WPE Prevention Officer
Qualifications of WPE Prevention Officer:
- Location: Sittwe, Myanmar
- Vacancy No: 59259
- Salary: N/A
- Organization: IRC International Rescue Committee
- Deadline: Varies
Brief details about WPE Prevention Officer:
About
Information about the organization that has offered the job:
Background/IRC Summary:
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a private, non-political, non-profit, and non-religious organization. For over 90 years, we have been providing humanitarian assistance to communities affected by conflict and natural disasters in more than 40 countries. Since 2008, the IRC has been active in Myanmar, delivering humanitarian assistance in areas such as health, protection, water, and sanitation, specifically targeting families impacted by conflict and natural disasters.
Job Overview/Summary: The WPE Prevention Officer will oversee prevention and risk reduction activities such as safety audits, awareness sessions, behavior change curriculums including travel to the field, risk identification, and efforts to engage community and site leadership in risk reduction in 8 locations and efforts to engage camp management committee (CMC) in IRC sites.
The WPE Prevention Officer will provide technical support and guidance to the outreach workers This position will lead all awareness raising and information dissemination activities with the community to ensure services are accessible to women and girls.
The Prevention Officer will also seek to ensure data collection and entry is completed accurately and according to GBV confidentially best practices, for monitoring and evaluation purposes, and will review and submit to WPE senior program officer /M&E Manager on a regular basis. The position requires a personal commitment to advancing women’s issues and working on behalf of women and girls in the community.
Position objectives:
To oversee all prevention activities designed to provide communities with GBV services information and GBV education on where women and girls can access GB services.
To support the development of a referral process for gender-based violence (GBV) survivors, including identification of and advocacy for addressing risks and gaps that exist.
To Provide technical guidance and support to the outreach workers in order to enable the smooth operation of prevention activities across IRC sites in Sittwe.
Major Responsibilities:
- Oversee all prevention activities designed to provide communities with GBV services information and GBV awareness on where women and girls can access services.
- Provide technical guidance and support to the outreach workers in order to enable the smooth operation of prevention activities across IRC sites in Sittwe.
- To support the development of a referral process for gender-based violence (GBV) survivors, including identification of and advocacy for addressing risks and gaps that exist.
Technical Quality:
- Reinforce adherence to the GBV guiding principles throughout all WPE activities.
- Ensure the voices of women and girls are integrated into all activities and discussions.
- Carry out and analyze information from safety audits and community consultations to identify risks faced by women and girls.
- Engage the community or camps in understanding the IRC WPE program to ensure by-in and support for associated activities.
- Provide supervision and ongoing training/mentoring to Outreach Workers to implement all prevention activities including ongoing assessment and risk identification activities.
- Provide TOT for Outreach Workers on Coffee and Tea sessions, peaceful families initiative and other education sessions.
- Plan and organize advocacy meeting with camp management committee (CMC )leaders, IDPs including male engagement activities.
- Provide TOTs and other prevention related training for IRC staff and Outreach workers.
- Conduct regular facilitation spot-checks for prevention staff, in GBV awareness sessions and behavior change curriculums.
- Review weekly work plans and share with the team.
- Conduct regular team meetings with staff and address the concerns and technical issues raised by the team.
- Support for other activities as needed and coordination with WPE team to support program activities as requested.
- Provide weekly and monthly updates and report to the WPE program officer as requested.
- Develop strategies for sharing information with communities, particular women and girls, about free services available to them.
- Other tasks assigned by supervisor.
Grant Monitoring and Reporting
- Prepare and submit weekly, monthly, and quarterly work plans in a timely manner for supervisor review and feedback.
- Compile and develop monthly activity report for submission to the WPE senior Program officer
- Ensure that all prevention relevant financial documents are accurately completed and submitted, as required by IRC policies.
- Ensure data collection and M&E measures are carried out correctly and turned in monthly.
Others
- Ensure all activities are carried out in accordance with IRC policies and procedures.
- Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop IRC programming
Key Working Relationships:
Position Reports to: WPE Senior Program Officer
Position directly supervises: Outreach Workers
Minimum Qualifications:
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional work experiences.
Work Experience:
- At least 2 years of professional experience in NGOs in community mobilization, social work, counseling or psychosocial programs.
- Familiarity with emergency contexts and issues, particularly in Rakhine State.
- Clear understanding of and experience related to gender, human rights, and issues surrounding women and girls.
- Strong desire to work with women and girls and address the issues they face in Rakhine State.
- Experience facilitating trainings worships, or mentoring others.
- Strong ability to organize work, coordinate multiple tasks, meet deadlines, work in a professional environment, work under pressure, and work within a multi-culture team.
Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:
- Understanding of WPE concepts and guiding principles for working with GBV survivors.
- Strong desire to work with women and girls and address the issue they face in Rakhine State.
- Demonstrated working experience in community engagement and behavior change activities.
- Demonstrate understanding of and ability to maintain confidentiality and respect for clients.
- Previous work with or within a women’s organization, preferred.
- Experience facilitating training, workshop, or mentoring others.
- Strong ability to organize work, coordinate multiple tasks, meet deadlines, work in a professional environment, work under pressure, and work within a multi-culture team.
- Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders including community leaders and other implementing partners.
- Positive attitude and flexibility.
- Good Team players.
Language Skills:
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in Burmese, strong interpersonal skills and local language.
- Ability to communicate in English and computer literate.
- Preferably local language.
Certificates or Licenses: Any relevant job requirement in this position
Local Candidates are encouraged to apply
Myanmar nationals with relevant skills sets and proven experience of working at international level are strongly encouraged.
Professional standard – IRC staff must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way – Global Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti-Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.