Deadline: Ongoing

Location: Maiduguri, Nigeria

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is seeking to fill the role of Women Protection and Empowerment (WPE) Program Manager.

IRC has a large operational presence in northeast Nigeria, with offices in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe, and a main office located in the country’s capital, Abuja.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, training, and guidance to Borno staff to ensure programming meets best minimum standards and prioritise the security of beneficiaries and staff
• Support the team to conduct safety audits and take the lead in communicating with other stakeholders to ensure all services mitigate the risk of GBV and are in line with IASC GBV guidelines
• Design and lead assessments in Borno to ensure the voices of women and girls inform WPE programme design
• Lead the development of coordination and referral mechanisms to ensure GBV survivors can access health care in a timely manner
• Promote and teach good practice regarding rapid WPE case management and psychosocial support
• Develop protocols on information management in insecure environments
• Support the WPE team to develop awareness, raising messages to promote uptake of GBV response services in a timely manner
• Support the WPE team to ensure sustained programming
• Promote coordination with the other sectors within the IRC
• Design and lead on rapid responses in newly opened LGAs
• Liaise with the IRC health manager to help provide support in terms of health services to GBV survivors
• Lead the development of proposals for Borno State to ensure consistent funding, with technical support from the WPE coordinator and senior technical advisor
• Review monthly BvAs and submit monthly BvA corrections

Requirements

• University degree in Public Health, Social Work, or Social Sciences
• Three years of GBV programme management experience, preferably in insecure locations
• Excellent GBV case management skills
• Experience in managing a GBV emergency response team using rapid case management
• Good interpersonal and team building skills
• Thorough understanding of feminist theory and survivor centered programming
• Ability to live and work under pressure in an unstable-security environment
• Knowledge and experience of participatory planning methods
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experience in grant management and proposal writing is preferred

To apply and for more information, click here.

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