Protection & GESI Assistant

Description

ABOUT ACTED PAKISTAN:

ACTED is a non-governmental organization with headquarters in Paris, founded in 1993. Independent, private and not-for-profit, ACTED respects a strict political and religious impartiality and operates according to the principles of non-discrimination and transparency. ACTED has been present in Pakistan since 1993. ACTED Pakistan programmes range from short-term emergency responses to recovery and rehabilitation, as well as longer-term development initiatives. ACTED strategy is to target vulnerable communities affected by natural and conflict-related disasters as well as lack of socio-economic development.

JOB PURPOSE

The Protection & GESI Assistant, under operational guidance of the Deputy Team Lead and technical guidance of the Protection and GESI Specialist, is responsible for ensuring proper implementation of ACTED’s project in Sind Districts. The Protection & GESI Assistant oversees field operations and ensures effective and timely completion of activities, delivery of quality outputs and achievement of outcomes with maximum impact for beneficiaries. The Protection & GESI Assistant works with the project staff in day to day management of all aspects of the project and liaises with relevant internal departments and external partners and project stakeholders.

OBJECTIVE

To ensure the project is implemented in a timely and professional manner, according to objectives, goals and indicators, in line with donor requirements and based on beneficiary needs.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Protection & GESI Assistant will be responsible to integrate gender and safeguarding matters in program, provide technical inputs to adapt program strategies to integrate participants belonging to different genders and vulnerabilities, and to ensure a safe and dignified environment in accessing program support. The Protection & GESI Assistant will also be responsible for identifying capacity building requirements of the team, developing plans and building capacity of the team.

Under the overall supervision of the Deputy Team Lead, and technical guidance from the GESI & Protection Specialist and Team Lead, the Protection & GESI Assistant is required to perform the below mentioned responsibilities for the anticipated 4-Year intervention in Sindh. 

• Identify gender, protection and safeguarding issues/ challenges/risks within the program and develop strategies to adapt the program activities.
• Provide technical inputs to integrate GESI, protection and safeguarding considerations in program.
• Identify capacity building needs of the team, develop, and implement capacity building plan for the staff.
• Conduct periodic monitoring for compliance with the safeguarding minimum standards and capacity building plans.
• Keep track of safeguarding related issues, concerns or experiences and ensure next steps occur in accordance with Acted’s policies and procedures.
• Ensure that Acted’s Safeguarding, protection and GESI policies and considerations are integrated across programs.
• Help ensure the safety, security and well-being of participants and communities in program area.
• Help to support and raise awareness around community about Acted’s reporting mechanism.
• Contribute to program design, and program review to ensure inclusion of the Acted’s Safeguarding and GESI policies.
• Support Acted’s management to fulfill the responsibilities and donor’s obligations related to Safeguarding, protection and GESI policies and response mechanisms.
• Work closely with the Technical Lead for Protection and GESI to implement safeguarding protocols in the interventional areas of Sindh.

Requirements:

• Demonstrated experience in the implementation of protection and GESI-related projects, including capacity development and the development of GESI strategies.
• Strong understanding of GESI principles and a strong commitment to promoting inclusion and equality.
• Knowledge of best practices in knowledge management and sharing.
• Available to travel amongst interventional areas in Sindh

Accountability:

All Acted team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring, and evaluation of our field projects.

PSEAH Obligation:

• ACTED has a zero-tolerance approach to sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (SEAH) and strives to recruit those who share our values.
• All candidates will be subject to a pre-employment check that includes satisfactory references, screening, and criminal checks in line with legal requirements.
• All candidates who have been offered a position will sign and respect ACTED’s Code of Conduct and related policies as part of their work contract. All staff are expected to abide by the standards of behaviour outlined in those documents.
• Managers will have a special responsibility to foster a safe environment.
• Misconduct can lead to serious disciplinary sanctions.

For the purposes hereof, the following definitions shall be used:

Sexual exploitation: means any actual or attempted abuse of a position of vulnerability, differential power, or trust, for sexual purposes, including, but not limited to, profiting monetarily, socially, or politically from the sexual exploitation of another.

Sexual abuse: means the actual or threatened physical intrusion of a sexual nature, whether by force or under unequal or coercive conditions.

Note: “ACTED is an equal opportunity employer. Females, minorities, and candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Final selection will be based on the security clearance of the candidate. Only shortlisted candidates will be called for the next step of the recruitment.”

Skills:

• Pro-active, well organized with sound planning, organizational, prioritization and problem-solving skills as well as effective verbal and written communication. 
• Good report writing skills.

Experience

2 Years

Apply By

Nov 5, 2026

Required Skills

• Safeguarding
• Child Protection
• Training Management
• SEAH
• GESI