Protection Monitoring and CBP Officer at Danish Refugee Council (DRC) - NAIJA STICK

Protection Monitoring and CBP Officer at Danish Refugee Council (DRC)

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a Danish international non-governmental organisation, which promotes and supports durable solutions to the problems faced by refugees and internally displaced people all over the world. 

• DRC is present in more than 30 conflict territories around the world assisting displaced people with shelter, food, income-generating activities, and a wide range of other assistance. 

It is of utmost importance for DRC to work in compliance with the DRC Accountability and Quality Management system and national legislations. 

• Smooth, reliable and effective operational systems are preconditions for DRC to maintain its position as a trustworthy and reliable partner for our donors and an accountable organisation towards our beneficiaries.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Protection Monitoring and CBP Officer

Location: Damasak, Borno

Overall Purpose of the Role

The Protection Monitoring & Community‑Based Protection (PM/CBP) Officer plays a central role in DRC’s protection programming at the LGA level. 

• The position ensures the effective implementation of protection monitoring, community‑based protection, and early warning systems across displacement‑affected communities.
• The Officer is responsible for coordinating, supervising, and technically guiding local partner PM/CBP Assistants (from FRAD, CATAI, and other partners as relevant), ensuring harmonized methodologies, high‑quality data collection, and consistent community engagement.
• The Officer acts as the primary field focal point for Community‑Based Protection Structures (CBPS), supporting them to identify risks, strengthen self‑protection mechanisms, develop community action plans, and escalate alerts.
• The role bridges community‑level insights with DRC’s protection analysis system by conducting FGDs, KIIs, household surveys, and protection incident documentation, and by drafting timely alerts, trend analyses, and impact reports on CBPS engagement.
• The PM/CBP Officer ensures strong collaboration with the PM/CBP Team Leader (line manager), the PM/CBP Specialist (technical supervisor), and the PIM Specialist (technical supervisor for data quality and analysis).
• The Officer also works closely with DRC’s PIM officers, PSS/CM, GBV/CM, Legal/HLP, and MEAL teams to ensure safe referrals, integrated service delivery, and coordinated protection responses.
• Additionally, the PM/CBP Officer contributes to awareness‑raising, community sensitization, and light EMAP implementation with CBPS and partner staff, reinforcing gender‑transformative dialogue and community‑led protection initiatives.

The role requires extensive field presence, strong coordination with local partners, and continuous engagement with community leaders, government actors, and humanitarian stakeholders.

Job Responsibilities

Data Collection & Protection Monitoring:

Conduct FGDs, KIIs, and protection incident documentation following established protection standards and ensure to document all of them

• Support partners who are conducting Household surveys and step in when required to.
• Support protection trend analysis on community-based protection structure feedback and work closely with PM teams on weekly updates, alerts, and key protection reports to the Protection Team Leader/PIM officers/PIM specialists.
• Supervise partner PM/CBP Assistants to ensure quality and adherence to SOPs and ensure FGD/KII reports are written regularly by partners and by itself to fill the quarterly PM reports as MoV
• Provide LGA feedback and impact report on the engagement of CBPS
• Assist in conflict analysis and early warning system development, identifying risks in displacement communities and CBPS initiatives.
• Draft weekly alerts, monthly PM reports, and ad‑hoc incident briefs.
• Verify incidents and escalate critical alerts within 24–48 hours.
• Ensure data protection and confidentiality.
• Support PIM officers and PIM Specialists with data cleaning, analysis, and dashboard updates.

Analyze CBP meeting data and Draft quarterly CBPS engagement impact reports (2–3 pages).

Community Engagement & Capacity Building:

Facilitate awareness-raising sessions on protection risks, human rights, and safety protocols, among others

• Organize training sessions for local authorities and community protection actors at LGA level to strengthen their ability to respond to protection issues.
• Work closely with CBPS to develop community action plans and ensure an effective feedback mechanism for displaced communities, and support in framing CBPS initiatives at LGA level with validation of the CBP/PM TL and CBP/PM Specialist.
• Ensure that displaced communities and CBPS structures receive timely updates on protection risks through regular meetings and information-sharing mechanisms, and ensure that their self-protection mechanisms are reported, adapted, and supported.
• Help harmonize peacebuilding, community protection initiatives, and durable solutions strategies to improve sustainability and accountability by facilitating some key community-based protection/peacebuilding meetings in different hubs identified by CBPS to ensure impact and sustainability.
• Serve as the primary DRC focal point for CBPS.
• Support CBPS to identify risks, document concerns, and develop action plans.
• Facilitate monthly CBPS review meetings.
• Coach CBPS on protection principles, PFA, safe referrals, gender equality, and early warning.

Map CBPS structures and community referral pathways.

Integrate CBPS feedback into PM analysis and advocacy

Professional Competencies & Qualifications

Education & Technical Expertise:

Bachelor’s Degree (in process or completed) in Social Sciences, Psychology, Human Rights, Peacebuilding, or related field.

• Minimum of 3 years experience in community-based protection and humanitarian protection response.
• Experience working with displaced communities, refugees, and host communities.
• Familiarity with community engagement tools, CBP methodologies, and durable solutions approaches.

Languages: 

• Fluency in Hausa/and any other languages spoken (written and spoken)
• Proficiency in English (written and spoken)
• Period or upon request.

Application Closing Date

16th April 2026, at midnight (GMT time). 

How to Apply 

Interested applicant can apply via this link 

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