Emergency Protection and GBV Technical Advisor

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Mercy Corps

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Humanitarian or Development: Development
  • Experience level: 0-5 years
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Anyone can apply
  • Remuneration: Not Disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 28/02/2025
  • Location: Democratic Republic of Congo 
Gender-based violence (GBV)
About Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is powered by the belief that a better world is possible. To do this, we know our teams do their best work when they are diverse and every team member feels that they belong. We welcome diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills so that we can be stronger and have long term impact.
 
 
Essential Responsibilities
STRATEGY & VISION
  • Contribute to the development of a Protection-specific and GBV strategic program plan for Mercy Corps DRC Emergency Department, including cash for protection.
  • Provide support to the PM to ensure the delivery of quality protection programming within Emergency Department
  • Design and develop community training and Information, Education, and Communications materials to promote awareness-raising about GBV and women/children’s rights, as well as basic psychosocial support at the community level

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
  • Provide support to the PM to ensure effective program implementation according to overall objectives and track achievement versus targets
  • Provide support to the PM to ensure compliance with donor requirements and Mercy Corps administrative, logistical, and financial procedures.
  • Provide support to the PM to develop monitoring systems and provide regular reports on program activities for donors as well as for internal learning and appropriate program adjustments due to new opportunities/challenges.
 
TEAM MANAGEMENT
  • Provide support to the PM to oversee team planning, ensure deliverables are quality and timely
  • Supports and liaise with all project team and provide a capacity building on protection mainstreaming and other on the job training and capacity building.
  • Provide support to the PM to recruit, train, and mentor new program staff

COORDINATION AND REPRESENTATION 
  • Coordinate with Protection and GEDSI teams across other departments within the mission to ensure alignment of approaches and the sharing of best practices. 
  • Promote relations and coordinate activities with other humanitarian actors, UN, and civil authorities
  • Provide support to the PM to participate in national and provincial Protection and GBV coordination mechanisms and contribute information to the relevant sub-Clusters
 
SECURITY
  • Provide support to the PM to Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by country leadership.
  • Proactively ensure that team members operate in a secure environment and are aware of policies.
 

Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills

  • BA/S or equivalent in relevant field; Master’s preferred.
  • Minimum 3-5 years’ NGO experience successfully managing protection related programs in the field, preferably in Africa.
  • Experience managing a gender-based violence program including case management
  • Demonstrable technical knowledge of protection and gender-based violence issues in an international humanitarian setting.
  • Experience working with local and governmental stakeholders, as well as humanitarian coordination mechanisms, to address protection issues..
  • Strong management skills, with good understanding of relevant cross-cultural issues.
  • Ability to build, manage, and lead a team of professionals and the ability to function as a team player among peers.
  • Fluent French is required
  • Ability to work effectively with an ethnically diverse team in a sensitive environment.
  • Knowledge of Sphere standards and other training in humanitarian response required.

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