Job Description – Protection and Safeguarding Assistant (Female)

Organization: Agricultural Development Association (PARC)
Location: Gaza Strip (preferred based in the South of Wadi Gaza)
Project: Gaza Emergency Response
Reports to: Protection and Safeguarding Coordinator
Duty Station: Field-based with regular travel across project locations in the Gaza Strip

1. Job Purpose Summary and Objectives

The Protection and Safeguarding Assistant supports the implementation of protection, safeguarding, and accountability activities under PARC’s Gaza emergency response.
The position ensures that affected women, men, girls, and boys—especially those most at risk—have safe access to services, receive timely information, and have effective complaint and feedback channels.

The overall objectives are to:

1. Assist in the identification, referral, and follow-up of protection cases in line with PARC and international protection standards.
2. Support the integration of safeguarding, Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), and child protection principles across project activities.
3. Ensure proper functioning of Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) mechanisms, including feedback collection and documentation.
4. Contribute to risk mitigation, safe programming, and protection mainstreaming throughout field operations.

2. Roles and Responsibilities

• Act as a key field focal point for protection and safeguarding requirements in the emergency response.
• Ensure timely and accurate documentation of protection concerns, referrals, and follow-ups.
• Promote safety, dignity, and non-discrimination in all services delivered by PARC and partners.
• Assist in community engagement, awareness raising, and dissemination of safeguarding information.
• Support protection monitoring, reporting, and coordination with relevant protection clusters or working groups.

3. Main Tasks and Duties

3.1 Protection Tasks

• Participate in field visits to identify individuals or households with protection needs, including people with disabilities, older persons, female-headed households, unaccompanied children, high-risk families, and others.
• Participate in protection assessments using PARC and Partners-approved tools.
• Participate in confidential referrals to health, psychosocial support, legal, cash, or shelter services according to the inter-agency referral pathway.
• Follow up on referred cases to ensure service delivery and address barriers to access.

3.2 Safeguarding & PSEA Tasks

• Support implementation of safeguarding policies, including child safeguarding and PSEA standards.
• Participate in awareness sessions for community members and project participants on rights, complaint mechanisms, and zero-tolerance policies.
• Ensure project activities are designed and delivered in a manner that minimizes risks of exploitation, abuse, or harm.

3.3 Accountability to Affected Populations

• Support the operation of complaints and feedback mechanisms, including hotlines, helpdesks, and community boxes.
• Ensure complaints are received, registered, categorized, and escalated in line with PARC procedures.
• Provide feedback to communities on resolutions while ensuring confidentiality and safety.

3.4 Protection Monitoring & Reporting

• Collect field data for protection monitoring and early warning indicators (access, risks, coping mechanisms, barriers).
• Prepare timely field reports, including incidents, trends, and lessons learned.
• Contribute to donor reporting and internal documentation.

3.5 Coordination & Representation

• Coordinate with community committees, local leaders, Community-Based Organizations (CBOs), and other humanitarian actors.
• Represent PARC ethically and professionally during field interactions.

3.6 Administrative & Logistical Support

• Assist in planning protection activities, preparing activity requests, and ensuring proper logistical arrangements.
• Maintain proper archives, case files, and safeguarding documentation.