Officer, Protection and Gender Inclusion

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International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Humanitarian or Development: Humanitarian
  • Experience level: 0-5 years
  • Organisation type: Inter-governmental
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Nationals-only contract
  • Remuneration: CHF6,700 CHF-CHF9,600 CHF / monthly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 26/07/2024
  • Location: Democratic Republic of Congo 
Gender-based violence (GBV) Generic (e.g. 'gender focal point' role Gender equality and Social inclusion (GESI)
 
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). 
 
Job Duties and Responsibilities

  • Provide expert guidance on PGI aspects to IFRC sectoral counterparts and National Societies involved in emergency response, including safeguarding in collaboration with OIAI, HR, and Legal counterparts.
  • Lead the design, implementation, and monitoring of PGI activities and projects, ensuring they are effectively integrated into the Programme commitments for food security and livelihoods.
  • Ensure the Programme commitments for food security and livelihoods meet the minimum standards for protection, gender, and inclusion.

Coordination for Quality Programming:
  • Coordinate technical matters and support with Movement partners (ICRC and PNSs) and interagency groups.
  • Maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of PGI in programming guided by common strategic, principled, and practical PGI objectives, working towards increased PGI impact in line with regional and country-level strategies.
  • Coordinate and guide the development of context-specific analysis of PGI-related risk patterns to determine priorities and establish corresponding strategies and actions.
  • Identify needs and gaps in PGI capacity throughout the operation and guide the way forward to address them.
  • Oversee adequate and relevant capacity-building activities to ensure NS staff and volunteers are adequately trained and acquire the requisite PGI knowledge and competencies to remain accountable and avoid doing harm.

Job Duties and Responsibilities (continued)
  • Work actively towards the achievement of the Federation Secretariat’s goals.
  • Abide by and work in accordance with the Red Cross and Red Crescent principles.
  • Perform any other work-related duties and responsibilities that may be assigned by the line manager
Education

  • Relevant University degree in social field such as gender studies, sociology, anthropology, social worker, social action, psychology, childcare etc.
Experience

  • At least two years of working experience in gender/protection mainstreaming or standalone programming in humanitarian context, including proven track record in leading and delivering tools, and technical advisory outcomes.
  • At least 2 years’ experience in working in a relevant role in a humanitarian context - e.g. protection, Gender and Diversity, PSS, violence prevention, trafficking prevention, etc;
  • Experience of working directly with case-management and/or referrals of vulnerable individuals affected by protection concerns e.g. survivors of violence, conflict or trauma;
  • Experience in conducting trainings and adapting interventions to the context;
  • Experience of working in the field and having close interaction with communities;
  • Experience in developing and implementing strategic frameworks on complex issues at a strategic level;
  • Experience in developing monitoring and reporting systems;
  • Demonstrated professional experience in an organization within the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, or in an international organization or NGO.
  • Ability to work on MS applications e.g. Word, Excel, and Power Point
  • Fluent spoken and written French
  • Good command of English
 

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