Requisition ID: req59036 Job Title: Protection Monitor (Internal) Sector: Protection and rule of law Employment Category: Regular Employment Type: Full-Time Open to Expatriates: No Location: Abyan, Yemen Work Arrangement: Job Description BACKGROUND: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home. The IRC responds to people’s acute and longer-term needs with integrated programs that improve health and safety, prioritize children’s education, foster economic wellbeing, and empower communities to regain control over their lives. Our work gives rise to some of the most pressing issues facing contemporary humanitarian action, including questions of access, conflict sensitivity, coordination, and impact. The IRC Yemen began its programs in October 2012. Since establishing its presence in the South of Yemen, in the Red Sea Coastal city of Aden, the organization has grown from just an implementing small project to handling large scale emergency and relief operations. Following the war which broke out in Yemen in March of 2015 and the humanitarian disaster, which was crafted by the same, IRC launched one an emergency response program in the southern governorates of Aden, Lahj, Abyan, Shabwah and Al Dhale, and expanded later in Sana’a and Hodeidah in the North. Currently IRC Yemen is operating in eight governorates in the south and north of Yemen through direct programming and through local partnerships, in Health, WASH, Nutrition, Economic Recovery Development, Education, Child Protection, Gender and Women Protection and Empowerment. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) have been working in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for more than forty years. Today, the IRC has more than 2,200 staff working across the region, including in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Syria, and Yemen to support those affected by some of the world’s most complex and protracted humanitarian crises. SCOPE OF WORK: The Protection Monitor (PM) conducts regular protection monitoring, gathering data via surveys, focus groups, interviews, and direct observation to assess vulnerable populations' protection needs and risks. The PM identifies Persons of Specific Needs (PSNs) for referral to specialized services and coordinates community awareness sessions on protection issues. This role contributes to timely reporting on protection trends, ensuring data informs program strategies and advocacy, and involves collaboration with IRC teams and partners for comprehensive support and strengthened referral pathways. JOB SUMMARY: This vital role is central to the IRC's protection programming, focusing on systematically collecting information to identify protection concerns, risks, and trends affecting at-risk populations. The incumbent will be responsible for directly engaging with communities, collecting data, providing crucial information on available services, and facilitating referrals for individuals requiring specialized support, all to ensure the safety, dignity, and well-being of those impacted by crises. WORKING RELATIONS: The position is supervised by the Integrated Protection Manager and indirectly reports to the Field Coordinator for administrative and security related matters. Protection monitor work directly with the protection information officer, MEAL team, child protection and WPE teams. MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Conduct mobile field visits 4-5 times per week to villages, urban areas, and informal settlements/tent clusters to meet with persons of concern and identify individuals at risk and humanitarian needs according to the weekly work plan. 2. Apply data collection systems for data collection and uploading, and participate in trainings, data cleaning, and regular debrief and supervision of digital data collection activities. 3. Directly upload protection data to produce a clear, protection-focused report and translate and follow up on red flag protection-related issues; 4. Analyse data and highlight trends and protection needs in reporting to the PI officer and the protection team. 5. Under the mentorship of a direct supervisor, facilitate one-on-one interviews and FGDs with IDPs, migrants, host community members, state actors, community leaders and service providers in the field on selected protection concerns. 6. Conduct spot observation in areas where IDPs and migrants are housed or clustered for inclusion in protection monitoring, using qualitative and quantitative methods. 7. Work to nominate and support community focal points to engage in ongoing monitoring activities and follow-up. 8. Keep records through the digital system of the urgent protection needs identified and the actions taken to assist affected PoCs or equivalent experience. 9. Conduct other duties as assigned by the supervisor. Qualifications REQUIREMENTS:(Qualifications, Skills and Abilities): A. Education: · Bachelor’s degree in social sciences or relevant field B. Experience: · At least two years’ experience in an NGO, preferably in protection or relevant field · Experience working for an international organization is preferred. · Good protection background and knowledge of the context, as well as consistent record working with vulnerable cases, is desirable. · Experience in regular report writing. C. Skills and Abilities: · Good communication skills, including building relationships with new communities. · High standard of spoken and written Arabic and English, ability to translate is an asset · Basic digital literacy, including Microsoft Word and excel · Good interpersonal skills and working as part of a team, as well as independently. · Flexible and able to work in a dynamic and diverse environment. D. Proficiencies: · Protection Principles:Ability to understand and apply fundamental protection principles (e.g., Do No Harm, confidentiality, inclusivity) in daily activities, especially when identifying and referring vulnerable cases. · Data Collection & Reporting Fundamentals:Competence in applying basic data collection methods and tools, and optimally contributing to reporting based on captured information. · Contextual Awareness (Basic):Foundational understanding of the local context, including common protection risks and vulnerabilities, as well as the ability to identify and flag emerging issues. · Interpersonal Engagement:Shown ability to establish trust and build relationships with community members and other collaborators in a respectful and culturally sensitive manner. · Ethical Conduct:Adherence to ethical guidelines and human rights principles, including gender equality, in all interactions and tasks. Professional Standards:The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation. IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, age, marital status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. IRC strives to build a diverse and inclusive teamat all levels who as individuals, and as a group, embody our culture statement creating a working environment characterized by critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity for us to achieve our aspirations as a team and deliver the best possible services to our clients. Commitment to Client Responsiveness:By committing to Client-Centered Programming, at the IRC Yemen, we place the people we serve - our clients - at the center of our programming and services. The IRC Yemen Staff have an important role to play in supporting the implementation of client-responsive programming through raising awareness among the community and clients about the existing feedback mechanisms and how to use them including the response processes, access, and eligibility to services, and contribute to building an institutional culture that prompts staff to listen to clients.