Description
The Emergency Response Team (ERT) is a specialized group within the Emergency Unit (EmU), deployed to support existing country programs in emergency response or to launch new programs in crisis zones.
The ERT Protection Coordinator (Child Protection) will be responsible for starting up and leading integrated protection and/or child protection programming in acute emergency responses.
Major Responsibilities:
Emergency Responses:
- Context Evaluation: Identify areas with greatest impact, highest needs, and emerging safety protection risks for diverse populations.
- Program design and management: Provide strategic direction, leadership and overall technical management of IRC’s protection response.
- Grant and financial management: Manage emergency grant/program implementation including recruitment and training, work plan development, procurement and inventory planning, budget management, and M&E plans.
- Staff management: Recruit, onboard, and supervise emergency protection staff, and provide ongoing training and targeted capacity building.
- Coordination and representation: Actively develop and maintain effective working relationships with key actors, including donors, government actors, UN agencies, international and local NGOs.
Technical support and guidance:
- Contribute to IRC’s strategic priorities for violence prevention and response in emergencies, and lead on CP-specific ambitions.
- Provide technical support, coaching, and backstopping to CP-centered emergency responses in countries with existing IRC programming, as needed.
Job Requirements:
- Post-graduate degree in social work, psychology, international humanitarian law, other related field, or equivalent work experience.
- At least five years’ experience working in the field of Protection, Child Protection, or WPE / GBV programming at the Coordinator level or above required.
- Experience working with IRC and an understanding of IRC’s systems and processes is strongly preferred.
- Fluency in English and French. Ability to additionally Spanish and/or Arabic strongly preferred.