Women's Protection and Empowerment Case Worker

Job Description

Women’s Protection and Empowerment case worker

Duty station: Vinnytsia

Key working relationships:

- Position Reports to: WPE Senior Officer, Ukraine - Position directly supervises: TBD - Internal collaborations within IRC: Child Protection team; Protection team; Economic Recovery and Development team; Health team. - External collaborations to IRC: GBV actors, organizations and agencies

The Women’s Protection and Empowerment (WPE) case worker will provide direct support and case management to at-risk women and girls as part of the WPE team, specifically the WPE case worker will be responsible for:

· Reinforce adherence to the GBV guiding principles and women-, girl- and survivor-centred support throughout all activities with women and girls. This includes ensuring confidentiality of survivors and respect for their wishes and decisions

· Provide age-appropriate case management, including assessment of women and adolescent girl's needs; provide basic crisis counselling and safe, confidential and appropriate referrals in line with the GBV referral pathways

· Work in close, daily collaboration with the IRC sectors to ensure women and girls have safe, discrete and confidential access to services via the internal referral procedures

· Work with the WPE team to ensure the response to the evolving needs of women and girls and their communities

· Identify concerns related to and support adherence to GBV referral protocols and GBV guiding principles, and bring these concerns to the WPE Response Officer

· Maintain effective working relationships with relevant partners, including community leaders and other implementing partners

· Complete monthly activity reports, according to the mentorship provided by the WPE Response Officer

Requirements:

· Language: Ukrainian required; if possible, English

· Studies in psychology, gender or women’s studies, social work or other relevant/related studies, and /or professional experience in counselling and implementing activities for women and girls, desirable

· Experience with provide direct support (basic counselling, case management, PSS) with women and girls, including survivors of GBV; previous training in these areas strongly preferred

· Clear understanding of and interest in the well-being of women and girls, and supporting their healing after the experience of violence

· Ability to respond to emergencies when needed and support WPE team in providing any kind of support and distributing kits when needed

· Experience facilitating group activities, trainings and workshops and mentoring others

· Clear understanding of, and interest in, violence against women and girls, the well-being of women and girls, supporting their healing after the experience of violence, human rights, and gender

· Excellent communication skills

· Demonstrated understanding of and ability to maintain confidentiality and respect for clients/beneficiaries

· Positive and professional attitude, including ability to lead and work well in a team setting

· Computer literate, including Microsoft Word and Excel

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