About the job

The Protection Officer – GBV will lead the planning, implementation, supervision, and monitoring of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) prevention and response activities within the Mobile Response Team (MRT). The officer plays a key role in emergency GBV case management; in mitigating GBV risks; in strengthening community-based prevention and referral mechanisms; in conducting rapid protection assessments; and in coordinating with humanitarian actors in newly affected and hard-to-reach areas.

The Protection Officer – GBV will ensure full adherence to survivor-centered principles, confidentiality, safeguarding standards, and the DRC Code of Conduct throughout all interventions. The position is part of the Mobile Response Team (MRT) operating across South Sudan in hard-to-reach locations and areas affected by conflict and/or natural disasters.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the implementation of emergency GBV prevention and response activities within the Mobile Response Team across hard-to-reach and shock-affected locations.
• Provide direct GBV Case Management for complex and high-risk cases in line with inter-agency GBV Case Management Guidelines and DRC SOPs, ensuring safe identification, assessment, documentation, follow-up, and closure.
• Ensure safe and confidential referrals to health, MHPSS, legal, and other specialized services in coordination with relevant actors and service providers.
• Conduct rapid protection assessments, safety audits, focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and community mapping with a focus on GBV trends and emerging risks, and contribute to updating event trackers, trigger tools, and alert monitoring systems.
• Strengthen and support community-based protection mechanisms, including women- and girl-led groups, to enhance community-level identification, referral, prevention, and risk mitigation of GBV.
• Monitor GBV trends, harmful practices, community perceptions, and access barriers, and adjust programming in coordination with the Protection Team Leader and relevant partners.
• Update and disseminate referral pathways in newly affected or underserved locations to ensure timely and appropriate services for survivors.
• Develop and adapt GBV tools, IEC materials, awareness content, and training modules for emergency response and provide capacity building to assistants and community structures.
• Prepare work plans, movement plans, procurement requests, and required financial and logistical documentation in line with MRT procedures.
• Compile timely activity reports and contribute to donor reporting processes, including documentation of lessons learned, operational challenges, and success stories.
• Participate in daily mission planning and debriefing sessions, represent DRC in GBV coordination forums when requested by the Protection Team Leader, and support integrated protection risk mitigation across MRT interventions.
• Participate in the recruitment, orientation, training, and direct supervision of Assistants, Translators, Mobilizers, Peer Educators, Crowd Controllers, and distributors (casual labourers).
• Ensure strict adherence to survivor-centered principles, safeguarding standards, data protection requirements, humanitarian standards, and DRC Code of Conduct.
• Perform any other duties assigned by the Protection Team Leader to support effective mobile emergency operations.

Experience and Technical Competencies:

• Minimum 2 years of experience in implementing GBV prevention and response activities, including in hard-to-reach areas of South Sudan.
• Experience in emergency case management and working in hard-to-reach areas in South Sudan is strongly preferred.
• Proven experience working in women- and girl-friendly spaces or centers.
• Strong knowledge of IASC Guidelines on GBV case management and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) in emergency settings.
• Demonstrated understanding of survivor-centered approaches and GBV ethical standards.
• Strong reporting and documentation skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Commitment to women’s rights and humanitarian principles.

Desirable qualifications

• Strong interpersonal and cross-cultural communication skills; able to engage effectively with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Prior experience working under donor-funded emergency protection projects.
• Experience in Mobile Response or Rapid Response programming.
• Able to work collaboratively in a team, maintain productivity under pressure, and manage multiple priorities to meet deadlines.
• Strong mentoring and supervisory skills.
• Ability to work in remote locations for extended periods with limited amenities.
• Remains productive under pressure and respects deadlines.
• Positive attitude and strong interpersonal skills.

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC' five core competencies:

• Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.
• Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.
• Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
• Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.
• Demonstrating integrity: You uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to our values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.

We offer

Contract length: 6 Months

Band: H2

Work location: Pibor (None relocatable)

Start date: 1 April 2026, subject to funding approval.

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for employees on national contracts; please refer to our website for more details.

• Lead the implementation of emergency GBV prevention and response activities within the Mobile Response Team across hard-to-reach and shock-affected locations.
• Provide direct GBV Case Management for complex and high-risk cases in line with inter-agency GBV Case Management Guidelines and DRC SOPs, ensuring safe identification, assessment, documentation, follow-up, and closure.
• Ensure safe and confidential referrals to health, MHPSS, legal, and other specialized services in coordination with relevant actors and service providers.
• Conduct rapid protection assessments, safety audits, focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and community mapping with a focus on GBV trends and emerging risks, and contribute to updating event trackers, trigger tools, and alert monitoring systems.
• Strengthen and support community-based protection mechanisms, including women- and girl-led groups, to enhance community-level identification, referral, prevention, and risk mitigation of GBV.
• Monitor GBV trends, harmful practices, community perceptions, and access barriers, and adjust programming in coordination with the Protection Team Leader and relevant partners.
• Update and disseminate referral pathways in newly affected or underserved locations to ensure timely and appropriate services for survivors.
• Develop and adapt GBV tools, IEC materials, awareness content, and training modules for emergency response and provide capacity building to assistants and community structures.
• Prepare work plans, movement plans, procurement requests, and required financial and logistical documentation in line with MRT procedures.
• Compile timely activity reports and contribute to donor reporting processes, including documentation of lessons learned, operational challenges, and success stories.
• Participate in daily mission planning and debriefing sessions, represent DRC in GBV coordination forums when requested by the Protection Team Leader, and support integrated protection risk mitigation across MRT interventions.
• Participate in the recruitment, orientation, training, and direct supervision of Assistants, Translators, Mobilizers, Peer Educators, Crowd Controllers, and distributors (casual labourers).
• Ensure strict adherence to survivor-centered principles, safeguarding standards, data protection requirements, humanitarian standards, and DRC Code of Conduct.
• Perform any other duties assigned by the Protection Team Leader to support effective mobile emergency operations.

• Strong reporting and documentation skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Strong interpersonal and cross-cultural communication skills; able to engage effectively with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Able to work collaboratively in a team, maintain productivity under pressure, and manage multiple priorities to meet deadlines.
• Strong mentoring and supervisory skills.
• Ability to work in remote locations for extended periods with limited amenities.
• Remains productive under pressure and respects deadlines.
• Positive attitude and strong interpersonal skills.

• Minimum 2 years of experience in implementing GBV prevention and response activities, including in hard-to-reach areas of South Sudan.
• Experience in emergency case management and working in hard-to-reach areas in South Sudan is strongly preferred.
• Proven experience working in women- and girl-friendly spaces or centers.
• Strong knowledge of IASC Guidelines on GBV case management and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) in emergency settings.
• Demonstrated understanding of survivor-centered approaches and GBV ethical standards.
• Commitment to women’s rights and humanitarian principles.
• Prior experience working under donor-funded emergency protection projects.
• Experience in Mobile Response or Rapid Response programming.