Gender Based Violence Coordinator , Rutshuru
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home. BACKGROUND
The IRC GBV program in North Kivu has been operational since 2008. It targets primarily women girls as well as the entire community with a special focus on male engagement. It provides access to quality services and to economic opportunities, promotes policy and practices for greater protection and empowerment of women and girls, promotes a violence free environment and respect for women and girls, enhances institutional capacity of local actors. The program is implemented in partnership with 13 CBOs (community-based organizations).
SCOPE OF WORK: The GBV Program Coordinator will be in charge of the management, the supervision and the monitoring of all activities related to the program in North Kivu province. He/She will be responsible for managing activities in the North Kivu Province. This project is so far implemented mainly in Rutshuru territory. He/She will be responsible to administer a multi donor portfolio consisting in an annual operating budget of over $1 million US.
This position is ideal for a candidate with several years of experience in Program management in a complex setting.
RESPONSIBILITIES Strategic Planning: • Actively contributes to the broader IRC DRC strategic planning process and works collaboratively with country level program leadership, the South Kivu GBV program and the global GBV technical unit to develop a GBV sector strategy in North Kivu.
Program Implementation and Quality Assurance: • Ensures that all interventions are technically sound in meeting the needs of GBV survivors and affected communities. Improves the technical capacity of local partners in providing psychosocial case management, medical referrals, legal assistance. • S/he also ensures sound socio economic programming, strengthened community work and emergency response strategies.
• Collaborates closely with the IRC Health Program to ensure implementation of clinical management of sexual assault protocols and access to health services). • Strategically manages multiple budgets and oversees subgrants awards to local partners, quality and transparency of their implementation. • Develops workplans, spending plans, program progress reports and other management tools for efficient implementation of the Program.
• Collaborates closely with the IRC Health Program to ensure implementation of clinical management of sexual assault protocols and access to health services). • Strategically manages multiple budgets and oversees subgrants awards to local partners, quality and transparency of their implementation. • Develops workplans, spending plans, program progress reports and other management tools for efficient implementation of the Program.
Program Monitoring and Evaluation:
• Strengthens and oversees the monitoring and evaluation system to capture overall program progress, based on the program logframe and indicator tracking sheet and is responsible for ensuring that data is consistently collected and analyzed to inform programming. • Ensures support for the roll out and consolidation of GBVIMS with partners.
• Strengthens and oversees the monitoring and evaluation system to capture overall program progress, based on the program logframe and indicator tracking sheet and is responsible for ensuring that data is consistently collected and analyzed to inform programming. • Ensures support for the roll out and consolidation of GBVIMS with partners.
Proposal Development and Grants Management:
• Develop proposals that reflect the GBV sector strategy and that respond to emerging needs. • Collaborate efficiently with the Grants Unit, Finance and Technical Units on proposal development and grant modifications, as well as for timely development of quality grant reports.
• Develop proposals that reflect the GBV sector strategy and that respond to emerging needs. • Collaborate efficiently with the Grants Unit, Finance and Technical Units on proposal development and grant modifications, as well as for timely development of quality grant reports.
Human Resources:
• Supervise and manage the North Kivu GBV team (currently 22 staff), through timely use of the IRC PME system, coaching and capacity building. • Responsible for ensuring a HR structure relevant to program needs and fill in gaps in a timely manner in close collaboration with provincial HR and GBV Technical team as necessary. • Coordinate closely with the Head of Office, Logistics and other relevant departments to ensure compliance with security policies and procedures as well as timely exchange of information about the security context.
• Supervise and manage the North Kivu GBV team (currently 22 staff), through timely use of the IRC PME system, coaching and capacity building. • Responsible for ensuring a HR structure relevant to program needs and fill in gaps in a timely manner in close collaboration with provincial HR and GBV Technical team as necessary. • Coordinate closely with the Head of Office, Logistics and other relevant departments to ensure compliance with security policies and procedures as well as timely exchange of information about the security context.
Representation and Advocacy: • Promote inter-agency and multi-sectoral collaboration in GBV prevention and response in all IRC program sites and actively engage in GBV-related inter-agency coordination; • Contribute to IRC’s local, national and international advocacy efforts and facilitate media opportunities where opportunities arise in line with IRC’s advocacy strategy. • Strengthen partner capacity for effective advocacy. • Ensures donor liaison and representation on the field as required.
REQUIREMENTS • Must have excellent French and English speaking and writing skills • MA/S or equivalent in health (MPH), social sciences, humanities, gender studies or other related degree preferred; • Minimum of 3 years GBV programming and project management experience in developing country; direct services experience preferred • Excellent management (both project and human resources), project planning, organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Excellent budget ability, ideally with sub-grant award funding, Previous working experience with USAID, WB and other institutional donors is preferred. • Experience working with capacity building of local NGOs and sub-grant award system • Academic and/or practical experience in designing and implementing training program for adults is preferred • Additional qualities: ability to multitask, ability to handle pressure well, ability to improvise, flexibility, cultural and environmental sensitivity. Specific Security Situation/Housing: The position is based in Rutshuru field office which is 3 hours drive north of Goma town. There will be frequent travel to Goma. Staff in DRC must comply with all IRC DRC security policies and procedures applicable to international staff. Accommodation will be provided and will be as comfortable as the circumstances allow.
• Excellent budget ability, ideally with sub-grant award funding, Previous working experience with USAID, WB and other institutional donors is preferred. • Experience working with capacity building of local NGOs and sub-grant award system • Academic and/or practical experience in designing and implementing training program for adults is preferred • Additional qualities: ability to multitask, ability to handle pressure well, ability to improvise, flexibility, cultural and environmental sensitivity. Specific Security Situation/Housing: The position is based in Rutshuru field office which is 3 hours drive north of Goma town. There will be frequent travel to Goma. Staff in DRC must comply with all IRC DRC security policies and procedures applicable to international staff. Accommodation will be provided and will be as comfortable as the circumstances allow.
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