- Pay
- £58–63k
- Where
- London, UK · Nairobi, Kenya
- Level
- Senior
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.
Background/IRC Summary:
The International Rescue Committee responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their future. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees, IDPs, and others affected by war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and in 22 U.S. cities, the IRC restores safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. We address both the immediate, lifesaving needs of conflict-affected people in an emergency and the reconstruction needs in post-conflict societies. This position is based in the Airbel Impact Lab, within the Research and Innovation team at the IRC’s headquarters. It will also collaborate closely with technical and country teams within the Violence Prevention and Response Unit (VPRU).
Job Overview/Summary:
The IRC is a pioneer in violence prevention and response research and programming, spanning women’s protection and empowerment, child protection, and protection and rule of law.
The Violence Prevention and Response Senior Researcher sits within the IRC’s Airbel Impact Lab with a dual reporting line into the VPRU, and provides oversight, guidance and support to the VPRU’s research portfolio on the prevention of and response to violence against children, women and other vulnerable individuals in crisis- and conflict-affected contexts. The Senior Researcher will be responsible for coordinating the implementation of the violence prevention and response research portfolio, including: i) designing and managing studies; ii) engaging proactively with relevant research networks and university partners; iii) ensuring a strong pipeline of research funding; and iv) summarizing and sharing the results of protection research and learning to ensure protection programming is based on the best available evidence. Close attention to the ethics of research on violence against children and women is paramount in this work.
Major Responsibilities:
Research Coordination and Study Support: Oversee the coordination of active studies in collaboration with external academic partners and internal IRC stakeholders, including supporting data collection activities and designing survey tools, interview guides, study protocols and referral pathways; ensure research adheres to IRC research standards and ethical guidance on violence research; and contribute to drafting policy reports and academic articles, including as first author.
Research Agenda Leadership: In collaboration with VPRU Global Practice Leads and the VPRU MEAL lead, lead the development and oversee the roll-out of the violence prevention and response research agenda in line with the VPRU's safety strategies across the three Global Practice Areas (Child Protection, Women’s Protection and Empowerment, Protection and Rule of Law) and Impact at Scale priorities, including contributing to the development of novel and inclusive measurement tools and data collection approaches.
Stakeholder Engagement and Evidence-Informed Programming: Liaise with internal stakeholders across…