Bangladesh: DEPUTY PROTECTION COORDINATOR

Job Description

Shaping a stronger Oxfam for people living in poverty.

ABOUT OXFAM

Oxfam is a global movement of people who won’t live with the injustice of poverty. Together we save and rebuild lives in disasters. We help people build better lives for themselves. We speak out on the big issues that keep people poor, like inequality, discrimination against women and climate change. And we won’t stop until every person on the planet can live without poverty.

our values

All our work is led by three core values:

Empowerment. Everyone, from our staff and supporters to people living in poverty, should feel they can make change happen.

Accountability. We take responsibility for our actions and hold ourselves accountable. We believe that others should also be held accountable for their actions.

Inclusiveness. We are open to everyone and embrace diversity. We believe everyone has a contribution to make, regardless of visible and invisible differences.

OUR TEAM

To work directly with Oxfam beneficiaries, programs and partners to ensure people affected by the Rohingya influx crisis in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh get timely, sufficient and appropriate humanitarian assistance.

JOB Purpose

Job Description support the development and implementation of Oxfam’s humanitarian work by providing specialist advice and guidance on humanitarian protection. This includes support to safe programming and gender-sensitive community-level protection activities, including protection monitoring, information dissemination and external representation guided by Oxfam’s policies and guidelines for managing information and relevant professional standards in protection work.

key Responsibilities

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

Programme Implementation

· Support the delivery of protection activities by providing technical support to the Protection

· Technical Team Leaders, Team Leaders and Officers to undertake their responsibilities in

· line with their role and responsibility.

· Support analysis of protection monitoring data and produce reports monitoring and analysis

protection trends and risks affecting populations in area of Oxfam operations.

· Analyse protection concerns arising from Oxfam’s humanitarian response, provide

recommendations on addressing them and throughout the process of addressing the

protection concerns s/he must support continuous support to the relevant teams

· Provide specialist protection advice and support to Oxfam’s humanitarian response in Cox’s

Bazar, including regarding humanitarian and legal status of refugees or displaced people,

and ensuring independence and impartiality in providing services.

· Support Technical Protection Team Leaders, Team Leaders and Officers in preparing and

organizing community consultations and community-based orientation sessions.

· Lead and supervise assessment teams during thematic surveys, needs assessment and

data collection for protection-related research.

· Ensure program staff members are fully trained on existing referral systems and relevant

SOPs.

· Organise and prepare protection analysis, if and when required, and draft the reports

· Support Protection Coordinator to build proposals to ensure appropriate funding and

· response for protection activities.

Advocacy and Research (4 last points for the first three months of contract as covering gap in policy department)

· Support protection-related advocacy research and surveys in coordination with the

· Protection Coordinator and the Policy, Media, Advocacy and Campaigns department.

Coordination

· Maintain lines of communication and close collaboration with the PHE, PHP, Gender and

· EFSVL teams and contribute to a coordinated humanitarian response

· Liaise with logistic and procurement to ensure protection activities have the required

· resources in good time. Complete and keep records of the necessary paperwork

· Represent Oxfam with key protection actors such as ICRC, UNHCR, IOM, OCHA and actively participate in the Protection Working Group and relevant Areas of Responsibility when needed.

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEAL) and reporting

· Produce regular protection updates

· Prepare Sitreps, monthly reports and donor reports.

· Support and coordinate with MEAL Officers and assistants for baseline survey, post-distribution and other monitoring activities.

· Other duties and responsibilities required by the line manager

Other

· Cover the role of the Protection Coordinator in her/his absence

· Required to adhere to Oxfam’s principles and values as well as the promotion of gender justice and women's rights

· Understanding of and commitment to adhere to equity, diversity, gender, child safety and staff health and well-being principles

Skills, experience and knowledge

Essential

· A minimum of 3 years involvement in humanitarian response work, preferably in field-based

protection work in conflict or insecure environments.

· University degree at Masters level in a relevant discipline (law – including international law, political science, social science, peace and conflict studies, or any other relevant education

profile);

· Strong conceptual and practical understanding of protection issues and specifically Oxfam’s

approach to and role in protection work including advocacy;

· Understanding of the Protection Cluster, protection coordination mechanisms and the roles

and mandates of key protection actors;

· Analytical skills and strategic thinking, including experience developing written analysis and

strategies for protection

· Strong understanding of gender-related aspects of protection work. Commitment to gender

equity, diversity and equal opportunities

· Excellent written and verbal communication.

· Fluency in English

· Experience managing diverse staff/teams including in complex and challenging environments

· Experience of capacity-building and training of colleagues and partners

· Understanding of and commitment to the Red Cross Code of Conduct, Core Humanitarian

· Standards and SPHERE minimum standards.

Desirable

· Knowledge of NGO programming in emergencies

· Knowledge or experience of Oxfam’s Protection programme work

· Experience in using community-based research and participatory assessment methodologies.

· Project management

· Very good interpersonal skills, particularly in networking, working with communities, local civil society and local authorities.

· Previous experience in using and adapting community-led approaches

Key Attributes

· Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to cultural differences and gender issues, as well as the commitment to equal opportunities

· Ability to demonstrate an openness and willingness to learn about the application of gender/gender mainstreaming, women’s rights, and diversity for all aspects of development work

· Commitment to Oxfam’s safeguarding policies to ensure all people who come into contact with Oxfam are as safe as possible

Organisational Values

· Accountability– Our purpose-driven, results-focused approach means we take responsibility for our actions and hold ourselves accountable. We believe that others should also be held accountable for their actions

· Empowerment– Our approach means that everyone involved with Oxfam, from our staff and supporters to people living in poverty, should feel they can make change happen

· Inclusiveness– We are open to everyone and embrace diversity. We believe everyone has a contribution to make, regardless of visible and invisible differences

Apply online

·Go to: for external applicants:

https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk

·For internal applicants:

https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk/internal

·Search for the vacancy using the reference number INT6124

·Complete the online application process

Application deadline: 05 December 2019

·Ensure you submit your application before midnight (GMT) on the closing date. Unless a different time is specified in the advert.