Women's Protection and Empowerment Program Manager

International Rescue Committee

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  • 17 д. назад
The WPE Program Manager will lead the strategic and operational roll-out of IRC's gender-based violence (GBV) response and prevention programming. This is a key leadership role responsible for delivering high-quality, survivor-centered, and feminist-informed programming that responds to the evolving needs of conflict-affected women and girls. The Manager will oversee the implementation of GBV case management, psychosocial support, Women and Girls Safe Spaces (WGSS), GBV risk analysis, and safety audits, while ensuring cross-sectoral integration and inclusion of social and economic support components. A strong emphasis is placed on local partnerships, capacity building of national actors and women-led organizations, and the development of tools that empower women and girls to lead community-based protection initiatives. The role also entails strategic planning, team management, budget oversight, monitoring and evaluation, and high-quality internal and donor reporting. It requires proven expertise in GBV prevention and response, protection analysis, multisectoral coordination, and a strong command of both written and spoken English and Ukrainian.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.
  • Oversee implementation of case management, psychosocial support (PSS), WGSS operations, referral mechanisms, and community outreach.
  • Ensure integration of protection analysis into activity design and roll-out.
  • Lead development of internal and donor reports, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and alignment with compliance requirements.
  • Collaborate with MEAL teams to ensure quality data collection, analysis, and use for learning and accountability.
  • Support adaptive program management through periodic reviews, after-action reflections, and documentation of lessons learned.
  • 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.
  • Design and facilitate technical trainings for IRC and partner staff on GBV core concepts, case management, psychosocial support, GBV risk mitigation, and safe referrals.
  • Implement mentorship and coaching plans for GBV response staff and partners.
  • Promote evidence-based practices, continuous quality improvement, and staff wellbeing.
  • 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.
  • Lead capacity strengthening plans for partners based on needs assessments and tailored mentorship.
  • Promote local leadership, feminist values, and community-led solutions throughout all programming.
  • 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.
  • Contribute to joint advocacy efforts and communication initiatives that elevate the voices and rights of women and girls.
  • Ensure IRC representation reflects the organization's values, expertise, and commitment to localization.
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.
WORK ENVIRONMENT AND OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATIONThis role requires full-time work in the office or hybrid type of working is possible after probation period
  • Applicants must have a home or alternate workspace they can effectively complete their work from during regularly scheduled work hours.
  • Travel to other locations is needed up to 30% of time
  • Exempt from overtime
  • Sometimes work on weekends may be required
  • Work in the matrix organization
  • Fast pace of working, multitasking and stressful work
  • The organization cares about staff and provides flexible working options (start early-finish early, start later-finish later, remote work)
Staff can ask for accommodation of a workplace. Specific requests can be discussed with HR.IRC employees are eligible to the following benefits:
  • Competitive salary
  • Purposeful job and development opportunities
  • English classes and unlimited online training courses
  • Life Insurance
  • Medical insurance for staff and family members
  • Free psychological support to employees and their family members
  • 30 calendar days of annual vacation with flexibility beyond the legally set minimum requirements
  • Up to 10 days of paid medical leave
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDSIRC builds diverse and inclusive teams of professionals who promote team engagement, inclusion and cohesion, critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity to deliver the best possible services to our clients.The International Rescue Committee is determined to protect the people it serves, its staff and any person associated from all kinds of harm, abuse, and violence, including sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. It is committed to taking all necessary preventive measures and creating an environment where people feel safe and can report misconduct. IRC workers must adhere to the core values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. The IRC also operates and enforces a set of complementary institutional policies to protect clients and staff from harm and abuse through the Adult and Child Safeguarding policies, the Respect at Work and Harassment-free Workplace policies, the Anti-retaliation and Reporter Protection policy, which are complemented by the IRC Global Reporting guidelines. These commitments are accessible in English and in Ukrainian language via this link: .Where misconduct is alleged, IRC follows a Zero-tolerance approach and takes all necessary actions and corrective measures. The IRC investigation unit comprises of experts and trained investigators that ensures professional survivor-centered investigations are conducted if allegations of safeguarding violations are reported through the safe and accessible reporting channels that IRC makes available to its staff, partners, and clients. IRC is also an active member of the Inter-Agency Working Group on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) set-up in Ukraine.Commitment to Gender, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: The IRC is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, respectful, and safe work environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity and respect. The IRC expressly prohibits and will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or bullying of the IRC persons in any work setting. We aim to increase the representation of women, people who are from country and communities we serve, and people who identify as races and ethnicities that are under-represented in global power structures.Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances.Equal Opportunity Employer: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

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