Protection Field Officer 1

The Protection Field Officer contributes to the implementation and monitoring of the MAL Sub-Delegation’s protection activities in Upper Nile State and part of Jonglei. The role involves managing protection files, supporting detainee activities, engaging with affected communities, and coordinating multidisciplinary protection responses.

Responsibilities

• Implements protection activities under the supervision of the line manager.
• Participates or leads field trips to implement the protection response.
• Ensures administrative and financial follow-up after field missions.
• Works autonomously and ensures interaction with other departments and staff as necessary.
• Contributes to the overall context and security analysis in the AoR, focusing on protection information.
• Engages affected persons and communities to assess protection needs and tailor ICRC response based on their input and feedback.
• Develops and maintains network of contacts with relevant interlocutors in AoR in coordination with PTL, Management and Field teams.
• Develops multidisciplinary responses to identified protection needs and promotes referral mechanisms for beneficiaries.
• Contributes to internal reporting and institutional filing of work in line with data-protection principles.
• Monitors protection-related issues including behaviour of weapon-bearers and shares relevant information.
• Promotes synergies with COM/PREV to address behaviour of weapon-bearers and supports sessions/trainings.
• Assesses PFL-related needs, paying attention to population movements and their impact on family links.
• Builds capacity of SSRC and volunteers to assess and respond to needs and follow-up on caseload.
• Manages tracing caseload and follow-up through active tracing and calls for news in coordination with SSRC.
• Ensures effective offering of PFL services like phone calls, airtime, RCMs targeting needed areas.
• Identifies potential relays in areas with little ICRC/SSRC presence to support PFL activities.
• Engages community leaders and members in tracing efforts and understanding PFL needs.
• Pays attention to needs of vulnerable persons and offers support or reunification as appropriate.
• Contributes to assessment of Families of Missing persons needs and offers multidisciplinary support.
• Performs data-entry and extraction of PFL cases/lists from PROT6.
• Monitors and shares information about arrest and detention related to conflict.
• Supports follow-up on Allegations of Arrest and provides logistical support for visits and assistance to places of detention.

Requirements

• University Degree and vocational training in a humanitarian area, socio-economic development, humanitarian law, human rights, or equivalent field.
• Advanced level of written and oral English, Nuer and Arabic. Additional local language is an asset.
• Expert level in computer skills, including Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in a humanitarian area, socio-economic development, humanitarian law, human rights or similar position.
• Skilled in the following competencies: Beneficiary-focused; Representing the ICRC; Networking & Communication; Adapting & Learning; Responsibility & Autonomy; Communication (ability to express views and ideas); Analysis & Synthesis.
• Good knowledge of geographically assigned area of responsibility in Upper Nile State.

Skills

• Humanitarian Law
• Human Rights
• Socio-Economic Development
• Protection Activities
• Detainee Support
• Community Engagement
• Protection Monitoring
• Case Management
• Networking
• Communications Skills
• Analysis and Synthesis
• Outlook
• Word
• Excel
• Geographical Knowledge Upper Nile
• Beneficiary-focused Approach

Languages

English, Nuer, Arabic