Senior Monitoring and Information Officer in International rescue committee

JOB INFORMATION

The Senior Monitoring and Information Officer oversees all IRC activities in monitoring and analyzing protection and providing information in the Odesa and Mykolaiv regions. The Senior Protection Monitoring Officer will work in IRC's Odesa office under the supervision of the Protection and Rule of Law Manager. The Senior Protection Monitoring Officer will act as the key person to conduct protection monitoring along IDP movement routes and provide an information base on the needs of affected populations for program adjustments and advocacy.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES< /p>

1. Implementation of protection monitoring oversight and performance analysis

- Support the PRoL manager and local partners in the development and implementation of protection monitoring and analysis systems, including data collection tools.

- Collect available secondary data on protection risks and issues in Ukraine (in particular Odesa and Mykolaiv Oblasts) to analyze data and generate weekly reports and collected secondary data to support protection monitoring activities and context analysis.

- Provide support to community mobilizers in data collection, collecting data independently when necessary

- Monitor that data collection for protection monitoring is comprehensive and meets quality requirements< /p>

- Work closely with the Protection Manager and MEAL team to create and update data collection tools in CommCare and dashboards in Excel or PowerBi

- Support PRoL Manager in data analysis and creation of protection monitoring reports and other reporting systems

2. Ensuring constant updating of service cards and referral tracker

- Ensure constant updating of service maps in Odesa region

- Monitor that referrals are made in a safe manner and in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures, as well as that are made referrals are put into action and the referral status tracking system is updated.

- Ensure that the provision of information complements the Rapid Protection Assessment and/or protection monitoring.

3. Oversee Responsive Information Services

- Collaborate with the Protection Manager and the MEAL team to create and update two-way data collection tools;

- Support community mobilizers in providing information and gathering data on information needs using a two-way communication tool;

- Continuously collect information that is or may be useful to displaced persons and war-affected communities, based on information provided by community mobilizers;

- Create weekly and monthly reports on information needs and statistics collected by community mobilizers.

4. Assessment of needs in centers/shelters and hubs - Constantly search for information, and update the appropriate tracker, about centers of collective living, transit centers, shelters and volunteer centers that receive and/or provide assistance to IDPs and war-affected communitiesam in Odesa Oblast

- Constantly search for contacts of authorities and key humanitarian stakeholders and update the relevant tracker. 

- Prepare weekly work plans for community mobilizers, in particular, in centers and shelters, as well as protection monitoring activities, and present them to the PRoL manager and the transport department.

5. Program and Team Management

• Supervise and develop the capacity of community mobilizers, ensure they understand their roles and responsibilities, and deliver activities in line with the overall program work plan and weekly plans of movement
• Create and share and coordinate weekly work plans in collective and transit centers / shelters / volunteer centers / visits to authorities with the PRoL Manager.
• Support the PRoL Manager in developing a program report related to donor requirements and program requirements.
• Lead by example and contribute to the IRC's efforts to take all necessary preventive measures and create an environment , in which people feel safe and can report wrongdoing.

OFFICIALS REQUIREMENTS

Education:

• Bachelor or Master in social work, human rights, social sciences, health care, humanities or other related fields

 Work experience:

• Previous experience in protection monitoring / protection assessment / data collection
• Experience in organizing group events, trainings and seminars, as well as mentoring

Available skills and abilities:

• Proficiency in Ukrainian and Russian languages ​​and excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Excellent communication skills
• Demonstrated understanding and ability to maintain confidentiality and respect for clients/beneficiaries
• Positive and professional attitude, including the ability to lead and work well in a team
• High degree of flexibility and strong ability to organize work, meet deadlines, maintain composure, prioritize work under pressure, coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail
< li>Computer proficiency including Microsoft Word and Excel

 WORK ENVIRONMENT AND OTHER APPROPRIATE DETAILS

 This position is full time in the office or a mixed type of work after a probationary period.

• Travel to other locations may take up to 30% of time
• Work according to the matrix scheme
• Fast pace of work, multitasking and adaptability

 IRC employees can count on the following advantages:

 Competitive salary

• Work aimed at specific goals, growth prospects
• English language classes and an unlimited number of online training courses< /li>
• Life insurance
• Medical insurance for employees and their family members
• Free psychological assistance for employees and their family members
• 30 calendar days of annual leave with flexible conditions that are not limited by lawabout established minimum norms
• Up to 10 days of paid sick leave