Back Protection Assistant (G3) Iran Tehran-NRC Internals ONLY

***This position is temporary for 9 months-This Advert is for NRC Internal applicants ONLY***

                                                                                           Rights Respected, People Protected

About NRC:

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental humanitarian organization with 75 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, education, food security, livelihoods, legal Assistance, and water, sanitation, and hygiene sectors. The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 6000 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents. NRC runs the world's largest standby roster, NORCAP, with 650 professionals ready to be deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs.  

NRC in the Islamic Republic of Iran:

NRC started operations in Iran in 2012. We currently deliver humanitarian assistance in 10 provinces in Education, Food Security and livelihoods, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Shelter construction, as well as Information, Counseling, and Legal Assistance (ICLA). We co-lead several technical inter-agency working groups and provide capacity building to humanitarian partners in the country. Next to our programs, NRC Iran also built an advocacy unit to develop joint messages and initiatives among INGOs to improve the rights of the displaced.   Following several recent breakthroughs, NRC Iran is scaling up substantially its activities in support of the Government of Iran's efforts towards an estimated 3,6 million Afghans residing in the country and is expanding its programme unit.

Role and responsibilities

Generic responsibilities:

• Ensure adherence with NRC policies, tools, handbooks, and guidelines
• Ensure compliance with NRC Safe and Inclusive Programming guidelines and tools.
• Assist implementation of the protection portfolio according to plan of action, best-practice, and international Protection standards. 
• Assist in organization and delivery of tasks in line with established procedures, agreed priorities, international standards, and relevant guiding principles.
• Ensure proper filing of documents and confidentiality of stored information

  Specific responsibilities 

  • Record and complete data entry for Protection assessments in the database, in a timely manner and in accordance with relevant procedures
  • Ensure accurate data entry of all cases received
  • Ensure that all data and information pertaining to the assessments are handled in a strict and confidential manner, and in line with applicable data protection and information sharing protocols
  • Conduct CVAT and RNA assessments per delegated
  • Any others task relevant to the position and as requested by the line manager

    Competencies

    📚 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯! 🌍🤝 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗡𝗛𝗖𝗥, 𝗪𝗙𝗣, 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗙, 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗦𝗦, 𝗨𝗡𝗙𝗣𝗔, 𝗜𝗢𝗠 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🌐

    ⚠️ 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐰: 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐖!

    Professional competencies

    Generic professional competencies:

    • Knowledge of Psychological First Aid and/or Trauma Informed Interview Techniques
    • At least 1 years' work experience prefarably as a Caseworker in humanitarian/recovery in Iran or Afghanistan.
    • Good computer skills in Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Kobo.

      Context related skills, knowledge and experience:

      • Excellent understanding of case management principles and processes
      • Knowledge of service mapping and referrals
      • Previous experience in protection-related activities is highly desirable
      • Ability to work in a multicultural organization with members from diverse cultures and backgrounds

        Behavioural competencies

        • Planning and delivering results
        • Flexibility and adaptability
        • Commitment and dedication

          We Can Offer

          Contract: 3 month probation with possibility of extension (Maximum 9 month)

          Salary: based on NRC grade structure- This position is grade 3 of the organizational grading and structure 

          Duty Station: Iran-Tehran (Flexibale Based on Candidates’ Location) with field visit (10%) to the provinces where NRC is operating The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a global humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.  Join us in assisting millions of people in areas where others cannot, tackling some of the world's most dangerous and difficult crises. Bring your skills and dedication to an organisation recognised for providing high quality aid and for defending the rights of refugees and internally displaced people.  At NRC, we give responsibility to employees at all levels and foster professional growth and innovative teams. You can expect a supportive culture and an open dialogue with management. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.  Together, we save lives and rebuild futures. Safeguarding is central to NRC’s work. We expect all employees to:  • treat everyone with respect and dignity  • contribute to building a safe environment for all  • never engage in any form of exploitation, harassment and specifically sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH)  • always report. NRC has a zero-tolerance approach to inaction against exploitation, abuse and SEAH

          NRC in the Islamic Republic of Iran

          
          NRC started operations in Iran in 2012. We currently deliver humanitarian assistance in 9 provinces in the sectors of Education, Food Security and livelihoods, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Shelter construction, as well as Information, Counseling and Legal Assistance (ICLA). We co-lead several technical inter-agency working groups and provide capacity building to humanitarian partners in country. Next to our programs, NRC Iran also built an advocacy unit to develop joint messages and initiatives among INGOs to improve rights of the displaced. Following several recent breakthroughs, NRC Iran is scaling up substantially its activities in support of the Government of Iran efforts towards an estimated 3,6 million Afghans residing in country, and is expanding its programme unit.