WPE Response Officer- Afghan Female Only

Job Description

- Adhere to the GBV guiding principles throughout all case management and PSS interventions for women and girls - Provide supervision to case workers who will be providing the following services: assessment of women’s needs; provide emotional support, basic, crisis counselling (and in some contexts further individual counselling); safety strategizing and risk assessing; development of action plans; support in pursuing services and support; safe, confidential and appropriate referrals in-line with the formal GBV referral pathways; providing discretionary assistance (such as transportation, dignity kit items, urgent medical cost) if in-line with internal protocols and eligibility criteria to meet most urgent needs - Oversee the WPE Case Work Team in maintaining detailed and confidential case files, ensuring they are carefully and safely stored in the in-line with the Case Management Protocol, data protection protocols, and safety and ethical standards on GBV information management; and ensuring the GBVIMS remains password protected. - Ensure at all times a women, girl and survivor-centered approach throughout all activities and services you and the team provide in the women and girls safe spaces (WGSS); this includes ensuring confidentiality of survivors, and respect for their wishes and decisions - Conduct the weekly team case management meeting and the individual supervision sessions with the WPE Case Worker Team - Regularly advocate for the provision of life-saving medical care including clinical management of rape and family planning - Where available and of quality, work in close collaboration with GBV service providers to ensure women and girls have safe, discrete and confidential access to said service providers - Identify concerns related to and support adherence to GBV referral protocols and GBV guiding principles and bring these concerns to the WPE Senior Officer. - Maintain effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders including community leaders and other implementing partners - Complete monthly activity reports, according to guidance provided by the WPE Senior Officer - The ability to travel to villages throughout Herat and provinces in which IRC operates, including but not limited to Kabul and Nangarhar - The ability and willingness to travel throughout Herat province during emergencies to provide essential GBV CM services - Complete attendance sheets for relevant activities and contribute to monthly activity reports - Maintain positive coordination and relationships with partner and other sector staff. - Other relevant duties as assigned by the WPE Manager to support the implementation and quality of the program

Qualifications

- Demonstrable clear and genuine willingness to work and learn quickly and be committed to developing professionally in the field of GBV - Experience with providing direct support (basic counselling, case management, PSS) to women and girls, including survivors of GBV; previous training in these areas strongly preferred - Experience providing management to case workers - Clear understanding of and interest in the well-being of women and girls, and supporting their healing after the experience of violence - Understanding of the impact and dynamics of violence against women and girls - Works well in and promotes teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure well - Demonstrated interest in and enthusiasm for working for women and girls’ rights and improving access to resources and services - Ability to discuss sensitive issues with respect and empathy - Ability to maintain confidentiality and respect for clients at all times - Ability to keep records and write simple and basic reports of activities would be an added advantage - Excellent communication skills and confident interpersonal interaction - Ability to respond to emergencies when needed and support WPE Team in providing any kind of support and - Basic computer skills and familiarity with Word/Excel - Fluency in Dari and Pashto - At least three years’ experience working in GBV case management