Protection Senior Manager (Women’s Protection and Empowerment)

Location: Kyiv, Ukraine. Full-time office work is required initially; hybrid work may be possible after the probation period. Travel to other locations may take up to 30% of working time.

Company

hirify.global is an international humanitarian non-governmental organization supporting people affected by conflict and disaster in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities.

What you will do

• Lead programme quality reviews across direct and partner implementation, assessing safety, accessibility, relevance, outcomes, safeguarding, and survivor-centred GBV standards.
• Coordinate delivery of WPE projects across locations and partners, monitor targets, identify implementation risks, and develop corrective or recovery plans.
• Manage the central WPE team, including objectives, workplans, supervision, coaching, performance reviews, and professional development.
• Coordinate donor reports, grant deliverables, programme updates, indicator tracking, and responses to donor questions.
• Oversee spending plans, forecasts, budget-versus-actual reviews, procurement and staffing inputs, and programme implications of financial variances.
• Support local partners through technical assessments, joint monitoring, capacity strengthening, training, mentoring, and coordinated learning.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in social work, psychology, law, human rights, gender studies, social sciences, or a related field.
• At least five years of relevant GBV or WPE programming experience, including programme management and team supervision.
• Experience with programme quality assessment, donor-funded projects, target monitoring, donor reporting, budgets, spending plans, and partner support.
• Knowledge of the humanitarian and GBV service context in Ukraine and experience working across multiple locations in matrix structures.
• Strong knowledge of survivor-centred GBV programming, safe referrals, confidentiality, safeguarding, data analysis, coordination, and report writing.
• Ukrainian: native proficiency. English: B2–C1. Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, and digital monitoring and reporting tools is required.

Nice to have

• Specialized training or certifications in Gender-Based Violence, Protection, Case Management, Psychosocial Support, or humanitarian programming.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible working options, including adjusted start and finish times and remote work where applicable.
• Medical insurance for employees and family members, life insurance, and free psychological support.
• English classes and unlimited online training courses.
• 30 calendar days of annual vacation and up to 10 days of paid medical leave.
• Accommodation requests can be discussed with HR.
• The role involves a fast-paced, stressful, multitasking environment, occasional weekend work, and work in a matrix organization.