TITLE : PROTECTION WORKER- SOUTH 

THE ORGANIZATION

Handicap International is an independent and impartial international aid organization working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. Working alongside persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, our action and testimony are focused on responding to their essential needs, improving their living conditions and promoting respect for their dignity and their fundamental rights. 
Handicap International is a not-for-profit organization with no religious or political affiliation. It operates as a federation made up of a network of associations that provide it with human and financial resources, manage its projects and implement its actions and social mission. For more details on the association: http://www.handicap-international.fr/en/s/index.html 

GLOBAL OBJECTIVE OF THE POSITION

Under the responsibility of the Protection Technical Officer, the protection Worker contributes to the implementation of Humanity & Inclusion's mandate in his or her country-Yemen. 
He/she contributes to the implementation of projects by directly implementing the activities and ensuring that the quality and impact of the project(s) concerned is optimized. 
He/she works closely with the program’s technical and operations team, included the Protection and Inclusion Project Supervisors and other relevant colleagues in the field.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Line manager: Protection Technical Officer_ South

Mission 1: Activity Implementation (90%) 

• Work as community/static protection team to identify, register and analyze the protection, specifically social concerns, risk and specific needs of project targeted beneficiaries (such as persons with disabilities, persons with psychosocial distress, women and girls etc.)
• According to the needs identified; prepare the list of persons for internal and external referral.  
• Carryout protection mainstreaming, MHPSS/Protection/SRHR related awareness raising activities in the community and report protection issues, specifically social issues to the Protection Technical Officer, and other relevant colleagues. 
• Identification of extremely vulnerable cases (Social, Persons with disabilities etc.), prepare list and make appropriate and safe referrals with support of relevant colleagues (when needed).
• Together with other relevant colleagues; work with women, men, girls and boys in the community and in the static points, to identify their needs and priorities, and where possible, with support of Protection Technical Officer, adapt activities according to these to ensure activities offered are culturally appropriate and meet the needs targeted groups. Take a lead in the direct implementation of the activities.
• Prepare the referral list of all identified cases on mental health and psychosocial issues and share with/refer to the MHPSS team in timely manner.  

Mission 2: Activity Follow Up and Reporting (10%) 

• Ensure a qualitative follow up of the beneficiaries and document the follow up according to the monitoring plan.
• Ensure a regular quantitative and qualitative reporting through the tools (assessment form, follow up form, discharge form, donation certificate where applicable, support group report) and system in place.
• Organization of the weekly plan within the integrated team, with the guidance of the Protection Technical Officer.
• Support the Protection Technical Officer for the development of relevant tools/documents.
• Any other reports to be made upon line manager request.

Mission 3: Emergency Preparedness and Response Responsibilities

• Contributes to the support or to the implementation of the program(s) emergency preparedness actions and, during an emergency, adapts his/her work modality to contribute to HI’s effective humanitarian response.

PROFILE SOUGHT / JOB REQUIREMENTS

Personal qualities

• Self-driven individual
• Projects positive energy
• Demonstrates empathy and keen to learn
• Strong interpersonal and intercultural skills (able to work with multi-sectoral and multi-cultural teams)
• Commit to work ethics: 
  • Respect beneficiary confidentiality and accountability.
  • Treat them with respect and dignities.
  • Respect, promote and implement all HI’s Safe Guarding Policies and report to focal points of any non-respect of HI’s policies amongst the teams or partners. 
  • Address needs and requests in a professional way.
  • Report any incident or act that causes any harm to beneficiary or to others.
  • Respect a refusal of treatment.    

TIME SCHEDULE

The working hours are the following: Sunday to Thursday – 8.00 to 4.30 (with 30 minutes lunch break). Note that the working time can go up to 48 hours per week (according to the local labor law) if it is required by the volume of activities and by the line manager.

CONFIDENTIALITY CLAUSE 

As the position is involved in sensitive topics, he/ she must observe absolute discretion within and outside the organization.  
A non-respect of this clause might have immediate dismissal as a result. 
Any breach of the above-mentioned responsibilities, of the Conditions of Engagement may be sanctioned by a written warning or immediate dismissal if appropriate.

Job Conditions

• The salary will be defined according to HI’s existing salary scale
• Based in Aden, with regular movements to the field (Lahj and the West Coast)
• 30 days leave/year + benefits (transport allowance, health insurance, life insurance)
• The working hours are the following: 8:00 to 16:30 (with 30 minutes lunch break) from Sunday to Thursday.
• Note that working time can go up to 48 hours per week (according to the Yemen labor law) if it is required by the volume of activities and by the line manager.