Protection Manager (open to Somali Nationals only)
Action Against Hunger, Somalia
Job Description
Action Against Hunger leads the global movement to end hunger. We innovate solutions, advocate for change, and reach 24 million people every year with proven hunger prevention and treatment programs. As a nonprofit that works across 50 countries, our 8,300 dedicated staff members partner with communities to address the root causes of hunger, including climate change, conflict, inequity, and emergencies. We strive to create a world free from hunger, for everyone, for good.
Action Against Hunger USA is part of the Action Against Hunger International network. As an independent NGO, Action Against Hunger USA currently manages operations in 8 countries: Kenya, South Sudan, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Zambia and Haiti. Action Against Hunger-USA has over $100 million in programs, and approximately 1,800 permanent staff based in New York City, Washington D.C, Nairobi, and country offices. Additional growth is anticipated.
Summary of Position
The Protection Program Manager will be responsible for ensuring the successful development, implementation, delivery and monitoring of all project activities. This will include working with other sectors, actors, UN agencies and government services, providing support to some of the most vulnerable members of the community. Activities will include specific activities related to different thematic areas including a) protection, such as safety risk audits, protection monitoring and capacity building, b) gender, including gender analysis, advocacy and monitoring, and c) MHPSS (Mental Health and Psychosocial Support) including providing capacity building and basic psychosocial support. As manager you will be responsible for staff management and recruitment, budget management, reporting and ensuring the timely and smooth implementation of your department’s program commitments.
Purpose: Under the line management of the gender and protection coordinator, and technical line management of the technical advisors), the Protection and Gender Program Manager will be responsible for ensuring the successful development, implementation, delivery and monitoring of all project activities.
Engagement: The Protection and Gender Program Manager Roles will include working with other sectors, actors, UN agencies and government services, on providing support to some of the most vulnerable members of the community.
Essential Job Functions
Objective 1: Program Delivery
- Advocate for the rights of vulnerable people and targeted beneficiaries through contact with local authorities, government officials, community leaders and elders, humanitarian partners, and other relevant actors
- Deliver formal and on-the-job training and coaching for Action Against Hunger staff, health and social workers, and other key stakeholders on protection, gender and MHPSS (Mental Health and Psychosocial Support)
- Coordinate rapid needs assessments (including protection, gender analysis and psychosocial support) through field visits in villages, camps and other informal settlements with persons of concern within the community and identify individuals at risk and humanitarian needs.
- Provide support and direction to other agencies and local authorities in order to map services, collect data and provide monitoring reports.
- Monitor, assess, observe, and report on key protection concerns and rights violations in the field.
- Deliver capacity building to social workers in local government including the Bureau of Women, Children, and Youth Affairs, local women associations, as well as to teachers and health facility workers on minimum standards, Prevention and Response for GBV and CPIE, Psychosocial Support and develop counselling skills, and Psychological First Aid.
- Deliver awareness raising and training for associations and community groups, teachers, and other key influencers to increase awareness, capacity and support.
- Provide support to other sectors (for instance WASH, NUT, Health and FSL) as needed to deliver the program and mainstreaming activities.
- Support staff to deliver individual and group Psychosocial Support and counselling to child and adult beneficiaries/survivors either directly or thought supporting health/social workers.
- Ensure the effective process of referring cases of vulnerable people internally, through government primary care services and specialist partners or UN agencies.
Objective 2: Management amp; Coordination
- Ensure regular representation at all cluster meetings and advocate for the protection, gender and MHPSS need of beneficiaries.
- Coordinate the assessment, monitoring, and auditing of mainstreaming activities at base level.
- Ensure that staff receive adequate support, supervision and guidance including regular group clinical