Job ID
43751
Job Title
Protection Assistant
To work for
Oxfam Syria
Country
Syria
City
Damascus
Job Type
Full time
Military service
Finished or Exempted (For male)
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor/ License Degree
Responsibilities
Assist the Protection Officer in providing capacity-building to staff, volunteers, community-based structures and local partner staff.
• Report daily protection updates to the Protection Officer for Oxfam situation reports.
• Work with communities and partners to identify and support community-based protection initiatives.
• Assist the Protection Officer in conducting community gendered protection analysis (CGPA) and other meetings to conclude protection response plans.
• Together with the Protection Officer, facilitate the community-based selection, as well as the training, of protection community-based structures e.g., committees.
• Assist the Protection Officer in working closely with the community-based structure to conclude community-based protection action plans and initiatives.
• Conduct awareness-raising activities, including sensitization activities, on relevant protection and community coordination topics following Oxfam Protection guidance and SOPs.
• Conduct Individual Protection Assessments and determine initial, appropriate protection responses in coordination with the Protection Officer.
• In coordination with the Protection Officer and local partner, facilitate the process for the timely provision of Individual Protection Assistance and for the timely distribution of kits, and accompany project participants at the distribution site.
• Provide timely and accurate information on service access to staff, Field Support Personnel (FSPs), and affected communities.
• Whenever requested, attend Protection coordination and working group meetings in coordination with the Protection Officer.
• Work closely with WASH and Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) teams, as well as partners, to identify integration opportunities for protection activities, in coordination with the Protection Officer.
• Report on Oxfam protection activities in coordination with the Protection Officer.
• In coordination with Protection Officer and MEAL staff, review Programme data to identify protection trends and plan appropriate responses.
• Assist in facilitating workshops with other humanitarian actors to agree on service mapping and referral pathways.
• Contribute to inputting to protection reports, project reports, and ccurate records of protection activities
• Report daily protection updates to the Protection Officer for Oxfam situation reports.
• Work with communities and partners to identify and support community-based protection initiatives.
• Assist the Protection Officer in conducting community gendered protection analysis (CGPA) and other meetings to conclude protection response plans.
• Together with the Protection Officer, facilitate the community-based selection, as well as the training, of protection community-based structures e.g., committees.
• Assist the Protection Officer in working closely with the community-based structure to conclude community-based protection action plans and initiatives.
• Conduct awareness-raising activities, including sensitization activities, on relevant protection and community coordination topics following Oxfam Protection guidance and SOPs.
• Conduct Individual Protection Assessments and determine initial, appropriate protection responses in coordination with the Protection Officer.
• In coordination with the Protection Officer and local partner, facilitate the process for the timely provision of Individual Protection Assistance and for the timely distribution of kits, and accompany project participants at the distribution site.
• Provide timely and accurate information on service access to staff, Field Support Personnel (FSPs), and affected communities.
• Whenever requested, attend Protection coordination and working group meetings in coordination with the Protection Officer.
• Work closely with WASH and Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) teams, as well as partners, to identify integration opportunities for protection activities, in coordination with the Protection Officer.
• Report on Oxfam protection activities in coordination with the Protection Officer.
• In coordination with Protection Officer and MEAL staff, review Programme data to identify protection trends and plan appropriate responses.
• Assist in facilitating workshops with other humanitarian actors to agree on service mapping and referral pathways.
• Contribute to inputting to protection reports, project reports, and ccurate records of protection activities
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in social studies , International Relations, Humanitarian Assistance, or a related field. With a minimum of two years of demonstrated experience in protection, human rights, or humanitarian programming.
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Or 3 years of demonstrated experience in protection, human rights, or humanitarian programming, if BA is not in related field.Good practical understanding of protection issues and approaches in humanitarian contexts, including the constraints, sensitivities and risks associated with such work.
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Good understanding of protection standards, key sectoral issues and processes.
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Demonstrable understanding of the gender dynamics of protection works, willingness and confidence to implement protection activities with an emphasis on the gendered aspects of conflict, violence, and abuse
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The ability to work as a team player – supporting other departments, especially Gender, is essential
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Fair understanding of monitoring and learning processes
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Proven ability to apply professional and ethical standards to data collection and analysis processes, and research
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Good verbal and written communication skills in Arabic and English
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Able to live and work in remote, insecure and logistically challenging operations and in a multi-cultural environment, with a high level of adaptability and initiative
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Desirable
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Experience in conducting participatory assessments.
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Experience in community-based programming.
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Experience in conducting individual protection assessments
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Or 3 years of demonstrated experience in protection, human rights, or humanitarian programming, if BA is not in related field.Good practical understanding of protection issues and approaches in humanitarian contexts, including the constraints, sensitivities and risks associated with such work.
•
Good understanding of protection standards, key sectoral issues and processes.
•
Demonstrable understanding of the gender dynamics of protection works, willingness and confidence to implement protection activities with an emphasis on the gendered aspects of conflict, violence, and abuse
•
The ability to work as a team player – supporting other departments, especially Gender, is essential
•
Fair understanding of monitoring and learning processes
•
Proven ability to apply professional and ethical standards to data collection and analysis processes, and research
•
Good verbal and written communication skills in Arabic and English
•
Able to live and work in remote, insecure and logistically challenging operations and in a multi-cultural environment, with a high level of adaptability and initiative
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Desirable
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Experience in conducting participatory assessments.
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Experience in community-based programming.
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Experience in conducting individual protection assessments
Salary and Benefits
As per oxfam salary scale
About us
Oxfam is an international confederation of 17 organizations networked together in more than 90 countries, as part of a global movement for change, to build a future free from the injustice of poverty.
In Syria :
While Oxfam has been present in the region since 1970, it began operating in Syria through its Damascus based presence in July 2013. Since then, Oxfam has been responding to both the urgent WASH needs for vulnerable people, and has been working on the rehabilitation of water systems in order to provide durable, more sustainable solutions to the affected populations. Interventions implemented under Oxfam's WASH Programme include: Provision of Acute Emergency Life-Saving WASH Services, Rehabilitation of Water Systems, Hygiene Promotion and Water Conservation, Capacity Building and Training, and Improved Emergency WASH Coordination. To date, Oxfam has been worked in 10 governorates, seeking out to over 2.5 million beneficiaries.
In Syria :
While Oxfam has been present in the region since 1970, it began operating in Syria through its Damascus based presence in July 2013. Since then, Oxfam has been responding to both the urgent WASH needs for vulnerable people, and has been working on the rehabilitation of water systems in order to provide durable, more sustainable solutions to the affected populations. Interventions implemented under Oxfam's WASH Programme include: Provision of Acute Emergency Life-Saving WASH Services, Rehabilitation of Water Systems, Hygiene Promotion and Water Conservation, Capacity Building and Training, and Improved Emergency WASH Coordination. To date, Oxfam has been worked in 10 governorates, seeking out to over 2.5 million beneficiaries.
Required employees number
1
Posted On
Jul 29, 2025
Expiry Date
Aug 13, 2025
CV Language
English