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.

• Integrate protection principles into programme design, implementation, and monitoring.
• Review proposals, log-frames, 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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

• 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.

• 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.