Description
The Child Protection Evidence and Learning Officer will play a critical role in generating high-quality evidence, analysis, and learning products to inform IRC's Child Protection (CP) programs in Ukraine.
The Officer will work closely with central and field CP teams, MEAL, Grants, Partnerships, Advocacy, and Communications to ensure that CP evidence, external reporting, learning, advocacy, and stakeholder engagement are technically sound, ethically documented, strategically used, and followed through.
Key responsibilities include:
- Developing and maintaining a CP evidence and learning agenda aligned with IRC Ukraine's Strategic Action Plan and CP strategy
- Generating practical evidence through various methods, including after-action reviews, lessons learned exercises, and field learning visits
- Synthesizing CPIMS+, MEAL, partner, assessment, monitoring, and qualitative data into clear analysis for program adaptation, quality improvement, external reporting, donor engagement, government dialogue, and advocacy
- Leading the development of high-quality CP technical documentation, including learning briefs, practice notes, case studies, and technical notes
- Supporting external reporting for donors, coordination bodies, government counterparts, and other external stakeholders
- Preparing and quality assuring briefing packs, presentations, evidence notes, speaking points, meeting briefs, key messages, and technical inputs for senior representatives
- Maintaining a structured CP knowledge management system
- Ensuring consistency and quality of technical language across CP documentation
- Building and maintaining constructive working relationships with government counterparts, UNICEF, UN agencies, CP AoR, and relevant working groups
- Supporting the CP Coordinator in developing and implementing a CP-specific advocacy and influence agenda
- Identifying emerging policy, system, and service-delivery issues that may require technical positioning or advocacy
- Preparing policy briefs, issue notes, talking points, recommendations, position papers, meeting briefs, and key messages grounded in program evidence and analysis
- Supporting donor reporting and program development
- Contributing to cross-programme learning across CP, Health, WPE, PROL, ERD, Cash, MEAL, and Partnerships
The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of Ukraine's child protection system, institutional architecture, policy and reform environment, and key government and coordination processes.