Senior Protection Associate

Supports IOM Venezuela's emergency protection programme after the June 2026 earthquakes, coordinating partners and mobile teams, strengthening protection mainstreaming and referral pathways, and using monitoring data to deliver accountable assistance to displaced and affected people.

• Identify and prioritise field protection risks for mainstreaming and mitigation
• Coordinate protection activities and compile regular programme reports
• Support partners with case management, community protection and minimum standards
• Strengthen referral pathways, mentoring and partner capacity on protection practice
• Collect and analyse protection data to guide assistance for affected populations
• Contribute to inter-agency coordination, community feedback and information campaigns

• University degree in law, social work, psychology, political science, social sciences, humanities, international relations or a related field with four years of relevant experience, or a school diploma with six years
• Experience in protection programming involving case management, human rights, trafficking in persons or protection monitoring
• Fluency in Spanish, oral and written
• Working knowledge of English according to operational needs

• Specialised training in protection in emergencies, case management, GBV risk mitigation, child protection, counter-trafficking, AAP, PSEA or humanitarian coordination
• Experience supporting protection mainstreaming across CCCM, shelter, WASH, health or MHPSS
• Experience tracking workplans, donor reporting and data-protection standards

• Protection Mainstreaming
• Case Management
• Protection Monitoring
• Data Analysis
• Partner Coordination
• Capacity Building
• Referral Pathways
• Humanitarian Coordination
• GBV Risk Mitigation
• Child Protection
• Psychological First Aid
• Data Protection

• AAP
• PSEA
• CCCM
• WASH
• MHPSS

• Field role supports IOM Venezuela's earthquake response
• Appointment is subject to funding confirmation, medical fitness, residency or visa requirements and security clearance
• Selection may support similar appointments for 24 months