3. Tasks and responsibilities

Main responsibilities

Project Design

• Contribute to the development and implementation of DRC’s sector strategy in Southwest and Northwest regions of  Cameroon, focusing on legal assistance, MHPSS, Case Management (CM), Individual Protection Assistance (IPA), Community-Based Protection (CBP) and Gender-Based Violence (GBV)
• Identify community needs and gaps in protection services in collaboration with the Protection Coordinator and Project Manager (PM)
• Develop guidance on mobile implementation and integration of protection with other core sectors, ensuring a participatory community-based approach.
• Provide technical input for the development and implementation of relevant SOPs, technical standards, and MOUs with specialized service providers.
• Participate in proposal development by providing context analysis, legal analysis, technical sector-specific analysis, beneficiary information, and technical feedback.

Implementation

• Develop program tools and guidance notes to support and reinforce the quality of protection activities.
• Provide technical support to the Protection team and the Project Manager, ensuring the delivery of high-quality legal assistance, MHPSS, GBV, CM services, and other individual assistances, with oversight at the field level by Project Managers.
• Conduct regular field visits to monitor implementation quality, provide technical advice, and conduct needs assessments to guide capacity building.
• Support the adoption of standardized community-level PSS methodologies and associated monitoring and evaluation mechanisms.
• Ensure quality control of protection activities, including Protection Monitoring, GBV, Child Protection, Community-Based Protection, and civil documentation, aligning with international and national standards and SOPs.

Capacity Building

• Assess training and development needs within the Protection team, develop a capacity-building plan, and implement it with the support of the Protection Coordinator.
• Participate in the recruitment and capacity building
• Establish processes and systems that lead to general capacity building and professionalization of DRC staff and partners on protection.
• Support information management needs, ensuring data consistency, integrity, and continuous availability for decision-making and project design.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL)

• Support the Project Manager in the establishment and regular updates of the MEAL plan, ensuring appropriate indicator and quality tracking (both quantitative and qualitative).
• Stay informed on developments impacting the protection environment in Southwest and Northwest, providing ongoing analysis of key issues.

Coordination and Representation

• Actively participate in and represent DRC in the Protection Cluster, assigned AOR, working groups, and other protection-related meetings.
• Ensure coordination with other agencies to address the specific needs of vulnerable communities.
• Contribute to national cluster transitions through Technical Coordinators, focusing on context, needs, and coordination possibilities.
• Serve as a backup to the Protection Coordinator in coordination meetings when necessary.

Technical Support

• Provide technical assistance to project managers, guiding team management and improvement plans.
• Offer support in case management, technical validation of IPA, SNF, case openings, quality monitoring of documentation, and ensuring confidentiality, with the support of the Protection Information Management Specialist.
• Participate in the technical review of protection activity terms of reference, ensuring alignment with DRC’s SOPs.
• Contribute to the development of protection training modules and technical tools, supporting the dissemination and implementation of the protection strategy in intervention areas.
• Contribute in updating the current protection strategy

Experience and technical competencies

• Proven experience of at least 4 years in Protection, including in Legal Assistance, MHPSS, Case Management, and Protection of IDPs in conflict-affected countries, is required.
• Prior experience implementing Legal Assistance, MHPSS, Case Management at a community level is required; previous experience in GBV (including GBV case management) is strongly recommended;
• Experience providing technical guidance, developing and delivering participatory training/capacity building is desired;
• Significant knowledge of International Humanitarian and Human Rights Laws and International standards relating to the protection of IDPs;
• Experience in report writing, data/information analysis, and M&E;
• Strong information management skills, including but not limited to the creation of databases, use of server-based information collection tools, etc.;
• Proven strong analytical and communication, representation, negotiation, advocacy, and diplomacy skills;
• Strategic thinker with the ability to quickly develop good insight and understanding of the conflict, the human rights situation, and the political environment of the program country;
• Knowledge of Gender and Protection mainstreaming, AGD, PwSN, and AAP approaches;
• Experience working and living in a multicultural environment and traveling to conflict-affected areas;
• Extensive experience in reporting and project development, excellent writing skills in English. Good command of French is an asset.

The responsibilities listed above are not exhaustive and may be readjusted according to operational needs but will remain in line with the overall purpose of the role.

4. Skills and qualities required

In this role, you must demonstrate the five essential DRC skills, namely:

Striving for Excellence: You focus on achieving results while ensuring an efficient process. You strive to produce accurate, thorough and professional work with optimal use of time and effort.

Collaborate: You cooperate with and engage stakeholders, actively seeking their opinions and sharing key information with them. You support and trust others, while encouraging feedback.

Taking the Lead: You take responsibility and prioritize your work based on DRC’s overall vision and goals. You take the initiative when faced with a challenge or opportunity and seek innovative solutions.

Communicate: You write and speak effectively and honestly while adapting your style and tone to the situation. You actively listen to others and involve them in dialogue.

Demonstrate Integrity: You uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to DRC’s values ​​and code of conduct, including protection from sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.

5. Experience and technical competencies:

• Master’s in political science, humanitarian Or development , MHPSS, Legal Assistance, gender/protection or other relevant area
• All other professional training relevant in terms of protection

  LANGUAGES :

• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Knowledge of the local language

Key interactions :

• Cluster Protection
• DRC staff and partners
• Local Partners
• Local populations and leaders

6. General Regulations

The employee must follow the DRC’s instructions for security, confidentiality and ethical guidelines, including the Code of Conduct and the Humanitarian Accountability Framework.

The employee must not exercise any other remunerated activity during the term of his contract with the DRC without receiving prior authorization to do so

The employee must not engage in any activity that could interfere with the DRC or the implementation of any project during the term of the contract with the DRC.

Employee must not give media interviews or post photos or other material related to the project without prior permission.

The employee must return all equipment borrowed for the project to DRC after the end of the contract period or upon request.