GBV Prevention Assistant

Job Description

Title: GBV Prevention Assistant

Company Name: DanChurch Aid, Bangladesh office

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Cox's Bazar

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor degree minimum 1 year experience working with the issue of GBV

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 1 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ National Position
∎ Contract period:
∎ 31 December 2019 with the possibility of extension (subject to funding)
∎ Line Manager:
∎ GBV Prevention Officer
∎ Staff Manager:
∎ GBV outreach Volunteers
∎ Location:
∎ Based in Cox`s Bazar with daily field visits to the Rohingya Refugee camp
∎ Purpose of the job (Brief):
∎ The Prevention Assistant will have a background in Gender Based Violence (GBV) and women`s rights to disseminate information and provide trainings to the community on issues related to women and girls.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Planning and implementation :
∎ Work with the prevention officer to develop awareness-raising sessions for the community on women's rights and other relevant issues as identified by GBV Program team.
∎ Support the coordination of awareness-raising sessions that target adolescent girls in the camps.
∎ Reporting the GBV concerns of adolescent girls/women in the camps to the prevention officer.
∎ Support dissemination of information on existing WGSS services including working with other service providers to ensure community is aware of the available services.
∎ Support the prevention officer and the outreach volunteer's assessments, GBV rapid assessment, capacity building assessment.
∎ Support WGSS team referral services for cases requiring monitoring, recording and reporting.
∎ Actively contribute to sharing and exchanging information on all women's protection concerns or rights violations including individual cases.
∎ Supporting the WGSS in strengthening and functioning the referral pathways.
∎ When requested by the prevention officer, attend GBV program meetings on a bi-weekly or ad hoc basis.
∎ When requested by the prevention officer, responsible for recording minutes and attendance at meetings and giving to the prevention officer for translation and dissemination.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Knowledgeable in GBV and women's rights
∎ Experience working with refugees, women and girls, and implementing programs in vulnerable communities
∎ Understands the challenges and obstacles women and girls face regarding cultural practices, norms, and society pressures.
∎ Understands sensitivities of conducting outreach and awareness on violence related issues.
∎ Ability to communicate sensitively and without judgment.
∎ Emotional maturity and stability to deal with conflict and confrontation in non-violent way and maintain appropriate boundaries.
∎ Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, ethnicity, and age sensitivity and adaptability.
∎ Good communication and facilitation skills to work with community members and leaders on sensitive topics.
∎ Language:
∎ Fluency in Bangla and Rohingya language is required.
∎ Good in English (both writing and speaking)
∎ Only online applications consisting of minimum a CV and a cover letter will be considered.
∎ The candidate must have personal commitment to social equity and equal rights and opportunities and adhere to the staff policies of DCA on Sexual Harassment and Anti-Corruption.
∎ DCA needs people with excellent interpersonal communication skills and a good team spirit.
∎ Willingness to be flexible is essential.
∎ Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
∎ DCA promotes equal opportunities for women and men from different caste, ethnic and religious backgrounds and encourages them to apply for these posts within DCA.
∎ For information about DCA visit www.danchurchaid.org

Application Deadline: June 16, 2019

Company Information:
∎ DanChurch Aid, Bangladesh office
∎ Business : DanChurchAid (DCA) is a faith-based, non-missionary organization. We work for the poor, vulnerable and socially excluded communities and believe in life before death. Our everyday work with development and relief aid strives to help the oppressed, neglected and marginalized groups in our focus countries in Asia, the Middle East, and Africa to strengthen their possibilities of a life in dignity. In Bangladesh, we are involved in several thematic areas with our work focusing on resilient livelihoods/economic empowerment and humanitarian relief and DRR.

Category: NGO/Development