Protection Monitor

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The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future. The IRC Yemen began its programs in October 2012. Since establishing its presence in the South of Yemen, in the Red Sea Coastal city of Aden, the organization has grown from just an implementing small project to handling large scale emergency and relief operations. Following the war which broke out in Yemen in March of 2015 and the humanitarian disaster, which was crafted by the same, IRC launched one an emergency response program in the southern governorates of Aden, Lahj, Abyan, Shabwah and Al Dhale, and expanded later in Sana'a and Hodeidah in the North. Currently IRC Yemen is operating in eight governorates in the south and north of Yemen through direct programming and through local partnerships, in Health, WASH, Nutrition, Economic Recovery Development, Education, Child Protection, Gender and Women Protection and Empowerment. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) have been working in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for more than forty years. Today, the IRC has more than 2,200 staff working across the region, including in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Syria, and Yemen to support those affected by some of the world's most complex and protracted humanitarian crises. SCOPE OF WORK: The Protection Monitor (PM) will implement Protection Monitoring (PM) activities under the PRoL component, focusing on identifying, analyzing, and reporting protection risks affecting IDPs, host communities, and migrants in Shabwa. The role will contribute to evidence-based programming, including data collection, trend analysis, early warning (alerts), and referrals, ensuring that protection risks are systematically captured and inform both IRC programming and inter-agency coordination. JOB SUMMARY: The Protection Monitor is responsible for conducting regular field-based protection monitoring, using both quantitative and qualitative methods to identify protection risks, trends, and service gaps. The role includes direct engagement with affected populations, data collection through interviews, FGDs, and observation, and contributing to the production of protection reports and situation alerts. The PM will also support referral of vulnerable cases and dissemination of information on available services. WORKING RELATIONS: The position is supervised by the Integrated Protection Manager and indirectly reports to the Field Coordinator for administrative and security-related matters. Protection monitor work directly with the protection information officer, MEAL team, child protection and WPE teams and external actors (as required for referrals and coordination). MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES: Conduct mobile field visits 4-5 times per week across targeted areas in Shabwa, urban areas, and informal settlements/tent clusters, movement route to meet with persons of concern and identify individuals at risk and humanitarian needs according to the weekly work plan. Apply data collection systems for data collection and uploading, and participate in trainings, data cleaning, and regular debrief and supervision of digital data collection activities. Directly upload protection data to produce a clear, protection-focused report and translate and follow up on red flag protection-related issues; Analyse data and highlight trends and protection needs in reporting to the PI officer and the protection team. Under the mentorship of a direct supervisor, facilitate one-on-one interviews and FGDs with IDPs, migrants, host community members, state actors, community leaders and service providers in the field on selected protection concerns. Conduct spot observation in areas where IDPs and migrants are housed or clustered for inclusion in protection monitoring, using qualitative and quantitative methods. Work to nominate and support community focal points to engage in ongoing monitoring activities and follow-up. Keep records through the digital system of the urgent protection needs identified and the actions taken to assist affected PoCs or equivalent experience. Conduct community-level awareness and information sessions. Support dissemination of key protection messages and available services. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of available services and service providers in the area, and