Protection Risk Analysis Consultant

About the role

IRC Lebanon is updating its 2025 Protection Risk Analysis (PRA) to reflect significant changes in the context affecting affected populations. The consultant will use the Protection Analytical Framework (PAF) to identify priority protection risks across the ProL, WPE and CP sub-streams, map capacities and gaps, and produce prioritized recommendations for the Country Program Strategy Action Plan, program design and advocacy. The assignment covers Bekaa, North Lebanon, Beirut and Mount Lebanon, and the new areas of South Lebanon and Nabatieh, and runs about 30 working days.

Key responsibilities

• Review the 2025 PRA and hold an inception meeting to agree objectives, questions and geographic focus.
• Map and review internal IRC data (protection monitoring, safety audits, caseload data, needs assessments, MEAL data).
• Conduct desk reviews of external secondary data and carry out 10-15 key informant interviews and 8-12 community focus group discussions.
• Hold a joint analysis workshop to validate findings, prioritize risks and agree recommendations.
• Write the final PRA report (15-20 pages, excluding annexes), a presentation deck, a two-page external brief and a lessons-learned note.

Required profile

• Advanced degree in international law, human rights, social sciences, humanitarian affairs or a related field.
• At least 8 years of experience in protection analysis, research, protection monitoring or related humanitarian programming.
• Demonstrated experience in participatory protection analysis and synthesizing primary and secondary data.
• Experience with IRC or similar international NGOs preferred.
• Fluency in English and Arabic is required.

Required skills

• Familiarity with protection analytical frameworks such as the PAF and humanitarian protection standards.
• Strong analytical writing and facilitation skills.