Integrated Protection Manager

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.

BACKGROUND

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.

IRC Jordan has supported Syrian refugees and vulnerable host communities since 2003, delivering protection, health, economic recovery, and governance programming across Amman, Za’atari and Azraq camps, and host community locations including Irbid and Mafraq. The country program's protection portfolio spans Women's Protection and Empowerment (WPE, including GBV prevention and response), Child Protection (CP), and Protection and Rule of Law (PRoL), delivered both directly and through local partners and in close coordination with UNHCR and the Government of Jordan.

IRC Jordan's protection work is sustained by a mix of institutional donors (including ECHO and FCDO) and private donors, and by active engagement in sector coordination structures such as the Protection, GBV, and Child Protection sub-working groups and the Multi Sectoral National Action Plan for the Prevention and Response to Child Protection Issues, Family Violence, and Violence against Women and Girl technical (NAP) working groups.

SCOPE OF WORK

The Integrated Protection Manager (IPM) is a highly experienced, self-directed protection professional who will establish, lead, and grow IRC Jordan's integrated protection portfolio, which includes the three sub-streams, WPE, CP, and ProL. As the sole dedicated protection staff member at the outset, the IPM holds full ownership of the portfolio: setting strategic direction, generating and winning new business, managing partnerships and stakeholder engagements, ensuring program quality and donor compliance, and representing IRC externally — with the expectation of building a team as funding and programming expand. This is a founding role: the successful candidate must be comfortable operating without dedicated support staff, moving fluidly between senior-level donor engagement and hands-on program, grant, and compliance management, and building the systems and structure the portfolio will eventually need for WPE, CP, and ProL.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Leadership & Business Development (Primary Focus)

• Develop and lead IRC Jordan's integrated protection strategy, aligned with Strategy 100 and the IRC Jordan Country Strategic Action Plan, addressing current and emerging protection needs and thus services provided or supported through WPE, Child Protection, and Rule of Law.

• Lead on the IP theory of change development and program design processes, ensuring designs are evidence-based, cost-effective, and responsive to donor and client priorities.

• Serve as the primary technical lead for Expression of Interests (EoIs), concept notes and proposals to institutional donors (e.g., ECHO, FCDO) and private donors, driving a proactive and diversified funding pipeline for the protection portfolio.

• Build and sustain relationships with existing and prospective donors, positioning IRC Jordan as a partner of choice for integrated protection and WPE/GBV programming, with the support of the Senior Programs Coordinator and Grants team.

• Represent IRC Jordan in donor consultations and technical dialogues (e.g., UNHCR Working Groups, ECHO Humanitarian Implementation Plan consultations), translating discussion and assessment data into clear positioning and intervention proposals.

• Draft and refine donor communications and reporting narratives for institutional and private donors, ensuring messaging accurately reflects program impact and integration across sectors.

Partnerships

• Manage and grow strategic partnerships with local and national actors, such as JRF, IFH, ARDD, MoSD, GAM and NCFA, and maintain close working relationships with UNHCR and relevant government counterparts.

• Lead partner mapping/identification, due diligence, and capacity assessments, and design and support delivery of capacity-strengthening plans.

• Negotiate and manage sub-award and partnership agreements, ensuring donor compliance and equitable, power-sharing partnership practices.

• Represent IRC in partnership and localization-focused forums, contributing to a coherent partnership strategy across the country program.

Program Design, Quality & Management

• Conduct the needed assessments (Protection Risk Analysis (PRA), stakeholder/actor mapping, etc...) on the protection service system in Jordan, to identify entry points and strategic partnerships with local actors, and to define IRC's value add and role

• Design and oversee implementation of WPE, Child Protection, and PRoL programming, ensuring activities meet humanitarian standards and IRC's Outcomes and Evidence Framework.

• Ensure meaningful integration between protection sub-sectors and with health, education, and economic recovery programming.

• Liaise with IRC Technical Unit regional advisors to bring relevant technical support, tools, and best practice into program design.

Grants & Compliance Management

• Manage the full grant cycle for the protection portfolio — work planning, budgeting, procurement planning, and donor reporting — in close collaboration with Grants & Partnerships, Finance, HR, and Supply Chain.

• Ensure donor compliance across institutional and private grants, including budget monitoring, spending projections, and timely, high-quality reporting.

• Track and mitigate operational and programmatic risks that could affect delivery, quality, or compliance.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning

• Maintain MEAL systems for the protection portfolio, in coordination with the MEAL team, and promote adherence to internal MEAL standards.

• Use protection data and client feedback to inform program adaptation and donor reporting, and to strengthen the evidence base for future business development.

Representation & Coordination

• Represent IRC Jordan in field-level and national protection, GBV, and Child Protection coordination structures, and in the NAP Technical Working groups.

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with government counterparts, UN agencies, and other humanitarian actors to advance a coherent protection response.

Team Building (as the portfolio grows)

• In the initial phase, directly implement and manage all aspects of the protection portfolio without dedicated support staff.

• As funding allows, lead recruitment, onboarding, and structuring of a protection team appropriate to programming needs.

• Once staff are in place, provide direct supervision, coaching, and performance management, and foster an inclusive, learning-oriented team culture.

Other

• Other relevant duties as assigned by the supervisor to further IRC's protection objectives in Jordan.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (international development, social work, human rights, law, public health, social science, or related); an advanced degree is preferred.

• At least 7 years of progressive experience in protection programming in Jordan (GBV, Child Protection, and/or PRoL) in humanitarian or development settings, including program design and implementation.

• Demonstrated track record in business development and successful proposal writing with institutional donors (ECHO, FCDO, or similar) and private donors, including budgeting and cost applications.

• Experience managing partnerships with local and national NGOs, including capacity assessment and capacity-strengthening support.

• Demonstrated experience conducting stakeholder engagement with government actors, local CSOs, CBOs, WLOs, and other relevant humanitarian/development actors, to inform program design and strategic positioning Strong grant, budget, and compliance management skills across multiple donors.

• Demonstrated ability to work independently and build systems and structure from the ground up, without a dedicated support team, in a fluid and evolving environment.

• Strong representation, negotiation, and relationship-building skills with donors, partners, and government counterparts.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Arabic.

• Willingness to travel regularly to Za’atari, and other field locations across Jordan.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

Position is based in Amman, with regular travel to Zaatari Camp and other field sites. The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way; Standards for Professional Conduct: Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti-Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.

GENDER EQUALITY

IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce, including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols, and other supportive benefits and allowances

Professional Standards: All International Rescue Committee workers must adhere to the core values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. Our Standards are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Safeguarding, Conflicts of Interest, Fiscal Integrity, and Reporting Wrongdoing and Protection from Retaliation. IRC is committed to take all necessary preventive measures and create an environment where people feel safe, and to take all necessary actions and corrective measures when harm occurs. IRC builds teams of professionals who promote critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity to deliver the best possible services to our clients.

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