Protection Coordinator

About the role

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is looking for a Protection Coordinator for its Turkey country office, based in Gaziantep. The role provides technical oversight of the DRC protection programme, covering strategy and proposal development, reporting, technical guidance, support to DRC and partner staff, and advice on protection research, needs assessments and advocacy.

Key responsibilities

• Technically oversee the protection portfolio, focusing on protection analysis, partnerships and multi-partner coordination, and help shape DRC's localisation approach to protection programming
• Lead multi-partner protection monitoring analysis under the Protection Analysis Framework and lead the country-level protection strategy
• Oversee the development and rollout of internal policies, guidelines, tools and standard operating procedures for protection interventions
• Supervise and advise protection staff at country office level, including recruitment, performance appraisals and capacity-building plans
• Lead the design of protection interventions in proposals and projects, review proposals, and maintain oversight of budgets, indicators and programme reviews
• Work with MEAL on quality assurance systems and lead the annual self-assessment and the annual Protection Survey
• Represent DRC in protection coordination fora, coordinate with government, civil society, NGOs and UN, and contribute to protection advocacy

Required profile

• University degree in law, social science, political science, international development or a related field
• At least 5 years of technical experience in the international protection sector, preferably with an NGO and/or UN agency
• At least 3 years leading, managing or advising on a protection programme, preferably including legal counselling, case management and protection monitoring
• Strong technical writing skills and documented project development and design experience
• Experience with technical supervision of teams and with donors such as ECHO, DANIDA and SIDA
• Full professional proficiency in written and spoken English; Turkish and/or Arabic is an added value

Required skills

• Protection strategy development, including SOPs, training materials and action plans
• Protection partnerships, including with refugee-led organisations
• Advocacy and mixed migration programming experience are strong assets

What we offer

• Fixed-term contract until 31 December 2027, with possible extension depending on funds and performance
• Non-manager band G1, with salary according to DRC's terms of employment for nationals or expatriates

Applicants must submit a cover letter and an updated CV (no more than four pages) in English by email; the closing date is 2 November 2026.