trends and concerns.

• Collaborate with other relevant internal partners including access and advocacy colleagues and promote alignment integration and multi-sectoral analyses and responses.

• Maintain strategic relationship with Regional Protection and Thematic Advisors to receive technical support in implementation of the PfV program including support in aligning in-country programme with Global guidelines and SOPs.

• Ensure in-country technical standards guidance notes and programming resources for protection of civilians programming align with NRC global standards and are adapted to the context in each Area Office.

• Assess training and development needs within the Protection from Violence teams develop capacity building plan and implement the plan with the support of the Protection from Violence Managers or Coordinators develop training materials based on relevant programme guidelines and SOPs and roll-out training to the Civilian Self-Protection and Individual Response Services teams.

• Any other tasks as delegated by the line manager.

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What you will bring

• Minimum 4 yearsof experience with Protection programming in a humanitarian/ recovery context.

• A bachelors degree in a relevant field (law social sciences or related disciplines). An advanced academic qualification will be an added advantage.

• Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts.

• Expertise in the field of Protection.

• Excellent understanding of key 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 of the Palestine humanitarian context.

• Experience with scale-up of projects and emergency contexts.

• Experience in the design and delivery of team capacity strengthening including remote coaching mentoring and training.

• Experience with remote management and working modalities.

• Fluency in English both written and verbal.

• Previous experience of coordinating multi-agencies forum.

• Knowledge of Arabic language written and verbal is an advantage.

What we offer:

• Duty station: West Bank Palestine or AmmanJordan

• Travel:Approximately 10% to areas of operation.

• Salary/benefits: Grade 9 on NRCssalary scale.

• 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.

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Important information about the application process

• Internal candidates: To apply as an internal candidate log in with your official email or click on Opportunity Marketplace.

• For current NRC employees please use your official email address when applying.

• Submit your application and CV in English taking care to attach your latest CV.

• We receive many applications for each vacant position and so only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

• Applications that do not meet the minimum standards in terms of experience or qualifications will generally not be considered. Unsolicited applications not related to this specific job advertisement will not be considered.

• If you have any questions about this role please emailwith the job title as the subject line.

Why NRC

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. Our 15000 staff work in crises across 40 countries providing life-saving and long-term assistance to millions of people every year.

NRC currently has over 3000 staff across the Middle East dedicated to assisting people affected by conflict in Jordan Syria Lebanon Iraq Libya and Palestine. Its humanitarian interventions are based upon its programming expertise in the Core Competencies of Shelter Education WASH Livelihoods and Food Security and Information Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) to vulnerable displaced people that were forced to flee.

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We are looking for people who are passionate about helping refugees and people forced to flee. Are you one of those people If you are NRC offers you the opportunity to:

• do demanding and professional work often in challenging contexts.

• join a work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility.

• be part of a welcoming and supportive community committed to human dignity.

Learn more about NRCs operations in Palestine here.