Manager of the protection and rule of law program in International rescue committee

About IRC:

The International Rescue Committee responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises and helps people survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 by Albert Einstein, the IRC offers life-saving aid and assistance to refugees forced to flee war or disaster. Working today in more than 40 countries and 22 US cities, IRC restores safety, dignity and hope to millions of people displaced by conflict or natural disaster. 

City:Kharkiv with regular trips to locations

• The position reports to: Field Coordinator (Kharkiv)

• The position technically reports to: To Senior Protection and Rule of Law Program Manager

• Directly supervises: Senior Protection Monitoring and Information Officer, Senior Legal Affairs Officer

• Internal IRC Collaboration: Officer from Program Support, Partnerships and Team Capacity Building Officer, Grants Officer, Women's Protection and Empowerment (WPE) Manager; Child Protection Manager (CD); Economic Recovery and Development Manager (ERD); Health care manager; Partnerships Manager/Coordinator, Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Manager

• External collaboration with IRC: actors, organizations and agencies engaged in protection and awareness

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

In particular, the PRoL Manager will be responsible for:

1) Program management :

- Procurement planning and management

- Budget planning and management

- Development and control of work plan implementation

- Development and implementation of monitoring and evaluation plans in cooperation with the monitoring and evaluation group

- Conducting program monitoring of partners and general PRoL programming

- Participate in work on external and internal reporting (donors - monthly, yearly, etc., SitReps, internal updates (ad hoc)

- Regular update of program cycle management tools for internal tracking purposes and participation in BVAs and grant meetings (POM, PIM, PCM)

2) Program Design:

- Work with PRoL Coordinator and Sn PRoL Manager to design and implement protection services based on needs and context, which may include information services, legal assistance, defense case management

- Participate in the development process of donor proposals

- Facilitation, meetings with partners, other sectors and other relevant stakeholders with the support of the Partnerships Department and Sn PRoL -manager

- Continually identify areas of movement, pressing needs and new protection risks through protection monitoring, taking into account protection analysis and contextual information tools/summaries

- Conduct stakeholder analysis: continuously review existing humanitarian actors in order to establish/strengthen partnership, focused on the provision of general protection services

- In collaboration with other areas of protection and other sectors, ensuring complementary and coordinated interventions through partnership and direct implementation

3) Internal and external coordination and representation:

- Ongoing identification of strategic actors to strengthen the defense response, working closely with the Partnership Manager and Field Coordinator

- Represent the IRC in external forums and clusters , including protection clusters and information management working groups, with donors and other actors, as needed, at the field level, working closely with the field coordinator.

- Internal participation in coordination at the local level, as well as in PRoL technical meetings

4) Program quality: maintaining program quality through technical oversight and training, ensuring adherence to global standards, including:

- Development/contextualization software tools and processes as needed and supported by Sn Manager and Technical Advisor

- Conduct program monitoring to support quality oversight, report on lessons learned to adapt programming

- Identify areas for capacity development among PRoL teams, work on a capacity development plan for staff

- Conduct trainings on PRoL topics and programs

- Integrate joint technical capacity approaches into partnerships

< strong>5) Personnel management and team building:

- Provide regular supervision of all direct subordinates

- Manage personnel performance - setting goals and objectives for direct subordinates for the annual performance management process

- Lead and support staff recruitment at the "field" level, working closely with HR and relevant managers.

- Communicate regularly with all staff and freelancers/volunteers, informing them of decisions and plans for the sector.

- Develop and maintain capacity building plans for IRC staff and department partners

Requirements:

- Experience facilitating group events, trainings and seminars and mentoring others

- Experience working in crisis programming

- Excellent communication skills

- Demonstrated understanding and ability to maintain confidentiality and respect for clients/beneficiaries

- Positive and professional attitude, including the ability to lead and work well in a team

- High degree of flexibility and ability to organize work, meet deadlines, prioritize work under pressure, coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail

- Computer proficiency including Microsoft Word and Excel

Advantages :

• Competitive salary
• Development opportunities
• English language courses and unlimited online training courses
• Life insurance
• Medical insurance
• Free psychological support for employees and their family members
• 30 calendar days of annual leave
• Up to 10 days of paid medical leave

Standards of professional activity

IRC and IRC staff must adhere to the values ​​and principles set forth in the IRC Code of Conduct The IRC Way. It is integrity, service and responsibility. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and implements policies on protection of beneficiaries from exploitation and abuse, child protection, harassment-free workplace, fiscal integrity, anti-harassment, anti-trafficking and other policies. IRC employees must adhere to the core values ​​and principles set out in the IRC Way - Standards of Professional Conduct. It is honesty, service, equality and accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC implements its safeguarding policy to protect adults and children from all forms of exploitation and abuse, including sexual exploitation and abuse, and to protect its staff from sexual harassment and abuse. These obligations are outlined in the IRC Safeguarding Policies, available in English and Ukrainian at this link: https://rescue.box.com/v/irc-safeguarding-policies

IRC is an active member of the Interagency Working Group on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Violence (PSEA), established in Ukraine. The IRC is committed to reducing the gender imbalance in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce, including parental leave, gender-sensitive safety protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances.

IRC is an equal opportunity employer. The IRC considers all applicants based on their merits, regardless of race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability.