Senior Community-Based Protection (CBP) Officer

About us: 

ActionAid is a global federation working for a world free from poverty and injustice. ActionAid’s Regional Office for Eastern Europe was established in Kyiv in 2022 and is covering projects in Ukraine, Romania, Poland, Moldova and Georgia. ActionAid works through a wide range of local partner organisations in the nexus, prioritising young people’s leadership, civil society development, women’s rights and leadership, the protection of at-risk groups and minorities, as well as humanitarian assistance. 

 The Role:

ActionAid Eastern Europe’s is looking for a Senior Community-Based Protection Officer with a deep commitment to women’s rights and proven experience in Protection, program management and livelihoods.

The role is based in Kyiv and reports to the Women’s Rights Advisor. The role works closely with the Head of Programmes, the Social Movements Lead, the Safeguarding Focal Point, as well as other colleagues based in Moldova, Poland, Romania and Spain. 

 Tasks and Priorities

 Community-Based Protection & Community Engagement (60 %)

• Develop the WLCBP (Women-Led Community-Based Protection) in line with Community and Survivor-Led Response (SCLR) standards and good practices.
• Roll out the approach of community-based protection initiatives with ActionAid and partners. 
• Collaborate closely with communities, strengthen their capacity and gather lessons learnt.
• Networking with relevant stakeholders at Ukraine level on community-based protection and livelihood initiatives.
• Engage with ActionAid Federation members and staff working on this agenda
• Develop of a working and strategic plan for the period March 2025-August 2025, with indicators
• Development of a communication strategy with AA Staff .

 Protection Sector Work (20%)

• Identify and evaluate protection risks and needs of affected populations through surveys, interviews, and field visits to inform programmatic responses, in coordination with the relevant members of the team
• Design and implement protection strategies and action plans, to address identified risks, needs and vulnerabilities
• Develop capacity building protection strategies with partners and staff. Explore combined initiatives between protection and security components
• Monitor the effectiveness of protection interventions, document and analyse protection incidents
• Collect relevant protection data for ad-hoc reporting when needed for internal and external stakeholders to ensure accountability and inform trainings, internal presentations, future actions, etc. 
• Coordinate with NGOs, UN, donors, and government entities, adhoc and in the already existing coordinating spaces
• Represent ActionAid’s protection program in coordination forums as needed.
• Facilitate coordination between partners, ActionAid, NGOs, UN, donors, and government at the field office level.

 Foster Collaboration and Linkages with the Social Movements Team and other Units (20%)

• Support other units (social movements; locally-led recovery) in mainstreaming women protection across coordination initiatives.
• Analyse possibilities to incorporate linkages with WLCB into other lines of programming.
• Develop conversations with relevant partners and further tailored strategies when necessary
• Assist in drafting program strategy and planning documents, proposals, grants, and related tools, to ensure protection is mainstreamed and taken into account in all ActionAid’s interventions.
• Support the integration of MEAL protection components into program design, program implementation and project reporting.

 (The responsibilities of this position are subject to change as required by the rapidly evolving context.)

 Who we're looking for: 

• A master’s degree in a relevant discipline such as development studies, public policy, international relations, political science, law, economics, or similar. 
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in working in a similar role in women’s rights organizations or broader civil society organizations with a strong women’s rights or gender justice focus; preferably in Ukraine and/or Eastern European countries. 
• Relevant trainings and/or expertise in community-led initiatives or protection
• Expertise in linkages between protection and livelihoods
• A strong understanding of civil society dynamics in Eastern Europe, in particular in Ukraine.
• Excellent project management skills and a solid understanding of MEAL processes. 
• Significant experience in working with a wide range of stakeholders including women, LGTBQIA+ communities, young people, minorities, but also senior decision makers and donors. 
• Proven experience in managing, and building the capacity of, staff and local partners. 
• Proficiency in English and Ukrainian.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills: tact, patience, diplomacy, confidentiality, and appropriate assertiveness when communicating with donors and partners.
• Consultative and empowering working style and willingness to learn from others.
• In addition, we expect:
  • A strong commitment to AA’s vision, mission, and values, especially the rights-based approach and the principles of equal opportunity as outlined in ActionAid’s Code of Conduct.  
  • A strong commitment to embedding feminist leadership and ActionAid’s humanitarian signature. 
  • A strong commitment to adhering to and promoting ActionAid’s approach to Sexual Harassment, Exploitation, and Abuse and other Safeguarding concerns (including child abuse and abuse of adults at-risk)  
  • A strong understanding of and commitment to women’s rights and cultural sensitivity.  
  • A commitment to the importance of downward accountability to rights-holders and transparency in humanitarian response. 

What we offer:

ActionAid is committed to providing a welcoming, supportive workplace where we recognize a job well done, encourage close collaboration and sharing power, and where safeguarding standards and feminist leadership are exemplified everywhere. At ActionAid, you can look forward to a fair compensation package and a flexible working environment, including. 

• A workplace that embraces intersectional feminist principles 
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption pay.
• Flexible, family-friendly working arrangements.
• Salary and conditions according to ActionAid’s salary grid for national candidates.

 How to apply:

Please send your CV and cover letter as pdfs in English (no more than 2 pages each) to Відправити резюме with the reference Ukraine – Senior CBP Officer.

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This offer is contingent upon pending funding applications for the role.

ActionAid conducts thorough reference checks before making an offer. 

Due to high volumes of applications received, we can only correspond with short-listed applicants. Should you not have received feedback on your application within two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful. 

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