Women’s Protection and Empowerment Officer, Violence Prevention

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International Rescue Committee (IRC)

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Humanitarian or Development: Humanitarian
  • Experience level: 0-5 years
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Nationals-only contract
  • Renumeration: Not Disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 02/09/2024
  • Location: Palestine
Economic justice Gender-based violence (GBV)
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster.

Major responsibilities
 
Technical Quality
• Reinforce adherence to the VAWG/GBV guiding principles throughout all WPE activities. 
• Ensure that engagement with women, girls and the wider community adheres to best-practice principles when working with women and girl survivors.


Staff Supervision & Development
• Directly supervise WPE Outreach Workers / Community Workers.
• Mentor and support staff professional development and foster a positive team spirit to encourage innovative and quality programming.
• Identify training needs for Community Outreach Workers, and support organization and facilitation of training to meet those needs, in collaboration with the WPE Officer and WPE Program Manager.

Grant Planning & Implementation
• Prepare and maintain/update detailed work plan(s) that support and achieve activities.
• Provide direct support to WPE Community Outreach Workers / Community Workers in developing and implementing activity plans that respond to case trends and identified needs.
• Develop key messages, outreach activities and community engagement plan in coordination with outreach workers.

Coordination & Representation
• Identify concerns related to and support adherence to referral protocols by all relevant stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders including community leaders and other implementing partners.

Monitoring responsibilities
• Prepare and submit weekly, monthly and three-month work plans in a timely manner, and incorporate supervisor feedback as requested.
• Compile monthly activity report for submission to the WPE Manager. 
• Ensure that all relevant financial documentation is accurately completed and submitted, as required by IRC policies.

Other Duties:
• Ensure all activities are carried out in accordance with IRC Operational policies.
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop IRC programs.

Requirements:
 
• Bachelor of Arts or Science in Social Science, Public Health, Humanities or other related fields, desirable.
• At least 2-3 years’ experience in implementing GBV programs, preferably in the field of psychosocial interventions, counseling and GBV risk reduction strategies for women and girls, including GBV survivors.
• Clear understanding of, and interest in, violence against women and girls, the wellbeing of women and girls, supporting their healing after experiences of violence, human rights, and gender. 
• Experience with community outreach, engagement, sensitization, or mobilization.
• Demonstrated understanding of and ability to maintain confidentiality and respect for clients.
• Experience facilitating trainings and workshops and mentoring others.
• Positive and professional attitude, including ability to lead and work well in a team setting.
• High degree of flexibility and strong ability to organize work, meet deadlines, maintain composure, prioritize work under pressure, coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail. 
• Highly motivated, interested and eager to learn. 
• Computer literate, including Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Fluency in English and Arabic required. 
• Available to travel within Gaza, as required. 

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