Protection from Violence Coordinator - Ethiopia North, Maitsebri

About the role

NRC Ethiopia is recruiting a Protection from Violence (PfV) Coordinator for the North Maitsebri area. The role coordinates and implements delegated parts of the Protection project portfolio, ensuring timely delivery, technical quality, effective field-level management and monitoring and reporting in line with NRC standards and donor requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Line manage directly reporting PfV project staff, including setting objectives, supervision and coaching, performance support, development and duty of care.
• Contribute to strategy, proposals and assessments by identifying protection needs, risks and gaps and providing field-level analysis.
• Plan, coordinate and implement delegated activities, budgets, procurement and project documentation in line with approved proposals and donor requirements.
• Maintain oversight of protection services and ensure minimum programme standards, including Safe and Inclusive Programming, are met.
• Select project participants based on protection needs and vulnerability, and promote the rights of IDPs, returnees and other displaced communities.
• Monitor implementation, analyse programme data and report regularly to the Project Manager; build capacity of staff through coaching and mentoring.
• Liaise with local authorities, partners and stakeholders, and represent NRC in area-level coordination structures.
• In the absence of an Information Management Officer, support data systems, databases and spreadsheets, and help organise, code and analyse qualitative and quantitative data with the Monitoring and Evaluation team.

Required profile

• At least four years' experience implementing protection projects in humanitarian or recovery contexts.
• Experience in complex and volatile contexts and in managing teams with IDPs, returnees, refugees and host communities.
• Knowledge of the North Area operational context and fluency in written and spoken English.
• Knowledge of local language.

Required skills

• Technical expertise in protection programming and protection case management, including case management and referrals in low-resource settings.
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to handle insecure environments, analyse situations and communicate with impact and respect.