Outreach Protection Officer

Job Title:

Outreach Protection Field Monitor

Reports to:

Outreach Protection Officer

Duty station

NorthWest Region (Bamenda)

Main objective

Missions and Responsibilities:

• Conduct protection monitoring activities at household and community level using various quantitative and qualitative methods and tools.
• Identify key informants within the community to involve in regular protection monitoring activities through individual interviews.
• Facilitate Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) amongst community members on protection to better understand the protection issues affecting the communities.
• In coordination with the team leader, identify Focal points within the community and liaise with them to collect information on population movements and protection incidents within their areas of intervention; implement a functional flash alert mechanism between Focal Points and the Field Monitors.
• Train Focal Points, local authorities and protection committees on general protection, CP, SGBV, Human Rights, Humanitarian Principles and other topics that maybe identified.
• Monitor and report protection incidents and trends, population movements and produce Maps on the zones of displacement and intervention within their field locations.
• Identify individual cases with protection concerns during protection monitoring and outreach activities and liaise with the social worker to deliberate on the appropriate intervention.
• Verify the information collected through direct observation and triangulation from different sources.
• Support the Team Leader in developing weekly report.
• Map out and regularly update service providers within the field locations highlighting the gaps to support advocacy through the protection cluster.
• Carry out all tasks respecting key protection principles including but not limited to: - do no harm, non-discrimination, confidentiality, accountability and need-to-know principles.
• Actively participate in community awareness activities.
• Verify and register flash alerts reports identified within their field locations and share in a timely manner with the Field Coordinator, and the team leader.
• Establish and maintain a good relationship respecting and guided by humanitarian. principles with local, administrative, customary and community leaders in his/her area.
• Participate actively in the weekly meetings.

• Any other task that may be assigned by the supervisor.

Competences

• University training in Social Sciences or related field
• Minimum 12 months relevant professional experience in the protection sector
• Technical knowledge in general protection ;
• Advanced computer literacy (Word, Excel, outlook)
• Good analytical and reporting skills
• Good planning and organizational skills
• Respect and adherence to protection principles
• Capacity to work under pressure, flexibility
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Knowledge of the North West Region of Cameroon
• Experience in community mobilization

Languages

English is the primary working language

SW pidgin an asset

Special Requirements

Residence in Bamenda will be considered an added advantage

Immediate availability is an asset