Protection Officer (Ukrainian Nationals Only)
Local Work Rights Required
This employer does not provide visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the legal right to work in the job location.
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Role Summary
Nonviolent Peaceforce seeks a full-time Protection Officer to enhance security and support civilians in conflict-affected areas of Ukraine.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide support for the day-to-day implementation of project activities in accordance with the agreed work plans and log-frames.
- Support and assist the Team Leader (TL) in the engagement and relationship building with local humanitarian NGOs, community-based organizations, local authorities and other relevant stakeholders.
- Support and assist the TL in the crafting and development of work/activity plans and budget forecasting.
- Conduct and facilitate community meetings and dialogues in the project areas.
- Support and assist the TL and team in conducting and facilitating training and seminars for community and project partners, for example, Civilian Protection – Early Warning and Early Response (CP-EWER), Ethical communication with veterans, Conflict resolution, Protection mainstreaming, Child Protection (CP), Gender Based Violence (GBV).
- Support in providing protective accompaniment to civilians exposed to vulnerabilities, particularly the elderly and people with special needs.
- Support and assist, monitor, verify and report incidents of violence and civilian displacement.
- In collaboration with the NP Partnerships Department, contribute to monitoring the implementation of sub-grants provided to NP local partners including: support alignment of activities against the agreed-upon objectives, planning and budget, and in accordance with the humanitarian standards. Where requested, provide direct feedback to partners.
- Regularly monitor the provision and the availability of humanitarian services to civilians in need, and conduct referrals, when necessary.
- Participate in assessment visits, monitoring visits, and other Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) activities.
- Prepare narrative reports on implemented project activities.
- Conduct context analysis and provide regular updates on protection trends, conflict dynamics, and operational developments relevant to project implementation.
Minimum Requirements
- University degree in a related field (Social Science, Development Studies, Psychology etc.).
- Interest in peacebuilding, conflict transformation, and civilian protection and human rights. Practical experience in these fields is highly desirable.
- Qualifications or commensurate practical experience in peacebuilding, conflict transformation or nonviolent peacekeeping (preferred).
- At least 2 years relevant work experience in civilian/humanitarian/child protection and human rights.
- NGO/humanitarian work.
- Post-conflict/conflict area experience.
- Experience in community organizing/mobilization.
Eligibility Criteria
This position is only open to Ukrainian nationals, hence visa sponsorship is not available for international applicants.
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