GBV Social Worker -Empowerment Assistant Vacancy at Danish Refugee Council (DRC)

DRC is Denmark’s largest NGO. We are a leading international NGO – one of the few with a specific expertise in forced displacement. In 40 countries across the world our 8,000 employees work to protect, advocate and build sustainable futures for refugees and other displacement-affected people and communities.

The overall purpose of the role:

The GBV Social Worker-Empowerment Assistant works as part of DRC’s team in Tanzania, under the direct supervision of the GBV Team Leader and the guidance and support of the Protection Coordinator. This position is based in Nduta/Nyarugusu refugee camp/Host community, depending on programmatic needs.

The GBV Social worker- Empowerment Assistant is responsible for supporting the quality, timely implementation of GBV activities in compliance with DRC standards in the assigned refugee camp. This includes empowering women/Men groups’ supervision and training for the incentive staff and women/Men/adolescent girls/boys’ groups on GBV issues affecting women/Men and adolescent girls/boys in the assigned refugee camp. She/he will work closely with other GBV Staff members, other DRC sectors, and partners. The position reports to the GBV Team Leader

Job title: GBV Social Work -Empowerment Assistant

Employment Category: National contract

Reporting to: GBV Team Leader

Unit/department: Gender Based Violence (GBV)

Location: Nduta/Nyarugusu refugee camp

Authorization level: N/A

Responsibilities and tasks.

• Conduct women/Men empowerment activity in accordance with the women/Men centers activity guideline, women/men, and girls’/boys’ feedback and consultation.
• To work closely with the PSS team in identifying vulnerable women and girls in the community.
• Collaborating with the prevention team in sensitizing women and girls on reproductive health.
• Identify and recruit adolescent girls/boys aged from 18 to participate in empowerment activities.
• Recruit and train Girl/Boy Mentors through violence-free home sessions.
• Facilitate Girl/Boys Life Skills curriculum as well as parent/caregiver curriculum.
• Enroll age-appropriate, participants in different identified activities and monitor activities at the women’s centers
• Empower the women/Men in leadership roles, decision-making, leadership learning, and exercise through women/Men and girls/boys’ participation at the women/Men centers and other platforms.
• Participate in the design, planning, and development of women/Men empowerment program work plan.
• Work with GBV Prevention and Advocacy Officer to conduct quarterly women/Men and girls’/boys’ needs/interest assessment at the women/Men center and other platforms for women/Men empowerment program planning, and regular assessment of women/Men and girls’/boys’ feedback, consultation for activity design and planning.
• Ensure the enhancement, utilization, and taking to scale of innovation and women/Men participation, Women/Men owned-empowerment activities.
• Work with the Prevention and Advocacy Officer to develop and support professional, effective, and appropriate GBV psychosocial programming, including direct individual and group counseling support at the women’s center, including confidential and timely referral to services.
• In collaboration with the M&E department, participate in GBV rapid assessment and/or other GBV program-related assessments, and contribute to the GBV overall intervention strategy based on feedback received from Women/Men and girls/boys throughout the women/Men center.
• Engaging women leaders, women/Men groups, adolescent girls/boys’ groups, creating women/men and girls’/boys’ network, peer support, to promoting access to GBV service and empowerment activities.
• Adhere to GBV guiding principle, conduct women/men center activities to ensure women/men and girls’/boys’ access to GBV and GBV services information, empowerment activities, or other psychosocial support/skill-building activities in a safe, secure, and dignified manner.
• Promote timely referral and GBV services information in women/men center activity, creating information dissemination on protection / GBV critical issues for women/men center sessions.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders including community leaders, women’s/men’s groups, and other implementing partners to advocate for the needs of women/men and girls/boys and work with partners to enhance multi-sectoral cooperation and coordination.
• Integrate GBV critical knowledge and service information in every women’s/girls’ activities.

Data collection and reporting;

• Work with GBVIMs Officer to track indicators, maintain, update, and analyze data on GBV activity and indicators.
• With support from the Team leader, prepare and submit timely and quality weekly, monthly, quality and other donor reports as per the donor requirements. Accountable to meet reporting deadlines.
• Support and work closely with the M&E department and GBVIMs Officer on program data collection.
• In collaboration with the M&E department, participate in GBV rapid assessment and/or other GBV program-related assessments, and contribute to the GBV overall intervention strategy based on feedback received from women/girls throughout center activities.

Program management.

• With the support and supervision of the GBV Team Leader participate in all women/girl’s empowerment budget planning; the Empowerment Assistant will be accountable for developing and maintaining work plans, spending, and procurement plans.
• Build the knowledge and skills of women/girl’s empowerment, incentive workers, and community-based groups to be able to advocate, empower women/girls to respond, and prevent GBV.
• Engaging with women’s/girls’ groups, and women/girls’ leaders to obtain the network and working relationship.
• Communicate any incentive staff issue to the supervisor in a timely manner. Any recruitment of the new incentive staff must obtain GBV Team Leader approval.

Experience and technical competencies: (include years of experience)

• Minimum 1 to 2 years’ experience in an entry to mid-level position, with experience in the field of GBV in a humanitarian response working with refugees and/or IDPs for an international NGO, UN agency, or relevant ministry or local authority.
• Technical understanding of core protection concepts, prevention, and response strategies in line with best practices, including a strong understanding of core GBV principles for prevention and response.
• Experience in developing and strengthening service mapping and referral pathways, conducting safety audits, and mainstreaming GBV within protection monitoring.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Hands-on experience and emergency and first-line response experience are highly desired.
• Strong initiative skills.
• Experience working in protection in an integrated manner with other humanitarian sectors of intervention.
• Experience working with displaced or conflict-affected populations.
• Strong planning, organizational, and problem-solving skills with the ability to work both independently and within a team.
• Integrity, strong work ethic, and ability to consistently meet deadlines under pressure;
• Strong interpersonal skills and commitment to learning and implementing organizational policies and procedures;
• Full proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel.

Education:

University degree in social sciences, law, social work, international development, or other relevant field from a recognized institution

Languages:

Excellent proficiency in written and spoken English, and Swahili. Kirundi is an advantage

Key stakeholders: (internal and external)

• DRC program staff (protection and others)
• Local Government and host Community representatives.
• Community groups
• Other NGOs and relief actors