GBV Officer- UN OCHA funded multi sectoral project

Job Description

Title: GBV Officer- UN OCHA funded multi sectoral project

Company Name: Friends in Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB)

Vacancy: --

Age: At least 25 years

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar (Teknaf)

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Bachelor of Social Science (Pass)
• Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Psychology

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Age At least 25 years
• Only Female

• Fluency in English and Bangla (both reading and writing); knowledge of the local language (Chittagonian/Rohingya) will be considered an advantage.

• Ability to work in challenging environments and willingness to travel regularly to the camps and host communities.

• Ability to work independently and as a team player, and to work with disaster-affected communities in a sensitive and participatory manner.

• Team player with positive attitude and willingness to learn.

• Empathy, cultural sensitivity, accountability, respect for diversity, and a strong commitment to safeguarding, survivor and child dignity, and humanitarian principles.

• Works with trustworthiness and integrity and has a clear commitment to FIVDB’s core values and humanitarian principles.

• Has awareness and sensitivity to gender and diversity.

Job Context:

Friends in Village Development Bangladesh (FIVDB) is going to implement a multi-sectoral project, “Ensuring continued access to immediate lifesaving integrated primary health, WASH and protection services for the Rohingya refugees in Camps 26 and 27, Nhila Union, Teknaf”, delivered as a partner of a consortium led by Tdh Bangladesh. The project will address critical GBV, health, and hygiene-related issues through various prevention and response interventions – community mobilization focusing on protection, Health/Nutrition through an outreach team, GBV Emergency Case Management, structured MHPSS, Youth-led community protection initiatives, and structured Girl Shine and EMB sessions.

The GBV Officer will support the prevention of and response to Gender-Based Violence in the targeted Rohingya camps. S/he will provide survivor-centered case management, implement GBV prevention and PSS activities, and contribute to strengthening community protection mechanisms, referral pathways, and coordination with GBV actors at the camp level, while ensuring strict adherence to safeguarding and humanitarian principles. She will report to the Project Team Leader, community outreach workers, CiCs, Mahjis, women leaders, and local stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

GBV Case Management & Survivor Support

• Provide survivor-centered GBV case management in line with GBV Guiding Principles, respecting confidentiality, safety, dignity, and informed consent.

• Receive GBV cases from different channels community outreach, women- and girl-friendly spaces (WGFS), referrals, or self-reporting.

• Open and maintain individual case files, conduct rapid needs assessments, with special attention to high-risk groups (women, girls, persons with disabilities, older persons).

• Conduct regular case review, and provide technical guidance on complex, urgent, and high-risk cases, ensuring appropriate referral, follow-up, and escalation where required.

• Provide technical oversight and supervision to Case Workers to ensure timely and quality case management, including case identification, assessment, case planning, referral, follow-up, and case closure, in line with approved GBV case management standards and procedures.

• Develop and implement case management plans according to project and GBV AoR standards.

• Ensure a safe and timely referral process to health, psychosocial, legal, shelter, safety, and livelihood services, including accompaniment when required.

• Conduct regular follow-ups and update case plans based on evolving needs.

• Close cases appropriately and ensure proper documentation and secure data management.

Community Engagement, Awareness & GBV Prevention

• Support to facilitate GBV prevention and awareness sessions for women, girls, men, boys, and community leaders in camps and host communities.

• Implement approved GBV awareness and PSS modules using culturally appropriate and conflict-sensitive approaches.

• Facilitate group psychosocial support activities in centers and through community outreach.

• Identify, engage, and train FDMN and host community volunteers, including women and adolescent girls, to support GBV prevention and PSS activities.

• Promote positive gender norms, risk mitigation, and community-led protection mechanisms.

Coordination, Referral Pathways & Camp Engagement

• Strengthen referral pathways among GBV, child protection, PSS, health, protection, legal, and livelihood actors in camps and host communities.

• Work closely with community outreach workers, CiCs, Mahjis, women leaders, and local stakeholders to ensure coordinated service delivery.

• Participate actively in GBV Sub-Sector and Child Protection Sub-Sector meetings, inter-agency case review meetings, case conferences, and coordination forums at camp and host-community levels.

• Collaborate with other case management agencies in the working areas to avoid duplicate case registration and ensure seamless referrals.

• Support inter-agency collaboration and information sharing while maintaining confidentiality standards.

• Coordinate with relevant GBV and CP actors, service providers, and FTR teams to strengthen referral pathways and ensure timely and appropriate responses to child protection concerns.

Documentation, Reporting & Knowledge Management

• Ensure accurate and timely completion of case files, assessment forms, referrals, and follow-up records, with weekly, monthly, and ad-hoc reports to the supervisor.

• Collect and document case stories, good practices, lessons learned, and beneficiary quotations, ensuring ethical consent and “do no harm” principles.

• Support the collection of programme photos, videos, and short documentaries for reporting, advocacy, and learning purposes, in line with data protection policies.

• Contribute to programme learning by sharing field observations and community feedback.

• Monitor prevention and response activities and key indicators, contribute to reporting, and identify implementation gaps and emerging child protection risks for appropriate action.

Safeguarding, Accountability & Staff Safety

• Ensure the safety and well-being of survivors, children, community members, and staff from harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation.

• Ensure FIVDB’s Safeguarding and Gender Equality and Inclusion policies and Code of Conduct are understood and applied in all areas of work.

• Report safeguarding concerns and incidents promptly in line with organizational procedures.

Technical Expertise, Skills and Knowledge

• Any other tasks assigned by the Supervisor.

• Strong understanding of GBV Guiding Principles, survivor-centered case management, and PSS.

• Knowledge and understanding of child protection case management principles and safeguarding, including inter-agency child protection case management guidelines and tools.

• Understanding of humanitarian principles, and PSEA and safeguarding.

• Strong community mobilization, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.

• Strong reporting and documentation skills; skills in ethical documentation, storytelling, and basic media collection.

• Proficiency in MS Office applications, especially MS Word and MS Excel.

• Weekly 2 holidays

• Other benefits as per FIVDB HR policy and the approved project budget