Organization: International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Funding Source: United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
The
International Rescue Committee helps people whose lives and livelihoods are
shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of
their future. It was created by Albert Einstein more than 80 years and has been
working in Uganda since 1998. It has particularly working in the conflict zones
where tens of thousands of people have been kills and over 1.6 million
displaced. Following a peace agreement in 2006, Ugandans are returning home and
looking to rebuild their lives. The IRC is there to protect women and children
from violence and exploitation by fostering a safe environment and encouraging
education, and is supporting farmers and small businesses, and helping
communities promote peace and long-term development.
Job Summary: The WPE / GBV Officer will primarily be
responsible for the integration of gender programming during implementation of
the UNFPA project in Adjumani that focuses on scaling up provision of Emergency
life-saving interventions to pregnant women and GBV survivors in refugee camps.
With the support of the WPE Manager, the incumbent will implement the project
activities towards the project objectives of; increasing healthy lifestyle
choices for young people related to sexual reproductive health; strengthening
capacity of public and civil society sectors for Gender Based Violence and
management and advancement of Reproductive health. The job holder will work
closely with the health team to ensure that the target population has increased
access to and use of sustainable and quality social services.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the implementation of the
UNFPA project in Adjumani district ensuring that stated goals and
objectives are met and that programmes are appropriately monitored and
evaluated. - Work closely with the district CDOs and camp
leaders to identify the Community Volunteers, Male Action group members
and Peer educators, train them and mentor them to conduct outreaches on
GBV and adolescent sexual reproductive health and peer education. - Work in liaison with the district CDO to
conduct education and awareness sessions for adolescent youth on HIV/AIDS,
sexuality, fertility and family planning at the youth club. - Offer support to the health team during
training of health facility staff in adolescent and youth friendly health
services and counselling. - Work with the district teams to organize
trainings on GBV concepts for VHTs (identified leaders) with a view to
providing support to women, men, youth and elderly, - Work with the district teams to conduct
outreaches targeting women and adolescent girls to build their awareness
of available GBV services and how to access them. - Work in liaison with the district teams to
conduct community dialogue meetings to establish ties with community
leaders (religious leaders, refugee welfare committee/women’s group
leaders) and schools Develop and distribute adolescent friendly IEC
materials on HIV/AIDS, family planning, sexuality and STIs. - Actively participate in key events such as
IWDs, World Refugee day and 16 days of activism against GBV and conduct
community dialogues with the community and document milestones from the
events. - Establish GBV referral mechanisms; conduct
referrals of GBV cases for medical, psychosocial and legal services and
follow up survivors to ensure they receive the required service - Co-ordinate and represent IRC’s WPE programme
with the relevant stakeholders and ensure all programme activities are
carried out within the national mandate. - Identify gaps or deficiencies in program
activities and develop interventions to address these gaps
- Represent the WPE team and maintain effective
and cordial relationships with stakeholders including the local leaders
and religious leaders within the project area. - Attend relevant meetings to represent IRC’s
WPE activities.
3.
Communication/Reporting:
- Provide regular feedback to other program
staff and the WPE Manager on project implementation. - Prepare and submit monthly activity reports
for inclusion in the monthly situation report - Prepare donor proposals and reports for the
project.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the WPE / GBV Officer
vacancy should hold a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Gender,
Development studies or related field. - At least four years’ experience in
implementing Social Science programmes in developing countries in an NGO
setting. Previous experience working in an international organisation is added advantage. - Specific experience in GBV or Gender related
programming preferred. - Previous experience in grant management,
including report and proposal writing and budget management. - Significant exposure and experience working
in a multicultural environment - Prior experience in monitoring and evaluation
of programs. - Good report writing skills.
- Proven ability to enhance good interpersonal
relationship. - Excellent communication skills
- Excellent command of both written and spoken
English. Additional language skills in French and Kiswahili an added
advantage. - Computer literacy i.e. working knowledge and
application of Microsoft word, Excel and Power Point.
NB: Female and Ugandan nationals are strongly
encouraged to apply. International allowances are not available, position open
to Ugandan Nationals only.
All
suitably qualified and interested candidates should apply online by clicking on
link below.
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