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.

Program Brief

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.

Since 2017, IRC has supported Rohingya Refugees and Bangladeshi nationalities communities in Cox’s Bazar, Khulna, Barisal, and Chittagong with integrated services. The organization also addresses climate change impacts by building resilience and promoting economic recovery, education, and protection.

Purpose of this role

The Protection Senior Officer-WPE provides technical supervision to the Protection Case Worker and Protection Officers WPE and WGSS centre in order to ensure that basic, essential support for vulnerable women and girls (including survivors of gender-based violence- GBV) is provided according to survivor-centred principles during the emergency interventions. They will make certain that all activities conducted as part of WGSS centre and WPE activities follow the guiding principles and the survivor-centred approach to adhere to standard methodologies. The WPE Senior Officer will support the mainstreaming of these approaches throughout the wider Emergency Protection Response through close coordination with the IRC WPE TEAM in particular to ensure safe and quality referrals for GBV survivors to health services, also to the other service providers as well. They will receive on the job mentoring and training to fulfil their role and will be supervised by a Protection Manager – WPE.

Workstation: Ukhiya Office

Reports To: WPE Technical Manager – Case Management

Contract Length: Till 31 August 2026 (with high possibilities of extension)

Major Responsibilities

Technical Quality Reinforce adherence to the GBV guiding principles and women-, girl- and survivor centered support throughout all activities in the Women Safe Space. Act as a focal point for WPE technical guidance to the wider MMT (Health and Child Protection teams);

Ensure support for women and adolescent girls, including psychological first aid (PFA), safe referrals and information sharing, adheres to best-practice principles when working with women and girl survivors of GBV;

Align with internal and inter-agency Protection against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) policies and procedures, reporting SEA through the IRC mechanisms.

Staff Supervision and Development

Directly supervise and provide ongoing mentoring and support to the Protection Case Worker and Protection Officer – WPE as they provide services to women and girls. This will include: survivor-centered PFA, referrals, information sharing on services and support, service mapping and service quality audits when not deployed to an emergency to ensure accurate information

Hold daily planning and debriefing sessions with the Protection Case Worker and Protection Officer, in particular to gain learning and feedback from the WPE team to continue to inform the emergency response

Mentor and support staff professional development and foster a positive team spirit to encourage innovative and quality programming

Identify training needs for the WPE team and support the organization and facilitation of training to meet those needs, in collaboration with the Protection Manager – WPE.

Implementation

Work closely with WPE staff to design activities that respond to needs and priorities identified by women and adolescent girls

Prepare and maintain/update detailed work plan(s) that support and achieve activities

Develop and support the implementation of service mapping and service quality audits so the Protection Case Worker and Protection Officer-WPE have up to date and detailed information for referrals

Conduct regular field visits to support the implementation of activities with the WPE team, giving supportive feedback and guidance as part of the mentoring process

Give guidance to the Protection Case Worker and Protection Officer – WPE in making safe, confidential and timely referrals to services in line with the survivor-centered principles

Ensure the whole team is adhering the formal GBV referral pathways and are providing feedback to you on the functioning of this for action and forwarding to the Protection Manager – WPE

Ensure quality referrals between the Health team and Child Protection team for the coordination, confidential and safe support to women and girl survivors of GBV according to the internal referral procedures.

Monitoring, Reporting & Administrative Support

Ensure that all data collection (paper and electronic) reporting tools are used accurately on every day, and are then provided on schedule to relevant staff (i.e. MEAL Officer/Manager);

Monitor daily/weekly data collection to ensure that the data is managed in safe and ethical ways;

Prepare and submit weekly and monthly work plans in a timely manner, and incorporate supervisor feedback as requested;

Compile weekly data and narrative activity report for submission;

Ensure that all relevant financial, supply chain, human resources and other administrative documentation is accurately completed and submitted.

Coordination & Representation

Identify concerns related to and support adherence to GBV referral protocols by all relevant organizations and agencies; report up to the Protection Manager – WPE;

Maintain effective working relationships with relevant partners including community-based protection mechanisms and other service providers (in particular the Protection Emergency Response Units) to work collaboratively for a quality survivor-centered response;

Represent the IRC WPE team in camp-based coordination forums, giving updates on WPE activities, wider guidance on survivor-centered approaches and advocating for the safety and well-being needs of women and girls in the response

Outreach and Community Mobilization

Build positive, productive, trusting connections with adolescent girls, their parents/careers and their communities, ensuring to maintain professional boundaries and humanitarian ethics at all times

In collaboration with the whole Center team, conduct community outreach and engagement activities to build community support and buy-in for the Centers in a safe and appropriate manner, and awareness activities on GBV and its health consequences, promote available services to adolescent girls, and listen to adolescent girls on barriers to accessing services with activities for female-only groups

Inform adolescent girls and their guardians about available services and material support in accordance with their needs.

Other

Promote and actively participate in initiatives and efforts to build team engagement, inclusion and cohesion in IRC [team/office]

Foster ongoing learning, honest dialogue and…