Job Context
• Reference Code: SVN-090/2017/S – BD1
• Duty Station: Filed Locations, Cox`s Bazar, Bangladesh
• Estimated Starting Date: As soon as possible
• Classification: G-05/01 (UN Salary Scale)
• Type of Appointment: Special Short Term (09 months with possibility of extension)

Job Description / Responsibility
• Reinforce adherence to the GBV guiding principles throughout all protection activities
• Ensure response work with clients, including case management and psychosocial interventions, adheres to best-practice principles when working with survivors of GBV.
• Directly supervise the GBV Case Workers.
• Hold regular planning and debriefing sessions with team members at community based safe spaces.
• Mentor and support staff professional development and foster a positive team spirit to encourage innovative and quality programming.
• Identify training needs for GBV Case Workers and support organization and facilitation of training to meet those needs, in collaboration with the organization’s GBV Program Manager.
• Work closely with GBV staff, community volunteers to design activities that respond to identified needs.
• Prepare and maintain/update detailed work plan(s) that support and achieve activities.
• Provide direct support and ongoing mentoring to GBV Case Workers as they provide services to women and girl survivors of GBV. This will include assessment of client needs; basic, crisis counselling (and in some contexts further individual counselling); development of action plans with clients; support to clients in pursuing services and support.
• Develop and implement a series of age-appropriate and specialized group emotional services to be provided to vulnerable women and girls, aimed at meeting the needs of survivors of GBV.
• Ensure the existence of a confidential space for case management and individual counselling.
• Oversee and provide guidance for age appropriate and relevant psychosocial activities for women and adolescent girls.
• Identify concerns related to and support adherence to GBV referral protocols by all relevant organizations and agencies.
• Support the identification of GBV focal points in health centres.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders including community leaders and other implementing organizations and agencies.
• Prepare and submit weekly, monthly and three-month work plans in a timely manner, and incorporate supervisor feedback as requested; Compile monthly activity report for submission.
• Ensure that all relevant financial documentation is accurately completed and submitted.
• Ensure that attendance records and other reporting tools are implemented and routinely provided to relevant staff including GBV Specialist, Field Coordinator and Project Coordinator.
• Monitor data collection to ensure that staff collect data in safe and ethical ways.
• Maintain positive coordination and relationships with partner and other sector staff

Job Nature
Contractual

Educational Requirements
Completed university degree from psychology, women’s studies, social work or public health

Experience Requirements
• At least 2 year(s)

Job Requirements
• At least 2 years of experience (counseling survivors of abuse or violence and implementing activities for women and girls or proven engagement in women’s rights/groups).
• Good working knowledge of Chittagongian and English.
• Clear understanding of gender, human rights, issues surrounding violence against women and girls
• Experience working in emergency responses targeting vulnerable women and girls
• Demonstrated understanding of and ability to maintain confidentiality and respect for clients
• Knowledge and experience with community outreach and mobilization
• Experience facilitating trainings and workshops and mentoring others
• Positive and professional attitude, including ability to lead and work well in a team setting
• Strong ability to organize work, meet deadlines, maintain composure, prioritize work under pressure, coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail
• Personal qualities: Works well in and promotes teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure well
• Excellent communication, listening and observation skills, including ability to create trust, support, respect and interact with survivors of all ages, background and diversity
• Demonstrated commitment to women’s empowerment and protection through current/ previous volunteer or paid work in women’s group, girls clubs or other relevant experience is an added advantage.
• Familiarity with principles of monitoring and evaluation. Experience in writing brief narrative reports.
• Computer literate, including Microsoft Word and Excel
• Fluency in Chittagonian is required
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and respect in WSS at all times is essential.

Send your CV to DhakaJobs@iom.int or Click here to Email CV from MY BDJOBS account.
Candidates with the required qualifications can apply through email by mentioning the reference code SVN-090/2017/S-BD1; Safe Space Manager in the subject line with the following documents:

Application Letter/Cover Letter
Curriculum Vitae
Personal History Form (PHF) which can be downloaded from the IOM Dhaka website: www.iom.org.bd
Scan copy of Photo

Please ensure that your application is complete with the above-mentioned documents. As incomplete applications generate an immense administrative burden for our organization. As a rule, candidates who have not properly submitted their application with required documents will be excluded from consideration.

Any attempt for persuasion will be considered as a disqualification
ONLY SHORT-LISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CALLED FOR ASSESSMENT
Any attempt for persuasion will be considered as a disqualification
ONLY SHORT-LISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CALLED FOR ASSESSMENT
Application Deadline : Dec 3, 201