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• Work closely with the ARC protection team
  and local actors, provide technical leadership related to implementation
  of the GBV/Protection program
• Make sure there is essential, life-saving
  GBV services, including comprehensive case management and psychosocial
  support, are available in line with international standards and are
  closely monitored
• Collaborate closely with ARC, government,
  and other NGO health staff to promote the clinical care for sexual assault
  survivors in line with WHO protocols
• Ensure safe and ethical data collection,
  storage, analysis, and sharing through the GBVIMS, using standard forms
  and database and monitoring adherence to inter-agency information sharing
  protocols
• Implement evidence-informed,
  community-based GBV prevention and risk reduction strategies, including
  community mobilization and social change strategies, community-based
  protection mechanisms, and protection and gender mainstreaming
• Promote gender equality through supporting
  women’s empowerment and leadership through economic and educational
  opportunities (where applicable) and partnerships with local women’s
  groups
• Write project concept notes and proposals
  and develop budgets for continued and new programming
• Actively engage local partners and
  community members, particularly women and girls, in all aspects of design,
  implementation, and monitoring in order to maintain inclusive programs,
  contextual relevance, and sustainability

• Facilitate workshops and staff meetings
  for the ARC protection team to ensure GBV programming meets best practice
  standards and prioritizes the safety and security of beneficiaries and
  staff.
• Supervise case management staff to ensure
  client-centered case management and psychosocial support services in line
  with international guidelines through one-on-one supervision, case
  consultations, observational exercises, and other regular mentoring and
  debriefing exercises
• Actively participate in the recruitment of
  GBV staff

• Co-lead the GBV Wording Group and maintain
  strong working relationships with all stakeholders
• Strengthen the operationalization of
  specific GBV Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) by engaging relevant
  stakeholders in review and update processes
• Explore potential formal partnerships with
  local women’s groups, national NGOs, and government social workers to
  strengthen their technical and organizational capacity
• Assist in building strong working
  relationships with relevant Government Ministries to address women’s
  issues and GBV appropriately in national policies, laws and guidelines
• Utilizing IASC GBV Guidelines, collaborate
  with all clusters to ensure coordinated prevention and risk reduction interventions
  are integrated within each cluster’s strategy and activities

• The applicant should preferably hold a
  good Bachelor’s degree required, with a Master of Social Work, Public
  Health, or any other related field preferably gender studies or psychology
• At least five years’ experience with at
  least 1 year managing GBV prevention and response programs in emergency
  and post conflict environments
• Past exposure and experience in counseling
  and ability to adapt psychosocial skills to cultural context; experience
  supervising other counselors or social workers preferred
• Familiarity with effective community
  mobilization techniques and social change approaches, such as Raising
  Voices SASA is strongly preferred
• Thorough awareness and knowledge of
  reproductive health, gender, and GBV issues and demonstrated commitment to
  gender equality
• Strong knowledge of GBV-related best
  practices and tools, including IASC GBV Guidelines, GBVIMS, SOPs, GBV
  Coordinator’s Handbook, Caring for Survivors/Working with Survivors
  Training Tools, WHO Recommendations, etc.
• Strong grant management in post
  conflict/transitional settings
• Past experience in participatory methods
  for community education and mobilization
• Excellent communication skills, with good
  spoken and written English
• Excellent report writing, research,
  documentation, and presentation skills
• Demonstrated experience related to
  monitoring and evaluating projects
• Past exposure and experience coordinating
  with and strengthening capacity of civil society actors and organizations

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