Social/ GBV Specialist

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World Bank Group

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Humanitarian or Development: Humanitarian
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Development Bank
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Nationals-only contract
  • Remuneration: Not Disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 17/03/2024
  • Location: Somalia
Gender-based violence (GBV) Health
The Social/ GBV Specialist is expected to perform the following tasks:

  • Ensure all social instruments are implemented at the FMS level either directly or via contractors
  • Ensuring inclusive and genuine stakeholder engagement and a robust, trusted, and functional grievance redress mechanism that is accessible to all communities, workers, and stakeholders
  • Provide quarterly reports to the Galmadug PMT Project Manager and PCIU Senior Social Safeguards Specialists and GBV Specialists on the implementation of all safeguards instruments and functioning of the GRM
  • Support the PMT in identifying and addressing the risks of GBV, in particular, SEA and Workplace SH by identifying and implementing appropriate GBV prevention and mitigation measures
  • Put in place a monitoring and evaluation plan for activities relating to the prevention and management of GBV cases, and contribute to monitoring and evaluation of the GBV elements of the environmental and social safeguard documents prepared within the framework of the project
  • Support the PMT in responding to any identified GBV incidents, ensure that effective monitoring and evaluation mechanisms are in place to report on such incidents, and incorporate lessons into the approach, as appropriate
  • Develop and conduct relevant capacity building and training activities for government counterparts, including social safeguard specialist, PCIU staff, and other relevant partners at FGS and FMS levels
  • Provide recommendations and costs for the implementation of community awareness-raising activities that include the risk of SEA related to the project, the code of conduct for workers, the GRM, and how the community members can safely report concerns


3) SELECTION CRITERIA

The selection shall be based on qualification, experience and skills of the candidate and followed by an interview.

The Social/ GBV Specialist will possess the following qualifications:

  • A degree in sociology, anthropology or community development, or gender. Having master degree in the relevant qualification is an added advantage.
  • 5 years’ community development experience in Somalia, preferably in different regions of FMS including promoting gender and vulnerable and marginalized groups inclusion, conflict mitigation, labor management, participatory approaches, and feedback mechanisms;
  • Excellent English and Somali written and verbal skills.
  • Excellent understanding and commitment to social inclusion, conflict mitigation, labor management, gender and GBV, stakeholder engagement, and participatory development.
  • Commitment and passion to develop skills in social risk management; Familiarity with the World Bank’s Environmental and Social Framework an asset
  • Strong interpersonal skills and the capacity to apply a survivor-centred approach to support, guide, listen, assess, plan and follow up on services and survivor support.
  • Operational experience at the country/regional level in the implementation of programming related to violence against women and children, sexual exploitation and abuse, GBV, gender, and child protection.
  • Experience in delivering gender-sensitization training to a wide range of audiences including in challenging environments

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