QUALIFICATIONS AND JOB DESCRIPTION
Position Name: GBV Specialist
Duty Station: Çorum, Ankara, Türkiye
Duration: Date to hire- August 31, 2020 (with possible extension)
Applicaton Closing Date: 25 October 2019
Qualifications and Experience Required
We are searching for a GBV Specialist with the following qualifications:
- Excellent command of English. Additional languages will be a district advantage (Arabic, Kurdish, Dari etc.)
- At least Bachelor’s Degree in social sciences (Psychology, Anthropology, Sociology, Social Work, etc.)
- Master’s Degree in social sciences, Human Rights, Gender or related technical fields will be advantage.
- Sound knowledge of and experience in working in gender field. Prior experience in working with children, youth, and refugees, as well as understanding of the region and community to work with is an asset.
- Prior knowledge of Humanitarian Principles, conflicts setting, IDPs, refugees and Syrian Crisis in Turkey as well as protection frameworks.
- Experience in Project/targets-based work and reporting.
- Excellent document preparation and drafting skills.
- Analytical, negotiating, communication and advocacy skills. Ability to multitask.
- Experience in research methodologies
- Ability to work at varying levels of institutions and stakeholders
- Dedicated and committed to teamwork
- Proficient MS Office user
- Based in Çorum or willing to relocate
- Female candidates are encouraged to apply
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
1. Program Planning
- Lead assessment to identify settlements of vulnerable women and girls in the catchment areas of centre-based activities
- Conduct GBV prevention and protection needs assessments among the affected populations
- Map points of service for survivors of GBV and vulnerable individuals, and identify points of entry and support structures for reinforcement
- Analyse trends of GBV and develop / adjust program strategies to meet needs
- Contribute to program design and the preparation of future concept notes and proposals
2. Program Implementation and Capacity Development
- Develop guidance, resources, and tools to enable RET staff to identify and address GBV risk in the field.
- Provide guidance to the development of materials for awareness-raising on the various topics related to SGBV
- Identify the risks and mitigate the SGBV for prevention and protection in liaison with RET staff.
- Develop guides, manuals and informative printed and digital materials for the staff and the SGVB survivors in the fields of fragility.
- Document lessons learnt and best practices by collecting information and coordinating with the field staff.
- Supervise and coach the social workers and psychologists in charge of the psychosocial counselling.
- Conduct mapping and develop GBV referral pathways in target locations by reaching out to and partner with relevant local actors
- Identify and reinforce existing support mechanisms and work closely with local and regional counterparts to ensure community buy-in and cultural appropriateness of activities
- Build capacity staff in the Project to offer professional and confidential services including referrals to SGBV survivors, including: developing a referral database, referral pathways, facilitation of contact between service provider and survivor, survivor consent to share information by using the Inter-Agency GBV Referral Form
- Coordinate with national and local actors to strengthen support and information networks
- Maintain flexibility to take on added responsibility as and when needed
- Ensure participation from programme participants in program development, implementation, and evaluation and feedback mechanisms for accountability
3. Monitoring, Evaluation
- Help to ensure that staff in the Project utilize these systems correctly and consistently.
- Support the development of appropriate M&E tools and the collection of program data from program sites
- Maintain program files and documentation as per program management minimum standards, including maintaining the confidentiality of programme participants’ data
- Conduct monitoring visits to project sites as necessary
- Provide regular evaluation reports to the Program Technical Staff concerning satisfaction, needs and demands
- Compile regular technical (SGBV) program reports to the Program Technical Staff on time and with accurate data
- Contribute to the development of annual workplans, materials and tools and writings of Project Report
4. Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
- Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within RET and amongst beneficiaries served by RET.
5. Additional Duties
- Any other duties related to the nature of the job as directed by the Management.
Note: Due to the urgency to fill this post, RET reserves the right to review the CVs on a rolling basis and selected candidates may be interviewed prior to the closing dates listed, therefore early applications are encouraged. RET is not in a position to respond to every applicant individually due to the anticipated high number of applications. Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the first interview.