Job Title: WPE Mobile Response Officer
Band / Level / Grade: 8B - Functional Support Salary
Department: Women Protection and Empowerment
Location: ALdhale-Jahaf
BACKGROUND: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. 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. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.
The IRC responds to people’s acute and longer-term needs with integrated programs that improve health and safety, prioritize children’s education, foster economic wellbeing, and empower communities to regain control over their lives. Our work gives rise to some of the most pressing issues facing contemporary humanitarian action, including questions of access, conflict sensitivity, coordination, and impact.
The IRC Yemen began its programs in October 2012. Since establishing its presence in the South of Yemen, in the Red Sea Coastal city of Aden, the organization has grown from just an implementing small project to handling large scale emergency and relief operations. Following the war which broke out in Yemen in March of 2015 and the humanitarian disaster, which was crafted by the same, IRC launched one an emergency response program in the southern governorates of Aden, Lahj, Abyan, Shabwah and Al Dhale, and expanded later in Sana’a and Hodeidah in the North. Currently IRC Yemen is operating in eight governorates in the south and north of Yemen through direct programming and through local partnerships, in Health, WASH, Nutrition, Economic Recovery Development, Education, Child Protection, Gender and Women Protection and Empowerment.
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) have been working in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for more than forty years. Today, the IRC has more than 2,200 staff working across the region, including in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Syria, and Yemen to support those affected by some of the world’s most complex and protracted humanitarian crises.
SCOPE OF WORK:
Under the supervision of WPE Manager, and in AL-Dhalea, WPE Mobile Response Officer will be responsible for the implementation, and quality of the AL-Dhalea WPE response sector in mobile team or Safe Spaces located in the Health Facilities while working in close collaboration with the IRC team and local partners.
JOB SUMMARY:
"This position will cover the response services in the field and will be responsible for case workers. This position will make relations IRCs MHT and the WPE team to improve the GBV referral pathway.
WORKING RELATIONS:
This position will work directly with the case workers and WPE managers and Prevention and risk reduction team. Indirectly will work with WPE mobile team, partnership team and WPE Coordinator.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:
In collaboration and under the direct superovulation of the Manager, the WPE Mobile Response Officer will:
- Contribute in the establishment of the WGSS and/or assist with locating safe areas to conduct psychosocial support (PSS) in communities reached by the mobile teams.
- Manage the WGSS or mobile team and supervise the activities.
- Supervise the WPE Social workers and PSS assistants and provide on job training and technical support.
- Work with caseworkers to ensure that WPE case management standards are adhered to, and when appropriate, provide direct case management and PSS.
- Ensure supplies/resources for counseling spaces, women centers, and other program activities are requested on a timely manner and are efficiently utilized.
- Conducting safety audits, in coordination with Prevention Officer, to identify risks and compile findings in weekly report to improve services.
- Work with the Prevention Officer and mobile health team to develop daily and weekly outreach plan based on case trends and need of women and girls.
- coordination with external actors, IRCs MHT and the WPE Coordinator to improve the GBV referral pathway.
- Maintain positive coordination and relationships with GBV actor and services providers and CBOs and other IRC sectors staff.
- Redound and assist to develop and conduct training, and workshop for IRC staff, volunteers and GBV actors on response activities.
- Coordinate and connect with the collaborators to ensure safe and accessible programming.
- Contribute to preparing the monthly spending, procurement, and work plans.
- Perform other tasks as may be assigned by Supervisor.
REQUIREMENTS: (Qualifications, Skills, and Abilities):
A. Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in social work, Psychology, Sociology, or other relevant training.
B. Experience:
- Minimum two years’ experience in implementing GBV response programs.
- Good working knowledge of English language.
C. Skills and Abilities:
- Excellent knowledge of the working environment.
- Knowledge of GBVIMS or confidential data entry
- Knowledge of Microsoft word and excel.
- Flexible, able to handle pressure well, and strong communication skills.
D. Proficiencies:
- Deep understanding of gender-based violence, women’s protection, and empowerment in the context of Yemen.
- Works well in and promotes teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment,
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, and Anti-Retaliation
IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, age, marital status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
IRC strives to build a diverse and inclusive team at all levels who as individuals, and as a group, embody our culture statement creating a working environment characterized by critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity for us to achieve our aspirations as a team and deliver the best possible services to our clients.