Your mission
The Protection Assistant will support the Protection Officer in the implementation of protection activities within the project. This role will focus on assisting in protection monitoring and reporting, facilitating cash assistance, managing referrals to services, and engaging with community-based protection networks. The Protection Assistant will contribute to raising awareness about protection issues and support child protection services, including case management and psychosocial support. This position aims to empower vulnerable individuals and local communities to identify and respond to protection risks effectively.
Key responsibilities- Maintain accurate records of protection activities, case files, and cash assistance distributions.
- Assist in preparing high-quality reports on protection activities, including situational and trend analysis.
- Identify vulnerable individuals and families, facilitating their access to necessary protection services.
- Support the referral process, ensuring beneficiaries connect with essential services, including case management, cash for protection and psychosocial support.
- Monitor and document case progress, ensuring timely follow-up and appropriate interventions.
- Engage community members to raise awareness about available protection services.
- Organize and facilitate awareness-raising sessions that educate communities on protection issues, including GBV and child protection.
- Collaborate with community leaders to promote local ownership of protection initiatives and enhance community trust.
- Support the collection and analysis of data related to protection activities, ensuring all data is disaggregated by gender, age, and disability.
- Assist in conducting training sessions for community workers and CBPN members on referral procedures aligned with the National Protection Cluster Referral Package.
- Provide logistical support for training events, ensuring effective participant engagement.
- Facilitate peer-to-peer learning sessions among community members to share best practices in addressing protection issues.
- Support the establishment and operation of feedback and complaints mechanisms to ensure accountability to affected populations.
- Conduct regular monitoring visits to assess the implementation of protection programs and gather feedback from beneficiaries to assess the effectiveness of services.
Your profile
- A bachelor’s degree in social sciences or relevant field is required.
- Minimum 3 years (I)NGO experience in the field of Child Protection Programs.
- Very good understanding of the protection landscape in Yemen, especially for children.
- Understanding of protection issues affecting vulnerable groups, including IDPs and conflict-affected communities.
- Ability and willingness to travel to field locations in Taiz Governorate
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills for effective stakeholder engagement.
- Proficiency in Arabic and English, with strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Familiarity with data collection methods and monitoring frameworks.
- Detail-oriented with a commitment to ethical standards and procedures.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a dynamic team environment.
*** Qualified candidates are encouraged to submit their applications by
JUNE 20th ,2025.
What we offer
Flexible working arrangements
30 annual leave per year
Transportation and Appearance Allowance
Investment in training and development
Health Insurance
Life Insurance
Social Security Contribution
1-1 wellbeing consultations with trained counsellors
Enhanced Leave Policy
Eid Bonus
About us
The War Child Alliance is an international non-governmental organization committed to providing psychosocial support, child protection, youth empowerment programming and quality education to the children affected by armed conflict. We implement evidence-based interventions to empower key stakeholders—including governments, educators, caregivers, and communities—to foster children’s wellbeing, education, and self-determination.
We work with global teams with team members being based in different locations. War Child is currently operates in: Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, Colombia, DR Congo, Germany, Jordan, Lebanon, the occupied Palestinian territory, South Sudan, Sweden, Syria, Uganda, Ukraine (soon to be registered), and Yemen. We also have offices in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.Learn more about War Child and our programmes
https://www.warchild.net/ SafeguardingWar Child is committed to
humanitarian values, standards and norms and we expect the same from job applicants. War Child is especially committed to safeguarding the children and youth we support and doesn’t tolerate any form of abuse. Because we want to prevent and deter any actions that place children and youth at risk, conduct references are an important part of our recruitment procedure. As part of the selection process, War Child will request standardized references in accordance with the
Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme and a recent Criminal Records statement.
The safety of children is essential to War Child. War Child does not tolerate or accept any form of abuse. This subject is addressed in our recruitment and selection procedures.
