Iraq: Protection Manager - Anbar / Iraq - National

Background/IRC Summary:

Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee (www.rescue.org) is a world leader in relief, rehabilitation and post-conflict development services for those uprooted or affected by violent conflict and oppression. The IRC is currently working in over 25 countries around the world, addressing both the immediate and lifesaving needs of conflict affected people in emergencies and the reconstruction needs of post-conflict societies.

The IRC has long-term Iraq-based and cross-border programmes supporting IDPs and refugees. Working in coordination with the humanitarian community, the IRC currently addresses the needs of Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) in South-Central Iraq and war-affected Syrians from several operational bases in the region. In response to the IDP situation, the IRC in partnership with the UNHCR – has been running the Protection Assistance and Reintegration Centres (PARCs) since 2009 in Central Iraq. The IRC currently oversees 4 PARCs in a total of 8 governorates, and has an overall protection and legal programme covering 11 governorates. The project provides a variety of community and protection services including protection monitoring, information dissemination, legal assistance, capacity building and advocacy with regard to the persons of concern’s access to services and rights. The PARC programme is also supporting local partners to provide psychosocial support and legal assistance for survivors of gender-based violence (GBV).

Position Overview

Under the line management of the Field Coordinator and technical management of the Senior Protection Manager, the Protection Manager will oversee the implementation of the IRC protection activities in Anbar governorate. The Protection Manager will directly manage the protection monitoring and the legal team as well as the newly established PSS team and the protection program officer. Technical support will be provided by the Senior Protection Manager and the Protection Coordinator.

The Protection Manager will be responsible for organising the work of the protection monitoring and legal teams in the field, according to the harmonized tools of the protection programme, establishing and monitoring weekly/by-weekly and monthly work plans of protection visits, cases received, referrals and advocacy. He/she will also be responsible for ensuring the quality implementation of the projects and timely submission of reports, and answer requests for information in a timely fashion. The Protection Manager will coordinate with other stakeholders including INGOs, local authorities and other actors in the field in order to maximize the protection response in Anbar governorate.

Job Responsibilities

Project management

1. Managing all day to day Protection and Legal activities in the governorate as per the Protection and Rule of Law project proposals, and serving as the primary focal point of the IRC Protection Programme in the governorate.

2. In consultation with the Senior Protection Manager and the Protection Coordinator, establishes a monthly work plan for all program activities including:

3. A monthly protection monitoring field visit plan based on locations of PoCs and MoDM data, with bi-weekly/weekly updates depending on the situation and events.

4. A monthly field visit planning for the lawyers, depending on the referred cases and sites identified as in need of legal assistance, with bi-weekly/weekly updates depending on the situation and events

5. Establishing and monitor a monthly advocacy/networking plan.

6. Monthly updates on :

7. the Indicator Tracking system online

8. the Budget forecast for the following month

9. the cash forecast for the following month

10. the workplan

11. check the BvAs and the transactions for Anbar governorates and coordinates with the Senior Protection manager / Protection Coordinator for recoding wrong transactions

12. the support documentation for legal fees and other Petty Cash reimbursement, in cooperation with all relevant staff in Anbar office (lawyers, legal team leaders, monitors, protection monitor team leaders) and admin staff in Baghdad

13. follow-up of procurement plans

14. Supports the professional development of all direct reports, and follow-up on all Human Resources issues in Anbar for the Protection team

15. Responsible to raise and follow-up PRs in coordination with the Field Coordinator and Senior Protection Manager

16. Responsible for regular updates of the procurement plan for Anbar related purchase in coordination with admin/program staff.

17. Responsible on a monthly basis to purchase office supplies

Project development and Reporting

1. Participate in Grants Opening Meetings, Grants Review Meetings and Grants closing meetings, and follow-up on the action points relating to Anbar.

2. Collects, revises and submits weekly reports in Arabic from Monitors and Lawyers and translated protection data from the Reporting/Database Officer and submits them to the Senior Protection Manager or Protection coordinator/Reporting Officer in Baghdad in a timely manner, ensuring deadlines are respected.

3. Leads the consolidation of non-legal service provider data and non-legal referrals to establish effective referral pathways, and ensure follow-up of referred cases

4. Support the Legal team leader in weekly data collection and reports, as per Sr Protection manager and Protection Coordinator’s guidance

5. Supports Senior Protection Manager and Protection Coordinator in donor’s report, ensuring respect of the deadlines.

6. Supports Senior Protection Manager and Protection Coordination on ad-hoc reports required related with Anbar.

7. Participate in project and budget developments related to new projects / activities in Anbar.

8. Assists in drafting monthly protection monitoring reports as directed by Senior PARC Management, finalizing monthly report according to donor/IRC standards.

Coordination

1. Coordinates with all stakeholders (Local authority, NGOs, etc.) and seeks out new partnerships and collaborations to improve service delivery.

2. Participates to relevant coordination meetings as well as donor’s meetings, as per Senior Protection Manager and Protection Coordinator’s requests, and provides feedback on the meetings right afterwards.

Operations

1. Monitors and records all documents related to budget revision (including vehicle and tele-communication log sheets).

2. Any other duties requested from the Field Coordinator or Senior Program Manager to support the program.

Requirements

Essential:

· Very strong values in term of ethics and morals

· Strong understanding of project management steps and requirements

· Degree in social sciences, Law or another relevant field.

· Excellent drafting and oral communication skills in English (bilingual communication skills in Arabic and English is highly desirable).

· At least 2 years of experience preferably in project assessment and/or management (experience working in remote management preferable)

· Understanding of monitoring and evaluation in the context of programming

· Good understanding of IDPs challenges and Iraqi laws

· Understanding of international human rights and Iraqi law.

· Good interpersonal, organizational, and time management skills;

· Team player and solutions oriented

· Strong skills in Microsoft Office operations including Word, Excel and Power Point

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