Protection Coordinator

Main tasks and responsibilities:

• Provide support to livelihoods programme staff on integrating protection at all stages of implementation.
• Conduct regular field visits at all stages of each project to monitor the implementation from a protection lens (protection risks are assessed and measured to reduce risks or negative impacts), to identify gaps and challenges in order to address it through tailored measures.
• Accompany field staff to ensure support and coaching regarding the applying of the protection principles, identify any unforeseen negative impacts from the actions especially related to gender and address it through targeted actions.
• Raising key issues of concern related to protection & gender to the managers through the adequate channels; Advises on protection & gender perspectives in all aspects of the work of the Livelihood sector in priority.
• Design and facilitate training sessions on Protection Mainstreaming principles and specific tools’ use for AVSI staff and partners.
• Design and facilitate sessions on how to take into account gender issue in all projects’ phases.
• Ensure that the “Youth protection policy in agricultural technical schools and training centers” is well respected by all actors within AVSI projects in schools and in partners CBOs’ premises.

• Strengthen the internal referral mechanism through the safe identification of vulnerable persons and their safe internal referral.
• Conduct individual interviews and/or home visits with all referred cases in order to do the preliminary assessment and decide whether ensuring the follow-up and/or external referral to relevant stakeholders in line with the Inter Agency referral standards by using RIMS.
• Ensure beneficiaries’ files are up-to date, kept in a secured manner and necessary follow-ups done on time.
• Plan and facilitate groups sessions for beneficiaries on topics related to Protection (GBV, legal services, targeted Support Services to Persons with Specific Needs, etc.) when and if needed/asked.

• Ensure AVSI representation in the relevant coordination meetings at field level &/or at national level when asked.
• Coordinate with other protection and GBV actors at field level to ensure being updates on available services in each area.
• Produce qualitative and a quantitative report on monthly basis &/or mid-term/end year for internal and/or external purpose as requested.

• Under close supervision of the Assessment, Analysis and Security Coordinator (specific for COVID 19 context)

• Follow up on updates of covid-19 at national level, update content of awareness sessions on covid19 for all departments within AVSI;
• Implement safety and security measures related to Covid-19 on field;
• Follow up and update guidelines of preventive methods, as well as procedures in case of emergency on field;
• Represent AVSI at health working groups (when required) to ensure that AVSI is up to date on all the covid 19 news, preventive measures, and implementation of emergency response.
• Ensure regular communication with key AVSI staff representing AVSI at livelihood, agriculture, education working group to facilitate synergies on COVID related preventive issues
• Carry out regular training/awareness raising sessions for staff and communities on the prevention of Covid-19.