Turkey: Protection Specialist

Organization: Relief International
Country: Turkey
Closing date: 15 Nov 2016

Position Summary:

Under the direct supervision of Country Director, the Protection Specialist shall make sure that all RI Turkey is mainstreaming protection into all activities, projects and programs. In addition, he/she shall make sure that protection is taken into consideration both at the proposal and the implementation process in RI activities in Turkey and Syria.

Position Duties and Responsibilities:

Protection mainstreaming

· Provide strategic direction and vision to the RI’s Protection programming and implementing both in Turkey and Syria

· Ensure that all interventions are in compliance with the RI’s protection mainstreaming framework, international law and protection standards and national policies.

· Oversee implementation of the RI protection mainstreaming ensuring accurate reporting in accordance with RI and donor regulations.

· Ensure that protection monitoring and evaluation systems are effectively designed and integrated into all stages of the programs.

· Provide continuous support to and ensure targeted capacity building of staff.

· Participate in cross-departmental collaboration and coordination in order to ensure that linkages between programs are made and programs gain from protection best practice; in particular with regular contact and coordination with Coordinators and Managers in Education, Health and Programs

New business development

· Develop the Protection sector strategy for RI Turkey in close collaboration with CD, other protection sector staff, and technical Working Groups.

· Identify opportunities for, design and develop concept notes and proposals for further protection programming

· Develop and/or input into protection assessments and protection reporting analysis for the purpose of program development

· Provide Protection input on proposals from other sectors to ensure protection is mainstreamed across RI programming

Representation, coordination and advocacy

· Represent the RI in high level and strategic meetings involving protection actors such as protection working group meetings and bi-lateral meetings.

· Regularly coordinate with internal program and operational stakeholders, the Protection/Rule of Law Technical Advisors, Women’s Protection and Empowerment, Children’s Protection, Education and other RI colleagues.

· In collaboration with the CD and regional advocacy team, ensure that the protection program delivers on advocacy goals as articulated in the country wide advocacy strategy.

Qualifications & Requirements:

· Minimum university degree in Law, Human Rights or a related field

· 3-5 years’ experience implementing protection programming including experience in emergency or post-conflict project management

· Previous INGO experience will be an asset

· Demonstrated experience using international human rights standards in protection programming

· Demonstrated experience implementing M&E programs

· Strong strategic thinking and proposal writing

· Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, flexibility, ability to improvise, team player.

· Fluent in English and Arabic. Turkish will be an asset

· Strong English writing and reporting skills required

· Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, tasks efficiently

· Must be capable of working both individually and as part of a team;