Protection Officer at WFP – World Food Programme

Job Title: Protection Officer P3,

Job Type: Fixed Term 

Job Location: Maiduguri, Nigeria

QUALIFICATIONS AND KEY REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION: 

You have:

• Advanced university degree in one of the following disciplines: Social Sciences, International Development, International Relations, Human Rights, Political Science, or another related field or First University degree with additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses.

EXPERIENCE: 

You have:

• At least 5 years of solid, responsible and relevant work experience in a humanitarian organization or with an organization/agency dealing with protection of civilians, human rights or gender-based violence in a humanitarian emergency context. 

LANGUAGE:

You have:

• Fluency (level C) in the English language. 
• Intermediate knowledge (level B) of a second official UN language: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, and/or Portuguese (A WFP’s working language)

MORE ABOUT YOU

You have:

• Ability to lead a team and strong coordination and communication skills to advocate for protection, AAP and gender across different fields and technical units.
• Strong analytical, writing skills, and communication skills
• Sound knowledge and skills in training and facilitation
• Knowledge of UN system policies and functions of protection-mandated agencies
• Flexibility to travel on short notice and in challenging and difficult environments.
• Team spirit and excellent interpersonal relations.

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DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

Applications must be submitted by Sunday, September 25, 2022 (11:59 PM CET)