VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT VACANCY NO.: Q-IRQ-VA-18029 … · VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT VACANCY NO.:...

Swedish Humanitarian Aid Organization

VACANCYANNOUNCEMENTVACANCYNO.: Q-IRQ-VA-18029POSITION:PARCProtectionCoordinator–ErbilREPORTINGTO:HeadofFieldOfficeNUMBEROFPOSITION:01DUTYSTATION: ErbilGovernorateEMPLOYMENTTYPE: Full-time(SundaytoThursday8h00-16h00)CONTRACTDURATION:OneYear(RenewablebasedonFunding)ANNOUNCEMENTDATE: 26December2017APPLICATIONDEADLINE: 1January2018

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BACKGROUND:QANDIL is a Swedish non-profit, non-political, non-religious humanitarian aid organization that wasfoundedin1991inStockholm,Sweden.HavingcontinuouslyoperatedintheKurdistanRegioneversince,QANDIL’smainprioritiesofworkareconstructionandinfrastructureactivities,refugeeandIDPinitiatives,health,water,sanitationandhygiene,andcapacitybuilding.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------JobDescription:ReportingtoQANDIL’sFieldCoordinatorashis/herdirectsupervisorandtotheUNHCRStaffinErbilasthepartners,thePARCProtectionCoordinatorwillberesponsiblefortheoverallsupervisionoftheIDPandrefugeeprotectionresponseinErbil.S/hewilldrafttheworkplanwitheachoftheteammanagers,IDPPARCManager,RefugeePARCManagerandOutreachVolunteerManager.S/hewillensurethateachmanagerisfollowingtheproperworkplanwhileremainingflexibletowardstherapidly changingprotectionprioritiesof the IDPs and refugees. S/hewill be required toprovidetechnicalguidanceonprotectionissues,includinggeneralprotection(accesstosafety,freedomofmovement,arbitrarydetention,militaryrecruitment,documentation)aswellaschildprotectionandSGBV.S/hewillensurethattargetsarebeingmet.ThePARCProtectionCoordinatorwillalsoneedtoholdregularmeetingswiththevariousIDPandRefugeeprojectmanagersandstafftoensurethatservicegapsinareidentified,andsolutionsarefoundincloseconsultationwiththeUNHCRstaff.S/he will be responsible sending accurate and professional bi-weekly and monthly reports,providing constructive feedback to currentmanagers and orienting newly hired ones. ThePARCProtection Coordinator will also be responsible for the quality of the job performance of theAccountabilityofficer.S/hewillenhanceQANDIL’sinterventionsthroughoutErbilGovernoratetomeetrefugees’andIDPs’protectionneeds.InconsultationwiththeFieldCoordinator,theCountryDirector,andtheUNHCR;thePARCProtectionCoordinatorwillattendprotectionmeetingswiththehumanitariananddonorcommunityregularlytoincreaseQANDIL’svisibilityandtoidentifyfutureopportunitiesofinterventionfortheorganization.MainDutiesandResponsibilities:• StreamlineprotectionandcommunitybasedprotectionintoallactivitiescarriedoutbyQandil.• BuildprotectioncapacityofkeyQandilstaffindifferentdepartmentsandprojects,• Meetwithprojectmanagersonaregularbasistoimproveandensuretheinclusionofprotectionstandardsintheprojects,

• Previewandensureinclusionprotectionaspectsandqualityofbiweeklyandmonthlyreports,andcontributetoannualreports,• Develop good working relationships with donors, governmental departments, local andinternationalorganizationsineachthematicarea,

• Politicallyandculturallysensitivewithqualitiesofpatienceanddiplomacy,• StayovertimewhenrequiredtomeettheneedsofunforeseenIDPandrefugeeinfluxes,

Swedish Humanitarian Aid Organization

• LiaiseandcoordinatewithUNHCRstafftomaintainacloseandprofessionalworkingrelationship,• Attend relevantmeetings of partners and donor community to identify gaps and to improveQANDIL’spresenceandneedforfuturehumanitarianinterventions,

• ServeasCoLeadofErbilProtectionWorkingGroup,• Performotherrelevantdutiesasdirectedbyseniormanagers.

Theincumbentwillhavetopossessthefollowingskills:

QualificationsandexperienceEssential• Atleastthreeyears’experienceinmanagingprotectionprojectsinrefugee/IDPsituations,campaswellasurbancontext,includingemergencyoperations.

• Degreeinrefugeestudies,humanrightsLaw,internationalrelations,developmentstudiesoranyotherrelevantfield.

• Excellentplanningandorganizingskills.• Excellentcommunicationandpresentationskills.• Abilitytoworkundertime-pressureandexcellenttimemanagementskills.• Abilitytoguide,mentor,coachandsupervisestaff.• Abilitytodemonstrateagoodunderstandingofcommunity-basedapproachandurbanrefugeeandIDPpolicies.

Desirable

• ExperienceofworkingandlivinginMiddleEast,orsimilarcontexts.• SpecificexperienceofmanagingUNHCRandotherdonorprojects.• Completionofprotectionlearning/trainingactivities.• KnowledgeofArabicand/orKurdishisdesirable.

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HOWTOAPPLY:InterestedapplicantsmustsendtheirmostrecentCVwithacoverlettertorecruitment@qandil.orgSubjectlinemustread:PARCProtectionCoordinator–Erbil.Note:Applicationsnotmeetingthespecifiedminimumrequirementsorreceivedafterclosingdatemaynotbeconsidered.Shortlistedcandidateswillbecontactedforaninterviewthatmayincludeawrittentestofcommunicationandwritingskills.