Protection Officer Job in Amhara | NRC | JobsNoti

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General Information:

  • Job Title: Protection Officer
  • Job Identification: 19531
  • Job Category: Other
  • Posting Date: 11/10/2025, 12:54 PM
  • Apply Before: 11/24/2025, 10:30 PM
  • Degree Level: Bachelor’s Degree
  • Job Schedule: Full Time
  • Field Travel: Frequent travel to the field
  • Locations: Ethiopia North Maitsebri

Generic Responsibilities:

  • Adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures.
  • Ensure that Protection projects target beneficiaries most in need of Protection and contribute to new approaches for assisting target populations.
  • Any other tasks assigned by the line manager.

Specific Responsibilities:

Supervision 30%

  • Oversee the day-to-day implementation of protection activities, including protection monitoring, case management, and psychosocial support, to ensure the quality and accountability of services provided to displacement-affected individuals and communities in accordance with the Protection strategy, project documents, and relevant humanitarian standards.
  • Manage and supervise Protection- Technical Assistants (TAs) and field teams, ensuring proper planning, guidance, and performance oversight.

Legal Counselling and Assistance 40%

  • Support Protection TAs in identifying and assessing persons with specific needs or individuals at risk through established referral pathways and vulnerability criteria.
  • Organize and conduct community awareness and information sessions on protection issues, rights, and available services in line with project objectives.
  • Provide individual protection counselling to beneficiaries with various protection risks.
  • Ensure timely and appropriate case management, including documentation, follow-up, and referrals to relevant internal and external service providers.
  • Conduct protection assessments, protection monitoring, and data collection to identify risks, trends, and gaps in assistance.
  • Organize and facilitate capacity-building sessions and mentorship for local authorities, community structures, and humanitarian partners.

Staff Capacity Building 10%

  • Provide on-job training to Protection TAs

Integrated Programing 10%

  • Work closely with other core competencies in finding touching points for Protection integrated programing.
  • Working with Protection TA on creating co-ownership for integrated programing.
  • Supervise, monitor, and ensure his/her team’s data entries in the electronic database each month and verify and organize hard copies of sources of verification.
  • Look out for advocacy, access, and Protection needs from the field and report regularly to the Protection Team Leader.
  • Raise PR and follow up with the logistics department as needed.
  • Liaise with governmental, non-governmental organizations and UN agencies to establish and maintain networks for referrals.
  • Updating the M&E matrix regularly and share with Protection PC on a timely manner.
  • Send weekly and monthly reports on her/his team’s progress to the line manager.

Generic Professional Competencies:

  • University degree in law, or a related field and a thorough knowledge of Ethiopian law.
  • Experience working in a Protection or legal assistance implementation position
  • At least 3 years’ experience in project management, including supervision of staff and ensuring compliance with internal policies and procedures
  • Experience working as a Legal Project Officer in a humanitarian/recovery context.
  • Previous experience working in complex and volatile contexts.
  • Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.
  • Good knowledge of English is preferred.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should send their application through Online [Apply-Now]. For more details visit official website: www.nrc.no

NRC Overview:

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a humanitarian, non-governmental organisation that protects the rights of people affected by displacement. This includes refugees and internally displaced persons who are forced to flee their homes as a result of conflict, human rights violations and acute violence, as well as climate change and natural disasters.