About the job

Overall purpose of the role: Based in the DRC Türkiye country office, the role provides technical oversight to DRC Protection programme, including to strategy and proposal development, reporting, technical guidance and guidelines, technical support for DRC and partner staff, as well as advising on protection research, needs assessment(s), and advocacy efforts.

Geographic Scope: Country (Türkiye)

The role is based in the DRC Türkiye Country Office in Gaziantep.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Protection Sectoral Technical Responsibility

Technically responsible for the overall protection portfolio, with a strong focus on protection analysis, partnerships, and multi-partner coordination

With the support of the Partnerships Coordinator, Head of Programme, and Senior Management Team, continue shaping and operationalising DRC’s localisation approach to protection programming and identifying innovative ways to collaborate with CSOs, national and grassroots organisations including refugee-led organisations beyond formal partnership agreements. This will include capacity development and technical support to existing and new partners

Lead multi-partner protection monitoring analysis efforts in line with the Protection Analysis Framework (PAF) tailored to the Türkiye context

Lead the development and implementation of the country level protection strategy

Oversee and lead the in-country development, harmonisation, adaptation and rollout of internal policies, guidelines, tools, Standard Operating Procedures, related to DRC’s protection interventions

Act as a reference point for Economic Recovery colleagues for Protection Mainstreaming & integrated programming

Technical Supervision

Technically supervise, provide technical advice and guidance to protection staff at Country Office level, including a Protection Programme Officer and a Protection Analysis Officer

Participate in human resource processes, including the recruitment of protection technical staff in country, establishing minimum technical requirements for protection positions, and supporting performance objectives and performance appraisals

Responsible for identifying protection sectoral technical gaps and establishing & delivering capacity building plans for protection staff

Protection Programme Development and Oversight

Lead and contribute to the design and finalisation of all protection sectoral interventions in proposals and projects

Provide technical review of all proposals that include protection interventions and/or mainstreaming

Maintain oversight of overall protection programme implementation, including budgets and indicators, in close collaboration with HoP, MEAL, Grants & Partnerships, and Finance colleagues

Participate in protection programme / project review meetings, including grant opening, grant review and close out meetings

Quality Assurance

Lead, in collaboration with MEAL team, on the development of quality assurance systems and ensure they are applied throughout the programme cycle

Follow technical oversight mechanisms to ensure protection interventions are provided according to established policies, guidance, and Standard Operating Procedures

Lead the self-assessment based on the Protection Programme Quality Framework once a year and contribute to the annual Protection Survey

Coordination and Representation

Represent DRC and actively contribute to protection sector coordination fora at the country level

Lead DRC’s protection sector coordination and collaboration efforts with relevant stakeholders including government, civil society, NGOs, and UN

Actively engage and contribute to DRC protection-related advocacy efforts, nationally as well as regionally

Promote integrated programming and ensure internal coordination and harmonisation of DRC protection interventions across sites and with other core sectors, as relevant

Other

Any other duties as requested by the line manager

About you

To be successful in this role we expect you to have university degree in law, social science, political science, international development, or any other related field.

Moreover, we also expect the following:

Required

Minimum 5 years of demonstrated technical experience in the international protection sector preferably with an (I)NGO and/or UN agencies
Minimum 3 years of experience leading, managing or providing technical advice/support to a protection programme that preferably includes legal counselling and assistance, case management and protection monitoring programming
Very strong technical writing skills
Documented skills in project development and design for protection programmes, preferably in a multisectoral setting
Experience in protection strategy development including the development of SOPs, training materials and action plans
Strategic thinker with the ability to quickly develop good insight and understanding of humanitarian, political and human rights situation in the relevant context
Proven strong analytical thinker and problem solver
Experience with technical supervision of teams
Experience in providing technical guidance and developing and providing learning activities
Experience working with key institutional donors such as ECHO, DANIDA and SIDA on protection
Experience in driving protection partnerships including with refugee-led organisations, national partners, local/government authorities, UN organizations and coordination networks
Full professional proficiency in written and spoken English
Turkish and/or Arabic proficiency an added value
Desired

Experience in advocacy for protection a strong asset
Experience working on mixed migration programming a strong asset

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