Protection Officer (Ukrainian Nationals Only)
On-siteKharkiv, Kharkivs’ka Oblast’, Ukraine
Kharkiv, Kharkivs’ka Oblast’, UkraineOn-siteFull TimeMid LevelMedium
Full TimeMid LevelMedium
Job Summary
Support the day-to-day implementation of civilian protection and violence-prevention programming in accordance with project work plans and log-frames. Facilitate community meetings, dialogues, and training sessions on topics including early warning, conflict resolution, and gender-based violence. Provide protective accompaniment to vulnerable civilians, monitor and report incidents of violence and displacement, and conduct assessment and monitoring visits. Collaborate with partners to align sub-grant activities against objectives, prepare narrative reports, and analyze conflict dynamics for operational updates.
Required Qualifications
- University degree in a related field (Social Science, Development Studies, Psychology etc.)
- At least 2 years relevant work experience in civilian/humanitarian/child protection and human rights
- NGO/humanitarian work
- Post-conflict/conflict area experience
- Experience in community organizing/mobilization
- Understanding civil protection and human rights frameworks
- Understanding of conflict dynamics in Ukraine
- Understanding of humanitarian and DO NO HARM principles
- Knowledge and understanding of peacemaking, peacekeeping, peacebuilding and social cohesion concepts
- Experience in project implementation and Grants Cycle Management processes
- Analytical and report writing skills
- Ability to gather information and analyze data from multiple sources and present combined/concise thematic inputs and factual reports meeting the deadlines
- Demonstrable problem solving skills and creative thinking around mitigating risks to enable project implementation
- Willing and able to work as a member of a team, with people of diverse backgrounds, different genders, and views, at the same time staying impartial and objective
- Able to communicate in oral and written, and able to work with documents in English, as well as Ukrainian
- Experience in working with Windows applications, including Microsoft Office
- Ukrainian Nationals only
Desired Qualifications
- Interest in peacebuilding, conflict transformation, and civilian protection and human rights
- Practical experience in these fields
- Qualifications or commensurate practical experience in peacebuilding, conflict transformation or nonviolent peacekeeping (preferred)
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