# Protection Officer

**Company**: International Rescue Committee (IRC)
**Location**: Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Social Care
**Industry**: Non-Profit

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## Description

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is seeking a full-time Protection Officer to work in Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The Protection Officer will be responsible for:

- Attending all training sessions and briefings organised by IRC or response coordination mechanisms

- Monitoring security and safety conditions in assigned communities and reporting concerns or incidents to the Senior Protection Officer

- Acting professionally and personally in a way that respects IRC's humanitarian mission and values

- Performing other tasks assigned by the supervisor in support of the Ebola response

The ideal candidate will have:

- A bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, education, human rights, social sciences, or a related field

- At least 1-2 years of experience in protection programming, preferably in VBG response, child protection case management, or integrated protection in humanitarian or development contexts

- Proven experience in case management, including assessment, safety planning, referral, and follow-up for VBG survivors and/or children at risk

- Knowledge of protection principles, survivor-centred approaches, and guiding principles on VBG

- Understanding of children's rights, minimum standards for child protection, and safe programming principles for children

- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage sensitively and professionally with survivors of violence, affected community members, children, and community members

- Ability to maintain confidentiality, apply non-maleficence principles, and manage sensitive information responsibly

- Flexibility, resilience, and ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced and volatile field environment

- Proficiency in French required; local languages (Swahili, Kinande) required; English an asset

IRC offers:

- Competitive salary

- 14 weeks of maternity leave at 100%

- Nursing mothers can take up to two hours per day for breastfeeding, which is paid and counted as work time

- Annual leave and sick leave

- A safe and supportive work environment

To apply, please submit your application, including a cover letter, CV, and relevant documents, by November 10, 2026.

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## Skills

### Required
- French
- case management
- protection principles
- VBG response
- child protection
- communication skills
- confidentiality
- flexibility
- resilience

### Nice to have
- English
- local languages (Swahili, Kinande)
- experience in Ebola response

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