The Norwegian Refugee Council has launched its humanitarian response plan for the next six months, aiming to reach 800,000 people inside Ukraine and neighboring countries.
Background
The Norwegian Refugee Council has been present in Ukraine since 2014, helping more than 700,000 people with food, shelter, water, sanitation, and legal assistance. The rapid change of situation in February 2022 during which the whole of Ukraine became affected by the conflict required a significant scale-up of emergency programmes.
In response to the large-scale of displacement of refugees fleeing Ukraine, NRC has set up humanitarian operations for refugees arriving in Poland.
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Protection Coordinator based in Warsaw. The purpose of the Protection Coordinator is to ensure the transit site, and different service providers at the site, respect protection, and safeguarding standards. The Protection Coordinator will be the technical lead for protection concerns and programming on the transit site.
Below is the general person profile that we are seeking:
· Support the transit site coordination meetings to raise and address protection concerns.
· Provide training to staff, volunteers, and service providers on key protection topics.
· Lead in the development of protection-focused guidelines for the site, including selection criteria for service providers, referral pathways on-site and external, rules for visitors, etc.
· Work closely with the city reception team, volunteers, and service providers to ensure that beneficiaries are provided with the full packages of services available at the site.
· Support the identification and referrals of vulnerable cases.
· Undertake regular monitoring and risk assessment of the condition of the site.
· Proactively share ideas for improvement in relation to both the “hard” and “soft” components of the transit site, as they pertain to protection concerns.
· Ensure that services be accessible to groups/persons with specific needs to minimize the risk of violence, abuse, exploitation, and marginalization.
· Collect data and figures from service providers on the site and share them with relevant stakeholders.
· Promote and facilitate accountability toward beneficiary populations through the setting up of a complaint and feedback mechanism.
· Ensure adherence with NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines as well Government rules and regulations.
· Any other task relevant to the position as requested by the line manager.
What we are looking for:
Your passion, skills, and experience can make a big difference. This mission would be a start-up in a challenging, emergency context in Europe.
- Substantial experience in humanitarian/emergency context in a Coordination role
- Experience in working with local partners
- Experience working in a start-up mission
- Fluency in English, both written and verbal. Additional language skills (Polish, Ukrainian, or Russian) is an asset.
- Ability to be agile and to adapt to a continuously developing crisis
What We Offer
- Duty Station: Warsaw (Poland)
- Contract: 3 months national contract with the possibility of extension for the majority of positions.
- NRC’s Salary Scale: NRC offers a competitive compensation and benefits package.
- Start date: Immediately – within the next few weeks
We shall be collecting applications on a rolling basis and if your profile fits our immediate need then a recruiter will reach out to you.
Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. Due to the large response, NRC will not provide feedback to those candidates who do not meet the criteria and/or do not follow the application process.
How to apply
Please use the following link to find out more about the position and to apply: https://bit.ly/3JYwBjH