Protection OfficerNew

IOM seeks a Protection Officer to coordinate and monitor protection activities in Venezuela, focusing on counter-trafficking, child protection and gender-based violence. The post leads programme implementation, mainstreams protection across crisis responses, coordinates case-management and inter-agency work, builds partner and team capacity, and strengthens protection information management.

• Implement, monitor and supervise assigned protection programmes in line with donor and IOM requirements
• Supervise protection team activities and provide technical guidance and training
• Mainstream protection, gender-based violence, disability and accountability to affected populations across programmes
• Coordinate implementation of the Country Office gender-based violence in crisis action plan
• Participate in protection and humanitarian coordination forums and monitor protection needs
• Coordinate case-management mechanisms and follow up individual cases of concern
• Build protection capacity among colleagues and partners and produce technical briefs
• Maintain relationships and information-sharing with authorities and partners

• Master's degree in International Relations, Political Science, Humanitarian Affairs, Economic Development, Business or Public Administration, International Studies or a related field with two years of relevant professional experience, or university degree with four years
• Experience in humanitarian affairs, emergency preparedness, protection and human rights
• Experience in protection and gender-based violence in emergencies and related coordination mechanisms
• Experience in project management and coordination
• Fluency in English and Spanish, oral and written

• Operational UN-agency or major international-NGO experience in protection and assistance of refugees, internally displaced people or migrants
• Knowledge of case-management principles
• Strong IT skills and knowledge of data-analytics programs

• Protection Mainstreaming
• Gender-Based Violence
• Child Protection
• Case Management
• Humanitarian Coordination
• Capacity Building
• Protection Information Management
• Protection Standards
• Data Analytics
• Project Management