Description du poste
About Mercy Corps Mercy Corps is a leading global organization Program / Department Summary Mercy Corps is seeking a GESI, Protection & Safeguarding Advisor for the FCDO-funded Border Security Programme (BSP). Irregular migration and associated criminal activity in East Africa remain a complex and escalating challenge which leads to significant exploitation of vulnerable people on the move. BSP will take a multifaceted approach – integrating ‘prevention’, ‘prepare/protect’ and ‘pursue’. An important purpose of this programme is to support the pursuit of human traffickers and smugglers who are exploiting vulnerable populations on the move. Initial interventions will take place in the Kenya border regions, with planned and phased expansion to Uganda, Ethiopia and possibly Somalia border areas. General Position Summary ## Formation / Diplômes The GESI, Protection & Safeguarding Advisor is a vital role within the BSP and is responsible for developing and overseeing an overall vision for how protection and safeguarding can be maintained across programme interventions and partners, ensuring differentiated approaches across a range of vulnerable groups. This includes remaining abreast of contextual understanding from assessments, ensuring the programme gathers and understands the required information and develops tailored plans and indicators to guide its approaches. The role will work closely with consortium partners to collaborate, support, ensure integrated approaches and quality assure. The advisor will also work closely with the Security Manager to lead on protection and safeguarding risk management. Essential Job Responsibilities **STRATEGY & VISION** Ensure human rights, Do No Harm, protection and safeguarding principles, are integrated across all programming and in alignment with standards, particularly where interventions may increase risk exposure for communities. ## Autres informations Lead development of protection and safeguarding approaches grounded in risk analysis of related protection and safeguarding risks and informed by GESI with input from programme feedback mechanisms. Identify entry points for protection and anti-trafficking mainstreaming across Outcomes 1–3 and coordinate with HAART on outcome 4. Ensure protection and safeguarding mitigation plans are addressed in program design, workplans, and SoPs. Participate in strategic programme deci...