Protection Specialist

DEC is a local CSO established in 2007 and re-registered in May 2019 as per the new Authority for CSO Proclamation by the Ethiopian government, bearing a registration number of 0009. The organization has five major programs: Child Well-being and Education Development Program, Gender and Life Skill Development, Employable Skills Development Program, Advocacy, and Humanitarian Emergency Program. DEC actively works in six National Regional States and one city administration of Ethiopia, namely Amhara, Afar, Oromia, Tigray, Gambela, Benishangul Gumuz, and Addis Ababa City Administration. DEC would like to recruit for the following position.

Protection Specialist

Role and Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on GBV prevention and response, ensuring adherence to best practices.
• Support the development and implementation of referral pathways and case management systems.
• Lead and facilitate trainings on GBV core concepts, PSEA, SEA, and safeguarding.
• Monitor protection activities and assess the quality of service delivery.
• Coordinate with task forces, health centers, WGSS, and other stakeholders for integrated protection responses.
• Properly document all protection cases that went through the case management process
• Map and coordinate with service providers to support case management activities

Sex: Male/ Female

Age: 20-35

Qualification BA/MA

• Advanced degree in Protection, Gender, Law, Human Rights, or Social Work.

NGO/CSO Experience

• At least 5 years of experience in GBV programming

Additional Skill

• Good experience in GBV programming in humanitarian or development settings.
• Proven experience in training facilitation and stakeholder coordination.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and report writing skills.