The IRC’s Protection and Rule of Law (PRoL) Program works to safeguard the human rights and wellbeing of those
affected by years of war and sectarian strife. The IRC is seeking a skilled and dynamic PRoL Coordinator to lead the
Protection and Rule of Law team in Iraq.
The PRoL Coordinator will be responsible for overall management, strategy
development, program design, and implementation quality of all activities in the fields of protection, human rights, and rule of law under the supervision of the Senior Governance and Rights Coordinator.
The Protection & Rule of Law Coordinator shall serve as programmatic and operation lead of the protection and legal
teams and provide leadership, guidance, coordination, and technical support to IRC’s PRoL team.
The PRoL Coordinator
is a key member of the IRC Extended Iraq Country Senior Management Team (ESMT). The PRoL Coordinator shall ensure quality implementation of all activities in the fields of protection, rule-of-law, legal assistance, and human rights of IRC’s protection programming in Iraq.
This includes a focus on technical and operational supervision, coaching and mentoring of staff, grant management functions, proposal development and contributing to monitoring and evaluation for quality assurance.
A core responsibility of the PRoL Coordinator is to manage multi-donor programming and ensure timely and effective implementation of protection activities in Iraq. The IRC's PRoL program is focused on increasing the safety and legal protections of Iraqis who are currently or formerly displaced, as well as those returning to their area of origin. With protection and legal needs at the forefront of the crisis in Iraq, the IRC's team is a leader in ensuring that vulnerable communities are receiving access to protection monitoring, information and services, legal assistance and legal case management, awareness raising and community-based protection assistance, protection monitoring, information services, referrals, protection case management, community-based protection and emergency and reoccurring cash for protection.
This position will support the Senior Governance & Rights Coordinator to identify strategic opportunities through which the IRC can contribute to national and area-based protection and access to justice system support and strengthening,
responsible for contributing to technical design of the program, and technical guidance for effective implementation of activities.
The PRoL Coordinator will technically lead the implementation and development of the PRoL Program and will benefit from the support of the Senior Governance & Rights Coordinator and IRC’s global Protection and Rule of Law Technical
Unit.
The ideal candidate for this position should have strong knowledge and experience in protection, rule of law, access to justice, peacebuilding and social cohesion, climate change, community-driven development, and civic engagement of citizens in the public sphere.
Major Responsibilities:
Strategic Direction, Program Quality and Growth
changing context.
Job Title: Protection & Rule of Law Coordinator
Band / Level / Grade: 6B Practicing Professional
Departments: Protection & Rule of Law
Location: Erbil or Baghdad, Iraq
Overtime Eligible: Compensatory time
Job Description
IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex,
color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.
and closely collaborate with the grant team for successful proposal development.
on institutional systems strengthening, within the parameters of the Strategic Action Plan and sector priorities.
organizations. Engage with relevant government stakeholders at the local and national levels to promote
protection outcomes.
programming and to provide lessons learned and feedback to global initiatives including the IRC outcomes and
evidence framework.
Program Development, Management and Coordination
Protection Managers, Field Coordinators and Field teams (budget forecasting, supporting field-staff to develop
spending plans and budget follow-up) and reporting in accordance with IRC and donor regulations.
internal and external stakeholders, ensuring coordination for quality protection analysis products.
international law and global protection standards and national policies.
monitoring and evaluation systems are effectively designed and integrated into all stages of the project; that
output and impact data are captured, and that data is used to optimize program quality. Ensure client feedback
is reviewed and used for program design and adaptation.
implementation issues, provide solutions and implement modifications as required.
Advisors, Women’s Protection and Empowerment, Child Protection, Economic Recovery and Development,
Governance, and other IRC colleagues.
advocacy goals, as needed.
identify risk management strategies, develop project monitoring frameworks, project review and adaptation,
review reporting, and support coordination with other actors and government stakeholders.
on an ad hoc basis and as requested.
Staff Management, Learning and Development
competencies; place special emphasis on recruiting, identifying and coaching national staff to take leadership
roles in Protection programming.
guidance in areas of IRC expertise, including training/mentoring support and performance management that
fully reflects the skills and attitudes required to work effectively in partnership.
Job Description
IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex,
color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.
oversight and guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions.
performance issues and work with Human Resources to document and address these in accordance with the
National Staff Employment Policies.
Key Working Relationships:
Position Reports to: Senior Governance & Rights Coordinator.
Position technically supervised by: Technical Advisor, PRoL
Position directly supervises: Deputy PRoL Coordinator, Senior Manager Durable Solutions, Senior Protection Data
Analysis Officer, Senior Data Management and Reporting Officer
Other Internal and/or external contacts:
Internal: HQ Technical Advisors, other IRC programs, and support departments.
External: all relevant donors, NGOs, DPOs, partners, ministries, stakeholders, and government agencies.
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