CP/GBV Social Worker

Introduction

Union of Ethiopian Women and Children Associations (UEWCA) is non-governmental, non-political and non-partisan consortium of 80 Women, Girls and Children focused on Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) that are engaged on the empowerment and gender equality in all regional states and city administrations of Ethiopia. UEWCA was established in 2010 as a platform to voice the voice of its members and beneficiaries as well as to capacitate and coordinate the efforts of its member CSOs and Stakeholders towards seeing well-dignified, empowered, healthy, vibrant and visionary women, girls and children in Ethiopia.

UEWCA is intending to implement a project in Abala Woreda of Afar Regional to reduce the rates of GBV, through prevention actions aimed at sustainably transforming discriminatory gender norms; mitigation of GBV risk through improved security, dignity, and mobility of women and girls. Hence, it is looking for competent and qualified candidate for the following posts

Job Description

• Compiling and submitting data, and related information on overall communities, IDP, returnees and humanitarian crisis in the target area, with a specific focus on child protection/GBV, and prepare written inputs accordingly to inform effective project implementation.
• Undertakes regular protection service delivery for vulnerable women, girls and children to recover from the traumatized experiences caused by conflict and forced displacement.
• Collect information; identify problems and constraints in order to ensure effective project delivery.
• Participate in meetings with relevant coordination forums, local authorities, other actors and donors to discuss and represent UEWCA work.
• Facilitate training for various community groups on relevant topics of child protection and gender-based violence sector in partnership with relevant stakeholders and government actors.
• Prepare and submit reports and other necessary data.
• Ensure application of standards, guidelines and good practices for children and women protection in emergency related activities

Duty Station: Afar Regional State, Abala Woreda

Reports to: CP/GBV officer

Salary: As per the organization scale

Required: One

Duration: Eight months with the possibility of extension

Required Professional Experience:

• University degree in Gender, clinical psychology, psychiatric nurse, public health, clinical nurse sociology, social worker and relevant field of social sciences.
• A minimum of two years’ experience in protection and related areas, program/project local level experience and management in emergency context is required.
• Proven experience in implementing child protection and GBV trainings to a variety of stakeholders.
• WGSS management and experience,
• Working with children, women and adolescents is an asset.
• Knowledge and experience on Gender Based Violence programming including prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA) an asset.
• Knowledge and skills of and ability to implement integrated CP responses, including Gender Based Violence. Awareness of or interest in community-based protection mechanisms