Protection Field Officer at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), is an impartial, neutral and independent organisation whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence and to provide them with assistance.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Maiduguri Sub-Delegation is looking for a suitable candidate to fill the vacancy below:

Job Title: Protection Field Officer

Location: Maiduguri, Borno

Job Description

Under the direct supervision of the PCP Team Leader, The Protection Field Officer, is responsible for the implementation of Protection (mainly PCP) activities in her/ his Area of Responsibility (AoR).
He/she participates in the analysis of the humanitarian and security situation. Identifies protection problems and ensures proper documentation of enquiries violations of IHL, HRL and other humanitarian consequences of the conflict, violence or natural disasters.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Implementation of the Protection objectives by applying the set procedures (administrative, operational and technical).
Collects, compiles and interprets protection-related information (with appropriate care for staff risk management)
Monitors incidents, including protection concerns, in order to identify trends, with a priority to the humanitarian consequences of the armed conflict in the AoR.
She identifies new areas of potential Protection need and conducts assessments to verify and quantify those needs.
Checks and processes all documentation of cases in then institutional database (Prot6) as per Delegation orientation.
Plans and conducts field trips and produces timely, detailed and accurate field trip reports thereafter.
Participates in internal and external meetings whenever called upon
Occasionally translates documents from Hausa/Kanuri into English and vice versa as operational needs require
Receives and responds to requests received from enquirers visiting the protection office
Contributes in operational communication dissemination in order to increase good perception of ICRC.
Contributes to timely reports (Weekly sitreps, monthly reports etc.) as direct by his/her line manager

Education and Experience Required

University degree in a relevant field, preferably in the field of law.
2 years’ experience in the Protection sector with humanitarian organization.
Excellent written and spoken English, Kanuri and Hausa (Shua-Arab an asset)
Good computer skills: knowledge in Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
Represents the organization properly with different level of interlocutors.
Sound analytical skills, Good knowledge of the Area of Responsibility – AoR (Political, cultural and geographical)

Desired Profile and Skills: