Call for Application

Posted date

29th September, 2025

Last date to apply

12th October, 2025

Country

Pakistan

Locations

Peshawar

Category

Program Management

Salary

271776

Type

Apprenticeship

Position

1

Experience

4 years

Under the overall supervision of the Protection Coordinator, the technical supervision of the National Protection Officer, and the direct supervision of the Protection Field Coordinator, the incumbent will support the coordination and monitoring of the provision of protection services at the provincial level of IOM's emergency response to the flood crisis and Afghanistan crisis in Pakistan.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Assist in coordinating the work of field protection staff and/or implementing partners (IPs) in the implementation of specialized protection services.
• Assist in coordinating the work of field protection staff and/or implementing partners (IPs) in the implementation of specialized protection services.
• Providing capacity-building sessions to field protection staff and/or IPs on general protection, protection mainstreaming principles, gender-based violence (GBV), child protection (CP), counter trafficking (CT), safe referral pathways, prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA), data protection, and other relevant topics.
• Acting as a Focal Point for conducting referrals at the provincial level and providing direct case management services for urgent protection (GP, GBV, CP) cases, when required, including conducting comprehensive assessments to identify urgent protection needs as well as planning, implementing, and following up on tailored action plans to achieve protection outcomes.Supporting the coordination, monitoring, and improvement of timely and safe implementation of specialized protection services in line with IOM's Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), work plans, and project objectives, including through weekly and monthly project tracking and reporting tools.
• Contributing to ensure that data on protection, GBV & CP cases is systematically and accurately collected by field protection staff and/or IPs in a confidential manner, following IOM's data protection policy, and entered in relevant tools, databases, and information management (IM) systems to facilitate monitoring and reporting.
• .Conducting regular field visits in different districts to monitor service delivery and work performance of field protection staff or IPs, conducting periodic meetings to discuss challenges, ad hoc follow-ups, as well as identifying challenges and capacity-building needs of field protection staff and/or IPs.Coordinating through relevant Working Groups and establishing and maintaining good relations with relevant external service providers, providing clear information on IOM's activities, and strengthening referral pathways for the provision of protection services.
• Assisting in the design and improvement of relevant project tracking and reporting tools, as well as periodic review and update of case management SOPs.
• Contributing to continuously strengthening the capacities of field protection staff and/or IPs by identifying gaps, planning and providing on-the-job coaching, mentoring, technical guidance, and training sessions, and supporting the development, translation, and roll-out of training packages.
• Supporting the Protection Unit with other specialized tasks at the provincial level and activities, upon request, including but not limited to conducting field visits, key informant interviews (KIIs), focus group discussions, awareness raising sessions, and other activities.
• Ensure to have Periodic Case Conferencing with Field Protection Staff or IPs to discuss the Challenges and identify a way forward for Protection, GBV, and CP Cases based on needs.
• Assisting with other tasks, as needed.

Required Qualifications and Experience

EDUCATION

• Bachelor's or Equivalent or Higher degree in development studies, political sciences, social sciences, gender studies, law, human rights, or other relevant field from an accredited academic institution with 4 years of relevant professional experience.
• Ora High School Degree/Certificate in the above relevant fields with 6 years of experience.

EXPERIENCE

• Extensive experience working on general protection, child protection (CP), gender-based violence (GBV), or counter-trafficking (CT), including working in direct contact with beneficiaries.
• Good experience in supervising and providing protection case management responses in a protracted displacement context.
• Understanding of the protection sector in Pakistan, its challenges, priorities, and existing referral pathways, and demonstrated knowledge of principles applying to safe referrals.
• Experience in liaising and coordinating with external actors and relevant service providers.
• Good experience in providing technical guidance and capacity building on case management, general protection, GBV, CP, and other cross-cutting issues.
• Understanding of critical issues around data protection principles and knowledge of safe, confidential, and ethical data collection, processing, and analysis.
• Advanced computer skills and literacy (MS Word, PowerPoint), and proficiency in Excel.
• Knowledge of the Afghanistan crisis in Pakistan and understanding of issues related to Afghan migrants and host communities in Pakistan.

SKILLS

• In-depth knowledge of the broad range of migration-related subject areas dealt with by the Organization; and,
• Knowledge of UN and bilateral donor programming.
• Knowledge of financial rules and regulations.

Languages:

REQUIRED

For this position, fluency in English and Urdu is required (oral and written).

DESIRABLE

Working knowledge of Pashtu, Dari, or any other local language/s.

Only short-listed candidates who match the required criteria for the position will be contacted.

IOM provides equal opportunity to all qualified female and male candidates, including the physically challenged candidates