Protection Team Leader

The Protection Team Leader will manage and oversee the protection team in Shostka, ensuring effective coordination of protection processes including social, legal, psychological assistance, and referral mechanisms. The role involves team capacity development, coordination with partners, and monitoring and evaluation of service quality in a humanitarian context.

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee protection team in Shostka, facilitating team meetings, ensuring performance evaluations, and participate in the recruitment of protection staff.
• Develop work plans for project activities and track their implementation in line with project objectives and indicators.
• Monitor project expenditures in line with the budget and provide timely feedback on budget performance.
• Plan and coordinate project logistics and team movement plans, and initiate procurement of project materials.
• Participate in coordination meetings and represent DRC at relevant forums; build and maintain effective working relationships with partner organizations, community focal points, and service providers.
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting to donors and internal DRC stakeholders and maintain and update program documentation.
• Contribute to the development of funding proposals for new projects and provide field-related inputs.

Requirements

• Higher education in social sciences, law, psychology, or related fields.
• At least 2 years of professional experience in humanitarian interventions, social work, human rights or equivalent work experience.
• Experienced specialist in protection with a deep understanding of humanitarian and protection principles.
• Ability to effectively plan and coordinate activities in complex humanitarian contexts.
• Ability to ensure high-quality and accountable program implementation.
• Ability to support team development.
• Deep understanding of protection risks and their application in the local context.
• Strong understanding and practical application of humanitarian principles and protection standards.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work with vulnerable populations.
• Fluent in Ukrainian; sufficient English for professional communication.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Desirable: Experience in personnel management.
• Desirable: Experience in protection or humanitarian response, preferably within international organizations.
• Desirable: Experience coordinating with national and international partners, including handling referrals and participating in inter-agency mechanisms.

Skills

• Humanitarian Interventions
• Social Work
• Human Rights
• Protection Principles Application
• Programme Planning
• Program Coordination
• Program Implementation
• Team Development
• Protection Risk Assessment
• Humanitarian Principles
• Protection Standards
• Communication with Vulnerable Populations
• MS Word
• MS Excel
• MS PowerPoint
• Microsoft Outlook
• Personnel Management
• Humanitarian Response
• Partner Coordination
• Referral Mechanisms
• Monitoring and Evaluation

Languages

Ukrainian, English