Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a leading protection agency with a mandate to protect, advocate and promote durable solutions for displacement-affected populations. DRC has operated in Ukraine since 2014 and employs over 800 staff there, implementing emergency response in Protection, Livelihoods, Shelter/NFIs and Humanitarian Disarmament and Peacebuilding.
DRC is looking for a Protection Specialist (Gender Based Violence Specialist) based in Kyiv, with regular field visits to areas of intervention across Ukraine. Reporting to the Protection Technical Lead, the GBV Specialist provides leadership and advice on planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of DRC's GBV activities, and leads on the technical quality of GBV prevention and response activities including case management, psychosocial support, awareness-raising and capacity-building.
Key responsibilities:
- Ensure GBV programming is aligned with regional and internal strategies; attend coordination meetings including GBV sub-cluster meetings; build relationships with GBV actors and CSOs.
- Lead development of DRC's country-level GBV strategy; develop tools, guidelines and SOPs for the protection team; apply international standards (GBV AoR Minimum Standards, IASC GBV Guidelines).
- Provide technical supervision to protection team members on GBV prevention and response; develop and facilitate trainings on gender and GBV for staff, governmental partners and CSOs.
- Maintain service mapping, complete donor quarterly reports and draft GBV sections of proposals.
- Contribute to IEC materials, PSS modules adapted to women and girls' needs, M&E tools and indicators, and assessment design and data analysis.
- Handle administrative requirements such as purchase requisitions and travel authorizations.
Requirements:
- At least 3 years' relevant experience with a protection, health, humanitarian or development organization, including at least 1 year in GBV case management.
- University degree (BA/BSc) in a relevant field such as gender or social work, and evidence of further specialist training.
- Demonstrated practical experience in GBV/SRH work including case management, prevention and community engagement.
- Experience working with displaced and conflict-affected communities, running GBV prevention curricula and providing services in village settings.
- Solid experience in building staff capacity.
- Advanced English proficiency (C1).
Contract: 6 months with possibility of extension, national contract, Band G (non-manager). Start date December 2026. Salary from EUR 2,574 gross per month depending on experience and qualifications.
Closing date for applications: 30th October 2026.
HOW TO APPLY:
All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English via the online application portal. Applications sent by email will not be considered. Closing date: 30 October 2026.
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