Jordan: Syria Senior GBV Officer (National Position)

Aug 19, 2020 | Relief International
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Relief International is a leading nonprofit organization working in roughly 20 countries to relieve poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity. We specialize in fragile settings, responding to natural disasters, humanitarian crises and chronic poverty. Relief International combines humanitarian and development approaches to provide immediate services while laying the groundwork for long-term impact. Our signature approach — which we call the RI Way—emphasizes local participation, an integration of services, strategic partnerships and a focus on civic skills. In this way, we empower communities to find, design and implement the solutions that work best for them.

Position Summary:

The Senior GBV Officer will supervise the provision of safe and appropriate services to survivors of gender-based violence, and interventions to reduce risks faced by women and girls in the designated areas of RI protection program in Syria. The Senior GBV officer will provide remote support to the GBV teams in Syria in close coordination with the GBV coordinator. This include technical support and a day-to-day basis support to ensure quality program implementation of GBV services in Syria. the position will also play key role in building the team capacity on case management, supervise the quality of Case Management services provided and support the program in the WGSS for a culture and practice of high-quality GBV programming in emergencies.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties

Under the supervision and guidance of the GBV Coordinator, the incumbent of this position will:

  • Support the GBV coordinator in providing technical guidance, oversight and support to the GBV team in the provision of quality case management to ensure the needs of GBV-survivors are met in a timely and consistent manner and ensuring safe and ethical data monitoring.
  • Under guidance from the GBV coordinator, provide oversight on the implementation of community-based prevention activities to engage all community members including women, girls, men and boys in GBV prevention, response and risk mitigation. This includes providing input on the training materials and tools.
  • Support the GBV coordinator in planning and delivery of technical trainings for RI and partners GBV teams in case management, GBV core concepts, GBV tools and resources and other topics based on the capacity building needs assessment and plan.
  • Support the hub/partner staff in carrying out proper filing/archiving of GBV related documents/files in line with the relevant standards and ensuring the confidentiality of documents, and the use of GBVIMS.
  • Support the GBV Coordinator in maintaining two-way information channeling between the GBV coordinator and the hub/partners and field-based staff on the day to day functions of program implementation and follow up.
  • Support the GBV Coordinator in reviewing work plans and provide timely update in case of deviation from work plans for quick adjustments.
  • Support the GBV coordinator in assessing women and girls safe spaces needs from logistic and program needs and support in addressing the identified needs including guidance on raising purchase requests.
  • Support the field team on activities related to case management and programming of the WGSS such as organizing participatory assessments.
  • Deliver direct case management services for specific cases as guided by the GBV Coordinator.
  • Responsible of establish and update the referral pathways for the catchment areas.
  • Coordination with PSS Officers in Jordan for joint activities and support/ CB activities to be provided, activities in WGSSs and for beneficiaries/catchment areas of WGSS.
  • Support the identification and co-design of IEC materials.

Qualifications & requirements:

This position demands a dynamic individual with a demonstrated ability to achieve results in a demanding and fast paced environment. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or competency required. 

  • Bachelor’s degree in relevant field (Social work, Psychology, Sociology, Gender studies, etc.) and minimum of two years of relevant experience.
  • Clear understanding of gender, human rights, and issues surrounding violence against women and girls.
  • Experience in counselling, social work, women’s health or other related fields.
  • Understanding of case management, Psychosocial support and life skills programming to promote survivors healing and recovery.
  • Knowledge, skills and experience in participatory methods of community development and mobilization.
  • Familiar with the emergency context and issues (preferably Syrian context)
  • Previous experience leading teams on GBV response and risk reduction strategies.
  • Positive and professional attitude, including ability to lead and work well in a team setting
  • Excellent organizational, communication and management skills
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision
  • INGO experience is preferred.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, Outlook/Exchange, Windows operating systems

Language Skills:

  • Fluent Arabic language communication skills required (both oral and written)
  • Very good oral and written English skills.

RI Values:

We uphold the Humanitarian Principles: humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and operational independence. We affirmatively engage the most vulnerable communities. We value:

  • Inclusiveness
  • Transparency and Accountability
  • Agility and Innovation
  • Collaboration
  • Sustainability
  • Professional Standards

All Relief International members (staff, volunteers and interns) are committed to the RI policies such as, RI Code of Conduct, Child Protection Policy, Reporting Conflict of Interest, Reporting Misconduct, Reporting Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. All new comers are expected to adhere to all these policies.

Disclaimer Clause

This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skills, effort, duties and responsibilities associated with position.

How to apply

In case you meet the requirements and that you are interested in the position, please send your CV in English in addition to three professional references to hr.wos@ri.org before August 28, 2020, stating in the subject “Senior GBV Officer”

Please note that the position may be filled before the deadline of submission of the applications