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WPE Life Skills Facilitator - Misrata

Misrata

  • Organization: IRC - International Rescue Committee
  • Location: Misrata
  • Grade: Level not specified - Level not specified
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Women's Empowerment and Gender Mainstreaming
    • Labour Market Policy
    • Gender-based violence
    • Food Security, Livestock and Livelihoods
  • Closing Date: Closed

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. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.

BACKGROUND:
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from HARM TO HOME.

In response to the situation in Libya, the IRC launched an emergency program in September 2016 which aimed to provide life-saving medical care and integrated protection services. At present, the IRC is implementing health and protection activities in Tripoli and Misurata, while expanding its protection department, with a focus on community-based protection, the rule of law, child protection, violence against women and girls, and MHPSS across all its project locations. Recently, the IRC has established a center for psychosocial support activities for women and adolescent girls (WGSS), and for children (SHLS) in Misrata and Tripoli. The IRC’s Women’s Protection and Empowerment (WPE) program has been operational in both Misrata and Tripoli since 2016. The WPE program in both locations provide life-saving services to conflict-affected and displaced women and girls, including violence against women and girls survivors, IDPs, Migrants  and host community women and girls are provided with a safe space to access case management and psychosocial support and to attend skills-building and socio-economic empowerment activities. The IRC also works through local women led organizations and is in the process of identifying more CSOs to channel through its protection programming especially about women protection and empowerment.

 Job Overview/Summary:

under the supervision of the WPE senior officer, the Life Skills Facilitator will work as part of WPE Team and will be responsible for facilitating psychosocial services, including group-based psychosocial activities through WGSS service delivery units to displaced women and girls and survivors of violence against women and girls in Misurata.
Major RESPONSIBILITIES: The Life Skills Facilitator shall:

  • Provide group psychosocial support to women and girls; facilitate sessions focused on building awareness of different themes related to their wellbeing, safety planning, and deliver key messages on violence against women and girls.
  • Provide essential information on available services and support survivors in navigating the referral pathways and accessing services
  • Participate in facilitating the Life Skills curriculum, the Girl Shine and Caregiver Curriculums, the Arab Women Speak Out Curriculum, Women Rise and another behavior change strategies that the IRC WPE team may adopt for its programming.
  • Lead age-appropriate and specialized group emotional services for adolescent girls through identified or established safe spaces.
  • Carry out community outreach and awareness raising on available services and key messages on violence against women and girls.
  • Comply with WPE standard of Do No Harm policy and ensuring the safe planning of activity conduction and clients safety.
  • Identify concerns related to and support adherence to referral protocols and guiding principles, and bring these concerns to the WPE Senior Officer.
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders including community leaders and other humanitarian partners and service providers.
  • Document all program and client activity in an accurate and timely manner using standardized tools and forms, and Ensure that information collected form clients is secured and kept confidential.
  • Complete weekly and monthly activity reports, according to guidance provided by the WPE Senior Officer.
  • Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to ensure successful implementation of WPE emergency response plan.

KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS: the Life Skills Facilitator position will directly report to the Senior WPE Officer.


Minimum Qualifications:

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

  • Bachelor’s degree in relevant field (Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Gender Studies, etc.) and at least 1 year of relevant experience
  • Experience in counseling, social work, women’s health, or other related field
  • Clear understanding of and interest in the wellbeing of women and girls, and supporting their healing after the experience of violence
  • Understanding of case management, psychosocial support and life skills programming to promote survivor healing and recovery
  • Demonstrated understanding of and ability to maintain confidentiality and respect for clients
  • Positive and professional attitude, including ability to lead and work well in a team setting
  • Strong ability to maintain composure, prioritize work under pressure, and work in a difficult environment
  • Strong interpersonal skills (team work, listening, good communication and good listening)
  • Ability to work asteam
  • Good English and Arabic language (Written and Spoken)

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    The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct.  These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability.  In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.

Standard of Professional Conduct:The IRC and the IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – our Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability, and Equality.

Commitment to Gender, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: The IRC is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, respectful, and safe work environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity and respect. The IRC expressly prohibits and will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or bullying of the IRC persons in any work setting. We aim to increase the representation of women, people that are from country and communities we serve, and people who identify as races and ethnicities that are under-represented in global power structures.
This vacancy is now closed.