Regional coordinator of mobile outings of crisis response groups in The Right to Protection, CF

BF "Right to Protection" (hereinafter - the Foundation) is a recognized leader of the human rights movement in Ukraine. The Foundation has strong positions in the field of protection of the rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs), refugees and stateless persons.

Since the beginning of the military invasion in the East of Ukraine, the Foundation has been monitoring the situation of the protection of the rights of IDPs, providing legal and psychosocial assistance and strengthening the humanitarian response in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia regions Today, the Fund works in almost all regional centers of Ukraine and communities within the respective regions.

To help victims in high-risk areas, the "Right to Protection" Charitable Foundation is creating crisis response groups that will carry out their activities within the framework of separate projects in high-risk locations located at a distance of 0 to 40 km from the front line or border. In some cases, it is possible to travel to the zone of the highest risk, which is from 0 to 15 km, in which there is indiscriminate shelling from artillery, which has an additional risk to the life and health of the Foundation team.

Crisis Response Team - these are selected specialists who are part of the Foundation's team and voluntarily volunteered to go to locations with high and highest risk to provide assistance to the affected persons, and are fully aware of the risks to their lives and health during scheduled trips and performance of official duties.

The successful candidate for this position will necessarily be involved in a 4-day HEAT training, during which the skills of pre-medical and tactical first aid, evacuation, mine danger, and response to risks in a dangerous environment will be taught. One of the days will be spent at the training ground, where there will be practical exercises of the acquired knowledge with explosions of training grenades and shots, which has a certain stressful nature.

All members of the crisis response team will be provided with personal protective equipment (PPE), which includes: a bulletproof vest, a helmet and a tactical first aid kit, wearing which will be mandatory during all working hours, and it will also be recommended to carry a tactical first-aid kit with you on a permanent basis. PPE can be removed only in basements or shelters that do not have windows and after approval from a security officer.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Evaluates and analyzes the needs of communities in the region for the help of mobile groups of the Fund and, taking into account the suggestions of specialists, plans the departures of mobile crisis response groups;

• Plans schedule, geography, and transportation for mobile field trips;

• Ensures the organization of mobile trips - general coordination, support for the work of teams on the trip, providing feedback;

• Monitors compliance with security measures for the deployment of mobile crisis response teams;

• Makes conclusions about the security situation in the region, and plans the departures of mobile groups according to these conclusions in close cooperation with the security specialist to reduce security risks;

• Participates in personnel selection (interviews);

• Organization and holding of working meetings with representatives of local authorities and partner organizations in order to ensure the work of mobile groups;

• Performs a representative role together with the regional team to highlight the work of mobile groups in the region and form a positive image of the Foundation;

• Organizes and supports internal communications in the team regarding work abroad;

• Coordinates the redirection of beneficiaries to receive assistance from other organizations;

• Coordinates the regional team of drivers of mobile crisis response groups and monitors their compliance with the internal rules and policies of the Fund;

• Makes proposals regarding the project implementation planktiv in the work of mobile groups;

• Interacts with program specialists in the region to ensure the effective operation of mobile groups;

• Control of correspondence of drivers;

• Bere participation in the preparation and conducting of monitoring visits with the participation of partners and donors;

• Monitoring and analysis of mobile groups;

• Reports on mobile trips to the Crisis Response Coordinator and Regional Office Manager;

• Reports on trips to project managers;

• Informs program coordinators about the specifics of requests from beneficiaries for making operational corrections to program activities, informs about violations of procedures (protocols) for the provision of services, the presence of other violations or inconsistencies in the provision of services (aid);< /p>

• Participates in field trips of mobile crisis response teams as needed;

• Comply with the Code of Conduct and Foundation Policies.

PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Higher education in the field of management, social sciences, psychology, pedagogy, management, law and other relevant fields;

• Preferably 2 years of work experience in international technical assistance projects, humanitarian sphere;

• Comm management experienceAndes in crisis conditions;

• Experience in the field of logistics and understanding of logistics tools will be an advantage;

• Stress resistance; 

• Initiative;

• Negotiating skills;

• Willingness to work within the defined geography of work of crisis response groups;

• Experience in crisis, emergency situations will be an advantage. 

We offer
BF "Right to protection" offers to the successful to the candidate:

• contract until the end of 2025, which depends on further funding and personal results works;

• opportunity to work with one of the strongest Ukrainian human rights and humanitarian NGOs;

• support and mentoring;

• opportunity for professional growth;

• life insurance and necessary protective equipment for performing tasks in crisis security conditions;

• warm and friendly climate in the team.

Application Process

Send resume and motivation letter to[email protected], noting in the subject of the letter "Regional coordinator of mobile outings of crisis response groups (Chernihiv)". Responses will be sent only to those selected for an interview. Please do not call further.

Applications are accepted until December 18, 2024