Evidence, Learning and Advocacy Manager (Child Protection)

Location: Any IRC Ukraine office location; Kyiv is preferred. Full-time office work is required, with hybrid work possible after the probation period. Frequent field travel is required, up to 30% of working time.

Company

hirify.global is an international humanitarian non-governmental organization responding to crises and supporting health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and community resilience in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities.

What you will do

• Lead the Child Protection evidence and learning agenda, identify evidence gaps, facilitate learning activities, and establish regular learning loops across central and field teams.
• Translate programme data, assessments, partner and field learning, and qualitative evidence into analysis, technical documentation, external reports, donor products, and programme adaptations.
• Prepare briefing packs, presentations, speaking points, policy briefs, recommendations, and other technical materials for government, donor, UN, coordination, advocacy, and external engagements.
• Maintain stakeholder mapping and engagement trackers, represent Child Protection in government and coordination meetings when delegated, document commitments, and follow up agreed actions.
• Support advocacy, policy engagement, donor reporting, proposal development, high-level events, and strategic positioning based on programme evidence and client experience.
• Provide coaching and technical support on documentation, ethical evidence use, external reporting, technical writing, and presentation of findings; facilitate cross-sector learning and integrated analysis.

Requirements

• Degree desired in social work, child protection, social sciences, human rights, humanitarian studies, international development, public policy, law, research, or another relevant field; equivalent professional experience may be considered.
• At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in humanitarian or development programming, with substantial experience in child protection, protection, programme quality, learning, advocacy, policy, technical documentation, government engagement, or related functions.
• Strong knowledge of Ukraine's child protection system, including institutional structures and mandates, social service and child protection actors, national and sub-national coordination mechanisms, and major policy and reform processes affecting children and families.
• Strong technical understanding of child protection in emergencies and one or more of child protection case management, MHPSS/PSS, child-focused victim assistance, reintegration, alternative care, violence against children, justice for children, or systems strengthening.
• Experience engaging with government counterparts, UN agencies, coordination mechanisms, local partners, or technical working groups, including professional representation, relationship management, and follow-up of agreed actions.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, presentation, analytical, and writing skills, including the ability to explain complex child protection issues and produce reports, briefs, technical notes, learning papers, presentations, and proposal inputs under tight deadlines.
• Experience turning programme data, monitoring findings, assessment results, field experience, and qualitative evidence into written and visual products for donors, government stakeholders, coordination platforms, advocacy, or programme learning.
• Experience contributing to donor reports, concept notes, proposals, donor engagement materials, or technical positioning products.
• Strong stakeholder management, diplomacy, professional judgement, negotiation, organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple products, meetings, follow-ups, and deadlines in a complex operating environment.
• Strong understanding of ethical documentation, child safeguarding, informed consent, confidentiality, data protection, and do-no-harm principles; ability to work collaboratively across CP, MEAL, Grants, Partnerships, Advocacy and Communications, and field teams.
• Good spoken and written English and Ukrainian required.
• Applicants must have a home or alternate workspace suitable for completing work during scheduled working hours.

Nice to have

• Experience with UNICEF, ECHO, SIDA, BMZ, UHF, CDCS, or similar donors.
• Experience with MEAL systems, learning agendas, needs assessments, qualitative documentation, data analysis, or knowledge management.
• Information management experience with structured datasets, trackers, repositories, dashboards, data visualizations, and decision-useful data presentation.
• Russian language skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time work in an office, with hybrid and flexible working options possible after probation, including adjusted start and finish times and remote work.
• Fast-paced, matrix working environment involving multitasking, stressful conditions, occasional weekend work, and regular travel subject to security and operational considerations.
• Competitive salary, development opportunities, English classes, and unlimited online training courses.
• Life insurance, medical insurance for staff and family members, and free psychological support for employees and their families.
• Thirty calendar days of annual vacation and up to 10 days of paid medical leave.
• Workplace accommodations can be requested and discussed with HR.