IOM - Protection Monitor - Erbil

Context/Reporting line:
Under the general guidance of the Protection Coordinator, the overall supervision of the Protection Officer (Reporting and MEAL), and the direct supervision of the Senior IM Assistant in close Coordination with the Protection Monitoring, Research and Analysis Consultant, the successful candidate will perform the following duties:
Core Functions / Responsibilities
1. Conduct protection monitoring via the phone at a household level in line with existing SOPs.
2. Conduct protection monitoring activities at household and/or community level using different quantitative and qualitative tools.
3. Identify key informants in the community to involve in regular protection monitoring activities through semi-structured or unstructured interviews (KIIs)
4. Facilitate Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) amongst community members on selected topics to better understand the causes and consequences of identified risks.
5. Identify and report protection concern and trends, new population displacements and movements in the areas of operations.
6. Report any serious protection incidents or immediate protection concerns identified within target communities.
7. Identify individual cases with protection concerns during data collection for referral to internal services or specialized agencies.
8. Verify collected information on protection risks as well as availability and access to services through direct observation of the area.
9. Support in reporting qualitative and quantitative data and information
10. Map main service providers in the area of intervention and identify and report gaps in the availability of services and quality of service provision.
11. Carry out all tasks respecting key protection principles including but not limited to: do no harm, nondiscrimination, confidentiality, accountability and need-to-know principles
12. Support outreach, protection activities such as sensitization, information dissemination and awareness raising where required.
13. Collaborate closely with the protection team to uphold guiding principles such as safety, confidentiality, respect, and non-discrimination across activities.
14. Maintain excellent trust relationship within the community and conduct home visits if needed for the cases who cannot be reached by phone, with specific consideration and directions by the protection assistant as mentioned in the SOPs.
15. Perform any other duties upon request by the supervisor.