Women`s Protection & Empowerment Manager

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Job Description

Program Brief:

Founded in 1933, International Rescue Committee (IRC) is one of the world’s leading agencies working in post-conflict and development contexts, supporting communities in over 40 fragile, failed and developing states. In this capacity, we work to restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted, struggling to endure and wishing to advance on a path of development.

IRC has been present in Bangladesh since 2017 and obtained registration with the NGOAB in March 2018. Since IRC obtained registration in March 2018, it has moved quickly to expand its integrated emergency health and protection response through both direct and partner-based programming focused on primary healthcare, women’s protection and empowerment, sexual and reproductive health, gender-based violence and child protection. Through 2018, the IRC’s response strategy will primarily target Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, while meeting the significant needs in both refugee and host populations, as already existing vulnerabilities are compounded with cyclical monsoon and cyclone seasons that impose additional threats to the lives and protection of those refugees as well as vulnerable host populations. IRC is growing its programming to cover education and livelihoods/DRR, as well as its geographic footprint in the host community and to other parts of the country.

Purpose of this role:

The Women’s Protection and Empowerment (WPE) Manager will be responsible for overseeing the WPE prevention programming including SASA! Together and WGSS activities in camps directly implemented by IRC. The position requires a personal commitment to advancing women's issues and working on behalf of women and girls in the Rohingya community. The WPE manager will report to the Senior Programme Manager. This position directly supervises the Senior WPE officer, who are responsible for SASA! together and WGSS activities implementation. Through supportive mentoring, the position will provide capacity development to IRC staff to strengthen their technical skills. Manager will work closely with IRC’s other program teams as well as with government and other services providers to improve service delivery and support complementary and, where appropriate, integrated programming.

Major Responsibilities:

- Ensure that all programs (from support work with women and girls to community outreach and engagement) adheres to a women-, girl- and survivor-centered and feminist approach and that staff are supported to build and strengthen their practice in this area. - Provide direct capacity building support to the WPE Senior officer, WPE Prevention officer and community outreach officer to develop their skills, competencies, and practice in: WPE and GBV/VAWG guiding principles; survivor-centered support; PFA for women and girls; safe, appropriate and confidential referrals; risk reduction and mitigation; provision of information; service mapping and basic quality assessment, SASA! together, community outreach and engagement; and other areas as identified. - Ensure that in all the WGSS have safe and confidential access to essential life-saving services and options for providing safe and confidentially feedback on services available. - Ensure the WPE teams are using the functional, feminist/survivor centered internal and external referral pathways and conducting safe, confidential and appropriate referrals in line with standard methodologies. - Oversee and manage any discrete, in-kind material distributions from planning to post-distribution monitoring. - Ensure that ethical and sound data collection and information management is implemented for appropriate data analysis, planning, evaluation, and advocacy, working closely with the Senior Manager and Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) team. - Lead in the establishment/ renovation of women & girls safe spaces in camps. - Liaising with government officials and other stakeholders to ensure support for the program and coordination.

Staff Supervision & Development:

- Directly supervise the Senior WPE officers - Maintain open, supportive, and professional relationships with all team members, promoting a strong team spirit and providing management support and guidance to enable staff to successfully perform their roles. - Convening the team on a regular basis to review programming, progress, successes and challenges and make timely adjustments to the activities; and reporting back to the Senior Programme Manager. - Ensure timely completion and submission of monthly timesheets, probation reviews, appraisals and annual performance reviews; and provide regular constructive feedback to develop their practice. - Assist with the recruitment of WPE staff; - Ensure regular communication and close collaboration with the Senior Progarme Manager. - Spend significant time in field locations to provide hand holding support to team and supportive supervision.

Monitoring, Reporting, Budget Management:

- Monitor and consolidate information collected from weekly/monthly and staff activity reports; and actively work with the MEAL Officer to ensure accurate data and information. - Monitor budget spending in line with the spending plans for your sites of operation, work with supervisor in developing remedial plans where necessary to ensure budgets are optimally utilized. - Support implementation and ensure adherence to work plans, spending plans and monitoring and evaluation plans. - Where requested by the supervisor, contribute to writing high-quality and timely IRC and donor reports on activities, indicators, and achievements. - Take the lead on supply chain, finance, and logistics tasks in relation to the operations.

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

- Maintain open and professional relations with all IRC team members, promoting a strong & respectful team spirit, ensuring effective communication, and opportunities for debriefing. - Consistently and dedicatedly monitor/assess the safety and security of the team, promptly reporting concerns or incidents to IRC management and liaising with other external parties as required to maintain/enhance the security environment. - Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop IRC programs.

Deliverables:

- Supervise the Senior WPE officer following a positive and supportive approach to supervisions to develop a safe and inclusive environment for learning and achievement. - Support the implementation of trainings. - Support the execution and ongoing monitoring and evaluation of WGSS activities in accordance with the implementation and M&E plans.

Qualifications

Experience:

- Proven experience in GBV programs for women and girls is essential; and experience in coordination and advocacy is highly preferred. - Experience in program/project management. - At least 5 year(s) relevant experience. - Practical experience in successfully leading, building and strengthening a program team of 5+ staff in a dynamic, challenging and changing context. - Demonstrated experience in supervising, mentoring and building capacity of staff.

Knowledge, Skills & Competences (5 to 8 not more than that):

- Deep understanding of the impact and dynamics of violence against women and girls, and solid grounding in feminist, women and girl-centered, anti-oppressive practice. - Demonstrated relationship building skills with key stakeholders including government and UN agencies. - Strong ability to respect differences of culture, opinion and lived experiences while upholding rights-based principles and women’s protection and empowerment. - Excellent interpersonal skills, positive and professional attitude, ability to lead and work well in a team setting and with multiple partners.

Language Preference

· Strong written and verbal communication skills in English

Specific Educational Qualification

- Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Women’s Studies/ Gender/ Social Science/ Social Work/ Human Rights/ Humanities or any other equivalent degree

Standard of Professional Conduct

IRC and IRC employees are required to abide by the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – Code of Conduct which are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons and several others.

Gender Equality & Equal Opportunity

We are committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer generous benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances. We welcome and strongly encourage qualified female professionals to apply.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Are you ready to join the most dynamic team?

Added 2 years ago - Updated 11 months ago - Source: rescue.org