Danish Refugee Council, one of the world’s leading humanitarian NGOs, we are excited to invite you to join our team as a Protection Officer – Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV). If you are a skilled and motivated professional ready to make a difference, we want you on board! Together, we’ll work to deliver impactful humanitarian solutions in challenging environments.
About the job
The SGBV officer will support the successful implementation of all SGBV response and prevention activities, and will be responsible for the provision of quality case management to the SGBV survivors. In collaboration with the SGBV assistant i.e psychosocial counsellor and roving prevention officers, she will support in the provision of training for community leaders and supervising SGBV assistants and Focal points to respond to cases of SGBV to ensure effective case management. This includes providing ongoing training and mentorship and utilizing monitoring and evaluation systems to ensure high quality services. The SGBV officer will take lead in case conference meetings in interagency level. The SGBV officer will also work on GBV risk mitigation issues. The SGBV officer will take lead in case conference meetings in interagency level. The SGBV officer will also work on GBV risk mitigation issues.
Responsibilities: (in bullet points)
Under the supervision of the SGBV Project Manager, the SGBV officer will:
Case management
- Provide professional and confidential services to survivors of SGBV, grounded in the IASC holistic, survivor-centered case management approach.
- Ethically and confidentially collect and store SGBV data, participate in interpretation of the analyzed data on the SGBV trends and work with the SGBV Prevention officers to disseminate information to all relevant stakeholders as advised by the SGBV Manager.
- Support the maintenance of the DRC case management system by maintaining confidentiality
- Ensure the GBIMS is accurately updated on a regular basis
- Prepare detailed work plans for the response and prevention activities and the psychosocial activities at the women center in addition to ensuring all women center activities are closely coordinated with other ongoing SGBV activities
- With the support of the SGBV manager, prepare and design, planning and development of SGBV Program
- Liaise with the Psychosocial officer to ensure smooth running of group therapy sessions and with the partner agencies to ensure well-coordinated referrals
- Organize different awareness raising activities like group discussions, mini campaigns and mass campaigns in March 8 and 16-days of activism
Training, Mentorship and couching
- Supervise and provide training, mentorship, and other technical support to community volunteers directly involved with the SGBV prevention and response activities
- Monitor and supervise case management, including capacity building through training and on-the-job training for the SGBV assistant and Focal points on topics such as psychosocial first Aid, case management process, active listening and effective communication, action and safety planning, GBV guiding principles, GBV basic concepts, and other related topics
- Organize relevant trainings for community leaders, community members and women groups with collaboration with SGBV roving team from Bentiu.
Coordination and networking
- Take lead in organizing and facilitating interagency case conference meetings
- Strengthen and maintain networks through other service providers and community leaders to ensure that survivors receive compassionate support from the community and to encourage greater communication, collaboration and coordination among partners (protection, health, legal, and psychosocial sectors).
- Programming areas that require targeted interventions and campaigns based on trend analysis.
- Ensure ongoing needs of women and girls are being met through response, prevention and empowerment related activities.
Partnership development
- Participate in the development of referral networks between partners implementing GBV and implementation of referral pathways
Support the SGBV manager in planning and organizing review workshops with partners on the coordination approaches and principles.
Required
- Experience working in Humanitarian/GBV response in South Sudan
- Demonstrated commitment to gender equality and understanding of women’s protection concerns.
- Experience in facilitating trainings for community leaders and government officials
- Experience with community mobilization and participatory techniques is required
- Creativity, initiative and self-motivation skills required.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team;
- Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate with people at all levels
- Fluent in written and spoken English (added advantage), fluent written and spoken Arabic
- Microsoft Word, Excel, and email applications
- Bachelor degree in Psychology, Counselling, Social Science degree or higher diploma in a related field is preferred
- 2 years’ experience working in humanitarian Response in South Sudan, preferably in a SGBV or related fields
- Fluent in English and Nuer both written and spoken
- Excellent knowledge on Microsoft office word, Excel, and email application software.
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DRC as an employer
Founded in 1956, DRC Danish Refugee Council is Denmark’s largest, and a leading international NGO. We have continuously been ranked as one of the best NGOs in the world - and are one of the few with a specific expertise in forced displacement. In over 40 countries, we protect, advocate and build sustainable futures for refugees and other displacement-affected people and communities.
By working in DRC, you will be joining a global workforce of around 8000 employees. We pride ourselves on our:
- Professionalism, impact & expertise
- Humanitarian approach & the work we do
- Purpose, meaningfulness & own contribution
- Culture, values & strong leadership
- Fair compensation & continuous development
DRC’s capacity to ensure the protection of and assistance to refugees, IDP’s and other persons of concern depends on the ability of our staff to uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation DRC’s values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. DRC conducts thorough and comprehensive background checks as part of the recruitment process.
Danish Refugee Council is an equal opportunity employer and we consider all applicants based on individual merit and qualifications, regardless of personal characteristics or attributes. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce, aiming for a 50% balance of men and women in management roles and ensuring that at least 50% of management roles are filled by national staff. We recognize that a diverse and inclusive team is crucial for achieving our organizational goals and making a positive impact on the communities we serve.