JOB TITLE: Protection Manager
LOCATION: Maiduguri, Borno
Reporting to: Head of Programme
Supervised by: Head of Programme
Employment period: 12 months
Type of contract: Expatriate
Background
Danish Refugee Council (DRC), and its Humanitarian Disarmament and Peacebuilding technical unit – the Danish Demining Group (DDG), has had an operational presence in Nigeria since 2015. DRC Nigeria is the largest DRC country mission in the West Africa region and one of the largest DRC country missions globally. Currently, DRC delivers life-saving assistance and protection to vulnerable, conflict-affected populations including internally displaced persons, returnees and host communities in the areas of armed violence reduction, humanitarian mine action, livelihoods, nutrition and food security, protection, shelter and non-food items (NFI) and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in 30+ Local Government Areas (LGAs) across Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states in northeast Nigeria.
Required Qualifications
Required:
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- University degree, preferably in Human Rights Law, International Law or related field.
- Minimum of five years’ international work experience with INGO’s, UN agencies, government agencies in IDP/refugee settings in complex emergencies;
- Extensive work experience within the field of human rights protection, particularly in internal displacement and crisis settings;
- Excellent analytical and report writing skills;
- Strong understanding of protection principles and likely protection concerns arising in the Nigerian context as well as conflict sensitivity;
- Solid experience in staff management in a cross-cultural environment required
- Proven ability to build external relationships with diplomacy, tact and professionalism in a complex and demanding environment.
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Deadline: February 15, 2021
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Job Category | Manager |