Protection Officer

Médecins Sans Frontières; Australia; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Australia seeks a Protection Officer to support, monitor, and coordinate protection activities within MSF’s medical programs. You will identify risks, assess protection needs, and facilitate referrals for vulnerable populations across field projects.

The role requires at least 5 years in NGO protection work, experience with protection assessments, and capacity to work with diverse teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years in an NGO or association in the field of protection.

Responsibilities

• Regularly monitor and document protection situations of populations.
• Focus on living conditions, access to basic services and human rights abuses.
• Provide information to vulnerable populations for informed decision-making about support services.
• Identify and facilitate referrals to non-medical support services.
• Undertake individual protection case management using a multidisciplinary approach.
• Facilitate capacity building on protection for medical and non-medical teams.

Education

Social Work or Mental Health or International Law or Asylum Law or Political Science or Humanitarian Affairs

French/Spanish/Arabic language skills (B2+)

Job description

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land upon which we create and meet, the Gadigal of the Eora Nation. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.

Protection Officer

The Protection Officer is responsible for providing assistance to people who are victims of violence or at risk of violence, within the framework of MSF's medical activities. Depending on the context, this includes monitoring the context and situations of violence, identifying the critical needs of the population, case monitoring, and networking with non-medical services.

ACTIVITIES

• Regularly monitor and document the protection situation of populations.
• Focus on living conditions, access to basic services, and human rights abuses.
• Provide comprehensive information to vulnerable populations for informed decision-making about support services.
• Identify and facilitate referrals to existing non-medical support services.
• Undertake individual protection case management using a multidisciplinary approach.
• Facilitate capacity building on protection for both medical and non-medical teams.

Profile requirements

• Compliance with essential criteria for all potential international staff
• Minimum of 5 years in an NGO or association in the field of protection (e.g. child protection, anti-trafficking, sexual violence, etc.)
• Experience in conducting protection needs assessments and analyses and knowledge of inclusive safety and ethical principles for data collection.
• Experience in working with protection actors and coordination forums
• Ability to commit to a 9-month assignment (up to 12 months)
• Relevant qualifications in social work, mental health, international law, asylum law, political science, humanitarian affairs
• Language skills in French, Spanish or Arabic (to the level of B2 or higher)

MSF Medical-Operational Guidelines

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) develops medical-operational guidelines for use in resource-limited environments. These guidelines draw from practical experience and scientific data collected in MSF’s projects, as well as evidence published by the World Health Organization and other leading medical institutions and scientific literature.