Job Description

With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Key Responsibilities:

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

ACTIVITY;

PROTECTION:

Assist in ensuring compliance with Protection and SGBV standards of operation and other guidelines
Assist the PG&AO in building the capacity of staff program staff and key stakeholders on protection, child protection, and Gender/GBV including facilitating key training packages in humanitarian principles, staff/partner code of conduct, and safe distribution to promote dignity to the beneficiary community in alignment with the program plan.
Assist in developing and simplifying humanitarian principles (SPHERE Standards), safe food distribution guidelines, CP & SGBV standards, laws and policies, and other relevant guidelines for dissemination to staff, partners, and communities
Conduct period reviews of information on gender and protection and assess barriers/ protection risks faced by women, adolescent girls, and children in food distribution to inform program implementation
Collaborate with gender and protection actors through enhanced synergies to implement protection education, case management at food distribution points, and referral of SGBV cases received to existing SGBV referral mechanisms. The Officer shall ensure that such cases are followed up to completion
Consult with beneficiaries, non-beneficiaries, Government, and other agencies to receive feedback regarding the program commitments and staff conduct.

End Results

Food assistance interventions do not cause harm to refugee beneficiaries.

ADVOCACY
Community & stakeholders’ education and dialogue for behavior change/policy enforcement
Contribute to efforts of mainstreaming protection and gender into food programs and input into advocacy efforts/agenda, through the analysis of information collected in Protection Incidents, patterns, and trends
In liaison with the WVT Protection Gender and Advocacy Officer assist to develop training materials and IEC packages on SGBV & child protection
Promote awareness/education on SGBV standard operating procedure (SOP) and protection minimum standards through pre-distribution food meetings.
Support, coordinate, and facilitate communities’ meetings and dialogues with stakeholders on SGBV& Child protection issues to develop action plans
Represent Protection Gender and Advocacy Officer at the monthly & quarterly gender-based violence and child protection working groups hosted by UNFPA, UNHCR, and UNICEF to share progress, challenges and appropriate follow-up plans whenever assigned.
Develop and disseminate Information and Education Communication materials on SGBV and Child protection.

End Results

Having a community with zero gender-based violence incidents.

WORKING RELATIONSHIP

Partner engagement, representation, and networking with respect to the protection, gender, and related subsectors

End Results

Achieving broader impact

DOCUMENTATION AND REPORTING

Ensure adequate documentation of daily protection and SGBV incidents within the food program, coordinate referrals and reporting internally and externally, and ensure proper follow-up of documented incidents
Facilitate proper implementation and reporting of protection activities in the food program, according to World Vision and donor requirements
Establish and implement feedback and complaints mechanisms on SGBV and Child protection across the program areas. This will include documenting all SGBV cases reported and contributing to the SGBV database/information management system at the district and National level
Compile and submit quality reports to Protection, Gender, and Advocacy Officer as directed. All reports are highly accurate, comprehensive, and well documented and will guarantee the credibility of the program/organization.

End Results

Accurate and credible reports submitted to inform programming and donor compliance.

KNOWLEDGE/ QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE

Required Professional Experience;

At least 3 years of experience working in child protection and gender development programming, preferably in fragile contexts. Familiarity with key international standards for humanitarian work (e.g. CP Minimum Standards, Red Cross and Red Crescent Code of Conduct, SPHERE, and the Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP) Standard, etc.)
Ability to communicate and work with beneficiary communities, government (MHA), and stakeholders at the camp level
Experience in training and community consultation is highly desired
Good understanding of monitoring and evaluation processes
Networking and collaboration skills
Experience in working with refugee programs

Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification

A university degree in Gender Studies, Sociology, Social Work, Community development, development studies, Human Rights, or a relevant field.

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

Certificate course in IASC guidelines e.g. Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, Prevention of GBV in humanitarian.
A good understanding of the International Gender mainstreaming approaches and the International protection framework for refugees and asylum seekers.
Proven track record as a staff and community trainer and capacity builder in Gender and development, prevention, and response to GBV and other harmful practices.

Travel and/or Work Environment

Refugee camps (Field) and office-based

Physical Requirements

Should be physically fit

Language

Fluent in English and Swahili

KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIP:

Contact (within WV or outside WV)

WFP Field Staff

Reason for Contact

They are always on the ground witnessing the distribution and food process hence effective communication is essential

Refugee community leaders and DRC

Reason for Contact

Information dissemination to the communities

Plan International, Help-Age International, IRC, Tanzania Red Cross Society, Save the Children, UNFPA, UNHCR, WLAC,

Reason for Contacts

For Protection and referral purposes

CORE COMPETENCIES

Deliver Results

Build Relationships

Partner and Collaborate

Model Self-Management

Engage, Influence, Lead and Grow Others

Applicant Type Accepted:

Local Applicants Only

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only