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WPE Officer - Prevention

ukhia

  • Organization: IRC - International Rescue Committee
  • Location: ukhia
  • Grade: Level not specified - Level not specified
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Women's Empowerment and Gender Mainstreaming
    • Gender-based violence
  • Closing Date:

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.
Purpose of this role:
The The WPE Officer – Prevention, provides technical support to the WPE team in WSS center WPE Officers to ensure that basic, essential support for vulnerable women and girls (including survivors of gender-based violence- GBV) is provided according to survivor-centred principles during the emergency interventions. They will ensure that all activities conducted as part of the WSS centre and WPE Activity WPE activities follow the guiding principles and the survivor-cantered approach to adhere to standard methodologies. The WPE Officer will support the mainstreaming of these approaches throughout the wider Emergency Protection Response through close coordination with the IRC WPE TEAM in particular to ensure safe and quality referrals for GBV survivors to health services, also to the other service providers as well. They will receive on the job mentoring and training to fulfil their role and will be supervised by a WPE Senior Officer.

Major Responsibilities:
  • Adhere to and dedicatedly promote the women-, girl- and survivor-centered support approach, and the GBV guiding principles;
  • Consult and work with adolescent girls in the Centers to identify their needs, interests and priorities, and what’s important to them, and where possible, adapt activities according to these to ensure activities offered are culturally appropriate and meet the needs of adolescent girls;
  • Assist in the planning and implementation of training activities for adolescent girls participating in Center services and activities;
  • Assist in the planning and implementation of activities aimed at community leaders and parents (or guardians/gatekeepers) of the adolescent girls accessing the Centers and safe spaces;
  • Conduct, prepare, and help plan and organize activities with adolescent girls with an understanding of the age range of adolescent girls and varying risks adolescent girls face;
  • Provide Psychosocial First Aid and non-judgmental support and services to adolescent girls;
  • Assist with dignity kit distributions, appropriate messaging, and feedback from adolescent girls on dignity kits and other discretionary items provided;
  • Know, understand and use the formal GBV referral pathway;
  • Work in close, daily collaboration with the health team in the Centers to ensure women and girls have safe, discrete and confidential access to/from the GBV and health services via the internal referral procedures;
  • Know, understand and be able to apply the best interest and determination for children, specifically girls;
  • Share with the adolescent girls what options for her care are available, including what services can be provided and what services cannot.  
Outreach and Community Mobilization:
  • Build positive, productive, trusting connections with adolescent girls, their parents/carers and their communities, ensuring to maintain professional boundaries and humanitarian ethics at all times;
  • In collaboration with the whole Center team, conduct community outreach and engagement activities to build community support and on board for the Centers in a safe and appropriate manner, and awareness activities on GBV and its health consequences, promote available services to adolescent girls, and listen to adolescent girls on barriers to accessing services with activities for women only groups;
  • Inform adolescent girls and their guardians about available services and material support in accordance with their needs.
Deliverables:
  • Referral Pathway
  • Community Engagement and outreach

Minimum Qualifications:
  • At least 2-3 years of experience needed in the field of Gender, GBV
  • Ability to demonstrate a clear and genuine willingness to work and learn quickly and be committed to developing professionally in the field of GBV, in particular - supporting adolescent girls protection and empowerment – essential;
  • Clear understanding of and interest in the well-being of adolescent girls;
  • Understanding of the impact and dynamics of men’s violence against women and girls, and a strong interest in working on adolescent girls’ protection and empowerment;
  • Personal qualities: Works well in and promotes teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure well.
  • Strong communication and facilitation skills
  • Ability to keep records and write simple and basic reports of activities would be an added advantage.
  • Excellent listening and observation skills, including ability to create trust, support, respect and interact with survivors of all ages, background and diversity
  • Demonstrated commitment to girl’s empowerment and protection through current/ previous volunteer or paid work in girls’ clubs or other relevant experience is an added advantage
  • Language spoken by population in need - essential; Good working knowledge of English – preferable, not essential
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality and respect in Centers at all times is essential. 
Language Preference:
  • People who are familiar in local dialects and local language will get preference.
Specific Educational Qualification:
  • Degree in psychology, gender or women’s studies, social work or other relevant/related studies, and /or professional experience in counselling and implementing activities for women and girls or proven engagement in women’s rights/groups – desirable, not essential.

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.
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