Protection Manager (GBV)

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Danish Refugee Council (DRC)

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Humanitarian or Development: Humanitarian
  • Experience level: 0-5 years
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Anyone can apply
  • Remuneration: kr.38,900 DKK / monthly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 24/03/2024
  • Location: Ukraine
Gender-based violence (GBV)
Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a leading protection agency with a mandate to protect, advocate and promote durable solutions for displacement affected populations.

DRC has been operating in Ukraine since 2014, currently DRC employs over 700 staff in Ukraine and will continue significant scale-up in 2024 to implement emergency response in the Protection, Livelihoods, Shelter/NFIs and Humanitarian Disarmament and Peacebuilding (humanitarian mine action) sectors, using direct interventions, support to duty bearers and civil society organizations (CSOs), and partnerships with CSOs. DRC will continue and adapt its durable solutions portfolio to the evolving context.

DRC is currently looking for a highly qualified Protection Manager (GBV) for its activities in Mykolaivska and Khersonska Oblasts.

Your main responsibilities will be:

  • Coordinate, plan and monitor all GBV related activities, including GBV case management, awareness raising and the women and girls’ safe space activities, and capacity building, ensuring that activities are implemented in line with minimum standards and best practice.
  • Working closely with the Protection Manager and GBV Specialist, provide regular capacity building and mentoring to the GBV Team Leaders to support the development of their programme management skills and technical knowledge related to GBV.
  • Serve as the focal point for coordination with government authorities and represent DRC in coordination meetings related to GBV.
  • Serve as the line manager of GBV team members, this involving recruiting staff, completing performance reviews, and providing guidance and support to team members. Assess any training needs in the GBV team and develop capacity development plans for team members.
  • Develop and oversee project workplans for the GBV team activities, developing procurement plans and tracking project expenditure.
  • Produce quality reports and documentation on activities and ensure their timely submission to the Protection Manager for review and internal information sharing.
  • Support with the design and facilitation of GBV trainings for GBV actors and non-GBV actors.
  • Assist with the development of project proposals and budgets for the development of new projects.
  • Lead and support the GBV teams in implementing GBV assessments, including drafting assessment reports.
  • Ensure that the GBV team activities are coordinated with other sectoral activities, including General Protection.
  • Ensure compliance with DRC security protocols and procedures.
  • Any other duties as may be assigned by the Manager, relevant to the achievement of protection objectives.
About you

To be successful in this role as a Protection Manager (GBV) we expect you to have minimum 3 years of experience in GBV prevention and response programming in a humanitarian setting, including GBV case management, women and girls’ safe spaces, and psychosocial support.

Moreover, we expect:

  • Experience in project management, including report writing, budget management, and management of teams.
  • Proven experience in capacity building and training of team members in both technical and project management skills.
  • Experience working in security-sensitive environments and enforcing team security protocols is an asset.
  • Proficiency in English.
  • Good computer and IT skills and strong English communication and writing skills
  • Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

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