ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
The Protection Associate (CP/SGBV) (Child Protection/Sexual and Gender-Based Violence) normally reports to Associate Protection Officer (CP/SGBV) or the Protection Officer. He/she monitors protection standards, operational procedures and practices in protection delivery in line with international standards and provides functional protection support to information management and programme staff.
The Protection Associate (CP/SGBV) is expected to coordinate quality, timely and effective protection responses to the needs of populations of concern (children, women, survivors of SGBV, including men and boys) and identify opportunities to mainstream CP/SGBV protection methodologies and integrate protection safeguards in operational responses in all sectors. He/she contributes to designing a comprehensive protection strategy and liaises externally with authorities and partners on protection doctrine and policy as guided by the supervisor.
The Protection Associate (CP/SGBV) also ensures that persons of concern under area of responsibility are involved with the Office in making decisions that affect them, whether in accessing their rights or in identifying appropriate solutions to their problems. To achieve this, the incumbent will need to build and maintain effective interfaces with communities of concern, local authorities and protection and assistance partners.
 
FUNCTIONAL STATEMENT.

Accountability - The protection of populations of concern is met through the application of International and National Law, relevant UN/UNHCR protection standards and IASC principles.
- CP/SGBV activities are guided by the UNHCR country protection strategy.
- The participation of persons of concern is facilitated through continuous assessment and evaluation using participatory, rights and community based approaches.
- CP/SGBV incidents are immediately identified and reported.


Responsibility
- Stay abreast of political, social, economic and cultural developments that have an impact on the protection environment.
- Consistently apply International and National Law and applicable UN/UNHCR and IASC policy, standards and codes of conduct.
- Provide advice on CP/SGBV issues to persons of concern; liaise with competent authorities to ensure the issuance of personal and other relevant documentation.
- Monitor Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all CP/SGBV activities.
- Manage individual SGBV and child protection cases.
- Assist in identifying durable solutions for the largest possible number of persons of concern through voluntary repatriation, local integration and where appropriate, resettlement.
- Contribute to effective information management through the provision of disaggregated data on populations of concern and their problems.
- Participate in initiatives to capacitate authorities, relevant institutions and NGOs to strengthen national protection related legislation and procedures.
Regular CP/SGBV activities that need to be followed up may include:
- Assist in family reunification requests.
- Monitor movement from camps to urban areas, particularly for UASC (Unaccompanied and Separated Children) and cases of family reunification.
- Monitor issues of child recruitment, and identification of potential MRM cases for referral to UNICEF MRM monitors.
- Improve access to documentation, including civil registry matters.
- Ensure protection monitoring.
- Establish protection monitoring network, including through development of protection incident monitoring.
- Follow-up on education and development of self-reliance opportunities.
- Follow-up on child Protection cases, including family reunification cases, alternative care arrangements, BIA/BID processes, including referrals (in accordance with SOPs).
Monitor of CP/SGBV UNHCR partners.
 
Authority - Prioritize persons of concern for interview, counselling and propose protection support for individual cases.
- Enforce compliance of local implementing partners with global protection policies and standards of professional integrity in the delivery of protection services.
- Enforce compliance with, and integrity of, all protection standard operating procedures for CP/SGBV.
 
Numbers of Vacancies: One (1)
Duty Station: Cairo, Egypt
Category and Level: Temporary Appointment (TA)
Grade: G6
Closing Date: 21 May 2016

Job Details

Date Posted: 2016-05-05
Job Location: Cairo, Egypt
Job Role: Law/Legal
Company Industry: Community/Social Services/and Nonprofit

Preferred Candidate

Career Level: Mid Career
Nationality: Egypt

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