Protection Assistant - Kandahar

About the role

The Protection from Violence (PfV) Assistant implements PfV activities at field level in line with the PfV Country Strategy 2027-2030, reporting to the PfV Officer. Three assistants will be recruited per district (Shah Wali Kot and Panjwayee), one male and two females, working alongside the PfV Officer. The role covers community engagement, protection information collection, safe referrals and reporting of protection risks.

Key responsibilities

• Implement PfV activities, community outreach, mobilisation and field visits according to approved workplans and SOPs
• Collect, record and submit activity and protection data, and maintain confidential records in PfV databases
• Facilitate Community Self-Protection activities, including risk identification, action plans and community meetings
• Support Community-Led Projects and community engagement with women, persons with disabilities and other marginalised groups
• Carry out Protection Case Management: screening, case plans, follow-up, referrals and case documentation
• Conduct protection monitoring, assessments and interviews, and report risks and trends to the PfV Officer
• Take part in supervision, training and capacity-building, and report implementation challenges

Required profile

• At least two years of experience, including one year in humanitarian or community-based programming, preferably protection, case management or data collection
• Experience working directly with affected communities facing protection risks
• High school diploma; a bachelor's degree in law, Business Administration, Economics, Finance or a related field is preferred
• Knowledge of the local context and protection concerns of displaced populations in Afghanistan
• Dari and/or Pashto proficiency according to the duty station; basic English desirable

Required skills

• Basic computer literacy, including MS Office and KOBO or similar data collection tools
• Community mobilisation, participatory approaches, protection risk identification and safe referral practices
• Good communication and listening skills, and sensitivity to confidentiality and inclusion

What we offer

• Monthly salary based on the NRC Afghanistan salary scale
• Medical coverage for staff plus four dependents
• Leave and holidays under the Afghanistan Labour Law
• Top-up credit card on a monthly basis