GBV Prevention Officer (PO)

Job Description

Title: GBV Prevention Officer (PO)

Company Name: CARE Bangladesh

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor's degree in social sciences, gender studies, public health, social work, humanities, law or other related discipline.

Experience Requirements:
∎ 2 to 3 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Location: Based in Camps, Ukhiya.
∎ Contract Duration: The duration of the proposed contract is up to June 30, 2020.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Responsibility # 1: Staff management and Supervision :
∎ Function as hands-on supervisor for daily prevention and outreach activities.
∎ Supervise and provide support to the Outreach Workers and Volunteers on all daily activities in the community, regularly co-facilitating daily activities.
∎ Supervise, train and provide on-going support, guidance and mentoring to the Outreach Workers on ensuring the highest quality of services is provided and meets quality standards that are in line with GBV IASC guidelines, principles and best practices.
∎ Collaborate with and keep the WGSS Senior Project Officer (SPO) aware of all operational issues, staffing, resources, and program needs, and highlight any key information necessary to ensure services remain relevant to women and girls.
∎ Support staff recruitment, orientation and training in conjunction with the Human Resources Department.
∎ Mentor, recommend, develop and implement capacity building/development plan for staff based on documented capacity needs assessment.
∎ Hold regular planning and debriefing sessions with team members.
∎ Foster a positive team spirit to encourage innovative and quality programing.

Additional Requirements:
∎ 2-3 years' experience with a minimum of three years' work experience of GBV in emergencies, protection, and gender programing.
∎ Experience of supervising field staff required.
∎ Experience & technical skills:
∎ Strong knowledge of IASC GBV Guidelines and Gender Handbook, Humanitarian Principles, IASC Protection, GBV and CP minimum standards and guidelines.
∎ Strong understanding of GBV Prevention and outreach activities, particularly male engagement activities on GBV.
∎ Understands the challenges and obstacles women and girls face regarding cultural practices, norms, and society pressures and the sensitivities of conducting outreach and awareness on violence related issues.
∎ Must be comfortable to attend and facilitate internal/external meetings, representing GBV issues.
∎ Practical field experience working in camps or spontaneous/informal/makeshift settlements required.
∎ Positive and professional attitude, including ability to lead and work well in team setting.
∎ Strong ability to organize work, meet deadlines, maintain composure, priorities work under pressure, coordinate multiple tasks and competing priorities and maintain attention to detail.
∎ Excellent interpersonal and staff management skills, problem-solving skills, creativity and flexibility.
∎ Ability to communicate sensitively and without judgment; good diplomatic and persuasion skills.
∎ Ability to use good judgment when making decisions and to take accountability for decisions made.
∎ Emotional maturity and stability to resolve conflicts in non-violent way and maintain appropriate boundaries.
∎ Good interpersonal skills including ability to gain trust and build relationships.
∎ Ability to handle multiple tasks; proven self-initiative and problem-solving abilities.
∎ Good report writing skills in Bangla and English.
∎ Strong computer skills on MS word, Excel.
∎ REQUIRED: Fluent communication skills in both verbal and written Bangla, Rohingya/Chitagonian. English advantage

Salary:
∎ Attractive remuneration package will be offered to the really deserving candidate.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ CARE offers Provident Fund, Gratuity, Festival Bonus, Leave Encashment, Life and Health Insurance, Working Mother Benefits etc.

Application Deadline: March 10, 2020

Company Information:
∎ CARE Bangladesh

Category: NGO/Development