Protection Coordinator

Description

International Rescue Committee is hiring a Protection Coordinator based in Bunia, DR Congo. The Integrated Emergency Protection Coordinator leads the design, implementation, monitoring and quality assurance of IRC’s integrated protection response within the Ebola emergency framework in Ituri and North Kivu. The position ensures strategic coordination across Child Protection, GBV, MHPSS, Protection Monitoring, Community-Based Protection and Protection Mainstreaming, while ensuring alignment with humanitarian principles, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) measures and donor requirements. Main responsibilities: • 1. Strategic Leadership and Program Quality • Provide overall leadership for integrated protection programming. • Ensure effective integration of GBV, Child Protection, MHPSS, Cash for Protection and Community-Based Protection interventions. • Lead protection risk analysis and identify protection priorities in outbreak-affected communities. • Ensure all protection activities comply with humanitarian standards, IASC guidelines and IRC technical standards. • Ensure all interventions systematically integrate Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) measures. • Lead contextual and protection trend analysis and adapt response strategies accordingly.