Protection and Inclusion Officer @ Focus Humanitarian Assistance Pakistan

Job Summary

1. Focus Humanitarian Assistance Pakistan is seeking a dynamic and committed Protection & Inclusion Officer to strengthen protection mainstreaming, inclusion, and accountability across all humanitarian and resilience programmes.

The position will ensure that protection principles — including dignity, safety, non-discrimination, and meaningful participation — are fully integrated into emergency response, shelter, disaster risk reduction, and community resilience initiatives. The role focuses on safeguarding affected communities and promoting inclusive programming for women, children, persons with disabilities, elderly individuals, and other at-risk groups.

This role offers an opportunity to shape protection-sensitive programming in shelter, DRR, and humanitarian response initiatives.

Focus Humanitarian Assistance Pakistan is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a zero-tolerance policy toward sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment.

Key Responsibilities:

 Protection Mainstreaming

• Integrate protection principles into programme design, implementation, and monitoring.
• Review proposals, logframes, and field plans to identify and mitigate protection risks.
• Ensure “Do No Harm” and safe programming approaches across all interventions.
• Support safe site planning for shelters, distributions, and temporary settlements.

Inclusion & Equity

• Promote gender-responsive, disability-inclusive, and socially inclusive programming.
• Ensure equitable access to services for vulnerable and marginalized groups.
• Support participatory approaches that strengthen community voice and representation.

Accountability to Affected Populations

• Strengthen community feedback and complaint response mechanisms.

• Ensure communities are informed of their rights, entitlements, and reporting pathways.
• Monitor and improve the effectiveness of accountability systems.

Safeguarding & Community Safety

• Support implementation of safeguarding and PSEA measures within programme activities.
• Conduct protection risk assessments in field locations.
• Coordinate safe referrals in line with national protection frameworks.

Capacity Building & Coordination

• Deliver training to staff and partners on protection, inclusion, safeguarding, and AAP.
• Develop practical tools and guidance notes for field teams.
• Represent the organization in protection and inclusion coordination forums.

Monitoring & Reporting

• Track protection and inclusion indicators.
• Contribute to internal and donor reporting.
• Document lessons learned and best practices.

Required Skills

Master’s degree in Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Human Rights, Development Studies, or related field.

Minimum 4–5 years of relevant experience in humanitarian protection, inclusion, GBV, or community-based programming.

Strong understanding of: Protection mainstreaming principles; Gender and disability inclusion; Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP); Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS); Experience in emergency or disaster response contexts preferred. Strong facilitation, analytical, and communication skills. Fluency in English and Urdu is required, and proficiency in more than one local language will be an asset.

 

Core Competencies

High ethical standards and integrity.

Strong interpersonal and community engagement skills.

Sensitivity in handling vulnerable populations.

Ability to work in complex and emergency settings.

Collaborative and solutions-oriented mindset.

The position is based in Islamabad but will require extensive travelling to the programme areas across Pakistan.