[DRC] Roving Emergency Advisor – Protection (EMPACT)

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Roving Emergency Advisor – Protection (EMPACT) Organization: DRC - Danish Refugee Council Location: New York, United States of America Grade: DRC - Expatriate Sector: Programme & Policy Posted: 2026-10-12 Application deadline: 2026-10-26 Contract (as described by UN Talent): This is a DRC - Expatriate contract. More about DRC - Expatriate contracts. Original source: drc.ngo Are you an experienced emergency practitioner looking for a challenging new role? Are you looking to work with and for affected people in ensuring their rights are respected and protected in crisis situations? Then this is the role for you! **Who are we?** The Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, is currently looking for new colleagues to join our roving Emergency, Protection, Assistance and Coordination Team (EMPACT), a multifunctional team of senior Emergency Response Specialists deployable within 72 hours to support DRC Country Offices respond to emergency situations. DRC’s EMPACT members need to show independence and determination to bring rapid and timely emergency programming to crises and to support country operations in the scale up, redesign and roll out of activities. Roving Emergency Advisors need to promote excellence in their field, promote a standards and rights driven approach to programming and operations and go above and beyond typical requirements in often unstable and high-pressure environments. **About the job** The Roving Emergency Advisor (Protection) leads or supports rapid protection analysis and the design of the emergency protection response. The Advisor provides technical guidance and hands-on support to protection staff throughout the project cycle, supports quality programming in line with DRC and global protection standards, and contributes to protection coordination and representation during the emergency phase. DRC’s protection programming encompasses Legal Aid, Community-Based Protection, Prevention and Response to Gender-Based Violence, Child Protection, Protection Information Management, and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support. Your main duties and responsibilities will vary with each deployment, but may include: - Leading or supporting rapid protection assessments and protection analysis to identify risks, needs and response priorities. - Supporting the design and implementation of high-quality emergency protection responses in line with DRC standards and country strategies. - Providing technical guidance to protection teams and supporting the adaptation and rollout of protection tools, approaches and SOPs in emergency contexts. - Acting as a focal point for protection mainstreaming and ensuring Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) considerations are integrated across programming. - Managing or overseeing the implementation of emergency protection projects, including work plans, budgets, targets and reporting. - Ensuring quality assurance and monitoring of protection activities and promoting rights-based programming approaches. - Supporting the recruitment, onboarding, supervision and capacity strengthening of national and international staff. - Representing DRC in Protection Clusters, Working Groups and other coordination mechanisms. - Liaising with local authorities, community representatives, humanitarian partners and civil society actors to strengthen protection responses and coordination. - Identifying gaps in service provision and supporting advocacy and referrals for vulnerable populations. - Managing project budgets and ensuring compliance with donor, accountability and procurement requirements when deployed in a managerial capacity. - Contributing to DRC's Emergency Preparedness and Response Strategy and sharing lessons learned across emergency operation **About you** The Danish Refugee Council is seeking a Roving Emergency Advisor – Protection (EMPACT) with expertise in designing, implementing, and monitoring and evaluating protection interventions within two or more of DRC’s Protection sector components: Gender-Based Violence, Child Protection, Protection Information Management, Community-Based Protection, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, and/or Legal Aid. *Required* - Minimum 5 years’ relevant experience in planning, implementation, and monitoring of protection activities and projects according to internal and national guidelines and international standards. - Knowledge and experience designing, implementing, and monitoring and evaluating protection interventions within two or more of DRC’s Protection sector components: Gender-Based Violence, Child Protection, Protection Information Management, Community-Based Protection, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, and/or Legal Aid - Sound understanding of and experience in protection mainstreaming, Age, Gender and Diversity mainstreaming, conflict sensitivity, and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. - Proven experience working in complex emergency contexts, including provision of technical advic

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Source: untalent.org