**CONTEXT AND PROJECT DESCRIPTION:** AVSI Brasil is a non-profit civil society organization, established in 2007, focused on improving the living conditions of people in vulnerable situations. It works in partnership with international cooperation actors, public sector entities, and private initiatives. Linked to the AVSI Foundation, an Italian NGO active in Brazil since the 1980s, its mission is to promote individuals' protagonism in their own development, as well as that of their families and communities. It implements social projects based on a methodology of integral and solidarity-based development oriented toward autonomy and human dignity. In recent years, Venezuela has experienced a severe crisis, resulting in social vulnerability and a humanitarian emergency context manifested through intense migration into Brazilian territory. In 2018, in response to this demand, the Federal Government launched Operation Welcome, aimed at ensuring assistance to Venezuelan refugees and migrants. The operation consists of a series of strategies for document regularization, immunization, reception, and voluntary relocation of these vulnerable individuals from municipalities in Roraima to other cities across Brazil. AVSI Brasil is part of the federal response to the Venezuelan humanitarian emergency under Operation Welcome, and in this context formalized a Collaboration Agreement with the Ministry of Social Development (MDS) to operate in 4 (four) reception centers (shelters) for Venezuelan refugees and migrants in the city of Boa Vista, Roraima. **BRIEF JOB DESCRIPTION:** The Senior Protection Officer reports to the Shelter Coordinator and operates with technical support and supervision from the Senior Protection Officer. Responsibilities include: 1) leading protection strategies aimed at timely fulfillment of human rights and access to basic services in Brazil for the hosted population; 2) building strong relationships with various stakeholders and entities to ensure cooperative protection for the sheltered population; 3) providing guidance and technical supervision to the Junior Protection Officer and Protection Assistant; and 4) managing and/or advising on high-complexity cases involving rights violations. Works in partnership with local and national protection networks, UNHCR teams, UN agencies, civil society organizations, and other Operation Welcome partners. **MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:** Work closely with the Senior Protection Officer, reporting on technical protection activities; Establish and coordinate timely and effective protection strategies within the shelter to ensure that the specific needs of the hosted population are identified and adequately addressed; Map services, organizations, and key actors to create a protection network that supports cooperation and improves service quality provided to the target population; Build trust-based and cooperative working relationships with various actors and entities within the protection network to ensure collaborative protection for the sheltered population; Provide technical guidance to the Junior Protection Officer and Protection Assistant, ensuring their protection duties are performed according to the job terms of reference, international humanitarian protocols, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs); Support and advise on high-complexity cases together with the Junior Protection Officer, including gender-based violence, child protection, legal and physical protection, serious medical conditions, etc., in accordance with international principles and protocols, national legislation, and Operation SOPs; Provide technical support to ensure individual assistance follows appropriate techniques and tools, and be capable of developing capacities that enhance case management and follow-up; Monitor, through analysis and continuous verification, whether minimum protection standards regarding infrastructure, family accommodation, data registration, and other protection monitoring topics are being implemented in the shelter. Likewise, work collaboratively with other shelter team members to implement necessary adjustments and risk mitigations; Monitor and periodically report indicators showing high rates of rights violations within the shelter to develop community-based protection strategies with community participation; If necessary, advocate for strategies to ensure access to rights and services through local networks and/or humanitarian assistance agencies; Other tasks as may be assigned.