Protection Monitor

Over the past few years, Afghanistan has witnessed a relative improvement in security and stability across much of the country. This has allowed humanitarian actors like INTERSOS to maintain uninterrupted access and expand services in areas that were previously hard to reach. Despite this progress, the humanitarian situation remains critical, with millions of Afghans continuing to face acute vulnerabilities due to prolonged economic hardship, natural disasters, and limited access to essential services.

In 2025, more than half of the population is in need of humanitarian assistance, with food insecurity, child malnutrition, and displacement remaining key concerns. Natural disasters, such as floods and recent earthquakes, have further compounded the needs of already struggling communities.

INTERSOS continues to operate through a community-based approach with field bases in Kabul, Kandahar, and Zabul, delivering primary healthcare, nutrition, and protection services with a focus on women, children, and persons with disabilities. The organization enjoys strong community acceptance and collaborates closely with relevant national authorities, including maintaining the full participation of female staff in all activities.

While the operational environment is largely stable and conducive, funding shortfalls and systemic barriers such as restrictions on financial flows and administrative bottlenecks continue to impact the scope and scale of humanitarian response. Sustained support is crucial to ensure the continuity of life-saving services and to address the urgent needs of Afghanistan’s most vulnerable populations.

Protection Monitor will be responsible for the monitoring, identification and referral of protection issues, concerns and trends in the assigned area of operation. The Protection Monitor will also be responsible for community engagement and empowerment in the assigned area.

Duties and Responsibilities:
❖ Monitor, survey and assess the target population in the assigned area at household and community level through household and site visits, as well as phone calls;
❖ Identify and refer protection issues and concerns and report on protection trends in the area of operation;
❖ Identify and refer vulnerable persons of concern (PoC) for case management support and/or additional relevant services available;
❖ Work to identify and support community focal points/key informants/settlement representatives to join in need assessment, participatory monitoring and follow-up activities;
❖ Design, develop and timely submit weekly work plans of the visits in the project areas as well as weekly reports;
❖ Utilize digital data collection systems for data collection and uploading, and participate in trainings in the digital system, data cleaning, and regular debrief and supervision of digital data collection activities;
❖ Provide necessary reporting inputs for monitoring and evaluation purposes;
❖ Ensure all monitoring activities are fully documented, including systematic and timely data collection and contribute to data entry on a regular basis as per the standard monitoring formats;
❖ Plan and facilitate Focus Group Discussions, Key Informant Interviews, Individual Interviews (e.g. Household Assessments) and Awareness Sessions for beneficiaries living in the targeted areas;
❖ Liaise and maintain positive relationships between INTERSOS, community representatives, local leaders and grassroots organizations in the assigned area and provide them with overall orientation on the project.
❖ Abide the INTERSOS PSEA, CP, Data protection policies.

❖ Baccalaureate degree (12th graduated) in social sciences or similar highly desirable.
❖ 1 year of relevant experience in protection sector.
❖ Pashto and Dari skills are required; English is preferable.
❖ Work experience in Protection as emergency response projects is preferable.
❖ Previous experience working for an international NGO is preferable.
❖ Commitment to INTERSOS principles.
❖ Comply with all relevant INTERSOS policies and procedures.
❖ Strong organizational and communication skills, with the ability to effectively present information and respond appropriately to questions from supervisor in the field.
❖ Ability and willingness to travel and stay overnight at service delivery point.