The Jesuit Refugee Service Job Recruitment 2022 for a Protection Supervisor – The Jesuit Refugee Service is now seeking qualified applicants for the role of Protection Supervisor. Interested and qualified applicants should apply by following the job application requirements given below.
The Jesuit Refugee Service is an international non-governmental organisation with a mission to accompany, serve, and advocate for the rights of refugees and forcibly displaced people. The organisation was founded in November 1980 and has a presence in over 50 countries. JRS undertakes services at national and regional levels with the support and guidance of an international office in Rome. The style of JRS service is human and spiritual, working in situations of greatest need, seeking the long-term wellbeing of refugees and displaced persons, while not neglecting their immediate or urgent needs.
JRS offers opportunities to a wide variety of staff, local and international, while maintaining a realistic and localised scheme of salary/stipend, insurance, etc. We are an International Catholic Organization working across 56 countries whose mission is to accompany, serve and advocate for the rights of refugees and IDPs in conflict zones, detention centres, and on remote borders.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Protection Supervisor
Locations: Zamfara
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Descriptions
- In his or her capacity, the Protection Supervisor administers and supervises the projects in progress, as well as ensuring the strategy’s implementation, as well as the development and managerial coordination of the Protection teams (Child Friendly Spaces and Case Management).
- The Protection Supervisor supports and validates the quality of the work done by the protection teams as regards the JRS mandate and commitments and international standards.
Key Roles
- Leads and gathers data during needs assessment, baseline studies, periodic studies, and gives feedback findings to stakeholders.
- Plans activities in coordination with field staff to support vulnerable IDPs and hosts community children.
- Collects data from field activities and prepares regular reports on field activities.
- In collaboration with relevant partners and authorities, leads and conducts assessments to identify context-based appropriate activities for children, refugees, and IDPs.
- Develops detailed activity planning, in collaboration with the line manager and according to program priorities, budget concerns, staff capacity and needs.
- Considers gender, protection, age and environmental cross cutting issues in program design, implementation, and reporting.
- Identifies capacity building needs in the team and contribute to capacity building. Organizes and raises structured awareness among community members
Other Responsibilities
- Ensures adequate data collection and data storage of all activities and prepares timely weekly/monthly/quarterly activity reports.
- Promotes PSEA Standards within JRS and amongst beneficiaries serve by JRS.
- Ensures protection needs are identified, recorded, analyzed, and responded to adequately.
- Makes sure that cases are adequately followed up on, either through participation in project activities such as individual counseling for emotionally distressed refugees and focus group discussions, or through referral.
- Assures that the project’s goals are met on schedule and in accordance with the project’s specifications. Constraints and concerns influencing the project’s ability to deliver results are communicated to the line manager, and solutions are proposed proactively.
- Ensures implementation of the activities in line with Protection Standards, relevant national/international standards, JRS code of conduct, and Humanitarian Principles.
Requirements and Qualifications
- Hold a bachelor’s degree in law, international law, political science, psychology, social sciences, humanities, or a similar discipline from a university.
- Preferably advanced Master’s Degree.
- Minimum of Five (5) years of relevant professional experience in Protection of which Two (2) years must be at a supervisory level working in a humanitarian organization or with displacement affected populations.
- Experience with field-based protection program design, management, and implementation.
- Strong coordination, communication, and advocacy skills.
- Working knowledge of the PSEA policy and Child safeguarding Policy.
- Protection, human rights, international law, refugee law, and humanitarian principles are all well-understood.
- Computer abilities, particularly in Microsoft Excel, are essential.
- Strong supervisory skills
- Excellent report writing skills and a track record of programmatic reporting experience.
- Budgeting and financial reporting expertise.
Competencies
- Adhere to JRS values and abide by the code of conduct and other policies.
- The ability to live and operate in unsafe, precarious, and occasionally hostile situations.
- Ability and willingness to work under tight deadlines.
- Excellent knowledge of English and good working knowledge of a local language preferably Hausa.
- Treats all individuals with respect, responds sincerely to differences and encourages others to do the same.
- Role model for diversity and inclusion.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: jrsnigeria.hr@gmail.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.
Note
- JRS is an equal opportunity employer regardless of religion, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic groups. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment.
- Applicant are advised that JRS does not require any payment during the recruitment process.
- Any request in this direction should be immediately reported as it is contrary to our values and practices
Application Deadline 26th June, 2022.
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