GBV Case worker – Tigray

The position holder will base at Tigray region: Ahsea, Chila Woreda and Adwa Hospital. The overall responsibility of the position holder is to conduct GBV case management activities and strengthen GBV response referral pathway. She will be under the direct supervision of the Health Program Manager with technical links with the mission GBV Advisor.

Essential duties and responsibilities.

• Case workers will provide case management services to survivors, including referrals to existing services at the woreda, will conduct follow up and update status of referral cases.
• She will support updating service mapping on their coverage area and coordinate with other GBV actors in the woreda.
• Prepare and compile weekly and monthly reports and share with relevant stakeholders and immediate supervisors.
• Develop and implement individual case management planning for GBV survivors
• Ensure regular follow-up of the implementation of the case plan for each clients.
• Coordinate with other Protection actors to coordinate the implementation of international and national standards and consideration of protection issues.
• Identify additional needs of the survivor and collaborate with other internal and external sectors to meet the needs of the survivor.
• Provide confidential referral based on the best interest of the survivor to other service providers as part of case management; follow-up to ensure that all the cases adequately receiving needed support once referral has been made.
• Support the development of GBV prevention awareness messages and assist community volunteers in raising awareness about GBV.

Educational Qualification

• BSc degree in Midwifery, social work, sociology , psychology , public health and relevant field of social sciences.

Work Experience

• A minimum of two years of experience as a GBV case worker, GBV Officer, GBV case manager including prevention, response, case management, and program/project development and management in an emergency context, is required.
• Experience with other NGO is a plus.

Skills and qualities required

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Good computer skills: MS Word and MS Excel
• Know how to work in a multidisciplinary team
• Formalize and communicate professional know-how
• Extensive training in the field of GBV
• Demonstrable experience in reporting, supervising and training others in a team setting.
• Active leasing
• Skill to apply international technical guidelines and standards in GBV
• Knowledge of the local context is an asset

Languages

• English
• Local language is required