Protection Team Leader South Sudan Wedweil Aweil

Responsibilities

Job description

Title: Protection Team Leader

Grade:

6

Date approved:

4th June 2026

Reports to:

Field Manager

Line management of:

Project officer and Assistants

Technical line to:

Protection Coordinator

Technical Supervision of:

Project Officers and Assistants

Duty Station:

Wedweil, South Sudan

Travel:

20%

Project number:

SSFM2533/5295/C9/4028571

Contract type:

National Contract

Duration:

5 months (1st July to 30th November 2026)

All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organisation’s values. To be dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable are attitudes and believes that shall guide our actions and relationships. NRC has a commitment to safety and wellbeing and together we build a positive working culture to feel valued, empowered, supported, safe and have a sense of belonging. NRC does not tolerate employees exploiting or abusing people and has zero tolerance to inaction.

Background

The PfV Team Leader will be based in Wedweil. The Team Leader will directly supervise PfV Officers , ensure quality implementation across all PfV pillars, and act as the primary focal point for day-to-day field-level coordination, oversight, technical guidance, and problem-solving. The position plays a key role in ensuring that PfV services are timely, accountable, inclusive, and in line with NRC’s standards and humanitarian principles and is responsible for leading, supervising, and supporting the implementation of NRC’s Protection from Violence activities Roles and responsibilities

Role and responsibilities

The PfV Team Leader will be based in Wedweil. The Team Leader will directly supervise PfV Officers , ensure quality implementation across all PfV pillars, and act as the primary focal point for day-to-day field-level coordination, oversight, technical guidance, and problem-solving. The position plays a key role in ensuring that PfV services are timely, accountable, inclusive, and in line with NRC’s standards and humanitarian principles and is responsible for leading, supervising, and supporting the implementation of NRC’s Protection from Violence activities Roles and responsibilities

Generic Responsibilities

1. Line management of Field office -level Protection staff
2. Adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures
3. Contribute to Protection strategy development, project proposals and provide input on needs/gaps
4. Manage and implement delegated portfolio of Protection projects (activities, budget and project documentation) as delegated from the Protection Coordinator Programme Manager in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements, and ensure high technical quality
5. Provide regular progress reports to the Area Programme Manager
6. Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need of protection, explore and assess new and better ways to assist
7. Promote and share ideas for improvement and necessary changes in the activities
8. Ensure capacity building of project staff and transfer key skills
9. Liaise and collaborate with relevant local authorities and other key stakeholders

Specific responsibilities:

1. Ensure the implementation of protection from violent activities, including appropriate and timely spending plans for activities to achieve programme goals, grants reporting contributions, target tracking, procurement, use and distribution of supplies and resources.
2. Work closely with the Information Management (PIM) Coordinator and MEAL Team to update Protection databases and information management systems; ensure that supervised staff are using protection databases and information management systems
3. Directly manage and provide technical guidance and support to field office -level protection staff, ensuring that protection activities are implemented according to donor requirements.
4. Create and execute area-level implementation plans, spending plans and procurement plans to ensure that project/programme deadlines are met and targets achieved.
5. Undertake field visits to monitor the quality of implementation of protection activities.
6. Ensure that protection monitoring data is collected and correctly entered, and support in the analysis of protection monitoring data.
7. Support donor reporting by providing accurate and timely input on project progress according to contractual reporting requirements.
8. Develop and strengthen relationships with relevant area-level stakeholders, including government entities, UN agencies and local/international NGOs.
9. Represent NRC at the area level in protection cluster and sub-cluster coordination fora.
10. Develop and maintain effective working relationships, including service as referral focal points, with relevant stakeholders including partner agencies, community leaders and service providers, and maintain up-to-date service map and agreed referral protocols with partnering agencies.
11. Manage individual protection cases, including maintaining strict protocols for confidentiality and consent.
12. Perform other duties, as needed or requested by the supervisor and technical leads

Scale and scope of the position

Financial responsibility:

Monitors expenditure against budgets and ensures accurate spending plan

Ensures compliance with donor regulations and NRC financial procedures

Resources responsibility:

None

Critical interfaces

1. Project planning: Protection from Violence Coordinator and Specialists
2. Area operations: Support Coordinators (field office Manager)
3. Staff capacity building: Protection from Violence Coordination, Specialists, HR Development Officer
4. Implementation: Protection from Violence Coordinator
5. Area-level Monitoring and Evaluation staff and teams
6. Health, Safety and Security teams

Generic professional competencies

These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance.

1. A university degree in a relevant field
2. At least 3 years’ experience and technical expertise in protection programming.
3. Experiences in protection risk-based programming
4. Good knowledge and understanding of international standards, and protection fundamental concepts and guiding principles and likely protection risks arising in the Wedweil
5. Ability to analyse quantitative and qualitative data and information from different sources
6. Experience working in complex and volatile contexts, including protracted displacement
7. Ability to manage teams in multiple office locations
8. Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
9. Fluency in English, both written and verbal

Context related skills, knowledge and experience

1. Knowledge of South Sudan context and Refugee programming
2. Effective coordination with government, UN agencies, NGOs and communities.
3. Demonstrated leadership, facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills and commitment to NRC’s values and Code of Conduct.
4. Ability to collaborate with local authorities
5. Excellent communication skills

Behavioural competencies

1. Handling insecure environment
2. Planning and delivering results
3. Working with people
4. Managing resources to optimize results
5. Managing performance and development