Protection Coordinator will lead Oxfam’s protection efforts through local partners. The responsibilities of the Protection Coordinator will include working alongside Oxfam partners implementing protection programs and activities, leading on the protection analysis, providing technical support to the partners, co-developing projects, undertaking capacity-building and coaching, and creating synergies between partners and with other Oxfam sectors. The Protection Coordinator should also be an active member of relevant coordination mechanisms, such as the Protection Cluster, the GBV sub-cluster, among others.

Requirements:

• Knowledge of and demonstrated commitment to Oxfam’s values, mission and work including feminist approach to humanitarian responses, and Oxfam’s partnership principles
• Emergency response experience working in situations of displacement including in insecure and unpredictable environments
• Excellent technical knowledge and understanding of protection including issues relating to displacement, prevention and response to human trafficking and gender-based violence, legal protection
• Understanding of community-based approaches, protection services and referral mechanisms
• Experience working with and in support of national organizations, including community groups, local and national NGOs and federations, networks and platforms
• Enhanced and demonstrable collaboration and networking skills
• Excellent understanding of gender in conflict and disasters including the ability to analyze gender issues in a protection context and incorporate gender into all key responsibilities.
• Technical knowledge and understanding of protection including relevant international standards (e.g. International Humanitarian Law, Refugee Law)
• Understanding of advocacy, policy, campaigning and influencing for protection
• Demonstrable project management experience
• A proven capacity for mentoring, facilitation, training, capacity building and coaching
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Willingness to travel to visit the partners in Kharkiv, Sumy, Mykolaiv, Odesa and Chernihiv regions 30% of the time

Key Attributes:

• Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to cultural differences and gender issues, as well as the commitment to equal opportunities.
• Ability to demonstrate an openness and willingness to learn about the application of gender/gender mainstreaming, women’s rights, and diversity for all aspects of development work.
• Commitment to Oxfam’s safeguarding policies to ensure all people who come into contact with Oxfam are as safe as possible
• Minimum requirements all staff are expected to fulfil:
• Demonstrate Oxfam values and behavioral competencies.
• Behavioral skills; to be able to successfully work with and mentor others often under challenging circumstances and to demonstrate competencies around “listening and creating dialogue” and “working with others” as well as networking skills.

Desirable:

• Understanding of Oxfam’s approach to protection
• Expertise in conflict sensitivity and social cohesion