Protection from Violence (PfV) Project Manager

Position description

Join NRC Ukraine as a Protection from Violence (PfV) Project Manager!

In this role, you’ll lead the implementation and coordination of key protection activities – including Protection Monitoring, Individual Protection Assistance (IPA), and Civilian Self-Protection (CSP) – across the North Area Office. You’ll manage and mentor field teams, ensure quality delivery and compliance with NRC’s protection standards, and oversee budgeting, reporting, and coordination with internal and external stakeholders. You’ll also play a key role in shaping NRC’s national protection strategy by providing field-level insights, lessons learned, and emerging trends.

If you’re passionate about protection and ready to lead impactful programming in a complex context, we want to hear from you!

The ideal candidate must have the right to live and work in Ukraine.

What you will do:

Here are some of your specific responsibilities.

• Oversee implementation of protection activities according to the agreed work plan, procurement and MEAL plans, and budget.
• Supervise PfV field teams and ensure proper team performance, technical quality, and adherence to SOPs.
• Contribute to protection strategy, needs assessments, and programme development.
• Ensure timely and quality reporting on both programmatic results and protection trends.
• Represent NRC in field-level coordination meetings and contribute to multi-sectoral coordination efforts.
• Ensure that protection activities are implemented in accordance with international protection standards, data protection protocols, and NRC guidelines.
• Work closely with the Area programme Manager, Protection Specialist and relevant support units (Finance, Logistics, HR, Security, M&E).
• Promote accountability, learning, and adaptive management across the PfV team.
• Support in the roll-out of a needs assessment in target areas in north Ukraine, including border regions and other potentially insecure environments
• Maintain up-to-date service mapping and referral pathways for individuals identified in need of assistance
• Prepare and develop status reports as required by management, including timely reporting on programmatic and contextual issues
• Ensure proper data protection of sensitive information at field level, development and maintenance of databases, filing of documents in line with data protection protocols.
• Manage budgets, monitoring and evaluation plans, implementation plans, procurement plans, and plans of action for all protection programming in the North Area Office.
• Ensure close monitoring of project activities and ensure they are implemented based on agreed upon plans and are aligned with designated M&E and implementation planning; work with M&E team to ensure protection activities are monitored through the set modalities.
• Provide supervision and technical guidance to staff involved in IPA processing.
• Maintain service mapping and referral pathways; ensure appropriate follow-up and documentation.
• Regularly analyse protection risks and emerging trends, and coordinate with the Advocacy team where needed.
• Representation of NRC Protection in relevant meetings at field level as delegated by management. The Protection Manager will be the standing representative of NRC Protection at the Sub-national protection coordination structures based in North region.
• Lead field-level response to incidents, access-related constraints, or changes in protection context.
• Develop strong working relationships at the Country Office level, Area North level and field level with external protection actors and referral partners. Represent NRC at the field level in protection coordination meetings. Support the development of multisectoral coordination mechanisms at local level in line with PfV strategy and national legal frameworks
• Develop protection tools and guidance and continually update protection action plans to ensure integrated and safe programming.
• Support Protection Specialist with strategic protection decisions, including supporting in the creation of a country-level protection strategy, inputs and analysis for protection risk analysis and analytical framework, and other core strategic protection needs.

Please download the detailed job description to learn more about the position.

What you will bring:

• At least 3 years of experience managing protection programmes in humanitarian or development settings.
• Extensive knowledge on protection monitoring, individual protection assistance, and civilian self-protection (or similar community-based protection interventions).
• Previous experience managing staff and overseeing implementation in volatile or conflict-affected areas.
• Experience with donor reporting, budget management, procurement, and workplans.
• Excellent communication and team coordination skills.
• Strong English skills (written and verbal) required.
• Working knowledge of MS Office, especially Excel and Word.
• Knowledge of international protection standards and humanitarian principles.

What we offer:

• Duty station: Chernihiv, Ukraine.
• Contract: Until 31st Dec 2025 (Renewable pending funding and performance).
• Salary/benefits: grade 8 on NRC’s national salary scale, with accompanying terms and conditions.
• NRC is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to diversity without distinction to age, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.
• We think outside the box, encourage ideas, and give responsibility to all employees at all levels. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.

Find out more about the benefits of working for NRC

Important information about the Application process

• For Internal candidates: To apply as an internal candidate, log in with your official email or click on Opportunity MarketPlace.
• When creating your profile, include your full name as given on your passport. Complete all the system-required fields for experience, employment history and education.
• Submit your application and CV in English, taking care to attach your latest CV.
• Applications that do not meet the minimum standards in terms of experience or qualifications will generally not be considered. Unsolicited applications not related to this specific job advertisement will not be considered.
• We receive many applications for each vacant position and so only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

If you have any questions about this role, please email [email protected]with the job title as the subject line.

Why NRC?

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. Our 15,000 staff work in crises across 40 countries, providing life-saving and long-term assistance to millions of people every year.

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