Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is recruiting a Protection Officer - Return, Reintegration & Mixed Migration for their Bosaso office. Professionals with a background in Protection Affairs and at least 3 - 4 years of experience are encouraged to apply. Qualified candidates are urged to apply before the Sep, 29 deadline.
Protection Officer - Return, Reintegration &
Mixed Migration
Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, is currently looking for a
highly qualified Protection Officer
About the job
The Protection Officer is responsible for field-level coordination, implementation and quality assurance
of DRC's SIDA P2P protection, return/reintegration and related Economic Recovery linkages in
Bosaso and relevant Eastern Route return and transit locations in Puntland. The role supports timely,
protection-sensitive delivery of DRC direct activities and field-level accompaniment of local partners
across vulnerability screening/case management, PSS, IPA and referrals, route-based Protection
Monitoring, reintegration follow-up, livelihoods linkages and systems strengthening.
Your main duties and responsibilities will be:
Protection services, case management and direct assistance
Coordinate vulnerability screening and protection risk assessment for migrants and returnees and
support safe, rights-based case management and referral follow-up in line with DRC SOPs,
informed consent, confidentiality and Do No Harm.
Provide field-level technical guidance to assigned DRC caseworkers and support quality of partner
case-management/referral delivery as delegated; ensure GBV, Child Protection, trafficking and
other specialized concerns are safely identified and referred.
Coordinate approved IPA and other immediate protection support, and facilitate safe referrals to
MHPSS, health, legal aid, shelter/housing, civil documentation, livelihoods and other specialized
services based on assessed needs.
PSS, return/reintegration and Economic Recovery linkages
Coordinate/support delivery of structured individual and group PSS and appropriate referral to
specialized MHPSS services.
Support dignified reception, protection screening, information and counselling, access to hotline
services, documentation, individualized reintegration planning and structured post-return follow-up,
including through the Bosaso MRC and other P2P service points as relevant.
Work closely with Economic Recovery colleagues and partners to link returnees to marketinformed skills, employment/self-employment, business/start-up and financial-inclusion pathways,
ensuring protection barriers and safeguarding considerations are integrated.
Protection Monitoring, referral systems and evidence
Coordinate regular community and route-based Protection Monitoring in assigned locations;
provide day-to-day technical guidance to Protection Monitors/enumerators and ensure urgent
protection risks and referral needs trigger appropriate response.
Support service mapping and referral/RMS strengthening, monitor referral functionality, and
contribute to the Ethiopia-Somalia cross-border case-management/legal-aid pilot in line with
agreed consent, confidentiality and data-protection protocols.
Use anonymized Protection Monitoring and referral trends to inform programme adaptation,
reporting, validation and evidence/advocacy, keeping confidential case data separate from routine
monitoring/MEAL datasets.
Partner, government and stakeholder coordination
Provide field-level technical accompaniment to KAALO, participate in joint monitoring with
government counterparts and KAALO, and follow up agreed capacity-strengthening actions on
Protection, referrals, PSS, Protection Monitoring and rights-based return/reintegration.
Support existing government-led migration, referral and reintegration systems through joint
monitoring, dialogue, practical coordination and on-the-job support, strengthening rather than
creating parallel mechanisms.
Coordinate with authorities, MRCs, service providers, community structures and
humanitarian/protection actors, and support relevant reintegration, social-cohesion and
stakeholder-engagement activities as assigned.
Planning, monitoring, reporting and compliance
Maintain field activity plans and monitor delivery against approved workplans, budgets, targets and
programme-quality standards; identify implementation gaps and support timely corrective action.
Coordinate with MEAL/IM, Economic Recovery, Partnerships/Grants, Finance and relevant
programme/area teams; maintain accurate programme documentation and timely activity/technical
reporting.
Ensure implementation complies with DRC policies and donor requirements,
safeguarding/PSEA/AAP commitments, core Protection principles, confidentiality and responsible
data management.
About Bosaso
Bosaso is a major port city in the Puntland region and one of Somalia's busiest commercial centers. The city serves as a hub for trade, fishing, and maritime activities along the Gulf of Aden. International organizations and businesses operating in Bosaso offer opportunities in trade facilitation, development, and humanitarian assistance.
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