WPE Case Worker

Job Description

Duty station: Odessa

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-centered 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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