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Cash for Protection Assistant- Derna

Background on ACTED:

Since 1993, as an international non-governmental organization, ACTED has been committed to immediate humanitarian relief to support those in urgent need and protect people’s dignity, while co-creating longer term opportunities for sustainable growth and fulfilling people’s potential. ACTED endeavors to respond to humanitarian crises and build resilience; promote inclusive and sustainable growth; co-construct effective governance and support the building of civil society worldwide by investing in people and their potential. We go the last mile: ACTED’s mission is to save lives and support people in meeting their needs in hard to reach areas. ACTED is active in 37 countries and implements more than 380 projects a year reaching over 18 million beneficiaries with 160 international staff and more than 3,500 national staff.

ACTED has been operating in Libya since 2011, currently delivering assistance from its field level offices in Tripoli, Benghazi and Sebha with support from 12 international and 60 national staff.  ACTED’s ongoing programming aims to respond to the country’s most pressing emergency needs whilst building the resilience of communities through support to civil society and local governance. This includes an unconditional multi-purpose cash program, protection monitoring, helpline, and referral services, and quick impact projects (QIPs). Furthermore, ACTED is offering capacity building, grants, and networking opportunities to civil society and local governance actors under its Civil Initiatives Libya (CIL) program.

Position Profile:

• Position: Cash for Protection Assistant
• Base: Derna
• Gender: Any
• Contract duration: 6 months
• Contract Type: Full-time
• Starting date: ASAP
• Closing date: 23rd-Sep-2021

Assignment

Under the direct supervision of the Cash Project Manager and in close collaboration with the Child Protection Project Manager, the Cash for Protection Assistant’s primary responsibilities are to support the process of internal ACTED ‘cash for protection’ referrals. This will require a close working relationship between the Derna Child Protection team and Cash team, as well as frequent liaison with the finance and logistics departments under the guidance of the programmatic project officers, to ensure smooth and immediate protection referrals for vulnerable persons of concern in Benghazi. Tasks will include ensuring strict data protection procedures throughout the ACTED referral system, supporting cash for protection distributions through mainstreaming protection throughout all face-to-face interactions with beneficiaries and awareness raising on ACTED protection activities and protection principles. Other tasks will be to support emergency protection assessments may be required.

Functions
1 Support internal ACTED protection referrals
1.1 Provide assistance to Program Manager and Officer in the planning, logistics and coordination of internal cash for protection assistance provision.
1.2 Support with identification of safe and confidential distribution sites for the Cash for Protection component, when household visits are not possible.
1.3 Coordinate directly with beneficiaries for personal data consolidation, while ensuring strict personal data protection procedures.
1.4 Coordinate with the Finance Department and Logistics Departments to accelerate and support FLATS procedures.

2 Mainstream Protection within ACTED individual and collective distributions
2.1 Directly support assistance distributions under the Cash for Protection project, along with the Protection and Cash Teams.
2.2 Ensure strict confidentiality and personal data protection during cash, NFI or e-card distributions.
2.3 Spread key protection information and raise awareness about services available (ACTED protection Helpline and protection monitoring) to beneficiaries during distributions and awareness sessions, if required.
2.4 Ensure that beneficiaries are aware and use the complaints response mechanism (CRM) if needed.

3 Other
3.1 Provide regular and timely updates on progress and challenges to supervisors and other team members.
3.2 Assist project team members with other activities, as requested by immediate supervisor.
3.3 Perform any other related activities as assigned by immediate supervisor, such as emergency protection assessments.

Key Performance Indicators

• Number of cash for protection distributions/visits conducted

 Within the ACTED Protection Department, all staff are expected to support the well-being and safety at all times while performing their regular duties. All Protection staff are bound by the ACTED Global Code of Conduct and the ACTED Child Protection Code of Conduct.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree required
• At least 1 year of field experience in humanitarian work, protection experience strongly preferred
• Familiarity with the aid system, and ability to understand donor and governmental requirement is preferred
• Ability to work with culturally diverse groups of people.
• Ability to travel and work in difficult conditions and under pressure.
• Highly proficient in written and spoken English and Arabic
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint…)

How to Apply:

• To Apply: We look forward to receiving both: Cover letter+ your CV with 2-3 references attached by email to: benghazi.jobs@acted.org
• THE POSITION YOU ARE APPLYING FOR HAS TO BE SUBJECTED IN YOUR EMAIL, OTHERWISE YOUR CV WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
• Please note that in line with ACTED-terrorism policy, and in accordance with donors’ compliance requirements, ACTED reserves the right to carry out anti-terrorism checks on its board members, staff, volunteers, consultants, financial service providers, contractors and sub-contractors. To this end, confirmation of an employment offer with ACTED will be subject to background checks which may include anti-terrorism screening.