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• As a direct client’s support service
  provider, the SGBV Officer will carry out routine provision of
  psychosocial support, counseling, referrals and advice clients on sexual
  and gender related cases to Refugee clients;
• Carry out field visits and follow up with
  clients in the different refugee settlement across the country;
• Support in management of the SGBV/P emergency
  medical fund and coordinate the emergency medical referral to approved
  medical service providers and the home based medical care scheme for the
  sexual minority client’s;
• The incumbent will coordinate the HIV/AIDS
  and SRHR issues and provide the client with referral for medical attention
  as necessary;
• Offer technical support to sexual and gender
  based support groups;
• Plan, develop and implement client care and
  communication strategies including establishing close working ties with relevant
  partner organisations;
• Support the legal team, as necessary, in
  provision legal representation to refugee clients on sexual and gender
  related cases.

• As a change enabler, the SGBV Officer will facilitate
  in trainings, workshops, conferences and seminars on gender and sexuality
  aspects, as well as other trainings and information sessions organised by
  RLP and for RLP;
• Actively participate in coordinating annual
  events related to Gender and sexuality;
• Take part in the planning and provision of
  training activities on SGBV Issues.

• The SGBV will, independently and/or as part
  of a team undertake Gender and sexuality related social research with the
  bid to publish findings on sexual and gender related issues among refugees
  and forced migrants in general;
• Participate in data collection processes and
  activities through interviews and focus group discussions or using any
  other adopted data selection technique; and identify and prepare research
  training materials, tools as necessary for the execution of specific
  research project.

• The SGBVO will, as necessary, represent the
  organization at different fora that address gender and other cross cutting
  issues such as HIV/AIDS and SRHR issues and participate in Advocacy on
  gender issues;
• Advocate for the streamlining of gender and
  sexuality issues such as sexual minorities and sex workers/survival sex
  worker issues in refugee protection and assistance programmes;

• In enabling sustainability, the SGBVO will
  support in fundraising activities, including, identifying potential
  funders, development of fundraising concepts, funding proposals as
  necessary;
• Design, manage and grow a database of
  potential trusts, foundations and grant giving bodies.

• The applicant for the Refugee Law Project
  (RLP) Sexual and Gender Based Violence Officer career placement should
  hold a Degree in social work, Psychology
• Significant experience of empirical research,
  data analysis, and evidence based reports and evidence based reports
• The applicant must have worked with an NGO or
  can understand the way NGO’s operate
• Practical and theoretical understanding of
  Sexuality, Gender based Violence
• Excellent networking and communication
  skills;
• Good computer skills (standard office and
  powerpoint software) are necessary;
• Amicable interpersonal appearance and
  behavior;
• Proactive and Self driven;
• Ability to work under pressure;
• Good team player;
• Organised Personality;
• Result oriented;
• Quick at implementing plans;
• Excellent communication skills;
• Strong typing and computer application
  skills;
• Excellent analytical skills;
• Self-motivation and ability to motivate
  others;
• High level of Integrity.
• Excellent oral and written English

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