Women's Empowerment and Community Resilience Officer

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.

WPE Program Women's Empowerment and Community Resilience Officer

Duty Station: Dnipro or Kyiv

Reports to: WPE Coordinator

This role is open for internal national staff only

Job Overview

Under the direct supervision of the WPE Coordinator, the Women's Empowerment and Community Resilience Officer provides operational, administrative, and coordination support to the Women's Protection and Empowerment (WPE) program. The Officer plays a vital role in ensuring the smooth implementation of program activities through effective procurement and inventory management, accurate documentation and reporting, and active engagement with local governance structures. This role supports the establishment and maintenance of strategic partnerships at the community level and facilitates joint planning, implementation, and monitoring of initiatives aimed at strengthening women's resilience and empowerment. The Officer coordinates regular communication with stakeholders, supports the organization of trainings, forums, and workshops, and ensures the timely distribution and handover of equipment and program materials.

Key Responsibilities:

Community Empowerment and Engagement

• Design, plan, and implement community-based activities focused on the empowerment of women and girls, in alignment with the Women's Protection and Empowerment (WPE) program strategy.
• Facilitate safe, inclusive, and participatory spaces that promote the resilience and leadership of women and adolescent girls, including through structured and unstructured sessions.
• Lead the development and delivery of life skills, rights awareness, and community engagement initiatives aimed at strengthening social cohesion and reducing gender-based violence (GBV) risks.
• Coordinate with local stakeholders (civil society, government, service providers) to promote community-led initiatives that enhance women's access to protection and recovery services.
• Support the integration of gender equality, protection, and inclusion principles across all activities, ensuring meaningful participation of women and marginalized groups.
• Monitor and document activities, success stories, and challenges; contribute to program reporting, assessments, and learning exercises.
• Provide technical input and support capacity building of community mobilizers, peer educators, and women-led groups.
• Ensure safeguarding, ethical engagement, and adherence to protection principles in all interactions with program participants.
• Facilitate joint planning and coordination of activities such as trainings, forums, and workshops with local authorities.
• Prepare, review, and formalize official cooperation documents (e.g., Memoranda of Understanding, letters of support) with local partners.
• Provide timely updates to local stakeholders on project progress and collect feedback to address challenges and requests promptly.
• Mediate administrative, logistical, and operational issues between IRC and local authorities as needed.

Procurement, Inventory, and Logistics

• Coordinate the transfer of equipment, materials, and branded products to regional offices and partner organizations, ensuring proper documentation and signing of handover protocols.
• Organize and monitor the delivery of goods, prepare write-off acts, and manage accompanying documentation.
• Conduct regular inventories at IRC and partner warehouses, monitor stock levels, and forecast supply needs.

Data Management and Reporting

• Update and analyze program data dashboards in Power BI or Excel, ensuring accuracy and timely reporting on procurement, stock status, and field activities.
• Prepare and submit reports to donors and internal teams based on up-to-date data.

Team Support and Internal Coordination

• Participate in internal projects and collaborate with operational staff from other IRC units.
• Assist in logistics and administration of seminars, conferences, and team trips.
• Visit regional offices to monitor and support program implementation.

Requirements:

• Master's degree in Gender Studies, Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, International Development, Economy or related field.
• At least 3 years of professional experience in community engagement, women's empowerment, protection, or psychosocial support programs, preferably in humanitarian or development settings.
• Proven experience working with women and girls, including organizing safe spaces, awareness-raising, or leadership development initiatives.
• Experience in procurement, inventory tracking, logistics coordination, and basic data analysis.
• Strong facilitation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, especially Excel and Power BI, is a strong asset.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and engage constructively with diverse stakeholders.
• Fluency in Ukrainian and English (both written and spoken) is required.
• Commitment to feminist values, human rights, and principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

These are some examples of other relevant information to include, but is not an exhaustive list. Include the points that are relevant for your position or add more.

• This role requires full-time work in the office or hybrid type of working is possible after probation period
• Applicants must have a home or alternate workspace they can effectively complete their work from during regularly scheduled work hours.
• Travel to other locations is needed up to 30% of time
• Exempt from overtime
• Sometimes work on weekends may be required
• Work in the matrix organization
• Fast pace of working, multitasking and stressful work
• The organization cares about staff and provides flexible working options (start early-finish early, start later-finish later, remote work)

Staff can ask for accommodation of a workplace. Specific requests can be discussed with HR.

IRC employees are eligible to the following benefits:

• Competitive salary

• Purposeful job and development opportunities

• English classes and unlimited online training courses

• Life Insurance
• Medical insurance for staff and family members
• Free psychological support to employees and their family members
• 30 calendar days of annual vacation with flexibility beyond the legally set minimum requirements
• Up 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.