Vacancy Announcement – Associate Protection Officer GBV /EMAP– Somalia/Somaliland

**About TOFI.**

Together for Inclusion (TOFI) is a International non-profit Organization, with largest programmes in East Africa region. TOFI implements a large range of projects together with donors and key national stakeholders to assist countries and communities to successfully emerge from conflict Using a human rights framework, TOFI will be among the INGOs with the largest presence in Somalia, with country-wide programmes implemented through field offices in Somalia /Somaliland, Puntland, Hiran Region, Gedo Region, Bay Region and Banadir Region TOFI Somalia operations focus mainly on people who are affected by displacement, including refugees, internally displaced, and migrant.

**Overall purpose of the role**

The purpose of this post is to provide day to day coordination of prevention activities and other related activities in Somalia In collaboration with the Country Protection Coordinator, the Protection Officer - GBV will be responsible for supervising effective protection services, including needs assessments, protection monitoring and gender-based violence prevention activities (EMAP, SASA! Community participation, Awareness Outreaches, Mentorship, capacity building activities) in line with the project. S/he will work and liaise closely with the GBVIMS Data Assistant/MEAL Officer, Protection Assistants, Protection Officer (PSS), Psychosocial Counsellors, livelihood staff on documentation and integration of program activities as per the donor requirements

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:**

***Designing, planning & implementation of anti-SGBV and other protection activities***

- Contribute to designing of relevant and appropriate strategies, concept notes and proposals for GBV P&R
- Act as focal point for the identification and referral of Extremely Vulnerable Individuals and People with Specific Protection Needs for adequate assistance according to the relevant protection partners.
- Working closely with and referring to the response team individual protection cases, including maintaining strict protocols for confidentiality and consent, for appropriate support.
- Contribute to the establishment/maintenance of a referral pathway, respectful of the confidentiality principle and SOPs.
- Building the capacities of partners, staff and beneficiaries by ensuring capacity-building planning, localized protection working group meetings and facilitation of their training sessions.
- Supervise and coordinate the organization and successful implementation/tracking of SGBV prevention activities on SCOPE and Budget i.e community-based sensitization activities, social mobilization, life-skills and awareness raising activities, working with education partners to ensure schools act as are alternative protection spaces devoid of PSEA with special emphasis on extremely vulnerable individuals and GBV survivors, with the aim of improving their psychosocial well-being.
- Ensure – through the assistants, clear weekly and monthly work plans – protection monitoring, field assessments, community-based activities, especially outreach and awareness raising activities, are carried out in a timely, effective, quality and technically sound manner.
- In collaboration with the MEAL staff, Supervise the conduct of individual interviews and facilitate participatory protection assessments – applying the Age, Gender and Diversity approach - to fully understand the displaced population in its diversity, their protection concerns and priorities, and the resources available to them.
- Monitors and ensures that the prevention activities are implemented on scope and budget with quality.

***Project Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning including Report Writing & Documentation***

- Support the collection of information/data about vulnerability, protection needs and concerns of the targeted population.
- Ensure that the above-described protection information gathering, sharing and filing are done in accordance with agreed information management system that adheres to the data protection and information sharing policies in place
- Conduct follow-up monitoring sessions to ensure that needs have been met in an appropriate manner and beneficiary have the opportunity to provide feedback on the assistance received.
- Ensure dissemination of clear and reliable information on service provision and other preselected key topics to beneficiaries.
- Supervises proper utilization of data generated from the assessments and analysis to inform the GBV prevention activities within the IDPs camp and host community
- Keep a database of the number of beneficiaries per activity in each location, disaggregated by age, gender and diversity.
- Prepares and submit annual DIPs, and all relevant reports to the Country Protection Coordinator on agreed schedules.
- Develop annual DIPs, procurement plans and & ensure timely procurement of sector items, appropriate inventory of all items in the sector & NFIs distributed disaggregated by age gender
- Ensures proper documentation