Overview
The Regional Coordinator performs key functions and duties to support the delivery of accessible and effective human rights protection for vulnerable populations. The role provides legal information, conducts monitoring visits, facilitates referrals, and supports community outreach.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct in-person and mobile receptions of citizens
- Participate in the review of citizens’ complaints
- Take part in monitoring visits to collective IDP accommodation sites, social protection institutions, healthcare facilities, and residential care institutions
- Document identified human rights violations, trends and systemic issues
- Prepare written briefs, analytical notes, and recommendations for state authorities and institutions
- Coordinate interaction with authorities, state bodies, free legal aid centers, social services, shelters, health facilities, and NGOs
- Act as a focal point and resource person for safeguarding and human rights awareness in communities
- Development and regular updating of a comprehensive service mapping of available humanitarian, governmental, and volunteer support services
- Providing information sessions to the population regarding fundamental rights and freedoms, procedures for submitting complaints, available human rights protection mechanisms, relevant legal remedies and procedures
- Participating in joint outreach activities (mobile receptions, public consultations, awareness sessions)
Required Experience
- At least 2–3 years of professional experience in the fields of human rights, protection, legal assistance, social services, or humanitarian work.
- Understanding of human rights protection mechanisms and the Ukrainian context, including the needs of IDPs and other vulnerable groups.
- Experience facilitating group activities, trainings and workshops and mentoring others.
- Proven experience in conducting monitoring visits, community outreach, or field-based activities.
- Experience in coordination with local authorities, civil society organizations, and humanitarian actors is an asset.
- Experience in documentation and analysis of protection concerns or human rights violations is desirable.
- Experience in preparing analytical reports, briefs, or narrative reports.
- Experience in referral mechanisms and service mapping within the humanitarian or social protection sector is an advantage.
Qualifications
higher education in law, social sciences, political science, public administration, human rights, social work, international relations, or other relevant field related to human rights and protection.
