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- Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Job
- Experience level: 5-10 years
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: No
- Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
- Remuneration: Not Disclosed
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 16/04/2025
- Location: Somalia
Gender-based violence (GBV)
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a global humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.
Join us in assisting millions of people in areas where others cannot, tackling some of the world's most dangerous and difficult crises. Bring your skills and dedication to an organisation recognised for providing high quality aid and for defending the rights of refugees and internally displaced people.
Generic responsibilities
1. Adherence to NRC policies, guidance, and procedures.
2. Provide specialized guidance and technical assistance to ensure that gender considerations and GBV risk mitigation are effectively integrated into all aspects of the project.
3. Lead rapid gender and GBV risk analysis and community consultations to inform the project implementation, ensuring participation of women, men, boys, girls, of all ages in all decision-making related to the implementation of the project.
4. Support the programme teams to implement gender sensitive interventions and Gender Mainstreaming in PCM, including the meaningful participation of young women.
5. Capacity building of NRC staff and partners on the Basics of Gender in Humanitarian Action and Gender Mainstreaming.
6. Take on the role of overall PSEA Focal Point and Accountability Focal Point for the project.
7. Play a key role in M&E progress towards gender and GBV integration objectives.
Specific responsibilities
• Support Environmental and Social Safety assessment as per the WB guidelines.
• Support rapid gender and GBV risk analysis in collaboration with Community Feedback Mechanism (CFM) coordinator and the regional gender advisor to inform the project implementation. Ensure activities implementation approaches addressing existing gender barriers and challenges, understanding social and cultural norms around gender to mitigate potential risks, ensuring the meaningful participation of young women.
• As relevant, support Education technical teams in the fulfilment of Gender Equality and Protection from Gender-Based Violence.
• With the support of regional gender advisor, conducts project gender audits and provide recommendation to address audit findings.
• Work closely with CFM Coordinator to ensure the feedback mechanisms are gender sensitive.
• Train staff and partners on the Basics of Gender in Humanitarian Action, Gender Mainstreaming in PCM and NRC’s Safeguarding Mechanisms early in their recruitment/partnership.
• GBV sub-Cluster representation
Generic professional competencies for this position:
• Education: University degree, in social sciences, gender, public health, law, project management, or any other similar discipline.
• Experience: At least five (5) years of overall professional experience, in supervising GBV prevention and response activities.
• At least Three (3) years’ experience in conducting awareness campaigns on women's rights, gender equality, GBV, and / or reproductive health considered an asset and the meaningful participation of young women and men in gender issues..
• Excellent knowledge of the guiding and ethical principles that govern work with survivors of GBV and good practices in the implementation of activities to prevent and address GBV.
• Excellent command of Somali and English and strong ability to write reports and conduct trainings, Females are strongly encouraged for this role.
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