Данська Рада у справах біженців, одна з провідних неурядових організацій з гуманітарних питань у світі, шукає висококваліфікованого спеціаліста з соціально-правового захисту, бажано з урахуванням психосоціальної підготовки та досвідом в цій сфері (психологічна та соціальна підтримка). Позиція в м. Маріуполі, можливі відрядження. Документи приймаються тільки через електронну форму, кінцевий термін подання – 7 грудня 2017 року. 

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About the job

The Protection Specialist is part of the DRC Protection Team in Mariupol and works under the management, guidance and supervision of DRC’s national Protection Team Leader and international Protection Coordinator. The Protection Specialist supports the national Protection Team Leader and international Protection Coordinator in timely and quality implementation of protection activities in southern Donetsk oblast. This position is based in Mariupol with frequent travel to field locations.

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

Implementation of protection activities

• Contribute to the design of clear weekly and monthly plans for the implementation of all protection activities;
• Support the organization and delivery of psychosocial sessions to Employment Centres in close coordination with DRC Livelihoods team;
• Support the organization and delivery of group-based psychosocial support activities for men, women, adolescents and children (including parents and teachers) and community-based initiatives (CBIs);
• Contribute to the process of developing tools, guidelines and SOPs relevant for protection work;
• Manage individual cases, provide advice and guidance as well as referrals to IDPs on issues related to accessing required services;
• Under the guidance of Protection Team Leader, provide capacity building and support to local partner organisation in the implementation of psychosocial and life-skills activities with the youth;
• Contribute to the monitoring of DRC local partner and closely follow-up with the partners on the programme implementation and programme quality.

Training and capacity building

• Support Protection  Team Leader in activities related to the implementation of training activities with a focus on psychosocial support, including documentation, procurement and logistical arrangements;
• Contribute to the development of training materials and tools;
• Assist in training/capacity building of government officials with protection related functions, as well as local and international NGOs;
• Assist in training for government and NGO stakeholders, social workers, psychologists in psychosocial support methodology;
• Design information leaflets, brochures, training modules for awareness raising activities.

Internal/External Coordination and Representation

• Establish and maintain coordination with local authorities, local and international NGOs when/if required;
• Represent projects in relevant coordination meetings when requested;
• Support with occasional document translation and provide interpretation support to Protection Coordinator during meetings, trainings, and other project activities.

Reporting & Accountability

• Collect and maintain project data ensuring the highest standards of data protection and confidentiality. Insert the collected information into the database when needed;
• Contribute to drafting reports, analyses of statistical data and proposal writing;
• Produce high quality and timely reports for DRC and donors within agreed deadlines;
• Comply with all relevant DRC policies and procedures, particularly with respect to child protection, the code of conduct, and security.

About you

To be successful in this role we expect you to be honest and trustworthy, reliable, rigorous and well organized, being able and willing to learn to extend the scope of work, manage priorities, take initiatives and work without constant supervision. Motivation and dedication to humanitarian values will be highly appreciated. All employees should master DRC’s core competencies: Communicating, Taking the lead, Collaborating, Striving for excellence and Demonstrating integrity.

Moreover, we also expect the following:

Required

• Graduate degree in psychology, social work, education or equivalent;
• At least 2 years of working experience in psychosocial support programmes or social work, supporting vulnerable groups of populations  as part of local or international organizations;
• Strong facilitation skills and experience designing and delivering trainings to various audience, preferably with a focus on psychosocial support;
• Good writing and analytical skills;
• Strong interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills;
• Positive ‘can-do’ attitude and resilience;
• Fluency in Ukrainian/Russian and good command of English – both oral and written.

We offer

Contract length: 4 months, with a possibility of extension

Level: C

Start date: December 2017

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Ukrainian Employees and in compliance with Ukrainian Labor Code.

Application process

All applicants must submit a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English to the DRC site https://drc.ngo/about-drc/vacancies/current-vacancies . please choose Europe and find the vacacny: https://candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationInit.aspx?cid=1036&ProjectId=149726&uiculture=eng&MediaId=5   Applications sent by email will not be considered. Closing date for applications: 07 December 2017

DRC reserves the right to interview candidates on a rolling basis, so the candidate might be selected before the closing date. If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please contact [email protected] For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo.