Child Protection and Women's Protection and Empowerment Officer

About the role

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is recruiting a Child Protection and Women's Protection and Empowerment Officer for Tigray, reporting to the field coordinator and supported technically by the Addis Ababa technical unit. The officer supervises, coordinates and manages the CP/WPE emergency programme, mentors and builds the technical capacity of CP/WPE staff, and coordinates the services offered in the project area. The position is open only to internal candidates.

Key responsibilities

• Plan, implement and monitor the CP/WPE emergency programme, including situational assessments, strategies, SOPs, referral pathways, case management training, psychosocial support and community-based support for at-risk women and girls
• Lead GBV rapid assessments, IEC/BCC activities and the establishment of family-based care systems and community protection mechanisms
• Support community mobilisation, awareness-raising and the Safe Healing and Learning Space and women and girls' safe spaces
• Maintain programme plans, budgets and procurement plans, and prepare weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports
• Coordinate with community leaders, implementing partners, government, NGOs, UN and bilateral agencies, and hold monthly working group meetings
• Ensure accountability and internal controls with the Operations Section, and mentor CP/WPE social workers
• Take part in periodic programme reviews and monitoring and evaluation

Required profile

• University degree (diploma, BA, MA) in social science, social work, health, psychology or sociology; 5 years for diploma holders, 2 years with a first degree and 1 year for postgraduates
• Experience maintaining GBV and protection principles, including GBV guiding principles and PSEA
• Experience with counselling or social services for women and adolescent girls, and with harmed and at-risk children in an NGO setting
• Demonstrated experience managing field staff
• Female applicants are encouraged; the position is only for 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
• MS Word and Excel, internet and e-mail