Coordinatore/Capo missione-Protection

Skills

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

Education & experience
• University degree in Law, International Law, Political Sciences, Social Work or related field.
• 4+ years relevant professional experience with Masters degree;
• Proven experience in humanitarian settings;
• Experience in case management, referral and/or general protection;
• Experience in designing and delivering training programmes in protection in emergencies;
• Experience in reporting on protection activities/issues;
• Experience in reviewing and aligning sector tools and strategic documents in line with protection standards;
Skills
• Proven communication and behavioral skills to work directly with affected communities;
• Proven record of positive collaborative experience with local counterparts (CSOs, local NGOs, and others);
• Experience of planning, organizing and prioritizing work, working under pressure and matching deadlines;
• Solid Team working and management skills;
• Proactive attitude;
• Excellent computer literacy skills;
• Excellent oral and written English
• Ability to travel in the Middle East and in the EU.

UPP requires criminal background check certificate (released max 3 months before the date of job offer) to confirm a job offer. We are aware that in some countries the release of criminal background certificate by the competent authorities might require several weeks. However, UPP runs selections to deploy staff in emergency programs and time-lapse between job offer and field deployment is often very short. Thus, we kindly ask all candidates to get prepared on time and be able to submit their certificate promptly in case of success in the selection.

DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS
• Previous experience in Protection Mainstreaming;
• Previous experience in CP and GBV case management;
• Previous experience in Women and Girls Safe Spaces (WGSS) and Child Friendly Spaces (CFS) interventions;
• Knowledge of the Middle East context and relevant local actors;
• Knowledge of Arabic and/or Kurmanji is a strong asset.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Un Ponte Per is an International NGO committed to diversity and inclusion within its teams, in line with the principle of non-discrimination. UPP encourages all candidates irrespective of gender, religion and ethnicity including persons with disabilities to apply and become part of the organization.

Ethical Conduct
UPP upholds all the minimum standards in terms of Ethical Conduct and strives to increase its standards over the minimum. Zero tolerance is reserved to Sexual Abuse and Exploitation and to Child Abuse, Violence, Harm, Injury and Negligence. By applying, any candidate assures that s/he has never breached any standard in terms of SEA and Child Safeguarding and that s/he will not in the future. For the protection of beneficiaries, communities and partners, UPP will conduct extensive reference check and vetting on shortlisted candidates, also over the contacts indicated by the candidate. Candidates are alerted that the required background check might compromise their privacy. Shortlisted candidates shall promptly provide an up-to-date criminal background check.

HOW TO APPLY Interested candidates are invited to submit a detailed CV (PDF format) with the authorization to use and process data on the base of the EU Regulation 2016/679 - GDPR and a brief cover letter (PDF format) that includes the contact information for three Professional References (relevant and recent) to: vacancy@unponteper.it Please reference “Protection Coordinator - Name Surname” in the subject line of your email application and name the files attached to your application as surname_name_CV, surname_name_CL, etc. Be informed that UPP screens prospective colleagues through anti-terrorism/anti-money-laundering/anti-corruption/anti-fraud sanctions lists before job offer. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.