Women’s Protection and Empowerment (WPE) Program Manager
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International Rescue Committee (IRC)
- Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Job
- Experience level: 5-10 years
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: No
- Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
- Remuneration: Not Disclosed
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Location: Ukraine
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster.
Key Responsibilities
Context Evaluation and Protection Analysis
• Lead continuous analysis of the protection context, including displacement trends, conflict-related risks, and changing needs of women and girls.
• Conduct and update stakeholder and service mappings to identify strategic actors and local partners.
• Lead GBV risk assessments and safety audits of Women and Girls’ Safe Spaces (WGSS), mobile units, and static service delivery sites.
• Systematically integrate risk and safety findings into IRC strategic and operational planning.
Program Design and Strategic Planning
• Co-design GBV prevention and response programs with partners, IRC technical teams, and community representatives.
• Ensure programming is survivor-centered, trauma-informed, and evidence-based.
• Design community-based protection initiatives and programs that strengthen women’s leadership and social cohesion.
• Integrate social and economic support approaches for women and girls at risk or survivors of GBV in collaboration with ERD teams.
• Develop and implement tailored initiatives and tools to strengthen women’s resilience, leadership, and participation in local decision-making.
Program Management and Delivery
• Lead program implementation, supervise field teams, and provide coaching and performance management.
• Ensure timely and high-quality procurement, budget execution, and activity planning.
Capacity Building and Technical Oversight
• Ensure compliance with IRC and global GBV standards, including Inter-Agency GBV Minimum Standards.
• Develop and contextualize operational tools, guidance, and SoPs for WGSS management, case management, and community engagement.
Partnerships and Localization
• Cultivate equitable partnerships with women-led organizations and civil society actors, including through co-creation processes.
• Provide structured technical support to partners in program planning, implementation, and monitoring.
Coordination and Representation
• Represent IRC in coordination fora including GBV Sub-clusters, Protection Cluster, and relevant technical working groups.
• Coordinate with humanitarian actors, government institutions, and service providers to improve referral pathways and GBV response mechanisms.
Requirements:
• Master’s degree in social work, human rights, psychology, gender studies, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in GBV/protection program management in humanitarian or conflict-affected settings.
• Proven expertise in GBV case management, Women and Girls Safe Spaces (WGSS), psychosocial support, women empowerment and community-based protection.
• Experience in program and team management, budget oversight, procurement planning, and results-based reporting.
• Demonstrated capacity to develop and facilitate trainings for diverse audiences.
• Solid experience in partnership management, particularly with national NGOs and women-led organizations.
• Proven commitment to feminist values and survivor-centered approaches.
• Strong analytical, coordination, and representation skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both Ukrainian and English are mandatory.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, KoBoToolbox, and data visualization/reporting tools.
• Commitment to IRC’s values of integrity, service, accountability, and equality.
Context Evaluation and Protection Analysis
• Lead continuous analysis of the protection context, including displacement trends, conflict-related risks, and changing needs of women and girls.
• Conduct and update stakeholder and service mappings to identify strategic actors and local partners.
• Lead GBV risk assessments and safety audits of Women and Girls’ Safe Spaces (WGSS), mobile units, and static service delivery sites.
• Systematically integrate risk and safety findings into IRC strategic and operational planning.
Program Design and Strategic Planning
• Co-design GBV prevention and response programs with partners, IRC technical teams, and community representatives.
• Ensure programming is survivor-centered, trauma-informed, and evidence-based.
• Design community-based protection initiatives and programs that strengthen women’s leadership and social cohesion.
• Integrate social and economic support approaches for women and girls at risk or survivors of GBV in collaboration with ERD teams.
• Develop and implement tailored initiatives and tools to strengthen women’s resilience, leadership, and participation in local decision-making.
Program Management and Delivery
• Lead program implementation, supervise field teams, and provide coaching and performance management.
• Ensure timely and high-quality procurement, budget execution, and activity planning.
Capacity Building and Technical Oversight
• Ensure compliance with IRC and global GBV standards, including Inter-Agency GBV Minimum Standards.
• Develop and contextualize operational tools, guidance, and SoPs for WGSS management, case management, and community engagement.
Partnerships and Localization
• Cultivate equitable partnerships with women-led organizations and civil society actors, including through co-creation processes.
• Provide structured technical support to partners in program planning, implementation, and monitoring.
Coordination and Representation
• Represent IRC in coordination fora including GBV Sub-clusters, Protection Cluster, and relevant technical working groups.
• Coordinate with humanitarian actors, government institutions, and service providers to improve referral pathways and GBV response mechanisms.
Requirements:
• Master’s degree in social work, human rights, psychology, gender studies, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in GBV/protection program management in humanitarian or conflict-affected settings.
• Proven expertise in GBV case management, Women and Girls Safe Spaces (WGSS), psychosocial support, women empowerment and community-based protection.
• Experience in program and team management, budget oversight, procurement planning, and results-based reporting.
• Demonstrated capacity to develop and facilitate trainings for diverse audiences.
• Solid experience in partnership management, particularly with national NGOs and women-led organizations.
• Proven commitment to feminist values and survivor-centered approaches.
• Strong analytical, coordination, and representation skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both Ukrainian and English are mandatory.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, KoBoToolbox, and data visualization/reporting tools.
• Commitment to IRC’s values of integrity, service, accountability, and equality.
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