Overview
The Protection Officer - GBV will supervise and mentor Protection Assistants managing Women and Girls Centers and Child Friendly Spaces, overseeing empowerment, skill-building, and awareness-raising activities. The role involves monitoring GBV and Child Protection interventions and reporting to management.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical oversight to GBV and child protection prevention assistants.
- Support Incentive workers through mentoring and training.
- Mentor and supervise protection assistants on day-to-day activities.
- Develop and implement comprehensive work plans.
- Lead capacity building plans for staff and volunteers.
- Develop weekly/monthly work plans.
- Engage with community leaders, members, and stakeholders.
- Oversee psychoeducational sessions for women and adolescent girls.
- Oversee facilitation of life skills sessions.
- Facilitate trainings on gender equality, child protection, and healthy relationships.
- Mentor GBV & CP prevention assistants and Incentive Workers.
- Design income-generating activities and recruit teachers.
- Oversee beneficiary selection and group establishment for income-generating activities.
- Lead the implementation of GBV, CP curriculums.
- Supervise Male Engagement activity.
- Lead the roll out of awareness raising campaigns and focus group discussions.
- Oversee planning and roll out of awareness activities for commemorative days.
- Lead the roll out of GBV prevention curricula.
- Support recruitment/replacements of Incentive workers.
- Ensure GBV activity data is collected, stored, and maintained.
- Work with MEAL Team to check monthly data accuracy.
- Supervise WGC, CFS activity data and ensure use of digital tools.
- Ensure GBV, CP Prevention Assistants’ work plans are managed and support routine reporting.
- Mentor and coach Incentive workers and FBS.
- Organize regular meetings with Incentive workers and FBS.
- Support initiative capacity building plans for GBV, CP FBS, and Incentive workers.
- Compile and edit weekly and monthly reports.
- Draft monthly reports with analysis of progress and challenges.
- Complete indicator tracker for GBV prevention activities.
- Oversee Monitoring and Evaluation of activities.
- Draft quarterly reports for the donor.
- Fill and submit Purchase Requisitions, Travel Authorizations and other administrative forms.
- Oversee documentation for Field Level Case Workers incentives payment.
- Coordinate with other DRC departments for resource use.
Required Experience
- Minimum 2 years of practical experience in sector area working for an NGO or association.
- Demonstrated experience in working on child protection and women protection such as child friendly recreational activities, empowerment programs, reproductive health, counselling etc.
- Previous experience in working with communities, running GBV prevention curricula, raising awareness and providing services in camp and village settings.
- Understanding of operational context in Rakhine State.
Qualifications
• University (BA/BSc) degree in relevant field is an asset or equivalent professional qualification.
