Job Overview
Project based in Zuwara – Fixed Term contract (3 months renewable)
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from healthcare. MSF offers assistance to people based on need, irrespective of race, religion, gender or political affiliation. For more information, visit our Arabic website, http://www.msf-me.org. Our Zuwara office is looking for a:
PROTECTION OFFICER IN ZUWARAH
Main Purpose
The Protection Officer works under the supervision of the Protection Activity Manager. The Protection Officer is responsible for the provision of protection-related assistance and support to persons in need including Libyans and non-Libyans in the context of MSF activities. These include protection activities in urban areas, detention centers, OPD consultations and/or disembarkation, or in the context of referrals to health facilities.
Main Accountabilities
| • Identify and assess requests for assistance of vulnerable individuals and groups, and ensure appropriate protection responses, including the provision of protection counselling, referrals, case management services, shelter/housing, food security and appropriate follow-up.
• Monitor and report on protection issues and trends identified in the field. • Assist with the implementation and integration of community-based protection strategy and operations plans. • Work closely with interdisciplinary team (Medical, Mental Health, Advocacy) applying multidisciplinary approach to ensure referrals and follow-up are effective and that protection needs of MSF clients are holistically met. • When needed, identify protection needs and vulnerabilities through individual protection assessments. • Respond to the patient’s protection needs, according to the scope of the project, through protection counselling (country information, asylum system, access to available solutions) and referrals to other protection actors, to actively contribute to the improvement of their quality of living. • When needed, follow up with patients to ensure that services are provided (visits, phone calls). • Undertake comprehensive case management, maintaining updated electronic database records for each identified case, keeping notes of all casework activities, and providing draft reports as requested. Keep records, statistics, and files updated. • Monitor and regularly update information on new arrivals, facility conditions, presence of other NGOs, in order to guarantee coordination of services provided. • Participate in the creation of any material needed for the activities of the protection team. • Participate in weekly meetings with the Protection team. • Support awareness sessions, and general provision of services when needed. • Participate in regular trainings and other project-related activities. • Perform other related duties as required. • Provide protection-related information in urban areas, OPD consultations, and other activities sites, including UNHCR and IOM processes and how to access them, other NGO’s services and available solutions. • Regularly monitor cases through follow up visits/calls, providing sustained protection counselling, support, community mediation and referrals, as appropriate. • When needed, conduct Protection Assessments and develop case plans that respond to needs addressed in assessments, with the support of Protection Supervisor and Manager. • Facilitate capacity-building on protection, including provision of training for project staff. • Under the guidance of the Protection Supervisor, carry out food and NFI distribution and other activities (when possible) and support in the drafting of Purchase Orders and SOPs. • Provide relevant contributions to the protection component programming. |
Requirements
| • Education | • A Bachelor’s degree in law, political sciences or social work is preferred, a Masters’ degrees or equivalent experience in a related field are also accepted |
| • Experience | • At least two years of experience working in a mixed migration context, with MSF or other NGOs |
| • Languages | • Fluent in both oral and written English and Arabic. Fluency in French is an asset. |
| • Competencies | • Ability to work under stress and to maintain calm under challenging circumstances Conscientious and meticulous record-keeping and report writing
• A positive attitude and sensitive manner when dealing with beneficiaries, including a range of interviewing skills for dealing with challenging scenarios. |
APPLICATION PROCESS
| STEP 1: Please fill out and Submit the Questionnaire Form on Below Link OR by Scanning the QR Code
https://forms.office.com/e/80r7fiiPVL
STEP 2: Applications including CV, cover letter and scanned copy of diploma(s) should be sent as soon as possible to: msff-westcoast-recruitment@paris.msf.org
Deadline for receiving applications: Monday ,December 30, 2024 at 5:00 pm
It’s essential to write Protection Officer in the subject of your email Women are encouraged to apply!
*NOTE: only short-listed candidates will be contacted for a written test and/or interview.
MSF is an equal opportunity employer | All qualified candidates will be considered without regard to age, color, religion, gender or any other social status. No monetary, goods or service offers, nor favoritism, will be tolerated in a recruiting process MSF reserves the right to refuse any candidate having benefited from such acts. Any illicit solicitations can be reported to the justice system. |
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