Relief International Hiring for Protection Officer ( Service Contract) at Amman, Jordan Full Time

ABOUT RI: Relief International is a leading nonprofit organization working in 20 countries to relieve poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity. We specialize in fragile settings, responding to natural disasters, humanitarian crises and chronic poverty.

Relief International combines humanitarian and development approaches to provide immediate services while laying the groundwork for long-term impact. Our signature approach — which we call the RI Way—emphasizes local participation, an integration of services, strategic partnerships, and a focus on civic skills. In this way, we empower communities to find, design and implement the solutions that work best for them.

Summary:

The Protection Officer will be responsible for protection mainstreaming within Rl’s remedial education

program and act as the protection referral focal point. S/he will also represent Rl in all protection related

meetings, groups, or initiatives.

Essential Position Responsibilities and Duties:

• Work closely with all Rl departments and relevant stakeholders to ensure protection considerations are mainstreamed throughout all aspects of the program
• Provide technical support to staff and teachers implementing a range of protection (child labor and violence against children), and psychosocial activities in program locations with an emphasis on quality
• As applicable, support interventions targeting working children and ensure linkages with other stakeholders to respond the issue
• Implement all protection related interventions with the aim of achieving the target while maintaining quality standards. 
• Building capacity of staff on protection action planning for protection committees and child clubs
• Building capacity of staff on protection monitoring, referral, and skills in dealing with children.
• Act as referrals focal point for Rl’s program, manage, track and refer cases.
• Maintain strong coordination with other sectors to ensure the integrated programming and mainstreaming protection.
• Maintain strong coordination with ministries personnel’s and act as RI’s focal point with the ministry.
• Help to ensure Standard Operating Procedures to refer cases for protection and GBV which are used by staff
• Uses results from the MEAL system to inform current and future interventions
• Ensure adherence to the Child Safeguarding Policy and reporting procedures
• Participates in the Child Protection relevant meetings and working groups
• Undertake any other task assigned by supervisor

Qualifications and Requirements:

• University degree in Social Work or any relevant area.
• Substantial experience in the field of child protection.
• Ability to identify the main gaps in child protection in the given context to inform a holistic response for children
• Commitment to and understanding of child rights, RI’s aims, values and principles and
• humanitarian standards as Sphere Charter and Code of Conduct.
• Good knowledge of and experience in using established inter-agency standards and guidelines in child protection.
• Experience in capacity building and in strengthening various duty bearers understanding of and response to child protection.
• Self-awareness and proven ability to operate successfully in different cultural environments
• Ability to achieve results and maintain consistent high standards of professional behavior and achievement, including when working alone.
• Good team leader and team member skills, including the ability to be part of and organize,
• support, manage and develop a team.
• Ability to communicate and maintain appropriate and productive relations with a range of actors, including children, parents, local and national authorities in political and militarily sensitive environments.
• Experience of working with partners within a participatory approach.
• Ability to manage stress, flexible and accommodating in difficult and frustrating working
• Computer literate.

RI Values:

We uphold the Humanitarian Principles: humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and operational independence. We affirmatively engage the most vulnerable communities. We value:

• Inclusiveness
• Transparency and Accountability
• Agility and Innovation
• Collaboration
• Sustainability

• Ensure program design adequately addresses safeguarding and protection standards
• Uphold and promote RI’s commitment to ensuring the safeguarding and safety of the vulnerable communities we serve
• Ensure that your behaviour inside and outside of work promotes the values outlined with RI’s code of conduct and safeguarding policies
• Consistent with RI’s safeguarding and protection policies, contribute to ensuring that all those who come into contact with Relief International staff and the communities we serve can be trusted to work safely with them