Asistente de Protección (AP) – Carúpano

The Protection Assistant supports the implementation of protection objectives under DRC projects in Sucre state, Venezuela. The role involves engaging with persons of concern, stakeholders, and humanitarian actors to ensure effective protection activities, including monitoring, legal assistance, and community-based protection.

Responsibilities

• Contribute efficiently to the implementation of the protection project in Sucre state according to agreed objectives.
• Provide comprehensive support in protection areas according to the programmatic strategy led by Protection Management, including protection monitoring in intervention communities.
• Contribute to strengthening age, gender, and diversity approaches in protection actions and responses.
• Support identification and systematic documentation of specific needs and protection risks of the most vulnerable persons in intervention communities.
• Participate in case analysis committees for individual protection assistance and general protection case management to contribute to response plans and referrals.
• Handle confidential information correctly according to DRC data protection policies, managing protection files accurately and completely.
• Support information collection for reports and inputs from protection monitoring and community-based protection activities.
• Ensure highest quality and coherence of protection interventions across projects according to the overall strategy.
• Support orientation of persons of concern regarding protection pathways, service mapping, and humanitarian/institutional actors.
• Support organization and facilitation of focus groups, community-based protection trainings, and information sessions.
• Participate in training and feedback sessions on protection actions.
• Collaborate in protection team activities including legal aid and psychosocial support as needed.
• Contribute to development of visual materials such as guides and deliverables.
• Ensure efficient and effective implementation of assigned programmatic activities according to work plan.
• Support preparation of monthly reports.
• Meet deadlines for deliverables and reports.
• Safeguard verification means in strict compliance with Protection Information Management protocols.

Requirements

• Minimum 1 year of relevant experience in humanitarian protection, social work, human rights or similar field related to NGOs or non-profit organizations.
• Experience working in urban, rural, and/or indigenous communities.
• Experience and ability to interview persons of all ages, genders, and diversities.
• Good skills working with tablets and computers.
• Good skills in MS Word and Excel.
• Willingness and ability to learn.
• Good skills in developing creative ideas, connecting with community experiences, and promoting innovative community work.
• Excellent analytical and writing skills in general protection information.
• Desirable: Calm and diplomatic character.
• Ability to manage priorities and meet deadlines.
• Good team worker and problem solver.
• Diploma or professional degree in relevant fields such as sociology, education, political science, law, social work, international development, psychology, human rights.

Skills

• Humanitarian Protection
• Social Work
• Human Rights
• Community Engagement
• Interview Techniques
• Tablet Use
• Computer Literacy
• MS Word
• MS Excel
• Analytical Writing
• Protection Monitoring
• Legal Assistance
• Community-Based Protection
• Deadline Management
• Problem Solving
• Stakeholder Engagement

Languages

Spanish