Women’s Protection & Empowerment Assistant
Job Description
Title: Women’s Protection & Empowerment Assistant
Company Name: International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia)
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor degree in any discipline
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 1 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ The WPE Assistant works in the Women’s Safe Space. The role is to support women and girls in the center through provision of activities including: setting up information sessions, recreational sessions, and emotional support sessions. (S)He will assist in the provision of group activities, skills building, information sessions and other recreational activities that promote support networks and cohesion with women and girls at the centers/safe spaces. (S)He will play a key role in ensuring activity implementation including supporting project documentation, administration and monitoring and evaluation tasks.
∎ Department/Program: Women`s Protection & Empowerment (WPE)
Job Responsibilities:
∎ In collaboration and under the direction of a Technical Manager/Program Manager, the staff will:
∎ Work with women and girls in the WSS to identify their needs, interests and priorities, and where possible, adapt activities according to these to ensure activities offered are culturally appropriate and meet their needs
∎ Conduct, prepare, and help plan and organize activities with women and adolescent girls
∎ Provide Psychosocial First Aid
∎ Assist with dignity kit distributions and appropriate messaging and feedback from adolescent girls on dignity kits and other discretionary items provided
∎ Adhere to and promote GBV guiding principles
∎ Know and understand the GBV referral pathway
∎ Share with the women and girls what options for care are available, including what services can be provided and what services cannot
∎ Outreach and Community Mobilization:
∎ In collaboration with the Community Workers/Volunteers, conduct awareness raising activities on GBV and its health consequences, promote available services to women and girls, and listen to them about their barriers to accessing services with activities for female only group
∎ Inform women and girls about available services and material support in accordance with their needs
∎ In close collaboration with community outreach workers conduct regular safety assessments to identify key risks faced by women and girls within their community
∎ Support community outreach workers and other community members in developing key messages and strategies to address and/or mitigate risks the subjects face
∎ Other Duties and Responsibilities:
∎ Maintain positive coordination and relationships with partner and other sector staff
∎ Ensure supplies/resources for women centers and other program activities are requested on a timely manner and are efficiently utilized
∎ Track participation numbers of women and girls attending SSWG activities
Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum 1 year of professional experience in implementing activities for women and girls or proven engagement in women’s rights/groups is desirable but not essential
∎ Personal qualities: Works well in and promotes teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure well
∎ Strong communication and facilitation skills
∎ Ability to keep records and write simple and basic reports of activities would be an added advantage
∎ Excellent listening and observation skills, including ability to build trust, support, respect and interact with survivors of all ages, background and diversity
∎ Demonstrated dedication towards women’s empowerment and protection through current/ previous volunteer or paid work in women’s group, girls clubs or other relevant experience
∎ Ability to maintain confidentiality and respect in WSS at all times is essential
∎ Good working knowledge of language spoken by population in need
Salary: Tk. 36750 (Monthly)
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Medical allowance, Weekly 2 holidays, Insurance, Gratuity
∎ Two bonuses in a year equivalent to two basic salaries
Application Deadline: November 17, 2019
Company Information:
∎ International Rescue Committee (IRC)
∎ Address : Apartment A4, 4th Floor, Navana Miru, House 4, Road 96, Gulshan 2, Dhaka
∎ Web : https://www.rescue.org/
∎ Business : The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future. In more than 40 countries and in 26 U.S. cities, our dedicated teams provide clean water, shelter, health care, education, protection and empowerment support to refugees and displaced people. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) Founded in 1933. David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, is a former Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom.
Category: NGO/Development
Read Before Apply: Standard of Professional Conduct:IRC and IRC employees are required to abide by the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way - Code of Conduct which are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons and several others.Gender Equality & Equal Opportunity:We are committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer generous benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances. We welcome and strongly encourage qualified female professionals to apply.We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Are you ready to join the most dynamic team?
