Protection & Gender Officer

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Location: DniproPosition Status: Full-time (with 3 months’ probation period).Report directly to: TBD Supervisory responsibilities: n/a. Works directly with: Project Managers, Project Officers, Senior Health&Rehabilitation Specialist, Age&Inclusion Advisor, MEAL team, local/international NGO. About the HelpAge International HelpAge International works with partners and a diverse global network of more than 170 organizations across 90 countries, supporting millions of older people to live safe, dignified, and healthy lives. Through our partnership and collaborations, we work to ensure the inclusion of older people across society and strive to deliver a just and fair world for everyone, whatever their age. Our work is driven by our desire to deliver real impact for older people, to be inclusive, to work in partnership and to learn from our shared experience. Our 2030 strategy Ageing in a Just World sets out how we will work together to shape the future we all share. By ensuring that all our work promotes wellbeing, dignity and voice, we can be a positive influence in the lives of current and future older people. About the HelpAge Ukraine HelpAge has been operating in Ukraine since 2014, establishing an office in Kyiv and provided programmatic outreach in the Eastern region (Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts).HelpAge in Ukraine relocated its main office from Kyiv to Lviv in April 2022 due to the full russian invasion. HelpAge has offices in Kyiv, Lviv and Dnipro now. Internal coordination including regular programme coordination meetings with HQ in London and other country colleagues takes place on a weekly basis.  Job Purpose  The Protection and Gender Officer will be responsible for supporting the implementation of the Protection and Gender mainstreaming and the associated humanitarian programme activities of HelpAge Ukraine, building strategic relationships with national and international local stakeholders, supporting the capacity building of key stakeholders responding to the crisis in Ukraine and undertaking activities in the area of gender and age inclusive programme development. Job Content/Key Tasks:  Protection and Gender mainstreaming development and implementation (40%) Based on the existing HelpAge Ukraine strategy, support a revision and adaptation of the final draft action plan for the Protection and Gender Mainstreaming and prepare a detailed workplan and targets to be achieved Support the preparation of a paper on how gender perspectives are important and show how these perspectives help promote gender mainstreaming and how it can help achieve protection goals. Update the paper as needed over time. Support the preparation, at an early stage, (if this has not already been done in the department) of an issues-paper on gender perspectives in the substantive work which would outline the linkages - i.e. the ways in which gender perspectives are relevant and important as the basis for efforts to promote gender mainstreaming. Revise the issues-paper as needed over time. Promote inclusion of vulnerable most at-risk groups, particularly older people and persons with disability in external fora, through active and regular participation in humanitarian coordination working groups and cluster meetings, and in coordination with partner agencies. Regularly participating in projects` activities at Oblasts level to ensure understanding of the current and changing needs of the affected population. Ensure inclusion of older people into monitoring and decision-making processes. Support referral process with LNGO/INGO to ensure comprehensive support for older people Provide support in conducting program activities, namely conducting and updating service mapping. Assist in the preparation of speeches and other presentations on protection&gender mainstreaming. Initiate, design, conduct/commission and/or coordinate innovative and gender-mainstreamed research and analysis that meets the evolving needs of older people. Capacity Development and Relationship building (30%)  Under supervision and in close coordination with HelpAge Program team and HelpAge Global Advisors promote contextualization, development and dissemination of age, gender and disability-sensitive tools and methodologies for humanitarian action at country and oblast level to relevant sectors and mechanisms; Support HelpAge staff and social care workers capacity development to engage in evidence-based advocacy at Hromadas` and Oblast level;  Conduct and support developing trainings on Protection, age, gender and disability-related vulnerabilities for humanitarian actors and HelpAge partners operating in Ukraine; Provide in-depth and specific technical support to humanitarian organisations and other key stakeholders working in the Oblasts to improve the protection and inclusion of vulnerable groups in the humanitarian response on local level. The technical support may be offered in addition, and as follow up to training;   Support local network of actors that assist older people, thus ensuring long term solutions for the target group, especially for older women; Develop comprehensive training/handout materials addressing protection, safeguarding, gender considerations, and the prevention and response to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV).              Evidence, learning, monitoring and evaluation (30%)  Through coordination and capacity building platform promote collection and analysis of sex- and age, disability-disaggregated data into needs assessment frameworks, including rapid assessments and consultation with older people and persons with disability. Attend important relevant events on Gender and Protection meeting, provide important updates for partners Conduct protection monitoring visits to the beneficiaries to identify the protection risks  Other  Undertake any other duties assigned by LM. Provide verbal and written translations as needed.Contribute to the reports for the donors reports on protection&gender activitiesMaintain accurate and up-to-date records of protection activities and correspondence PERSON SPECIFICATION  Education University degree in a Social Science related discipline that includes, Social Work, Gender Development, Human Rights, Community Development and Approaches. Any other qualifications related to Humanitarian work will be an advantage.  Experience  Extensive experience developing and managing protection and gender outreach programmes at regional and field levels.   Skills  Demonstrated networking and facilitation skills. Strong people ‘skills and communication skills Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, Ukrainian Good IT skills (primarily familiarity with Microsoft Office programmes - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) Knowledge and experience Essential: Sound knowledge and understanding of protection, gender and social protection issues, including social marginalisation of vulnerable people. Experience in network building between actors that work with IDPs and other vulnerable groups among displaced population, including humanitarian INGOs/NGOs and UN Agencies, with a thorough understanding of their respective functioning. Experience of training and capacity building of a wide range of actors, including at senior level. Experience of development and implementation of needs assessment, research and data collection activities, including data analysis. Experience or working knowledge of ageing, disability and the issues facing older people and other vulnerable groups, particularly persons with disability and older people in humanitarian crises. Good representation and networking skills with a variety of stakeholders at different levels.  Desirable: Experience of liaising with Ukrainian Hromada`s and Oblast level decision makers and opinion shapers. Experience working with displaced persons, host communities etc. International experience would be an asset. At HelpAge International, we believe in the importance of empowering our people to be change makers and leaders at all levels. We expect our people to embrace and live our values, challenging themselves every day to identify issues that are most important to older persons and their communities, and to make an impact that matters. In addition, as an HelpAge employee you are expected to: Work collaboratively, building mutual trust and respect, with external organizations and partners to achieve our strategic aims and objectives; being accountable for the work you do together.Adapt to new directions or opportunities arising within the organization and in your work area; being flexible in your role, constantly using the feedback to learn more and evolve further.Lead behavioral and cultural change through embracing a supportive, collaborative and highly inclusive environment where everybody feels supported, respected, and engaged.Extend HelpAge’s reach and impact, by creating and identifying new business development opportunities and building relationships with new partners.Lead and promote a culture of including the voices of older people across our support, convening and thought leadership roles, in a way that is transformative, empowering and highly inclusive of those marginalized by gender, economic status, disability and other factor of discrimination.SafeguardingHelpAge International is committed to safeguarding the communities with which we work, our partners, staff, and any others who we come into contact with. Therefore, you will also be responsible for:Preventing harm and abuse from our people, operations, and programmes to anyone that encounters our work.Reporting all safeguarding incidents you see, hear, hear about or suspect, using our internal reporting mechanism.Complying with all safeguarding framework policies and practicesCompleting mandatory training courses relating to our safeguarding policy framework and complying with HR vetting procedures.