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Senior Protection Manager – Rule of Law
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEEProtection Senior Manager leading IRC’s rule-of-law humanitarian programs across Ukraine. Managing technical quality, partnerships, donor-funded portfolios, advocacy, and field-team capacity building.
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in managing humanitarian protection programs, including technical guidance, program design, and multi-year portfolio management. Proficient in stakeholder engagement, partnership development, and compliance with donor requirements.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Protection ProgrammingMulti-Year Program ManagementDonor ComplianceTechnical Staff SupervisionBudget Development
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Hard Skills
Protection Case ManagementLegal AdviceProtection MonitoringResource PlanningProgram ManagementProject DesignCapacity BuildingEvidence-Based Decision-MakingChange ManagementProtection-Risk Analysis
Soft Skills
Strong Communication SkillsInterpersonal SkillsAnalytical SkillsTeam LeadershipOrganizational Skills
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft Office SuiteMicrosoft TeamsSharePointPower BIDigital Tools for Program Management
Industry Keywords
Humanitarian Context in UkraineStakeholder EngagementAdvocacy StrategiesMonitoring and EvaluationMulti-Donor Coordination
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Manage and support PRoL teams across Ukraine
- Oversee the design and implementation of protection programs, including protection case management, legal advice, protection monitoring, and system strengthening
- Support expansion of PRoL programming through national partnerships, mobile services, and static service provision
- Provide technical support to Field Management and Protection Managers on budgets, MEAL plans, work plans, and procurement plans
- Participate in strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, advocacy, proposal development, and internal and external reporting
- Support a complex, multi-donor, multi-year PRoL portfolio and coordinate activities across sectors
- Establish monitoring and evaluation mechanisms and support evidence-based decision-making
- Provide technical guidance, conduct field visits, chair technical meetings, and lead learning events
- Develop project designs and proposals, conduct protection-risk analyses, and support integrated programming
- Represent IRC in coordination forums and support advocacy strategies and communications products
- Develop, monitor, and strengthen partnerships with national and local organizations
- Mentor, coach, supervise, and build the capacity of field and partner staff
- Deputize for the Protection Coordinator (Rule of Law) as required
Requirements
What you’ll need- Minimum Bachelor’s degree in law, human rights law, international relations, social sciences, or another related field
- Fluent in Ukrainian and English
- At least 4 years’ experience in a leadership position managing multi-year programming and grants or implementing humanitarian protection programs
- Solid knowledge of the humanitarian context in Ukraine
- Experience in resource planning and program management, including budget development, workforce planning, and oversight of complex multi-year projects
- Technical expertise in protection programming
- Strong understanding of donor compliance and reporting requirements, including UHF, BMZ, and ECHO
- Experience participating in coordination forums
- Experience managing partnerships with national and local organizations, including capacity strengthening, performance monitoring, and stakeholder engagement
- Experience using digital tools and systems for program management, data analysis, coordination, and reporting, such as Microsoft Office Suite, Teams, SharePoint, and Power BI
- Change management and localization expertise
- Experience in technical staff supervision, capacity building, project design, and budget management
- Strong communication, interpersonal, analytical, and writing skills
- Strong team and people leadership, portfolio management, organizational, and development skills
- Networking, team building, organizational, and communication skills
- Strong analytical and evidence-interpretation skills
- Ability to handle pressure and multiple priorities, improvise, and adapt to transitions
- Willingness to travel for monitoring and coordination purposes, up to 30% of the time
- Ability to work in a matrix organization and in a fast-paced, stressful, multitasking environment
- Occasional weekend work may be required
Benefits
Comp & perks- Hybrid working arrangements may be available after successful completion of the probation period, subject to business needs and manager approval
- Flexible working options (start early-finish early, start later-finish later, remote work)
- Workplace accommodation available upon request
- 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