Protection Assistant : General Service, Grade G4

Core Functions / Responsibilities
1. Support the implementation of migrant protection activities, including assistance to vulnerable migrants, counter-trafficking case management and Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (AVRR) activities through a protection centered case management approach.
2.Under supervision of the senior protection assistant support case management including counselling, referrals to protection partners, provision of information and return and reintegration support.
3. Support in pre-return counselling when necessary.
4. Assist beneficiaries returning to Sierra Leone with post arrival assistance and reintegration support by using appropriate tools and screening methodologies through the administration of vulnerability screening.
5. Support the implementation of family tracing and assessment as per IOM’s rules.
6. Support in conducting in conducting monitoring and evaluation activities.
7. Develop individual action plans for vulnerable beneficiaries for individual reintegration of protection cases, including unaccompanied minors and victims of human trafficking.
8. Responsibly maintain a comprehensive and updated case file for each case undertaken; inform and keep beneficiaries updated for the progress of the status of reintegration support process.
9. Participate in handover of beneficiaries’ reintegration packages and collect relevant documentations as specified.
10. Conduct field visits, as and when necessary.
11. Perform other related duties as required.