Conduct ongoing protection analysis, including risks, coping capacities, conflict analysis and risk management
Lead the country protection strategy across programming, advocacy and partnerships
Build relationships with government bodies such as MOSAL, civil society and other stakeholders on social protection and systems
Build the capacity of protection staff and partners in line with Oxfam and global standards
Lead the technical design of protection components in donor proposals, including logframes, theories of change and indicators
Support high-quality protection implementation and give ongoing technical support to field teams
Help programme teams develop work plans, tools, SOPs, referral pathways and guidance
Review programme designs to confirm protection outcomes are achieved
Commission or conduct learning reviews and evaluations, and apply the learning
Keep current on the Syria protection sector and its network
Support the Deputy Country Director and Programme Coordinator in integrating protection into humanitarian and early recovery proposals
Develop reporting tools and support M&E of protection activities with the MEAL Manager
Help identify new protection partners
Represent Oxfam in UN, INGO and NGO protection coordination forums
Link humanitarian protection with social protection and longer-term development
Contribute to regional and global protection work
Work with EFSVL, WASH and Gender staff to integrate protection across programmes
Provide technical input to recruiting protection staff for Syria
Build team capacity on safe programming and support risk analysis of team and partner activities
Take part in country planning, strategy development and reviews
Requirements
Advanced degree in international development or a gender-related field, or equivalent relevant experience
Experience working in the Syrian crisis
At least 5 years in humanitarian and development work, ideally field-based protection in conflict or transition settings, including a senior advisory role
Proven experience in protection analysis and giving strategic advice to staff or partners
Strong conceptual and practical grasp of protection standards and key sector issues
Experience with community-based protection
Ability to represent Oxfam with sector groups, NGOs, donors and local authorities
Excellent written and verbal communication
Understanding of protection work with a strong focus on gendered aspects of conflict and abuse
Experience building the capacity of staff and partners
Fluent English
Fluent Arabic (desirable)
Knowledge of protection programming in early recovery contexts (desirable)
Conflict analysis and participatory research skills (desirable)
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