Child Protection & GBV Prevention Officer

Job Description

Place of Work: Eastern Amhara(Jile Tumuga, Ambassel, Delanta, Mekane Selam)

Contract Duration: 8 Months

Number of Employees Needed: 4

• Compiling and analyzing data, and related information on overall 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 program planning, development and management
• 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 WVE’s work
• Facilitate training for various community groups on relevant topics of child protection and gender-based violence sector in partnership with civil society and government actors
• Monitor, analyses and evaluate project results to ensure achievement of objectives and take corrective action when necessary..
• Ensure application of standards, guidelines and good practices for children and women protection in emergency related activities

Required Education & Professional Experience:

• University degree in social work, sociology , psychology , public health and relevant field of social sciences .
• A minimum of three years experience in child protection, Gender-based violence and related areas, program/project development and management in emergency context is required.
• Proven experience in designing and implementing child protection and GBV trainings to a variety of stakeholders.
• Direct case 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.

Preferred Knowledge and Skills:​

• Extensive training in the fields of CP/GBV, psycho-social wellbeing, case management and application of international technical guidelines and standards in Child Protection and GBV.
• Knowledge and skills of and ability to implement integrated CP responses, including Gender Based Violence
• . Awareness of or interest in community based protection mechanisms.

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only