WPE Community Awareness and Engagement Officer

• Develop and oversee community-based GBV prevention plans in coordination with the WPE team.
• Ensure interventions are grounded in the needs and priorities of women and girls through regular consultations and participatory methods.
• Integrate findings from community assessments into prevention strategies.

• Lead safety audits and GBV risk assessment exercises in target communities.
• Conduct regular participatory assessments to identify risks, gaps in services, and protection concerns.
• Facilitate inclusive and safe engagement of community members-especially women and girls-in the design and delivery of prevention activities.

• Supervise WPE Community Mobilization and Facilitation Specialists/WGSS Facilitation and Administrative Specialists, ensuring quality and consistency in their work.
• Provide coaching, field support, and regular performance feedback to the team.

• Plan and implement information and awareness campaigns (e.g. 16 Days of Activism, International Women's Day).
• Ensure culturally appropriate and inclusive messaging tailored to community contexts.
• Coordinate with communications and advocacy teams to amplify prevention messaging and reach.

• Oversee the planning and delivery of structured psychosocial support (PSS) group activities for women and girls in safe and accessible community spaces.
• Ensure that PSS sessions are conducted using approved methodologies and in alignment with GBV guiding principles.
• Support staff in creating inclusive, non-judgmental spaces for emotional support, empowerment, and healing.

• Build and maintain effective relationships with local authorities, community leaders, and other stakeholders to ensure a coordinated GBV prevention response.
• Represent the WPE program at local coordination meetings and community forums.
• Ensure that community voices-particularly of women and girls-are reflected in coordination efforts.

• Monitor the implementation and impact of prevention and awareness activities using program MEAL tools.
• Ensure accurate documentation of activities, participant feedback, and lessons learned.
• Contribute to donor and internal reports with clear and timely updates on progress and challenges.

• Master's degree or higher in social work, psychology, sociology, pedagogy or a related humanitarian or social science field.

• Proven experience in protection programming, particularly in working with women and girls or implementing gender-based violence (GBV) prevention and response activities.
• Strong experience in supervising field teams and implementing community engagement strategies.
• Solid understanding of GBV guiding principles, risk mitigation, and survivor-centered approaches.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct safety audits and participatory assessments.

• Strong organizational and documentation skills, with proficiency in office software (e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel, Google Workspace).
• Experience in working with data collection platforms such as KoBoToolbox and CommCare is highly desirable.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work respectfully and empathetically with individuals from diverse backgrounds and vulnerabilities.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team in a dynamic humanitarian context.
• Fluency in Ukrainian and English is required.
• Strong commitment to humanitarian values, including adherence to safeguarding policies, the Child Safeguarding Policy, and the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) standards.

• This 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)

• 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

International Rescue Committee