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Handicap International

Disability-focused humanitarian aid and empowerment

Oficial Tecnico de Protección

Community Outreach & ProgramsPosted on Nov 11
Full-timeGuasdualito, Venezuela$1k - $1.2k

About the Job

Requirements

  • Professional qualification in Political Science, Law, Anthropology, Sociology, Social Work, or a related social sciences or humanities field.
  • At least three years of experience in social projects is desirable, ideally supporting vulnerable populations and/or young people.
  • Demonstrated fieldwork experience with non-governmental organizations or cooperation agencies.
  • Demonstrated experience supervising, supporting, and coordinating community agents or non-specialized personnel.
  • Experience with community-based protection strategies, empowering local networks to identify risks and create protective environments.
  • Solid knowledge of Inter-Agency Standing Committee guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in emergencies and Psychological First Aid.
  • Solid knowledge of differentiated care models and mainstreaming inclusive approaches for people with disabilities and diverse genders and ages.
  • Ability to identify protection risks, safely handle disclosures of gender-based violence, and coordinate intersectoral referral pathways.
  • Knowledge of international humanitarian architecture and coordination with clusters, especially the Protection Cluster.
  • Knowledge of partner management, the Logical Framework Approach, and results-based management.
  • Ability to cooperate and communicate assertively when interacting and negotiating with local authorities and communities.
  • Ability to adapt traditional clinical tools to community-based approaches.
  • Ability to synthesize and systematize qualitative information and prioritize operational and clinical data.
  • Proficiency in office software and field data-collection platforms.
  • Ability to prioritize own time and the time of personnel under their responsibility.
  • Strong responsibility, results orientation in the field, and ability to prioritize.
  • Ability to resolve conflicts with empathy, diplomacy, active listening, and patience.
  • Technical and pedagogical leadership to supervise teams, delegate tasks, and support the professional development of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support personnel.
  • Pedagogical ability to transfer knowledge and help other team members develop skills.
  • Ability to implement self-care and emotional-support strategies when working with survivors of critical events.
  • Ability to work with contextual limitations, recognize professional and emotional boundaries, and seek timely supervision when needed.
  • Rigorous compliance with ethical protocols, informed consent, and confidential handling of sensitive data to protect survivors’ identities and safety.
  • Adherence to the Inter-Agency Standing Committee intervention levels and the Do No Harm principle.
  • Demonstrable commitment to inclusion and to interventions that respect dignity and promote participation of historically excluded populations.
  • Fluent Spanish and strong technical report-writing skills.

Responsibilities

  • Provide appropriate technical guidance and support to project managers, regional or global specialists, and local teams in accordance with sector frameworks and standards.
  • Support implementation of assigned projects in accordance with institutional frameworks.
  • Ensure project activities follow internal quality and technical standards and propose adjustments or improvements when needed.
  • Adapt project documentation to global technical standards and norms as needed.
  • Contribute to periodic technical activity reporting by collecting and analyzing technical data in coordination with project and monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning teams.
  • Coordinate and collaborate with project technical partners when delegated by the specialist or project manager.
  • Provide technical support for integrated protection case-management processes, including identifying at-risk people, assessing needs, preparing and following individualized intervention plans, coordinating safe referrals, and following up cases in accordance with protocols and principles of protection, confidentiality, and non-revictimization.
  • Support the design, implementation, and strengthening of protection-monitoring mechanisms in project areas, including collecting information, identifying and analyzing protection risks and trends, and documenting findings and recommendations to inform decisions and program adjustments.
  • Contribute to planning and preparing activities, tools, and resources, and implement action plans with support services and the technical unit.
  • Ensure activities are implemented and resources are allocated correctly as authorized by the project manager.
  • Provide regular activity reports and contribute to internal reports as requested by the project manager.
  • Identify project areas needing adjustment and propose adaptations.
  • Contribute to drafting modification requests when asked.
  • Coordinate with local actors and follow up on partnership relationships with project partners.
  • Ensure project documents and information are properly archived.
  • Ensure global and field technical specialists receive necessary information and collaborate with technical departments as appropriate.
  • Collect material for capitalization exercises or scientific documentation.
  • Contribute to technical learning under the project manager’s responsibility, based on good practices.
  • Lead technical learning for projects using lessons learned and good practices.
  • Adjust activities in response to audit recommendations when applicable.
  • Implement recommendations to improve project technical quality.
  • Ensure the technical quality and relevance of project activities within the role’s area of expertise, conduct project self-assessments, and participate in evaluation cycles under the project manager’s supervision.
  • Apply norms and standards and anticipate and prepare for adjustments to protection standards.
  • Facilitate protection analyses based on contextual findings and protection-monitoring results, and prepare quality reports.
  • Supervise data collection for research and advocacy activities.
  • Contribute to project monitoring, particularly activity progress indicators and expected results.
  • Contribute to project evaluations when requested and ensure evaluation recommendations are followed.
  • Contribute to establishing and maintaining accountability mechanisms.
  • Contribute to project learning.
  • Contribute to or lead required technical training and deliver staff training when applicable.
  • Support technical professional development and facilitate a community of practice in collaboration with technical management.
  • Contribute to designing and collecting operational data for activity monitoring or ad hoc collection and ensure appropriate measurement of project completion in the area of expertise.
  • Ensure data processing follows rules and principles established by Information Management, monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning teams, and sector technical guidance.
  • Ensure appropriate data-collection and management tools are in place and used correctly in accordance with global standards.
  • Collect and compile disaggregated project data in the relevant databases.
  • Represent Humanity & Inclusion’s technical expertise in relevant local, regional, and international networks and with local partners when delegated.
  • Communicate and contribute to advocacy messages in the area of work.
  • Draft content for new projects intended to continue or expand work within the technical area.
  • Contribute to the program’s emergency-preparedness initiatives and adapt work during emergencies to support an effective humanitarian response.
  • Organize workshops to identify existing and used protection mechanisms for situations of violence, exploitation, or sexual abuse and design effective response pathways.
  • Facilitate awareness workshops on effective approaches to violence, exploitation, or sexual abuse and protection mechanisms for girls, adolescents, and women.
  • Facilitate participatory exercises analyzing context, actors, and their interactions, and promoting humanitarian and human-rights principles.
  • Develop protocols for accessible referral pathways and response mechanisms for gender-based violence.

Desired Qualifications

  • At least three years of experience in social projects, ideally supporting vulnerable populations and/or young people.
  • English proficiency at B1 level.

About the Company

Handicap International

Disability-focused humanitarian aid and empowerment

Handicap International, also known as Humanity & Inclusion, is an international non-profit organization focused on disability. It works with people with disabilities in diverse settings—from conflict zones to development contexts—to improve their access to essential services, rehabilitation, livelihoods, and inclusion. The organisation delivers aid and support through programmes in about 60 countries and responds to emergencies, helping people become self-reliant. It operates through a network of eight national associations (Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA) that provide funding, resources, and project management. Unlike some aid groups, it is non-governmental, non-religious, non-political, and non-profit, centering the needs and rights of people with disabilities. Its goal is to enable people with disabilities to participate fully in society and to strengthen their independence and resilience in all contexts.

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