IRC - International Rescue Committee
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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 50 countries and more than 25 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.
The IRC worked in Haiti from 2010 through 2016, initially launching an emergency response to the earthquake and later delivering child protection, water and sanitation, health, women’s protection and empowerment, and economic recovery programs in Port-au-Prince and beyond. Even with the closure of its country office in 2016, the IRC has continued to provide operational, technical, and financial support to a small number of Haitian NGO partners, including in response to the 2021 earthquake. Haiti was identified as one of 20 countries at greatest risk of a major new—or significantly worsened—humanitarian crisis over the year ahead in IRC’s 2023 and 2024 Emergency Watchlist given its political instability, gang violence, rising food insecurity, disease outbreaks, and climate shocks that could drive rapid escalation of the humanitarian crisis. In early 2023, IRC re-opened its Haiti operations and scaled up its emergency response with a fully partner-led response in Port-au-Prince and surrounding communities. The focus has been on neighborhoods highly affected by gang violence as well as limited access to healthcare and services for survivors of violence and/or cholera hotspot issues. IRC is also engaging with partners in the Artibonite and Ouest Departments to service unmet needs in those areas.
The IRC Emergency Humanitarian Access Unit (EHAU) led the initial emergency responses and support establishing a country program that can be fully transitioned under the Latin American (LATAM) region.
Job Overview/Summary
The Women’s Protection and Empowerment (WPE) Manager will support IRC’s partners in Haiti to set up new or strengthen existing responses for women, girls, including survivors of gender-based violence (GBV); provide supportive supervision and field visits to oversee and support the work of GBV prevention and response partner staff within; and ensure technical support and supervision to guide implementation of GBV prevention and response emergency activities. The WPE Manager will ensure that WPE and GBV prevention and response interventions are delivered in close coordination with other GBV actors in Haiti. Position objectives:
•To support the design and delivery of WPE and GBV prevention and response programming, in line with needs, priorities, and best practices for protecting crisis-affected populations
•To provide training, supervision, and ongoing support to the IRC and partner staff responsible for GBV prevention and response
•To coordinate with other GBV prevention and response agencies on case management, psychosocial support, and emergency preparedness and response activities
Major responsibilities:
The Women’s Protection and Empowerment Manager shall:
Technical Quality
Working with the Integrated Protection Coordinator, support partners to align GBV prevention and response programs with global standards and quality benchmark, by:
•Provide technical and management leadership to the GBV prevention and response program in accordance with best practice, interagency GBV prevention and response systems, and IRC policy and program models
•Responsible for ensuring that solid case management, referral and information management systems are in place for GBV prevention and response programming
•Responsible for ensuring that psychosocial activities for women and girls are delivered in accordance with program models and curricula, appropriately adapted for the context
•Proactively identify new or emerging needs, gaps, and opportunities for IRC programming to enhance the safety of women and girls in their homes and communities
•Regularly monitor program implementation, ensuring quality data collection and reporting of GBV prevention and response program activities by partners
•Ensure regular communication with the Integrated Protection Coordinator and other program teams to strengthen safety outcomes for women and girls across program areas and sectors
Partner Management
•Champion a culture of effective and respectful partnerships. Promote partner-led programming in line with IRC’s “why not partner?” and “partner as equals” approach.
•Develop and maintain effective working relationships with implementing partners
•Ensure regular performance monitoring and supportive supervision of partners to achieve the set project’s objectives, providing hands-on support through on-going coaching
•Review and jointly revise/develop partner programming guidelines for GBV risk reduction, psychosocial support service for women and girls and GBV case management
•Ensure regular technical support and guidance to partners in accordance with partnership agreements
•Advocate with peer agencies, government, and other stakeholders to promote timely and quality protection responses for women and girls
Grant management
•Support the implementation of IRC’s active grants
•Support implementation and ensure adherence to grant work plans, spending plans and monitoring and evaluation plans.
•Work closely and coordinate with IRC Operations, Finance and Grant departments to ensure compliance with grant requirements.
•Develop and maintain effective and efficient oversight, support, quality control, and internal and external reporting systems and processes, including regular field monitoring and modifications to programming as required
•Ensure high-quality IRC and donor reports on activities, indicators and achievements.
Coordination & Representation
•Actively develop and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders, including donors, government actors, UN agencies, international and local NGOs, and other relevant actors
•Attend relevant protection coordination meetings at appropriate levels to contribute to coordination and advocacy for GBV prevention and response across agencies
Program Development
•Contribute to the development of the WPE and GBV prevention and response program strategic direction and program design programs
•Support the facilitation of co-design sessions for GBV prevention and response with partners
•Support with drafting of proposals and business development opportunities
Monitoring responsibilities
•Work with partners to develop and maintain effective and efficient oversight, support, quality control and reporting systems and processes
•Monitor and consolidate information collected from activity reports
•Ensure programming is informed by data collection and adjusted to align with international minimum standards and best practices
•Support data analysis and information dissemination to the appropriate coordinating mechanisms, partners and clients
Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop IRC programs.
Key Working Relationships:
Position Reports to: Integrated Protection Coordinator
Requirements:
•BA or equivalent experience in social work, human rights, or related degree desired. MA preferred.
•At least 3 years of experience in implementing GBV prevention and response programs, preferably social work or case management, in humanitarian or development settings
•Previous experience supervising and managing a team in a cross-cultural setting, and demonstrated experience in capacity building and mentoring of staff
•Good computer skills such as: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint
•Capable of applying skills and knowledge in a range of capacities, including direct implementation, advisory functions, coordination function, training and the transfer of technical knowledge
•Personal qualities: Team player, flexible, network-builder, able to handle pressure well
•Fluency in French required. Proficiency in English is an advantage.
Standard of Professional Conduct:The IRC and the IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – our Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability, and Equality.
Commitment to Gender, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: The IRC is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, respectful, and safe work environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity and respect. The IRC expressly prohibits and will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or bullying of the IRC persons in any work setting. We aim to increase the representation of women, people that are from country and communities we serve, and people who identify as races and ethnicities that are under-represented in global power structures.
Commitment to Gender, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: The IRC is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, respectful, and safe work environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity and respect. The IRC expressly prohibits and will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or bullying of the IRC persons in any work setting. We aim to increase the representation of women, people that are from country and communities we serve, and people who identify as races and ethnicities that are under-represented in global power structures.
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