Protection, Gender and Inclusion in Emergencies Officer

Part time (0.5FTE) Australia-based position, supporting IFRC operations.
Flexible location.
Australian Red Cross' International Program is supporting IFRC's global Protection, Gender and Inclusion (PGI) operations through the hosting of a 12-month, part-time PGI in Emergencies Officer position.
This specialist position will be embedded in IFRC Operations but work remotely from Australia (flexible location) for 19 hours each week.
It is anticipated that some international travel will be required during the 12-month engagement, though such travel is expected to be infrequent and short in duration (1-2 weeks per trip). Accordingly, applicants must be in a position to travel, hold a valid passport and agree to comply with ARC's policies and guidelines for international travel and health.
Applications close midday AEST, Sunday 3 August 2025.
Job description
Job Title Protection, Gender and Inclusion (PGI) in Emergencies Officer (Delegate)
Classification Level IFRC Grade C / SCHADS Modern Award
Organizational Unit / Duty Station
**IFRC**: Protection, Gender, and Inclusion (PGI) team; Ethical Practices Department; Office of Secretary General/Division of People and Culture
**Australian Red Cross**: International Deployment, remote assignee (Australia-based), International Program.
Immediate Supervisor’s Title Lead, Protection, Gender and Inclusion, IFRC
Technical Manager’s Title
- Number of Technical Reports 0
Number of Direct Reports 0
Number of Indirect Reports 0
Organizational context
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, with a network of 191-member National Societies (NSs). The overall aim of the IFRC is “to inspire, encourage, facilitate, and promote at all times all forms of humanitarian activities by NSs with a view to preventing and alleviating human suffering and thereby contributing to the maintenance and promotion of human dignity and peace in the world.” The IFRC works to meet the needs and improve the lives of vulnerable people before, during and after disasters, health emergencies and other crises.
IFRC is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (Movement), together with its member National Societies and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The work of the IFRC is guided by the following fundamental principles: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity, and universality.
IFRC is led by its Secretary General, and has its Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The Headquarters are organized into three main Divisions: (i) National Society Development and Operations Coordination; (ii) Global Relations, Humanitarian Diplomacy and Digitalization; and (iii) Management Policy, Strategy and Corporate Services.
IFRC has five regional offices in Africa, Asia Pacific, Middle East and North Africa, Europe, and the Americas. IFRC also has country cluster delegation and country delegations throughout the world. Together, the Geneva Headquarters and the field structure (regional, cluster and country) comprise the IFRC Secretariat.
IFRC has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment and other forms of harassment, abuse of authority, discrimination, and lack of integrity (including but not limited to financial misconduct). IFRC also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles.
Overview
- This is one of two seconded to the IFRC Secretariat—one by the Australian Red Cross, the other by the Canadian Red Cross.
- Together, these roles form a strategic partnership to ensure global coverage, operational proximity, and the full strength of the PGI-in-emergencies network.
- The roles will coordinate closely to build coherence, complementarity, and reach in supporting National Societies and IFRC emergency operations.

This secondment is part time but may be required to travel on missions where full time work will be required for short, timebound periods.
Job purpose
The Officer, PGI in Emergencies will undertake activities to ensure protection, gender and inclusion (PGI) is systematically integrated across the emergency management cycle and the sectoral approaches of the IFRC teams in emergency operations. This includes ensuring strong and clear integration of PGI into the DREF funding mechanism; and providing hands-on support to operations, sectors, and programmes to embed PGI across the emergency response framework.
The role will need to work with the Operations Teams which sits under the Disasters, Climate and Crises department; and the DREF and IM teams which sit under the Under Secretary General for National Society Development and Operations Coordination (NSDOC) management line.
Job duties and responsibilities
Embed PGI in Emergency Operations
- By delegated authority of the PGI lead: coordinate and spearhead the PGI tec