Job ID
44630
Job Title
Protection Officer
To work for
Oxfam Syria
Country
Syria
City
Der Al Zour
Field of Work
Humanitarian/Disasters
Job Type
Full time
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor/ License Degree
Responsibilities
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (Technical, Leadership, People and Resource management)
- Lead protection components at the hub level during project planning phases (including contributions
to proposals, budgets, log frames development), in coordination with the Protection Advisor.
- Ensure safe programming risks are assessed during project design and develop mitigation strategies
accordingly
- Conduct regular field visits to perform gendered protection analyses and gather data on protection
needs and risks using standardized tools
- Train Oxfam’s programme staff, Field Support Personnel, and local partners in safe identification,
reporting and referral of protection cases, with the support of the Protection Advisor.
- Select and train community-based protection focal points and structures, supporting them in
implementing community-led initiatives.
- Organize and facilitate awareness-raising sessions for communities and training for civil society on key
protection issues.
- Conduct Individual Protection Assessments and lead the selection of cases eligible for
protection/emergency cash assistance, ensuring principled delivery.
- Flag and respond to immediate protection or programming risks identified during field visits,
coordinating with the Area Manager and Protection Advisor.
- Represent Oxfam in relevant external protection coordination forums, including sub-regional cluster
meetings.
- Maintain strong coordination with other Oxfam programs, local partners, and protection sector actors
to ensure integrated responses.
- Contribute to donor reports, protection analysis, and internal reporting, including monitoring activities
and learning documentation.
- Collaborate with MEAL Officers on baseline surveys, post-distribution monitoring, and other
evaluations to ensure data-driven programming.
- Analyse program data to identify protection trends and inform response strategies.
- Support the development and maintenance of a referral system, ensuring documentation in the
standard referral matrix and adherence to confidentiality and safety principles.
- Contribute to Oxfam’s influencing and policy work by highlighting protection concerns affecting
- Uphold Oxfam’s principles and values , including gender justice and safeguarding policies.
- Any other duties that may be reasonably required.
- Lead protection components at the hub level during project planning phases (including contributions
to proposals, budgets, log frames development), in coordination with the Protection Advisor.
- Ensure safe programming risks are assessed during project design and develop mitigation strategies
accordingly
- Conduct regular field visits to perform gendered protection analyses and gather data on protection
needs and risks using standardized tools
- Train Oxfam’s programme staff, Field Support Personnel, and local partners in safe identification,
reporting and referral of protection cases, with the support of the Protection Advisor.
- Select and train community-based protection focal points and structures, supporting them in
implementing community-led initiatives.
- Organize and facilitate awareness-raising sessions for communities and training for civil society on key
protection issues.
- Conduct Individual Protection Assessments and lead the selection of cases eligible for
protection/emergency cash assistance, ensuring principled delivery.
- Flag and respond to immediate protection or programming risks identified during field visits,
coordinating with the Area Manager and Protection Advisor.
- Represent Oxfam in relevant external protection coordination forums, including sub-regional cluster
meetings.
- Maintain strong coordination with other Oxfam programs, local partners, and protection sector actors
to ensure integrated responses.
- Contribute to donor reports, protection analysis, and internal reporting, including monitoring activities
and learning documentation.
- Collaborate with MEAL Officers on baseline surveys, post-distribution monitoring, and other
evaluations to ensure data-driven programming.
- Analyse program data to identify protection trends and inform response strategies.
- Support the development and maintenance of a referral system, ensuring documentation in the
standard referral matrix and adherence to confidentiality and safety principles.
- Contribute to Oxfam’s influencing and policy work by highlighting protection concerns affecting
- Uphold Oxfam’s principles and values , including gender justice and safeguarding policies.
- Any other duties that may be reasonably required.
Qualifications
ESSENTIAL
- Self-Awareness
- Enabling
- Influencing
- Humility
- Relationship building
In addition:
- Relevant degree in Law, International Law, Social Science, Psychology ,Political Science, or related field
with good knowledge of International Human Rights Law.
- Minimum Three years of relevant experience in roles focused on protection, human rights, social work,
vulnerable populations in conflict, post-conflict, etc or a related role within the non-profit sector (as
Child Protection Officer, Human Rights Officer, Protection Case Officer, Community Protection Officer,
Protection and Safeguarding etc) experience in NGO, or 5 years if not accompanied with the relevant
education degree.
- Demonstrated experience in facilitating workshop, training sessions and building the capacity of local
teams and community members on protection principles, safeguarding, and complaint mechanisms.
- Knowledge of the context in the areas covered by the hub
- Previous experience working in complex and volatile contexts, particularly handling protection work
- Demonstrated ability to lead, building capacity, motivate a diverse team, ensuring effective
performance management and fostering a collaborative working environment.
- Experience working in remote, insecure locations, demonstrating resilience and a proactive, solution
- focused approach to overcoming logistical challenges.
- Possesses initiative, patience, tact, and able to work with minimum supervision
- Experience in engaging with various stakeholders, including local authorities, community committees
(formal and informal) and local NGOs
- Strong inter-personal skills to work across teams and departments in the hub and CO.
- Proficiency in using office software (e.g., MS Office, Power BI, Survey CTO, KOBO).
- Fluent Arabic and English, both written and spoken is essential.
Desirable
- Experience in managing sensitive data and ensuring confidentiality in protection programming.
- Prior experience implementing protection programs with international humanitarian organizations
operating in Syria.
- Demonstrated skills in report writing, data visualization
- Self-Awareness
- Enabling
- Influencing
- Humility
- Relationship building
In addition:
- Relevant degree in Law, International Law, Social Science, Psychology ,Political Science, or related field
with good knowledge of International Human Rights Law.
- Minimum Three years of relevant experience in roles focused on protection, human rights, social work,
vulnerable populations in conflict, post-conflict, etc or a related role within the non-profit sector (as
Child Protection Officer, Human Rights Officer, Protection Case Officer, Community Protection Officer,
Protection and Safeguarding etc) experience in NGO, or 5 years if not accompanied with the relevant
education degree.
- Demonstrated experience in facilitating workshop, training sessions and building the capacity of local
teams and community members on protection principles, safeguarding, and complaint mechanisms.
- Knowledge of the context in the areas covered by the hub
- Previous experience working in complex and volatile contexts, particularly handling protection work
- Demonstrated ability to lead, building capacity, motivate a diverse team, ensuring effective
performance management and fostering a collaborative working environment.
- Experience working in remote, insecure locations, demonstrating resilience and a proactive, solution
- focused approach to overcoming logistical challenges.
- Possesses initiative, patience, tact, and able to work with minimum supervision
- Experience in engaging with various stakeholders, including local authorities, community committees
(formal and informal) and local NGOs
- Strong inter-personal skills to work across teams and departments in the hub and CO.
- Proficiency in using office software (e.g., MS Office, Power BI, Survey CTO, KOBO).
- Fluent Arabic and English, both written and spoken is essential.
Desirable
- Experience in managing sensitive data and ensuring confidentiality in protection programming.
- Prior experience implementing protection programs with international humanitarian organizations
operating in Syria.
- Demonstrated skills in report writing, data visualization
Salary and Benefits
as per Oxfam salary scale
Required employees number
1
Posted On
Sep 29, 2025
Expiry Date
Oct 13, 2025
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CV Language
English