GBV/Community Wellbeing Initiative Coordinator Full Time

Background of IRC:

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their future. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC works with people forced to flee from war, conflict and disaster and the host communities that support them, as well as with those who remain within their homes and communities. At-work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. IRC leads the way from harm to home. Began work in Ethiopia, 1999 in response to severe drought that happened in Ethiopia’s Somali region. Currently, providing assistance in ten different regions implementing emergency and development programs in health, water and sanitation, economic recovery and development (ERD), women’s protection and empowerment, education, child protection, and multi-sectoral emergency response.

Job Overview/Summary:

The IRC is seeking a highly motivated and dynamic individual for the position of Community Wellbeing Initiative (CWI) Coordinator. IRC Ethiopia’s CWI provides quality case management and psychosocial support services for GBV survivors and works with and supports community members and structures to build capacity to respond to and prevent incidents of GBV. The services include: assessment and contextual analyses, counselling, support, referrals, and enhancing local capacities through awareness-raising, training, and coordination. The IRC CWI also implements programming for adolescent girls to increase their assets and resilience in order to more fully participate in refugee and local community contexts.
The IRC CWI Coordinator is responsible for overall implementation and management of CWI programming. She/he supports IRC CWI teams in GBV prevention and response, women’s asset building and community engagement, and social networking programming in refugee camps in four field sites across the country (currently Assosa, Adama, Jijiga Shire and Melkedida) and in emergency & local community contexts in Oromia, Somali, Tigray and Benshangul Gumuz regions. The CWI Coordinator is responsible for regular technical oversight, guidance, and monitoring, both on-site and through continuous remote support, to ensure that all program interventions are context-specific, technically sound and appropriate in meeting the needs of target beneficiaries. This position reports to the Deputy Director for Programs (DDP) and requires 50% travel to the field.

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• In consultation with and with support from the DDP and Women Protection and Empowerments Technical Advisors (TA), oversee CWI staff in the quality of design, management, and monitoring and evaluation of CWI programming in Ethiopia.
• Ensure quality GBV response programming and ethical and sound data collection and information management systems are in place for GBV analysis, planning, and evaluation.
• Work with the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEAL) and Grants and Partnerships Units in support of funding proposal development and monitoring tool development, ensuring technical inputs are received from the CWI team in a quality and timely manner.
• Support technical review of emergency partner proposals, where CWI activities are included.
• Assist in developing and managing program budgets in line with program priorities and intervention contexts and ensure an appropriate, timely, and efficient use and tracking of resources, ensuring compliance with donor and internal requirements.
• Participate in IRC multi-sectoral planning and program design initiatives, providing guidance and technical support to sector-specific design and implementation to maximize safety of, and reduce risks to, women and girls.
• Ensure strategic and technical partnerships with other organizations are sufficiently and effectively developed and supported.
• Liaise, coordinate, and work closely with IRC operational staff (i.e. HR, Supply Chain and Finance) to ensure timely and effective program planning and implementation, and to jointly address issues affecting program delivery as they arise.
• Ensure the IRC Global Strategy including Outcome Evidence Framework, Indicator Selection Tool and Good and Great standards as well as other tools/strategies are integrated in the design, implementation and monitoring of CWI projects.

Representation

• Oversee coordination through the GBV/Child Protection sub-clusters in refugee contexts (with UNHCR and GoE), and in emergency response settings (with UNICEF and UNFPA).
• Represent the IRC’s CWI program in Ethiopia through meetings with external stakeholders such as the government, visitors, and donors, as requested or required.
• Actively develop and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders in Addis Ababa, including the Government of Ethiopia (GoE), UNHCR and other UN agencies, international and local NGOs, donors, and other relevant actors.

Strategic Planning

• Contribute in the strategic action planning process by undertaking sectoral context analyses.
• Provide cohesive leadership to CWI programming in Ethiopia, ensuring that priorities and opportunities identified are in line with IRC Ethiopia’s strategic plan and goals.

Management and Staff Development

• Support the development of sound performance objectives among CWI staff, and provide regular feedback on staff progress toward realizing those objectives.
• Identify and support ways to address staff capacity building needs.
• Mentor CWI staff through regular feedback; create, facilitate, and support opportunities for practicing and applying skills, and oversee and contribute to their performance reviews as required.
• At the request of the DDP/SMT take responsibility for miscellaneous tasks or projects not falling under responsibilities underlined in this job description.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in health (MPH), social sciences, humanities or other related field with a minimum of 5 years of overseas experience, including 3 years management experience in GBV programming.
• At least 2 years of experience in direct service provision for GBV survivors, preferred.
• Previous experience supervising and managing diverse, multi-disciplinary teams in a cross-cultural setting, including providing direct and remote technical support.
• Substantial experience in project management in conflict or post-conflict situations, preferably in emergency contexts.
• Experience in grant management and proposal writing.
• Excellent written and oral English skills are mandatory.
• Demonstrated leadership and facilitation skills, with strong coordination, diplomacy and networking skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated experience in staff capacity building and mentoring.

IRC is an equal employment opportunity employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability.

Professional Standards: The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way – Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity Anti-Retaliation and Combating Trafficking in Persons

Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols, and other supportive benefits and allowances

Equal Opportunity Employer: IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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