Protection Coordinator
Trócaire, Somalia
Job Description
Job Title: Protection Coordinator
Location: Gedo (with some international travel)
Division: National : Grade 5
Date: June 2021
Description
Trócaire is one of Ireland’s top INGO’s, having over 40 years’ of experience in international Development. Trócaire is a member of worldwide networks such as Caritas and CIDSE. Trocaire has worked in the Gedo region of Somalia providing humanitarian and development support since 1992. The programme provide basic support in healthcare, nutrition and education in four districts Belet Xaawa, Dollow, Luuq and Garbahareey.
Trocaire Somalia’s Country Programme is developing and aligning itself to Trocaire’s global strategic priorities and placing greater focus on Protection, accountability and resilience. The Protection Coordinator position is a key thematic management position that will have overall responsibility of a thematic programme area and will work with local partners, supporting them to implement their work and providing overall management and strategic direction for the programme. This programme is currently funded by Irish Aid and EIDHR.
Reporting toThe Humanitarian Programme Manager this is a Fixed Term contract for a period of one year and is based in Gedo with some travel within Somalia and internationally.
Safeguarding[1] Children Policy:
Trócaire is committed to Safeguarding people within our programmes from Exploitation and Abuse and has specific policies on this commitment (including a Global Code of Conduct) which outlines the expected behaviour and responsibility of all staff, consultants and other organisational representatives. Any candidate offered a job with Trócaire will be expected to sign Trócaire’s Safeguarding Policies and Global Code of Conduct as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents.
Key Duties amp; Responsibilities
Programme Design:
- Develop a Programme vision that is strategically focused, responds to the local context, is guided by the relevant organisational programme policy and is coherent with the Somalia Country Strategic plan.
- Undertake the necessary analysis (e.g. contextual, power, poverty, gender), to inform appropriate programme strategies, geographic location and target population.
- Develop standard procedures and guidance for Protection and GBV prevention and response in close coordination and cooperation with Trócaire’s global Women’s Empowerment Programme with local partners; including standards relating to Safeguarding, Protection Mainstreaming and Accountability to Affected Populations.
- Ensure that SGBV response, mitigation and prevention is used to frame all our responses in Trócaire’s country programme.
- Ensure that the GBV programme approaches are consistent, technically sound and effective, culturally appropriate, drawing on both evidence-based strategies and innovative approaches.
- Ensure that Protection Mainstreaming considerations are included in Trocaire’s broader humanitarian responses in all contexts, including sectors such as food and nutrition, water and sanitation, shelter, cash transfer programming, health and emergency livelihoods and that humanitarian responses are grounded in Trocaire’s protection mainstreaming approach and the Core Humanitarian Standards.
- Ensure ongoing discussions regarding programme development and management with the relevant organisational programme team at HQ.
- Ensure ongoing discussions regarding programme development and management with the relevant organisational programme team at HQ.
- Together with partners identify a priority learning focus for the programme and a strategy to document and share the learning.
- Implement all administrative (Salesforce and Agresso) procedures in relation to project and programme management to a high standard.
- Develop an Mamp;E Framework, for the programme with the support of the MEAL Coordinator and ensure that partners are clear on how they contribute to the framework.
- Review and assess programme progress, including through regular partner meetings
- Establish a regular reporting schedule (financial and narrative) ensuring that all reports respond to the relevant programme indicators and are in line with organisational policy and institutional funding requirements.
- Ensure that all financial reports are reviewed and signed off by the Finance Manager.
- Carry out regular field trips to communities to ensure ongoing oversight of the programme.
- Complete the Annual Programme Review process ensuring that the review provi