Protection Officer

Protection Officer (General) [Diyala-Jalawla / Baquba] In 2003 , DRC became onngof the first organisations to provide humanitarian assistance in the country. Today, DRC continues to provide humanitarian assistance to the most vulnerable displacement-affected families, including IDPs, returnees, and host communities in Basra, Baqubah, Jalawla, Gatoon, Baghdad, Muqdadiya, Balad, Aziz Balad, Samarra, Mosul, Duhok, Tel Afar, Baa’j, Sinjar, and Erbil. Find more about DRC operations in Iraq here: Iraq | DRC Danish Refugee Council Overall purpose of the role: Under the supervision of the Protection Team leader, the Protection Officer will support the daily operations in the intervention of DRC activities, which includes planning, Implementation, and follow-up of all Protection services. Provision of General Protection services, including Community-Based Protection activities, Violence against women and men and Protection case Management in Diyala. The Protection Officer General Protection will also be responsible for maintaining case data within relevant trackers and databases, following up on referrals, and contributing report inputs. Responsibilities Programming and operations Support the day-to-day management and monitoring of protection projects and ensure that they are implemented in line with DRC policies and procedures. Support Core protection activities, which include, but are not limited to, protection assessments, protection monitoring, case management, Community engagement, Violence against women and men, CASH FOR PROTECTION and protection referrals. Support the Protection Team Leader by engaging with relevant government institutions, civil society, organizations, and other partners (when specifically requested to do so). Support the design and development of technical protection interventions targeting at-risk and vulnerable populations, including by managing protection assessments where appropriate. Provide on-the-job coaching and technical guidance to Protection Assistants on protection Case Management by leading individual and group supervision. Maintain up-to-date mapping of the multi-sectoral service providers operating in the area and, when necessary, coordinate with the Legal Aid team. Identify capacity building needs amongst Protection Assistants and provide support to the Protection Team Leader and the Area Programme Manager in capacity building planning. Provide a monthly or weekly work plan to the Protection Team Leader. Support the Protection assistant in maintaining a safe and confidential record-keeping system and ensuring referrals of cases are confidential, safe, and prompt. Support the Protection Monitoring system through joint protection monitoring analysis and data collection when needed. Ensure protection is mainstreamed during the implementation of protection activities. Conduct household visits to vulnerable families and complete protection monitoring exercises. Update the service mapping regularly. Manage and support t