Child Protection and Women's Protection and Empowerment Officer

About the role

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is hiring a Child Protection and Women's Protection and Empowerment (CP/WPE) Officer for Tigray, based in Sheraro. Working under the field coordinator and with technical support from the Addis Ababa technical unit, the officer supervises, coordinates and manages the CP/WPE emergency programme, mentors field staff and ensures the programme follows standards, procedures and principles of WPE/CP.

Key responsibilities

• Lead situational assessments, data collection and analysis, and take primary responsibility for implementing the CP/WPE emergency programme, including updating strategies, SOPs and referral pathways, training case management for BoCWA Zonal and woreda staff, psychosocial support and community-based support for at-risk women and girls.
• Support community mobilization and awareness-raising, and run psychosocial support activities at the Safe Healing and Learning Space and women and girls' safe spaces.
• Help set up family-based care systems and community-based protection mechanisms, including case planning, referral and follow-up.
• Lead GBV rapid assessments, IEC/BCC development and capacity-building plans for staff.
• Plan, budget, implement and monitor the programme, and prepare weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports.
• Maintain links with community leaders, implementing partners, government, NGOs, UN and bilateral agencies, and hold monthly coordination meetings.
• Take part in programme reviews and monitoring and evaluation, and mentor field social workers.

Required profile

• University degree (diploma, BA, MA) in social science, social work, health, psychology or sociology; 5 years of experience for diploma holders, 2 years for first-degree holders, 1 year for postgraduates.
• Experience with GBV and protection principles, including PSEA, and with counselling or social services for women and adolescent girls.
• Experience working with harmed and at-risk children in an NGO setting, and field staff management.
• Female applicants are encouraged; the position is open only to internal candidates.

Required skills

• English is mandatory; Tigrinya is an advantage.
• Strong written and verbal English and Amharic, and good communication with women and girls.
• Computer skills including MS Word and Excel.

Candidates apply online through the IRC recruitment website, with a cover letter stating the position, date of application, summary of qualifications, motivation, addresses and three references. Applications are not returned and only those meeting the minimum qualifications are shortlisted.