The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is reinforcing its presence in North-East Ukraine and establishes an Area Office based in Kyiv Kharkiv. The Area Office North-East (AONE) will become a new area office, scaled up from the current Kharkiv Field Office, and will start being operational in the first half of 2026. 
AONE will cover regions of Kharkiv and Sumy where current Field Office (FO) in Shostka will, in first half of 2026, structurally move to be under new Kharkiv AONE.   
The key sectors of intervention covered by the North-East area office will include Shelter, Information Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA), Protection from Violence, Education, Livelihoods & Food Security and emergency response through cash assistance.

The Protection from Violence Coordinator is responsible for leading and ensuring high-quality implementation of PfV activities across North-East Ukraine. The role oversees day to day service delivery, supervises PfV staff, and maintains strong engagement with affected populations. Key responsibilities include protection monitoring at the community and household levels, providing specialised responses, such as Individual Protection Assistance (IPA)through cash or in-kind support, and coordinating timely referrals to internal NRC CCs and external service providers. The PfV coordinator ensures effective planning and prioritisation of interventions, supports context analysis to identify protection risks and trends, and strengthens collaboration with protection actors, referral partners, local authorities, and community stakeholders. The role also contributes to outreach strategies and ensures adherence to NRC’s strategic objectives, policies, and protection standards.



Start date for this position is March 2026.