Responsibilities:

Provide technical expertise for DRC Ethiopia’s protection programming, particularly implementation of protection monitoring and assessment activities.

Lead the development of DRC’s Protection Monitoring approach and related systems to ensure timely and up-to-date Protection analysis is available to inform programme design and advocacy

Develop, implement and maintain DRC Ethiopia’s protection monitoring and analysis database including DEEP and Activityinfo.

Develop and ensure adherence to DRC Protection Monitoring SoPs, including through training, coaching, supervision, and programme quality checks

Develop protection tools, with an emphasis on protection monitoring in close collaboration with the Protection manager and the field teams

Support field teams in conducting rapid protection assessments in new areas to identify existing/emerging protection needs

Produce regular protection information management products, including monthly protection monitoring dashboards, country level protection monitoring reports, thematic reports, and flash reports based on primary and secondary data sources

Support Protection Manager on dissemination of protection analysis findings and recommendations to DRC Senior Management and internal/external stakeholders (Protection Cluster, donors, programme teams)

Provide capacity-building and mentoring to protection and other sector response team members on general protection, GBV, and child protection information management including data collection methodologies, protection information management, and adherence to protection principles

Contribute to the development of concept notes and/or proposals and budgets for future protection programming and ensuring appropriate protection risk analysis to support project design

Contribute to the strategic direction of DRC country protection programme through participation in strategy planning meetings and developing strategic documents

Represent DRC and participate in cluster coordination and other meetings relevant to protection issues, including active participation in the Protection Analysis Working Group, and providing presentations on protection analysis at national and subnational coordination fora.

Minimum Requirements:

Education:

Relevant university degree or qualification in information systems, communications, social sciences or related field.

Experience:

At least 3 years of experience with an NGO or UN agency, at least 1 year of which should be in an operational setting.

Experience in developing, managing information and using databases in humanitarian settings.

Experience compiling information for external dissemination.

Good experience in research and data/information management, information security as well as quality assurance techniques.

Languages:

Excellent skills in speaking, reading and writing English.