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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;
• Conduct 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 clients;
• Coordinate the HIV/AIDS and SRHR issues
  and provide the client with referral for medical attention as necessary;
• Render 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 organizations
• Assist 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;
• Participate 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;
• Take part 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 SGBV Officer 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;
• The incumbent will 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 SGBV
  Officer 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 ideal candidate for the Refugee Law
  Project (RLP) Sexual and Gender Based Violence Officer job opportunity
  must hold a Bachelor’s Degree
  in social work, Psychology
• Previous
  experience of empirical research, data analysis, and evidence based
  reports and evidence based reports
• Prior
  experience in an NGO or can understand the way NGO’s operate
• Excellent networking and communication
  skills;
• Good computer skills (standard office and
  PowerPoint software) are necessary;
• Amicable interpersonal appearance and
  behavior;
• Highly 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;
• Highly analytical Skills;
• Self-motivation and ability to motivate
  others;
• High level of Integrity.
• Practical
  and theoretical understanding of Sexuality, Gender based Violence
• Excellent
  Written English and oral
• Knowledge
  of any language spoken in refugee communities will be an added advantage

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