The Organisation
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances childrenโs rights and equality for girls.
We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And itโs girls who are most affected.
Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.
We support childrenโs rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for โ and respond to โ crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.
We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 85 years, and are now active in more than 80 countries.
The Opportunity
The Gender Based Violence specialist is responsible for coordinating the GBV program of Plan International Ethiopia across the various IDP and refugee settings. this includes program development, leading assessments, proposal/concept note development, quality assurance, reporting, analysis and standards setting as well as coordination of different teams and partners. the objective of this role is to further strengthen the response capacity of plan staff on the ground. the GBV specialist will need to have extensive experience in the following areas including case management, CPIMS, children in contact with the law, community engagement, GBV IMS, MPHSS, SRHR, GBV coordination and referral in emergencies.
In addition, the position holder shall support the field team to ensure quality implementation and delivery of the GBV related activities and mainstreaming of GBV and protection in all project areas targeted by Plan International Ethiopia. The post holder, in consultation with supervisor, will be responsible to lead consultations with government agencies, humanitarian actors and community members to identify GBV and protection risks and to develop possible strategies to mitigate protection risks and to strengthen response capacity of various actors. Besides, the position holder is also responsible to provide capacity building trainings on different GBV and protection topics including basic protection principles; GBV prevention and response mechanisms; PSEA to government line bureaus, community representatives and other humanitarian actors. Will also be responsible for ongoing identification and documentation of GBV and protection related trends, lessons and developments. The post holder will also be expected to represent Plan International in general protection, CP and GBV related coordination forums as needed.
The Individual
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications/ experience essential:
- Bachelor of Arts degree (Masters preferred) in Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Gender Studies, Law, or other similar social science field of studies;
- 5+ Years of relevant experience out of which 3 years on a senior level experience and experience in GBV or general protection related roles
- Experience working in NGO and writing project proposals is an advantage
- Experience working in IDP and refugee context is desirable
Core competencies:
- Understands and applies a survivor-centered approach, including GBV Guiding Principles, Safety, Confidentiality, Respect and Non-discrimination
- Demonstrates commitment to gender equality; promotes and integrates gender analysis and mainstreaming into humanitarian programming;
- Demonstrates commitment to gender equality; Promotes and integrates gender analysis and mainstreaming into humanitarian programming
- Understands and applies the tools and forms relevant Inter Agency guidelines, tools and forms on Protection in general and GBV in emergencies in particular.
- Familiarity with international, regional, national and local normative and legal frameworks pertaining to protection and GBV in particular.
Professional competencies:
- Demonstrates knowledge and abilities to oversee implementation of a multi-sectorial response to GBV
- Understands principles and practice of a case management approach and can apply to GBV programs
- Demonstrates knowledge of and engages effectively with the humanitarian architecture
- Demonstrates knowledge of GBV prevention theory and identifies and applies prevention strategies at different stages of the humanitarian response
- Demonstrates critical analysis skills including context, trends, and vulnerabilities related to GBV
- Demonstrates knowledge of prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse responsibilities within the humanitarian response and supports implementation
- Able to influence other sectors to mainstream GBV prevention and response
Behavioural competencies:
- Adapt and cope with pressure
- Demonstrates good judgement and decision-making skills
- Able to negotiate and advocate effectively with a range of stakeholders
Safeguarding Children and Young People (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI)
- Understands and puts into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan Internationalโs Code of Conduct (CoC), ensuring that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.
- Ensures that all staff signed safeguarding policies;
- Implement Plan Internationalโs global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in day to day work.
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Location: Addis Ababa, Country Office
Type of Role: Gender Based Violence
Reports to: Thematic Lead โ CP and GBV in Emergencies
Grade: D1
Closing Date:February 24,2024
Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.
We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.
We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girlsโ rights and inclusion.
Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.
A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
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