JOB OVERVIEW
The Senior Analysis and Reporting Manager plays a critical role in leading IRC Ukraine’s Protection Monitoring (PM) portfolio, ensuring that protection programming is driven by timely, high-quality, and evidence-based analysis. Reporting to the PRoL Coordinator, the Senior Manager provides technical and strategic oversight of all PM-related activities, guiding the integration of the Protection Analysis Framework (PAF) into both IRC and partner programming.
This position is responsible for managing the design and implementation of protection monitoring tools and methodologies, overseeing quantitative and qualitative data analysis, and producing regular protection monitoring reports and protection analysis updates. The Senior Manager ensures that findings directly inform program design, advocacy, and strategic planning, including business development and donor engagement.
In collaboration with the Senior Advocacy and Liaison Manager, the role supports the development of policy briefs and advocacy products grounded in protection monitoring findings. It also engages in external PRoL representation, coordination with clusters and working groups, and capacity strengthening of IRC and partner staff. The position plays a key role in advancing participatory approaches and enhancing the visibility and impact of protection risks identified in field operations.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Final Data Analysis & Technical Guidance: Leading qualitative and quantitative data analysis and providing technical oversight within the Protection Analysis Framework.Tool Development & Updates: Designing and updating PM tools, including ad-hoc and thematic monitoring mechanisms as needed by programs or partners.Report Writing: Producing PM reports and Protection Analysis Updates on a regular basis.Integration of Protection & PM into Programming: Ensuring protection findings inform IRC programming, fostering coordination between PM and program teams.PM & Business Development (BD) Integration: Embedding PM into broader program activities and exploring opportunities for PM itself (like regional PM initiatives, anti-trafficking linkages, or Child Protection Monitoring). Participation in proposal development as relevant.Advocacy & Policy Engagement: In cooperation with Sn Liaison and Advocacy Manager, strengthening the PM-advocacy nexus and developing policy briefs, evidence-based recommendations and practical solutions, policy analysis and advocacy efforts grounded in PM data.External Representation: Engaging with clusters, stakeholders, and external forums to present PM findings and insights.PM & Communications Coordination: Enhancing visibility and awareness of PM findings, ensuring their strategic dissemination.Partner Collaboration & Participatory Approaches: Strengthening partnership-PM collaboration to integrate participatory best practices into PM activities. Overseeing partners in PM.Capacity Building: Developing the analytical capacity of the team in data collection, PM methodologies, protection mainstreaming, and data analysis. This could also include work on an IRC PM handbook tailored for Ukrainian (and not only) teams and partners, particularly those with limited PM experience.
Being a People Manager:
Foster ongoing learning, honest dialogue, and reflection at team level to strengthen safeguarding, wellbeing and duty of care, and to promote IRC values and adherence to IRC policies.Lead by example and support IRC’s commitment to taking all necessary preventive measures and creating an environment where people feel safe and can report misconduct.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor's degree in social sciences, international relations, or a related.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in protection monitoring or a related field.
- Strong understanding of protection principles and humanitarian standards.
- Strong understanding of Ukrainian context and protection challenges.
- Excellent communication, coordination, and leadership skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a multicultural and multidisciplinary team and with multiple partners.
- Proficiency in English is required. Proficiency in Ukrainian is preferred
Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:
· Ability to work in fast-paced, multitasking and stressful work
· Proven networking, team building, organizational and communication skills
· Demonstrated understanding of and ability to maintain confidentiality and respect for clients/beneficiaries
· Excellent communication skills
· Positive and professional attitude, including ability to lead and work well in a team setting
· High degree of flexibility and strong ability to organize work, meet deadlines, maintain composure, prioritize work under pressure, coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail
· Computer literate, including Microsoft Word and Excel
REPORTING STRUCTURE AND TEAM COLLABORATION
Reports to the PRoL Coordinator.
Collaborates with PRoL managers and PRoL employees in central positions, employees of other structural units at the same level.
WORK ENVIRONMENT AND OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION
This role requires full-time work in the office or hybrid type of working is possible after probation periodTravel to other locations is needed up to 30% of timeWork in the matrix organizationFast pace of working, multitasking and stressful workThe organization cares about staff and provides flexible working options (start early-finish early, start later-finish later, remote work)
IRC employees are eligible to the following benefits:
Competitive salaryPurposeful job and development opportunitiesEnglish classes and unlimited online training coursesLife InsuranceMedical insurance for staff and family membersFree psychological support to employees and their family members30 calendar days of annual vacation with flexibility beyond the legally set minimum requirementsUp to 10 days of paid medical leave
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.