Regional Protection Advisor
Regional Protection Advisor Nairobi, Kenya Fixed-Term contract for 1 year GBP 24,245
net per annum - GBP 30,853 net per annum Background Oxfam is one of the world's
leading humanitarian agencies assisting people affected by natural disasters
and conflict throughout the world.
The role
- You
will provide specialist protection advice and support and be the main
point of reference within HECA region on Oxfam’s approach to and work on
protection.
- Carry
out protection analysis of specific crises, including conflict analysis,
and make recommendations for actions to be taken by Oxfam to ensure safe
programming and options for the mainstreaming/integration of protection
activities into the response including risk management
- Advise
on the inclusion of protection (in line with organisational policy and
guidance, based on priorities, skills and capacity) in the assessment,
design, implementation and evaluation phases of all Oxfam GB’s
humanitarian and conflict-affected programmes in HECA.
What we're looking for
- A
minimum of 3 years involvement in humanitarian response work, preferably
in field-based protection work in conflict or insecure environments.
- Strong
conceptual and practical understanding of protection issues and
specifically Oxfam GB’s approach to and role in protection work.
- Knowledge
and understanding of protection at the field level, including the
constraints, sensitivities and risks associated with such work
- Demonstrable
experience of linking protection concerns to various levels of advocacy
& development of evidence-based advocacy on protection concerns. About
Oxfam A simple, inescapable truth underlines everything we do at
Oxfam.
There's enough wealth in this world to go around. It's not
unfortunate that people live in poverty. It's unjustifiable.
And it's not just their problem. It's ours too. At Oxfam we
believe that with the right support, we can beat poverty and injustice.
More than 8,000 people already commit their time and talents to
our campaigning, humanitarian and long-term development projects. Now we're
looking for yours.
How to apply:
To apply, please visit http://www.oxfam.org.uk/what-we-do/about-us/working-at-oxfam using ref: INT5191.
The closing date for applications is 24th August 2012
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