Integrated Emergency Protection Coordinator

The Integrated Emergency Protection Coordinator will provide strategic, technical, and operational leadership for all protection interventions implemented under the emergency response in Ituri and North Kivu provinces in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The role involves designing, implementing, monitoring, and quality assuring IRC's integrated protection response within the Ebola emergency framework.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing overall leadership for integrated protection programming
• Ensuring effective integration of GBV, Child Protection, MHPSS, Cash for Protection, and Community-Based Protection interventions
• Leading protection risk analysis and identifying protection priorities in outbreak-affected communities
• Ensuring all protection activities comply with humanitarian standards, IASC guidelines, and IRC technical standards
• Supervising quality implementation through regular field visits
• Developing staff capacity-building plans
• Representing IRC in relevant coordination platforms

The coordinator will also maintain a dotted-line technical coordination relationship with the Health, RCCE, IPC, and WASH emergency leads to ensure full multisectoral integration of the EVD response and smooth collaboration with Country Program counterparts.

Requirements:

• Master's degree in Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Human Rights, Psychology, Social Work, Public Health, International Development, Humanitarian Affairs, or a related field
• Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in humanitarian protection programming
• Minimum 3 years in a senior coordination or management role
• Demonstrated experience managing GBV, Child Protection, and MHPSS programs
• Previous experience in emergency response and outbreak settings is highly desirable
• Experience managing multi-donor grants and large teams
• Experience working within humanitarian coordination mechanisms

Technical Competencies:

• Strong knowledge of GBV programming, Child Protection programming, MHPSS, Case Management, Community-Based Protection, and Cash for Protection
• Strong understanding of Ebola Virus Disease response, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), humanitarian principles, Sphere Standards, IASC Protection Policy, GBVIMS, and CPIMS+
• Strong skills in strategic planning, team leadership, budget management, proposal writing, coordination and representation, advocacy, and negotiation

Languages:

• French: Fluent (mandatory)
• English: Professional working proficiency (mandatory)
• Swahili: Highly desirable