Aug 29, NRC Protection Sector Co-Coordinator Jobs in Nigeria

Background

NRC has been present in Nigeria since 2015 and has responded to the largest displacement waves in the country since August 2015. With a workforce of 350 national staff, and 17 international staff members and presence in key locations such as Maiduguri, and Yola Area Offices, NRC is able to respond to the needs of those affected by the conflict across North-East Nigeria.

These strategic locations have allowed NRC greater reach from the north and south parts of the region and allowed NRC to contribute to bridging the gap between humanitarian aid and development cooperation, including through focusing on equitable access to basic services and strengthening the rights of displaced people and returnees.

In addition to the Country Office, and the abovementioned Area Offices, NRC has sub-offices structures in Dikwa, Monguno, Biu, Mubi, and Pulka/Gwoza.

Responsibilities

What you will do:

The Protection Sector Co-Coordinator is responsible to ensuring the coordination of the National Protection Sector in Nigeria together with the UNHCR (UN High Commissioner for Refugees) Protection Sector Coordinator, and the rest of the Protection Coordination team.

The Co-coordinator will actively work with the Sector Coordination/Co-Coordination team and Protection partners. S/he will represent the cluster in coordination fora and with key stakeholders, support the design and implementation of country level strategies and humanitarian funding processes.

S/he will also ensure that an appropriate Protection Information Management system is in place, facilitate effective information sharing for context analysis, coordination and advocacy, as well as provide support and guidance to the field cluster, focal points and partners on effective response coordination and technical issues.

The Protection Sector Co-Coordinator will work in partnership with the Senior Protection Sector Coordinator from UNHCR, as the Sector Lead Agency, to provide leadership and facilitate sectoral processes that will ensure a well-coordinated, strategic, adequate, coherent, and effective protection response within the BAY States of North-East Nigeria.

S/he will represent the cluster in coordination fora and with key stakeholders, support the design and implementation of country level strategies and humanitarian funding processes (e.g., Protection Cluster strategy, HNO/HRP, SSHF/CERF, HCT Centrality of Protection Strategy).

The Co-coordinator will have a specific responsibility to ensure that the Protection Sector North-East Nigeria is informed by NGO perspectives, including, importantly, that of local partners. The Co-coordinator will also be responsible for ensuring that the NGO membership is contributing to and sharing Protection Sector responsibilities and will play a lead role in developing the active engagement and technical capacity of members of the Protection Sector North-East Nigeria. S/he will ensure the following expected results:

NGOs’ concerns and priorities are adequately brought up to Protection Sector Coordination Team,

Protection stakeholders are actively participating in Protection Sector activities,

Protection inter-sectoral and/or multi-sectoral coordination effectiveness is reinforced and,

Protection Sector coordination and NGO-government relations are strengthened at LGA and state levels.

Facilitate and co-chair meetings of the national Protection Sector with the UNHCR Coordinator, ensuring key and needed information is shared in a timely and accurate manner

Ensure effective coordination ofthe protection response in Nigeria

Ensure information exchange with Protection Sector partners and other relevant stakeholders related to protection issues, situation analysis, gaps, planning, funding processes etc…

Represent the Protection Sector and the interests of its partners to government, donors, inter-cluster, stakeholders, and other fora

Provide practical support and guidance to cluster partners on needs assessments, coordination, project development and implementation, and utilization of funding opportunities

Provide capacity-building to clusterpartners and relevant counterparts such as other clusterpartners, UN Mission, or government actors

Build the capacity of partners, design technical tools, guidance and facilitate trainings and workshops.

Qualifications

What you will bring:

Post graduate degree in international law, politicalsciences, or related field

Minimum of 5 years’ experience working on protection related issues in humanitarian emergencies, including inter-agency work and provision of technical advice to field teams

Exceptional understanding of protection issues in emergency and displacement situations, detailed knowledge of humanitarian principles, guidelines for humanitarian assistance, and relevant international legal frameworks

Sound understanding of humanitariancoordination, funding, and leadership mechanisms, as well as experience in working with protection cluster coordination

Strong leadership, coordination, and inter-personal skills, working well both in teams and independently

Strong analytical,planning, and drafting skills

Excellent advocacy and representation skills including the ability to develop strong interpersonal relationships to facilitate communication within the cluster

Able to work under pressure and good at timely decision making

Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills in English

Initiative-taking and excellent observer of protection issues in the country

Context/Specific skills, knowledge, and experience:

Experience working in complex and volatile IDP (Internally Displaced People) contexts

Ability to work under stressful conditions, meet short deadlines and travel extensively within Nigeria at short notice to support field operations

Highly reliable, mature and able towork independently as well as in a team

Proven communication, interpersonal, representation, and negotiation skills

Culturally sensitive, with theability to work within diverse cultural contexts

Flexible, creative, and co-operative, and a sense of humor is an asset

Strong leadership and coordination skills

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; NRC Protection Sector Co-Coordinator Jobs in Nigeria

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