Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a leading protection agency with a mandate to protect, advocate and promote durable solutions for displacement affected populations. DRC has been operating in Ukraine since 2014, currently DRC employs over 250 staff in Ukraine and will continue significant scale-up in 2023 to implement emergency response in the Protection, Livelihoods, Shelter/NFIs and Humanitarian Disarmament and Peacebuilding (humanitarian mine action) sectors, using direct interventions, support to duty bearers and civil society organizations (CSOs), and partnerships with CSOs. DRC will continue and adapt its durable solutions portfolio to the evolving context.

DRC is currently looking for a Protection Assistant for its activities in Chernihiv. This position will report to the Protection Team Leader.

The Protection Assistant is part of the DRC Protection Team and works under the management, guidance and supervision of DRC’s Protection Team Leader and Protection Manager. The Protection Assistant supports the Protection Team Leader and Protection Manager in timely and quality implementation of protection activities. This position is based in Chernihiv with frequent travel to field locations.

Responsibilities:

• In close coordination with the Protection Manager, Protection Team leader and Legal Protection team, ensure efficient and effective program implementation while following the budget and work plan,
• Support the Protection Officer in implementation of all protection activities;
• Implement of all protection activities, including but not limited to work with local authorities, implementation of community-based initiatives, community’s capacity building, assistance to conflict-affected population;
• Contribute to the design of clear weekly and monthly plans for the implementation of all protection activities;
• Manage individual cases, provide advice and guidance as well as referrals to beneficiaries on issues related to accessing required services.
• Carry out protection monitoring, data collection and documenting the needs of the persons of concern,
• Participate in awareness raising sessions and information campaigns of the persons of concern,
• Participate in joint assessments and identifying protection concerns,
• Support mapping of services and development of effective referral pathways,
• Identify, conduct and follow up referral,
• Conduct interviews with beneficiaries, focus group discussions and key‐informant interviews, as well as drafting relevant reports or any other protection activities of the program,
• Regular reporting to the Protection Manager and Protection Team leader of the activities planned and implemented;
• Comply with all relevant DRC policies and procedures, particularly with respect to child protection, the code of conduct, and security.
• Represent projects in relevant coordination meetings when requested;
• Establish and maintain coordination with local authorities, local and international NGOs when/if required;
• Support with occasional document translation and provide interpretation support to Protection Manager during meetings, trainings, and other project activities.
• Any other duties as may be assigned by the Protection Manager, relevant to the achievement of protection objectives.

Logistics/Finance

• Support the monitoring of financial commitments and expenditures against budgets and provide timely feedback on budget follow-up;
• Plan and coordinate proactively logistics and movements of staff from and to different operational areas;
• Initiate procurements and ensure their execution.

Required experience and competencies:

• Minimum 1 years of practical experience in sector area working for an INGO.
• Excellent skill in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills.
• Fluency in local language and good command of English – both oral and written.
• Strong facilitation skills, building communication with local authorities;
• Commitment to learning and implementing organizational policies and procedures.
• High professional ethics.
• Full professional proficiency in Russian and Ukrainian
• Conversational written and spoken English is strongly preferred but not mandatory.

Required education:
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., social sciences, international relations, humanitarian studies) or equivalent work experience.

We offer:
Contract length: 3 months contract with possibility of extension based on performance
Level: I non-Manager
Designation of Duty Station: Chernihiv
Start date: 01.08.2023.
Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for national staff.

Application process:
All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages in English).

Applications sent by email will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: 02 July 2023.

We reserve the right to conduct further interviews before the deadline for submission of applications.