Whether working (or willing to work) in natural or human made crisis, protection, child protection, and gender-based violence (GBV) specialists need to possess a unique set of skills and competencies to navigate the complexities and demands of designing, implementing, and evaluating a GBV-focused intervention in humanitarian action. From acting as a full-time dedicated GBV specialist or being able to meaningfully mainstream GBV-focused interventions within other sectors’ priorities, the competences of this profile have proven to be essential for setting up and running response services for survivors, prioritizing women and girls’ needs and voices, as well as to bring a sustainable transformative change for the affected population.