Gender based Violence Specialist

Tags: social work Law Environment
  • Added Date: Wednesday, 14 February 2024
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The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances childrenโ€™s 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 itโ€™s 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 childrenโ€™s 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:

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