Under the direction of the Director, Health Technical Unit, the Gender Based Violence Specialist will be a member of the technical department and will provide technical support to International Medical Corps’ Gender-Based Violence programs worldwide.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide technical support to International Medical Corps’ GBV programs worldwide, including program design, monitoring and evaluation, providing input into and review of reports and proposals, etc.;
- Develop an organization-wide strategic approach for GBV programming;
- Develop standard GBV training and education materials for staff and beneficiaries for use throughout International Medical Corps’ worldwide programs;
- Coordinate a network a GBV staff working in the various field offices;
- Perform site visits to assist with start-up of GBV programs as well as provide monitoring and backstopping throughout the project;
- Participate in global GBV coordination mechanisms, and facilitate field staff’s participation in field-level GBV coordinating bodies;
- Participate in emergency start-up and field-level assessments, as needed;
- Establish and maintain monitoring system to track International Medical Corps’ progress in its GBV programs;
- Conduct trainings to build GBV capacity of field staff at International Medical Corps and in partner agencies;
- Develop methods to integrate prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse into programming worldwide;
- Lead the development and roll-out of an organization wide accountability reporting and response system;
- Ensure dissemination of and adherence to internationally recognized standards and guidelines related to GBV;
- Provide backstopping support to International Medical Corps’ GBV programming as needed;
- Perform other duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed above are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all inclusive.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Must have previous experience (3+ years) managing a GBV program at field level, preferably in a relief setting;
- Must have an advanced degree, preferably in a related field such as social work, psychology, etc.;
- Fluency in spoken and written English language necessary; preferred proficiency in another language such as French or Arabic;
- Excellent communication skills with an ability to collaborate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders around the world via a range of methods – face to face, e-mail, phone, instant message, etc.
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