Ethiopia: CWI Adolescent Girls Programming Officer (Two Posts)

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Position- CWI Adolescent Girls Programming Officer (Two Posts)

Location- Tongo and Tsore Refugee Camps

Length of Employment- Definite

Posting Date- August 31, 2018

Closing Date- September 10, 2018

Vacancy Code- 06/302

Scope:

The Adolescent Girls Programming Officer is directly supervised by the camp manager and technically supervised and reports to the Community Wellbeing Initiative Manager. The Officer is responsible for support to all aspects of Adolescent Girls programming in Benshangul Gumuz refugee camps. He/she will be based in Tongo or Tsore camps.

Job Purpose

The Adolescent Girls Programming Officers support a project designed to equip adolescent girls in Tongo and Tsore refugee camps and close by local communities with the skills and experiences necessary to make healthy, strategic life choices as well as promote the safety, prevention of and response to violence against adolescent girls.

Duties and Responsibilities:

· Participate in assessments, and contribute to the overall intervention strategy based on feedback received from girls throughout the AG programming;

· Strictly adhere to GBV guiding principle while engaging with AG and their parents/care givers;

· Supervise and capacitate local community and refugee mentors formally and informally to provide quality life skill sessions through training, daily mentoring, weekly meeting, and applying regular knowledge and skills assessment tools;

· In collaboration with implementing partners and community leaders, develop a selection criteria of adolescent girls to engage them in life skill curriculum sessions;

· Support in contextualization and adaptation of Girl Shine Curriculum into refugee and local community context;

· Conduct Adolescent Girls Programming related capacity building trainings for mentors, community leaders, implementing partners and parents/care givers;

· Directly engage with adolescent girls and parents as required, and work with mentors to ensure the quality of the program;

· Coordinate with Response Officers when there is a need to provide case management service for adolescent girls;

· Assist in response related IEC and BCC materials, in collaboration with GBV team, ensuring messages are appropriate for the community and conduct pre-testing before dissemination;

· Develop monthly and weekly activity plans for mentors;

· Monitor supply and logistical needs of AG safe space and ensure adherence to all relevant IRC logistic policies;

· Build a relationship with all relevant GBV program stakeholders, community leaders, and parents/care givers in the camp and local community to encourage greater communication, collaboration and coordination;

· Work closely with local/host community actors particularly with schools, Women and Children Affairs Office, health and legal actors to integrate coordination mechanisms between the refugee and local community program; and

· Participate in monitoring and evaluation activities including in assessments and surveys.

Job Requirement

· BA in Psychology, Social Work or related Social Science fields;

· Six years for Diploma holders of relevant work experience for diploma holders and four years for Degree holders years of relevant work experience for first degree;

· Related work and field experiences in social service provision with women and girls;

· Able to maintain protection principle at all times;

· Ability to communicate in English language;

· Ability to use MS office, excel, email and PowerPoint applications very well;

· Strong organizational and interpersonal skills; and

· Able to organize, maintain composure and prioritize work under pressure, able to coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to details. *

· Please send your CV, application letter and copies of credentials to the following address:

http://www.ethiojobs.net/display-job/179497/CWI-Adolescent-Girls-Programming-Officer-(Two-Posts).html

IRC, P.O.BOX 249, Assosa, or apply on line at Ethiojobs.net

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· Only applicants meeting the minimum qualification will be short listed and contacted.

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