Senior Protection Monitor

Job Overview/Summary: Under the direct supervision of the Protection and Capacity Building Manager (Mount Lebanon), the Senior Protection Monitor will support implementation of IRC’s protection monitoring and information dissemination programming in Mount Lebanon.  Protection monitoring and information dissemination activities will lead to 1) shared understanding of the protection environment among different actors; and 2) enhanced awareness of services and assistance among the refugee community.  Together, these goals support improved outcomes for vulnerable members of the refugee and host communities, as well as the maintenance of humanitarian access for international and local actors.  The Senior Protection Monitor will work in coordination with the Information Officer and Reporting Officer to enhance the quality of data collection by protection monitors and contribute to analysis of protection concerns.  S/he will also contribute to accurate and comprehensive weekly/monthly reporting of protection monitoring.   

Major Responsibilities: Major responsibilities of Senior Protection Monitor (not exhaustive) are listed below:

• Provide direct supervision and support to no more than three mobile protection teams, including:
  • Support to scheduling of, and participation in, monitoring missions and community based protection activities;
  • Regular review of quality of data collected by the teams;
  • Development of individual work plans, ensuring best practice standards are met as well as the development of professional development plans for staff;
  • Regular review and follow up of action points for protection monitoring and community based protection activities; and,
  • Support mobile teams’ field access by meeting with relevant stakeholders and local authorities as required, in collaboration with the Protection & Capacity Building Manager (Mount Lebanon).
• Contribute to reporting on protection trends from the field on a regular basis.
• Support identification of capacity building priorities for protection monitors, and work to address them in coordination with the Protection & Capacity Building Manager (Mount Lebanon).
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with other INGO, UNHCR, government authorities, and other key stakeholders to ensure active coordination, collaboration, and information dissemination.
• Lead capacity building and oversight for outreach volunteers in the designated area/s of coverage, providing regular meeting times and supporting the completion of related administrative and reporting tasks.
• Undertake other tasks as requested by the Protection & Capacity Building Manager (Mount Lebanon).

Key Working Relationships:

Position Reports to:  Protection & Capacity Building Manager (Mount Lebanon).
Position directly supervises:  4-6 Protection Monitors, Outreach Volunteers (up to 40)

Indirect Reporting:  N/A
Other Internal and/or external contacts:

        Internal: Information Officer; Reporting Officer; Security Focal Point      

        External:  Local authorities (always in collaboration with the Protection Manager)

Job Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor degree, preferably in law, social sciences, social work, sociology, anthropology, political science, public administration or journalism (other specialties are not excluded).

Work Experience:

• 2-3 years of experience in an NGO/INGO associated to refugee crisis.
• Experience working for an international organization is preferred. 
• Strong protection background and knowledge of refugee context, as well as demonstrated ability to identify and refer vulnerable cases, is desirable.
• Previous management experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience in regular report writing.

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

• Belief in human rights including gender equality.
• Good communication skills including ability to gain trust and build relationships with new communities.
• Basic computer skills including Microsoft Word and excel.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team, as well as independently.
• Flexible and able to work in a dynamic and diverse environment.
• Excellent attention to detail and organized
• Excellent drafting skills
• Capacity building and team building/motivational skills.
• Time management

Additional knowledge in:

• Refugee Protection, Refugee Law, Human Rights

Language Skills: 

• Fluency in spoken and written Arabic and English, ability to translate desirable.

Working Environment:  Standard office environment with regular travel to the field. The position is Beirut office based, regular field visits expected all over Mount Lebanon.