Protection Assistant – Tibú At Danish Refugee Council

DRC PRESENTATION.

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, working in over 40 countries to provide appropriate assistance with a rights-based approach to refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced people, returnees and migrants. Our vision is to assist refugees, internally displaced people and their host communities to a dignified life. We protect lives and human rights and empower beneficiaries throughout conflict displacement by providing shelter, food and hope in terms of work, education and integration towards a sustainable future. DRC established an operational presence in Colombia in 2011 with a focus on Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) and providing support to the conflict-affected population in the south of the country. With the onset of large mixed migration flows into Colombia due to the Venezuelan crisis, DRC initiated an integrated humanitarian response in 2018 to meet the urgent needs of refugees, asylum seekers, migrants, Colombian returnees and host communities in some of the most vulnerable areas of Colombia, such as the Caribbean coastal areas (Riohacha and Barranquilla), urban centres (Bogotá and Cundinamarca), and Caquetá. In 2021, DRC opened field offices on the South Pacific coast in the department of Nariño and in the northern part of Colombia in Norte de Santander.

POSITION OVERVIEW: Under the supervision of the Protection Officer, the Protection Assistant will support the field implementation of all Protection objectives under DRC projects. The Protection Assistant will develop and maintain good relationships with persons of concern, relevant stakeholders and other humanitarian actors, to support the proper implementation and coordination of DRC Protection activities in the Catatumbo Region, Norte de Santander. Support the Protection Officer to ensure the quality of planning, implementation and monitoring of protection activities**.**

Main Responsibilities:

Sectoral:

• Advocacy for the rights of persons of concern in the context of their displacement, facilitation of access to basic services, vulnerability-based individual protection assistance, legal assistance, prevention of sexual and gender-based violence, child protection initiatives, rights monitoring and awareness-raising on rights with host communities and other actors. Knowledge of Law 1448.

Implementation of the Protection Project

• Participate in the implementation of general protection activities in accordance with agreed objectives.
• Continuously monitor and document the needs of persons of concern.
• Carry out basic tasks within the protection area, including data collection, identification of patterns and trends, such as arrivals/departures/new flows of persons of interest in the area, etc.
• Support the legal team in making statements or reports, within the framework of Law 1448.
• Identify and document vulnerable people; facilitate appropriate actions, including referrals to specialist services
• Provide information for monthly, quarterly and annual reports.
• Ensure the highest quality of protection interventions and coherence between all ongoing and proposed projects, in line with the overall strategy;
• Follow the given work plans and guidelines
• Contribute to the development of operational protection tools

Programming and Operations

• Ensure efficient and effective implementation of the program while following the budget and work plan.
• Participate in the preparation of monthly reports and budgets

Experience and Technical Skills:

• Minimum 1 year of relevant experience in humanitarian protection, social work, human rights or other similar field work, related to an NGO or other non-profit organization
• Field experience and work with urban, and/or rural, and/or indigenous communities;
• Experience and ability to interview people of all ages and backgrounds.
• Good skills in working with tablets and computers.
• Good skills in MS Word and Excel
• Will and ability to learn.
• Experience with standard procedures and guidelines.

Desirable

• Of calm and diplomatic character
• Works well in a team environment
• Experience in the intervention area.
• Mastery of the English language is an advantage

Educational Level: Relevant diploma or professional qualification (e.g. political science, law, social work, international development, psychology, human rights).

All DRC functions require the incumbent to master the DRC core competencies:

• Achieving excellence: focusing on achieving results and ensuring efficient processes.
• Collaboration: Involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.
• Taking the initiative: Taking ownership and initiative while pursuing innovation.
• Communicate: listen and speak effectively and honestly.
• Demonstrate integrity: act in accordance with DRC’s vision and values

We offer:

The opportunity to belong to one of the best NGOs worldwide.

• Access to over 1,000 free online training courses and certificates.

• Prepaid medicine, 100% coverage of the policy for the employee and special price for beneficiaries.

• National fixed-term contract for 6 months with all legal benefits

• Salary starting at $2,438,000 depending on the candidate’s experience and skills.

• Start date: January 2025

• Salary and conditions in accordance with the terms of employment in Colombia.

Application process: All applicants must upload a cover letter (max. 1 page) and an updated CV (max. 2 pages, without supporting documents) in Spanish, on the DRC job platform. Applications sent by email will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: 08 January 2025 at 11:59 am Local Time. If you

If you apply for this position we assume that you are available to move to the Tibú area or live in the area. Please note that applications will be reviewed continuously and

Interviews will be scheduled as soon as a suitable candidate is identified. DRC reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date once a suitable candidate has been identified. You are advised to apply for this vacancy as soon as possible if it is of interest to you.

Note 1: Applicants who apply for this call authorize DRC to validate the personal information provided in the resume. Your identification will be verified in public and private databases for the exclusive use of validating the information, in accordance with our anti-fraud, money laundering and terrorist financing policies.

Note 2: The applicant who freely and voluntarily wishes to take part in the selection process to fill the position of this call, must strictly adhere to the rules that apply to the subject (suitability of the degrees presented, execution of tests on a personal and individual basis and veracity of the information) adhering to the DRC manuals and anti-fraud policies, under penalty of declaring disqualified the applicant who incurs in any irregularity in the judgment of the organization, even by mere suspicion, and even in possible criminal conduct according to Colombian legislation.