Protection Officer - GBV Prevention

About the role

This role leads GBV prevention and community engagement in MRT, with women and girls shaping activities and priorities. It coordinates the Women and Girls Centre (WGC) outreach and supports safe access to services, while addressing harmful norms and barriers that increase exposure to violence.

Key responsibilities

• Develop weekly and monthly prevention plans with the Protection Team Leader and women and adolescent girls, using consultation findings and feedback to set priorities.
• Facilitate community dialogue, life-skills and information sessions, engaging men, boys and community leaders while keeping accountability to women and girls.
• Adapt approved materials to local languages, literacy levels, age and disability-related access needs, using approaches such as Women Rise and EMAP, and provide training and technical support.
• Conduct safety audits, service mapping, group consultations, risk assessments, access-barrier assessments and protection risk monitoring.
• Guide facilitators in planning centre and outreach activities, safe mobilization, materials preparation and feedback collection.
• Coordinate with the GBV Case Worker Officer on accurate service information and confidential referrals, and keep prevention attendance records separate from case records.
• Support incentive workers with activity preparation and safeguarding messages, and coordinate access concerns with the Team Leader and WGC guards without sharing survivor information.
• Raise identified risks with the Team Leader and relevant programme staff (including MHPSS, General Protection, Economic Recovery, CCCM and Health, Nutrition, Education, WASH and Shelter/NFI teams) and follow up mitigation actions.
• Prepare activity and movement plans, supply requests and records within delegated authority, track delivery and adapt to access and security conditions.
• Submit accurate, aggregated activity reports and community feedback, applying safeguarding, PSEA, data-protection and Code of Conduct requirements.

Required profile

• Degree in social sciences, social work, gender studies, community development or a related field.
• At least two years of relevant experience in humanitarian protection, GBV prevention or community mobilisation.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating participatory sessions and working with women and adolescent girls in displacement or conflict-affected settings.
• Knowledge of GBV guiding principles, safe referrals and gender and power dynamics; experience with WGC activities and structured prevention approaches is an advantage.

Required skills

• Strong facilitation, planning and reporting skills, with the ability to coach community workers and work across teams.
• Competence in Microsoft Word, Excel and email.
• Willingness to travel to remote locations under approved security arrangements.