Re- Adv: Protection Assistant (Caseworker Gender-Based Violence)
About the job
Provide SGBV case management and counselling interventions, and conduct emotional support groups with women, girls and survivors of gender-based violence.
Your main duties and responsibilities will be:
• Provide case management services through high quality and confidential interventions in line with minimum standards for service provision and DRC’s case management SOPs. This will include assessment of needs, development of an action plan for recovery, development of a safety plan when needed, conducting referrals to relevant services, implementing the action plan and ensuring appropriate follow up and case closure when appropriate
• Provide counselling for all survivors referred to case management service;
• Conduct case management in safe spaces identified in collaboration with survivors, including DRC’s Employment Center in Tripoli; only conduct home visits to child spouses whilst ensuring own safety and the safety and confidentiality of survivors;
• File and store GBV data in the gender-based violence information management systems (GBVIMS and GBVIMS+) in compliance with the information sharing protocol developed at the inter-agency level;
• Provide emotional support group sessions to women and girls at risk of or survivors of gender based violence in compliance with best-practice and DRC’s guidelines
• Deliver basic SGBV trainings to DRC staff and non-SGBV front liners, including sessions on the GBV core concepts and guiding principles and the safe identification and referral of SGBV cases;
• Raise gaps in GBV response services and referral protocols to the Protection Officer ;
About you
To be successful in this role we expect you to have Bachelor in Social work, Counseling, Psychology or other related field.
Moreover, we also expect the following:
Required
• 1 to 2 years of experience in providing SGBV case management
• Excellent knowledge of GBV, child protection and PSS basic principles
• Excellent knowledge of GBV and CP case management principles
• Excellent knowledge of the negative impacts of early marriage on the individual, family and community level
• Excellent knowledge of the negative impacts of child labor on child development
• Excellent knowledge of child development and adult learning techniques
• Good communication and psychosocial first aid skills
• Ability to communicate and write clearly in English
• Female candidates (as they will be working with women and girls at risk)
In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies:
- Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.
- Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.
- Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
- Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.
- Demonstrating integrity: You act in line with DRC’s vision and values.
We offer
- Contract length: until 31 December 2019
- Band: I ; Monthly Basic Salary: 1350 USD (depending on experience and qualification)
- Duty Station: Tripoli
- Start date: May 2019
Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Nationals; please refer to drc.ngo under Vacancies. For questions regarding the vacancy please contact [email protected].
Application process
Interested? Then apply for this position by clicking on the apply button or go to www.drc.ngo under current vacancies.
All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. Applications sent by email to Dolene Khairallah will not be considered.
Closing date for applications: 24 May 2019
If you have questions or are facing problems with the online application process, please visit drc.ngo/jobsupport.
For further information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult our website drc.ngo.
NOTE:
Daleel Madani, the civil society network, serves as a platform for organisations to post their professional opportunities, but is not involved in the recruitment process. The hiring organisation is solely responsible for the job and candidate selection.
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