IRC WPE Coordinator (GBV Coordinator) Jobs in Nigeria
IRC WPE Coordinator (GBV Coordinator) Jobs in Nigeria
The IRC established operations in 2000 and is currently working in seven regions across the country implementing projects in Environmental Health/Water Sanitation and Hygiene (EH/WASH), Early Recovery and Development, Child Protection and Education, Health, Emergency Rapid Response and Community Wellbeing Initiative.
The IRC is seeking a highly motivated and dynamic individual for the position of Community Wellbeing Initiative (CWI) Coordinator.
IRC Ethiopia’s CWI provides quality case management and psychosocial support services for GBV survivors and works with and supports community members and structures to build capacity to respond to and prevent incidents of GBV.
The services include: assessment and contextual analyses, counselling, support, referrals, and enhancing local capacities through awareness-raising, training, and coordination.
The IRC CWI also implements programming for adolescent girls to increase their assets and resilience in order to more fully participate in refugee and local community contexts.
Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• In consultation with and with support from the DDP and Women Protection and Empowerment Technical Advisors (TA), oversee CWI staff in the quality of design, management, and monitoring and evaluation of CWI programming in Ethiopia.
• Ensure quality GBV response programming and ethical and sound data collection and information management systems are in place for GBV analysis, planning, and evaluation.
• Work with the Program Grants and Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEAL) Units in support of funding proposal development and monitoring tool development, ensuring technical inputs are received from the CWI team in a quality and timely manner.
• Assist in developing and managing program budgets in line with program priorities and intervention contexts and ensure an appropriate, timely, and efficient use and tracking of resources, ensuring compliance with donor and internal requirements.
• Participate in IRC multi-sectoral planning and program design initiatives, providing guidance and technical support to sector-specific design and implementation to maximize safety of, and reduce risks to, women and girls.
• Ensure strategic and technical partnerships with other organizations are sufficiently and effectively developed and supported.
• Liaise, coordinate, and work closely with IRC operational staff (i.e. HR, Supply Chain and Finance) to ensure timely and effective program planning and implementation, and to jointly address issues affecting program delivery as they arise.
• Ensure the IRC Global Strategy including Outcome Evidence Framework, Indicator Selection Tool and Good and Great standards as well as other tools/strategies are integrated in the design, implementation and monitoring of CWI projects.
Representation
• Oversee coordination through the GBV/Child Protection sub-clusters in refugee contexts
(with UNHCR and GoE), and in emergency response settings (with UNICEF and UNFPA).
• Represent the IRC’s CWI program in Ethiopia through meetings with external stakeholders such as the government, visitors, and donors, as requested or required.
• Actively develop and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders in Addis Ababa, including the Government of Ethiopia (GoE), UNHCR and other UN agencies, international and local NGOs, donors, and other relevant actors.
Strategic Planning
• Contribute in the strategic action planning process by undertaking sectoral context analyses.
• Provide cohesive leadership to CWI programming in Ethiopia, ensuring that priorities and opportunities identified are in line with IRC Ethiopia’s strategic plan and goals.
Management and Staff Development
• Support the development of sound performance objectives among CWI staff, and provide regular feedback on staff progress toward realizing those objectives.
• Identify and support ways to address staff capacity building needs.
• Mentor CWI staff through regular feedback; create, facilitate, and support opportunities for practicing and applying skills, and oversee and contribute to their performance reviews as required.
• At the request of the DDP/SMT take responsibility for miscellaneous tasks or projects not falling under responsibilities underlined in this job description.
Requirements
• Masters degree in health (MPH), social sciences, humanities or other related field with a minimum of 5 years of overseas experience, including 3 years management experience in GBV programming.
• At least 2 years of experience in direct service provision for GBV survivors, preferred.
• Previous experience supervising and managing diverse, multi-disciplinary teams in a cross-cultural setting, including providing direct and remote technical support.
• Substantial experience in project management in conflict or post-conflict situations, preferably in emergency contexts.
• Experience in grant management and proposal writing.
• Excellent written and oral English skills are mandatory.
• Demonstrated leadership and facilitation skills, with strong coordination, diplomacy and networking skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated experience in staff capacity building and mentoring.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; IRC WPE Coordinator (GBV Coordinator) Jobs in Nigeria
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