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The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future. Position Overview The Protection Officer (Localization) is responsible for leading the localisation workstream within the Protection Analysis Unit, with a focus on building, strengthening, and sustaining partnerships with local NGOs and community-based organisations engaged in protection data collection and analysis. The role ensures that protection analysis is grounded in communitylevel perspectives and informed by highquality, ethically collected data generated through local actors. Under the supervision of the Senior Protection Analysis Manager, and in close collaboration with the Protection Analysis Officer, the position supports the identification, onboarding, and capacity strengthening of local partners, promotes responsible and consistent data collection practices, and oversees the quality and reliability of partner‑contributed data. The Protection Officer (Localisation) plays a key role in bridging community‑level information, partner insights, and IRC analytical processes. Through sustained engagement with partners and coordination structures, the role contributes to expanding IRC's analytical reach, strengthening localisation commitments, and ensuring that protection analysis products reflect diverse, contextually grounded perspectives. In doing so, the Protection Officer (Localisation) supports evidence‑based programmatic decision‑making, coordination, and advocacy across the Ukraine response. Job Responsibilities Leadership - Setting clear priorities, defining partner‑focused ways of working, and ensuring coherence between localisation objectives and protection analysis needs. - Provide functional guidance to partners and colleagues on ethical engagement, responsible data practices, and community‑based approaches to protection analysis. - Identify strategic risks, opportunities, and emerging challenges related to partner capacity, access, and community representation, and elevate these to the Senior Protection Analysis Manager to inform decision‑making. - Foster a collaborative and complementary working relationship with the Protection Analysis Officer, ensuring clear division of responsibilities and integrated approaches. Project Management - Plan and manage localisation‑related activities, including partner mapping, onboarding, capacity‑strengthening initiatives, and partner‑led data collection, in line with agreed objectives and timelines. - Develop and maintain structured workplans for partner engagement and training activities, ensuring predictability and transparency for partners. - Oversee the implementation of partner capacity‑strengthening actions, tracking progress against agreed deliverables and milestones. - Monitor operational risks and bottlenecks affecting partner contributions or data quality and propose practical mitigation measures. - Maintain organised documentation related to partner engagement, training, and data quality processes to support continuity and institutional learning. Coordination - Coordinate closely with internal IRC units, including the Protection Analysis Officer, MEAL, Case Management, Child Protection, Legal Aid, and WPE, to ensure partner‑collected data aligns with analytical priorities and programmatic needs. - Support engagement with protection coordination mechanisms, sub‑clusters, and working groups on issues related to localisation, community‑level data, and partner engagement. - Facilitate two‑way information sharing and feedback loops between local partners, IRC teams, and coordination actors, promoting responsible data use and consistent messaging. - Coordinate partner participation and community‑level inputs into joint or area‑based analysis initiatives, including area analysis workshops, ensuring local perspectives are effectively represented. Other duties - Carry out other duties related to protection analysis and information use as requested by the Senior Protection Analysis Manager. - Adapt responsibilities and outputs to evolving programmatic priorities, operational constraints, and contextual developments.
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