Protection Officer

PREMIERE-URGENCE INTERNATIONALE (PUI) is an international, apolitical, non-religious and non-profit French organization intervening in 20 countries worldwide to provide a global response on the fundamental needs to victims of humanitarian crisis from the emergency to the restoration of their autonomy and dignity.

PUI has defined the following strategic priorities according to the needs and the scenarios of evolution foreseen:

HUMANITARIAN AID PROGRAM - protection-based livelihood program

Characterized by a strong protection mainstream, this program aims at supporting households under threat of settler violence or IF interventions, by replacing their livelihoods whenever destroyed or damaged following such issue. In the WB, PUI is part of a consortium funded by ECHO. PUI is partnering ACTED, ACF, GVC & NRC (lead of this consortium).

DEVELOPMENT AID PROGRAM : in order to subscribe PUI’s intervention in a rational LRRD approach, a rehabilitation program, concomitant with the humanitarian aid program, will be developed:

 

Overall objective

Overall objective

The Protection Officer’s Role is to ensure PUI community based approach, through all means necessary to the implementation the CEW methodology and the Early Warning Mechanism. The Protection Officer is in charge of the monitoring & documenting IHL violations and he / she conducts the relevant surveys, assessments and data analysis.

The primary responsibilities of the Protection Officer are to ensure the systematic initiation and follow-up of protection activities, to coordinate with other stakeholders, and to contribute to the advocacy campaign against settlers’ violence conducted by PUI.

 

Tasks and Responsibilities

 

-          Community based approach:

The Protection Officer is in charge of developing the CEW methodology in the villages targeted within the framework of the consortium. He / she shall establish an efficient networking with the local communities under protection threats in order to be timely warned about every protection incidents occurring in the area of intervention.

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-          Monitoring & documenting IHL violations in a timely manner:

The Protection Officer is in charge of the cross-check and triangulation of the IHL violations alerts he/she can receive 24/7, to process the information, and to report it accurately to the relevant body.

 

-          Data entry:

The Protection Officer shall contribute to the Early Warning System data entry, deep assessments data entry or any relevant computerized data.

 

-          Surveys, assessments and data analysis :

The Protection Officer should conducts all surveys relevant to the protection of the communities of the West Bank, including through the CPA (community based protection approach), or any other relevant methodology as per requested by the organization.

 

-          Support the provision of responses to the affected communities and households:

The Protection Officer supports and strengthen the rapid response mechanism in place, in particular through monitoring the continuum incident-assessment-response, developing a reactive and efficient internal and external communication flow, measuring the effectiveness of the response and identifying potential gaps.

 

-          Reporting:

The Protection Officer shall provide all above describes reporting duties in a timely-manner, including: incident reports, assessments, CPA. The Protection Officer shall also deliver monthly reports on protection activities and contribute to the quarterly reporting mechanism (internal and external).

 

-          Protection focus:

The Protection Officer position is subject to evolution as per PUI Protection programs evolve

 

Required Profile –

Required knowledge and skills

-    Master degree in the field of Political Science or Civil Engineering
-    Fluency in written and spoken Arabic and English. Excellent English writing skills is a must.
-     Minimum of 2 years of relevant working experience in related fields with a focus in the area of protection/promotion of Human rights and/or international humanitarian law.
-    Previous work experience with local or international NGOs.
-    Valid and clean driving license.
-    Required Personal Characteristics (fitting into the team, suitability for the job and assignment)
-    Very good knowledge of North & south West Bank villages and ability of movement in the field.
-    Ability to influence and liaise effectively with key stakeholders
-      Ability to work independently and as a collaborative team member in complex and often difficult operating environments
-      Ability to independently organize work and prioritize tasks
-      Professionalism, presentation, communication and networking skills.
-       Ability to work under pressure.
-       Self-motivated, diplomat, honest, highly responsible, and punctual
-       Computer skills, in particular MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS Project and the Internet

Salary & application process

PUI provides a work environment that reflects the values of integrity, diversity and gender equality.
PUI is caring to offer a remuneration and benefits package commensurate to the Palestinian labor market.
If you believe you are the candidate we are looking for, please submit a cover letter and a detailed resume including a salary history, 2 professional supervisory references (whom we may contact). Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Send your application to:

[email protected]

The email subject line should include the following position name: Field Officer-Protection
the closing date is: May 16, 2017. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
 

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