Position Title:  Protection and Mainstreaming Assistance

Employer: Altwasul for Human Development (Altwasul)
Duty Station: Aden and Abyan.
Contract Type: Fixed-Term (Full-Time)
Contract Duration: 3 Months
Reporting to: Project Manager 

Announcement Date: 07- August -2025 

Application Deadline: 20-August-2025

Organizational Background:

Altwasul for Human Development is a leading Yemeni non-profit and non-governmental organization established in 2004. With over two decades of experience, Altwasul has been at the forefront of humanitarian and development efforts across Yemen, delivering life-saving assistance and long-term development programs in some of the most underserved and conflict-affected communities.

Altwasul core programmatic areas include health, education, food security and agriculture, livelihoods, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), protection, shelter, nutrition, and community empowerment. Altwasul adopts a people-centered, inclusive, and participatory approach to project design and implementation, ensuring that the voices of the most vulnerable, including women, youth, persons with disabilities, and internally displaced persons (IDPs), are reflected in every intervention.

Altwasul is strongly committed to enhancing resilience, promoting social cohesion, and supporting sustainable development through a combination of capacity building, direct service delivery, local partnership engagement, and community-based programming. Altwasul has established a solid operational presence across multiple governorates in Yemen, with field offices, trained personnel, and long-standing relationships with local authorities, donors, and civil society actors.

Guided by the principles of transparency, neutrality, and accountability, Altwasul works in alignment with national development strategies and international humanitarian standards. It has earned recognition for its ability to deliver timely, effective, and impactful interventions even in complex and high-risk environments. Through strategic partnerships and a strong commitment to humanitarian values, Altwasul continues to strive for a Yemen where all people enjoy dignity, security, and equitable access to basic rights and opportunities.

Project Background and Job Purpose:

To improve living conditions and enhance protection for vulnerable internally displaced households in Lawdar and Zinjibar districts of Abyan Governorate through timely provision of shelter assistance and essential household items.

this position is responsible for gender and protection mainstreaming during project activities, in addition to accountability to the affected population

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervise and provide technical guidance to team.
• Undertake field monitoring missions to the field and collect protection information on a regular basis;
• Facilitate interviews and focus group discussions with IDPs, refugees, returnees, migrants, and host community members;
• Contribute to drafting and updating of regular protection reports including utilizing digital data collection systems;
• Contribute to reporting on protection trends from the field on a regular basis;
• Maintain an up to date and in-depth understanding of community dynamics in the communities monitored including of the surrounding host community;
• Support protection monitoring team’s field access by meeting with relevant stakeholders and local authorities as required.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with other INGO, government authorities, and other key stakeholders to ensure active coordination, collaboration, and information dissemination;
• During protection monitoring activities, identify protection needs/risks affecting individuals, households and groups, and conduct internal and external referrals to appropriate service providers according to needs;
• Ensure to practice gender equality in every single activity.

 Overall organizational & leadership responsibilities;

• Fulfill commitments for the project goal of gender equality through ensuring the participation and involvement of women and men in all aspects of program implementation.
• Maximize safe working environment for all people involved in project implementation.
• Maintain the highest standards of behavior when working with and for the targeted communities.
• Prioritize adherence to all organizational policies, rules, and procedures (as outlined in Altwasul policies and procedure manuals).
• Apply organizational protocols and regulations according to guidance provided in general and those advised by search HR department.

As job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the position holder may be required to undertake other duties that are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities.

Qualifications and Experience:

•  Bachelor’s degree with equivalent field experiences.
•  At least 3 years professional proved experience in a comparable position.
•  Previous engagement in distribution of NFIs and ESK kits.
•  Demonstrated skills and experience in administrative, organizational, and operational project work.
•  Proven work experience with/ for CSOs, NGOs, and local government structures is desirable.
•  Strong capacity-building experience.

Desirable Skills:

• Ability to maintain and develop professional working relationships at all levels, both internally and externally.
• Capability to define and manage priority aspects with deadlines and in an efficient manner.
• Ability to lead professional teams towards predefined results.
• Capability to work in different environment based on deadlines.
•  Demonstrated ability to think strategically and to work with minimum supervision.
•   Problem solving orientation.
•  Willingness to travel within the country and within fragile conditions.
•   Excellent interpersonal skills, energetic and social tolerance.
•  Excellent oral and written communication skills (both Arabic and English).
• Very good knowledge and skills in computer applications (e.g. MS Office, Excel etc…).
• Flexible to work under pressure and remote areas.

What We Offer:

• Monthly gross salary based on Altwasul salary scale.
• 2.5 days per month of annual leave.
• National holidays in line with the Yemeni calendar.
• Opportunities for learning, development, and career advancement.