About the Project

The GIZ-funded Stronger Together project builds on CARE and The Lotus Flower’s longstanding work with women in Mosul. Grounded in a holistic Theory of Change that promotes agency, supportive relationships, and enabling structures, this 12-month initiative integrates:

• Women’s climate-responsible entrepreneurship

• Peer mentorship (40 mentors supporting 80 new mentees)

• GBV prevention & survivor-centred referral pathways

• Community engagement, awareness raising & male allyship

• Child-friendly spaces \

• Group psychosocial support for women and targeted PSS for male household members

• Evidence-based advocacy

• Institutional strengthening with local authorities

The project aims to remove economic and social barriers, reduce GBV risks, improve psychosocial wellbeing, and strengthen institutional and community systems that support women’s participation in economic and social life.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks:

1. Strategic Stakeholder Engagement & Representation

• Lead coordination with community leaders, municipal authorities, local councils, and relevant directorates. • Build strong relationships with religious, tribal, business, and local government figures to reinforce community support for women’s participation.

• Represent CARE in Mosul-level working groups, livelihood coordination forums, and gender/protection platforms.

• Facilitate buy-in for the project’s mentorship model, climate-responsible approach, child-friendly spaces, and GBV integration. • Support the organization and representation at two major dialogue, ensuring actionable recommendations emerge.

2. Program Leadership & Technical Guidance

• Provide leadership in the design, adaptation, and delivery of , Entrepreneurship mentorship model , Climate-responsible business practices, GBV prevention and safeguarding training , Community awareness raising, Household outreach.

• Support development and validation of the peer mentorship manual and ToT curriculum.

• Ensure all project components align with CARE’s equity and equality framework and the project’s Theory of Change.

• Integrate findings from the project’s Rapid Assessment and Structured Analysis Study into implementation, training, awareness materials, and advocacy briefs.

3. Project Management & Quality Assurance

• Lead the development of detailed workplans, activity schedules, and implementation trackers that clearly outline timelines, responsibilities, and deliverables.

• Maintain updated calendars for mentorship activities, community sessions, PSS groups, advocacy events, and household outreach.

• Ensure smooth coordination with The Lotus Flower, CARE field teams, facilitators, and community structures to avoid delays and overlap.

• Oversee the establishment and ongoing monitoring of Child-Friendly Spaces, ensuring they meet safety, accessibility, and safeguarding standards.

• mentorship sessions, community awareness activities, and PSS sessions for women and men.

• Ensure transparent and well-documented beneficiary selection processes, including selection criteria, scoring sheets, and approvals.

• Conduct regular field monitoring visits to observe sessions, provide feedback, and maintain quality across all project component

4. Financial Management & Budget Oversight

• Serve as the primary budget focal point for the project, ensuring all expenditure aligns with donor regulations and CARE’s internal financial policies.

• Monitor monthly spending, track budget forecasts, and update expenditure plans in close coordination with Finance.

• Ensure activities—such as in-kind support, mentorship stipends, event costs, procurement of materials, and child-friendly space supplies—remain within approved budget lines.

• Work proactively with the partner (The Lotus Flower) to review and verify financial documentation, reconcile activity costs, and ensure accurate and timely reporting.

• Support procurement planning, ensuring adequate lead time, compliance with procedures, and cost-effectiveness.

• Flag risks early, such as over- or under-spending, delays, or variances, and work with the Head of Programs and Finance team to develop corrective actions.

• Ensure financial documentation (receipts, GRNs, participant signatures, service contracts) is complete, compliant, and aligned with donor audit requirements.

6. Household & Community Engagement

• Oversee household outreach

• Ensure households receive tailored messaging on shared responsibilities, GBV risks, and support for women’s work.

• Support design and delivery of 10 community awareness sessions.

• Guide positive masculinity and male engagement activities, working closely with the male PSS facilitator.

• Ensure safe, respectful, and culturally appropriate engagement across sensitive topics.

7. Monitoring, Reporting & Compliance

• Collaborate with MEAL colleagues to track progress across livelihoods, GBV, climate, psychosocial support and women’s agency indicators.

• Monitor mentor logs, business plans, in-kind support delivery, and market linkage data.

• Doner reporting (monthly, quarterly, final).

• Ensure safeguarding, Do No Harm, and CARE protection protocols are embedded across all activities.

• Support MEAL in assessments, pre-/post-tests, and capturing behavioral change indicators.

8. Training (Government Capacity-Building Workshops)

• Deliver three five-day workshops for government staff on: •Violence against women and children as a barrier to women’s economic participation

• Survivor-centred and trauma-informed awareness

• Protection-integrated and climate-responsive livelihood programming

• Use findings from the Women’s Economic Barriers Study to tailor all sessions.

• Facilitate practical exercises, discussions, and case studies for ~60 government participants (DoLSA, Women’s Empowerment Department, others)

• Support participants to develop concrete departmental action points and follow-up steps.

• Prepare and deliver training materials, slides, and visual tools.

• Ensure content is accessible, context-appropriate, low-literacy-friendly, and fully aligned with CARE’s survivor-centred and trauma-informed frameworks.

• Coordinate with CARE/TLF teams in planning agendas, logistics, and materials.

• Produce brief training reports, attendance records, and feedback summaries.

Accountability within CARE: A commitment to CARE values and CARE’s integrity framework is critical to working with CARE. Any candidate offered a job with CARE will be expected to adhere to the following key areas of accountability:

A) Representation of CARE Mission and Values:

• Actively promote CARE’s mission, values, and goals to all stakeholders.

• Represent CARE professionally at meetings and training events. • Use CARE branding appropriately in all settings, ensuring visibility and consistency.

B) Promoting Equity, Justice, and Climate Responsibility:

• Promote equity between men and women in all activities and workplace practices.

• Embed climate responsibility into training, coordination, and operational efforts.

• Support women’s leadership and meaningful participation across all levels of engagement.

C) Safeguarding and Ethics:

• Uphold CARE’s Safeguarding Policy, ensuring a safe environment for staff, partners, and communities.

• Report concerns or violations related to harassment, abuse, or exploitation.

• Maintain high ethical standards and act with integrity in all professional interactions.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, mental health, women rights, international development, or a related field. Master’s degree preferred.

Experience:

• At least 5 years of progressive experience leading protection monitoring and programming, with a proven ability to guide strategy, implementation, and quality assurance in complex contexts.

• Strong understanding of Iraq’s evolving context and the shift toward stabilization; proactive in introducing new approaches that reflect current realities, rather than repeating standard humanitarian approaches and training packages.

• Demonstrated leadership in stakeholder engagement, advocacy, and coordination with government actors and protection working groups.

• Strong skills in financial management, with experience serving as a budget holder and ensuring compliance with donor requirements.

Technical Skills:

• Strong facilitation, communication, and interpersonal skills.

• Familiarity with donor compliance, reporting requirements, and monitoring systems.

Languages:

• Fluency in English is required in addition to Arabic.

Technology:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Teams, and email platforms

If you're interested in this role, kindly apply via Protection Project Coordinator | Jobs at CARE International in Iraq by 16th December 2025 at the latest. Regrettably, applications received after this date will not be considered.

Notes:

A Strong Call for #Women Candidates: We highly encourage women candidates to apply for this role. At CARE Iraq, we are committed to equity and justice and strive to create a safe, inclusive space where everyone can thrive. Our goal is to build a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve and contributes to meaningful change in the lives of women and girls.

-Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. 

-For any inquiries regarding this position, please contact CARE Iraq HR Manager through nmirza@care.de