GBV Response Officer (Response Officer)

Job Description

Title: GBV Response Officer (Response Officer)

Company Name: World Vision Bangladesh

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor's degree preferably in any discipline preferably in Social science/ Social work / Psychology/.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 1 year(s)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Support the caseworkers to properly document and provide confidential services to survivors of GBV, grounded in IASC Guideline on, survivor-centered case management approach.
∎ Support caseworkers to provide safe referrals for sexual assault survivors to access clinical care at the nearest facility
∎ Ensure client files are safely stored and accurately filed
∎ Support the maintenance of the IASC case management system by maintaining client confidentiality
∎ Regularly update the GBVIMS data base with information collected in the intake forms
∎ Identify case management supply needs and raise the purchase requests.
∎ Support caseworkers to provide timely consent based interagency referrals for survivors in need of other services and advocate for them where necessary
∎ Lead interagency case review meetings per agreed timelines
∎ Follow-up with service providers, community based support groups and the survivors themselves to ensure GBV survivors receive timely support
∎ Monitor caseworkers and outreach volunteers to ensure any planned home visits is first discussed with the response officer and the survivor to minimize potential risks to survivors and the involved staff.
∎ Strengthen and maintain networks with community leaders, women leaders, service providers and camp management to ensure that survivors receive compassionate support from the community
∎ Participate in psychosocial assessment of women registering for women center activities and support the women empowerment supervisor to run group therapy and psycho education activities at the women center
∎ Represent WV Program in the respective sector coordination meetings at field level when requested and establish strategic partnerships with other organizations.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at least 28 years
∎ Knowledge on current development and emergence issues
∎ Good conceptual and practical skill to write project concept paper and design documents of the project.
∎ Good knowledge and skills in forecasting and budgeting
∎ Baseline survey, Evaluation and Monitoring process and tools.
∎ Good facilitation skill of Training, Seminar and Advocacy programs.
∎ Proven management and leadership ability
∎ Good communication and networking skill
∎ Chittagong/Rohingya language skills will be taken into consideration. Good command in English & Bengali, both written and verbal.
∎ Decision making and conflict resolution skills
∎ Competent in using MS Word, MS Excel and PowerPoint presentation
∎ Ability to work under stressful condition and adaptive to local culture and situation

Salary: Tk. 65000 (Monthly)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Medical allowance, Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Festival Bonus: 1

Application Deadline: April 23, 2019

Company Information:
∎ World Vision Bangladesh
∎ Address : Abedin Tower (2nd floor), 35 Kemal Ataturk Avenue, Banani, Dhaka - 1213, P.O. Box: 9071
∎ Business : World Vision (WV) is an established international Christian humanitarian development and advocacy organization dedicated for working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their fullest potential by tackling the causes of poverty & injustice. It serves all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, gender or ability.

Being a child-focused organization, World Vision has the responsibility to ensure safety & protection of the children while they come in contact with the staff; accordingly all the recruits will go through specific checks and compliance procedures in accordance to its Child Protection Policy. Persons with a history of child rights and child protection violation are discouraged to apply.

Female are specially encourage to apply.

Category: NGO/Development