Protection Assistant – Prevention & Capacity Building-GBV job at Danish Refugee Council (DRC)

Description

The Danish Refugee Council is hiring a Protection Assistant – Prevention & Capacity Building-GBV (3) to facilitate community-based GBV prevention activities and strengthen the capacity of community protection structures under the supervision of the Protection Team Leader and technical guidance of the GBV Officer. The role holder will ensure that prevention messaging and community engagement activities are informed by protection risks and violations identified through response services, while strengthening safe identification and referral of survivors to appropriate services.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

Project implementation and adherence to standards

• Prepare and facilitate community-based GBV prevention sessions focusing on GBV risks, available lifesaving services, and safe referral pathways.
• Conduct awareness and dialogue sessions with community members to address harmful norms and behaviors contributing to GBV risks.
• Support the implementation of community engagement activities in line with DRC standards and GBV guiding principles.
• Collaborate with GBV case workers and WGSS staff to ensure prevention activities reflect protection risks and violations identified through response services.
• Promote safe identification and referral of GBV survivors through awareness sessions and engagement with community actors.
• Ensure prevention activities adhere to protection principles, including confidentiality, survivor safety, and do-no-harm approaches.
• Support participatory assessments and community consultations to identify protection concerns and inform prevention activities.

Coordination and representation

• Work closely with community leaders, help desk workers, and other community protection structures to strengthen their role in identifying and referring GBV survivors safely.
• Maintain regular coordination with GBV case workers, WGSS facilitators, and other protection staff to ensure prevention activities complement response services.
• Liaise with community-based protection committees and local stakeholders to support implementation of GBV prevention initiatives.
• Participate in relevant community meetings and protection coordination activities at field level when required.

Reporting

• Contribute to weekly, monthly, and quarterly activity reporting as required by the Protection Team Leader and GBV Officer.
• Provide information on community protection concerns, trends, and emerging risks identified through prevention activities to inform programme monitoring and response.

Logistics and administration

• Plan and coordinate field movements and community sessions in accordance with DRC procedures and security guidelines.
• Follow all DRC procedures related to security, logistics, finance, HR, and administration when implementing project activities.
• Perform any other duties assigned by supervisors necessary for effective implementation of the project.
• Adhere to DRC’s Code of Conduct and protection principles at all times.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

To be successful in this role, you must have a minimum of two (2) years’ experience working with vulnerable communities, basic needs and protection programming (prevention and response). Moreover, we also expect the following.

Required

• A Bachelor’s degree in Social sciences, Development studies, Community psychology, Guidance and Counseling or any related field.
• Professional training in Gender based violence.
• Basic counselling and case management skills to handle disclosures and safe referrals
• Experience working with UN or Non‐Governmental organizations.
• Proficiency in English (written and spoken).
• Good communication skills and ability to conduct training and awareness.
• Computer skills.
• Good self-organization and basic management skills.
• Familiarity with Monitoring & Evaluation for UN-funded projects.
• Familiarity with government adolescent life skills, positive parenting modules and para-social workers manual.

Desirable

• Knowledge of the local languages spoken by South Soudanese and Congolese refugees’ communities.

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’s five core competencies:

• Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.
• Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.
• Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
• Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.
• Demonstrating integrity: You uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to our values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.

• Prepare and facilitate community-based GBV prevention sessions focusing on GBV risks, available lifesaving services, and safe referral pathways.
• Conduct awareness and dialogue sessions with community members to address harmful norms and behaviors contributing to GBV risks.
• Support the implementation of community engagement activities in line with DRC standards and GBV guiding principles.
• Collaborate with GBV case workers and WGSS staff to ensure prevention activities reflect protection risks and violations identified through response services.
• Promote safe identification and referral of GBV survivors through awareness sessions and engagement with community actors.
• Ensure prevention activities adhere to protection principles, including confidentiality, survivor safety, and do-no-harm approaches.
• Support participatory assessments and community consultations to identify protection concerns and inform prevention activities.
• Work closely with community leaders, help desk workers, and other community protection structures to strengthen their role in identifying and referring GBV survivors safely.
• Maintain regular coordination with GBV case workers, WGSS facilitators, and other protection staff to ensure prevention activities complement response services.
• Liaise with community-based protection committees and local stakeholders to support implementation of GBV prevention initiatives.
• Participate in relevant community meetings and protection coordination activities at field level when required.
• Contribute to weekly, monthly, and quarterly activity reporting as required by the Protection Team Leader and GBV Officer.
• Provide information on community protection concerns, trends, and emerging risks identified through prevention activities to inform programme monitoring and response.
• Plan and coordinate field movements and community sessions in accordance with DRC procedures and security guidelines.
• Follow all DRC procedures related to security, logistics, finance, HR, and administration when implementing project activities.
• Perform any other duties assigned by supervisors necessary for effective implementation of the project.
• Adhere to DRC’s Code of Conduct and protection principles at all times.

• Good communication skills and ability to conduct training and awareness.
• Computer skills.
• Good self-organization and basic management skills.
• Basic counselling and case management skills to handle disclosures and safe referrals

• A Bachelor’s degree in Social sciences, Development studies, Community psychology, Guidance and Counseling or any related field.
• Professional training in Gender based violence.
• Experience working with UN or Non‐Governmental organizations.
• Proficiency in English (written and spoken).
• Familiarity with Monitoring & Evaluation for UN-funded projects.
• Familiarity with government adolescent life skills, positive parenting modules and para-social workers manual.
• Knowledge of the local languages spoken by South Soudanese and Congolese refugees’ communities.