Women's Protection and Empowerment Coordinator
Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee is a prominent international organization working in relief, rehabilitation, protection, post-conflict development, resettlement services and advocacy for those uprooted or affected by violent conflict and oppression.
Working in coordination with the humanitarian community, the IRC currently addresses the needs of war-affected Iraqi internally displaced persons (IDPs), Iraqi refugee returnees and Syrian refugees from several operational bases in the country. Our activities focus on education, protection and rule of law, women’s protection and empowerment, child protection and livelihoods activities.
SCOPE OF WORK:
The Women’s Protection and Empowerment (WPE) Coordinator will be responsible for overall coordination of WPE programming throughout the Iraq country program, including community based women’s protection/GBV prevention and response programming targeting Iraqi displace d persons and vulnerable host communities in central Iraq and the Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq, as well as IRC’s Syrian response programming in northern Iraq that is based primarily in refugee camp settings, with the goal to expand WPE programming in the urban communities.
The Coordinator will be responsible for providing technical oversight and support for an expanding women’s protection and empowerment portfolio in Iraq, that includes collaboration with and mentoring of local partners in the implementation of 1) case management; psychosocial support; legal support; and empowerment activities to GBV survivors and vulnerable women and girls through the operation of Listening Centres; 2) GBV prevention activities, including engaging men and boys in IDP, refugee, and host communities; 3) training and capacity building activities with shelter and reformatory staff to improve the quality of case management and psychosocial support to GBV survivors who live in t hese government-run facilities; and 4) training and advocacy activities with judicial officials to improve women's access to fair and adequate legal representation. The WPE Coordinator will also be responsible for business development for expanded WPE programming in Iraq.
The position will be based in Erbil (Kurdistan) with frequent travel throughout the country, including to Baghdad and Dohuk, as well as other central governorates as the security situation permits. S/He will report to the IRC Iraq Deputy Director of Security and Programs (DDSP) and coordinate closely with the WPE technical unit based in New York.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Technical Quality
- Provide guidance on program design from the outset of business develop to implementation phases of project life cycles;
- Provide clear technical support, supervisory guidance, training and mentoring to all WPE programs, activities and teams in Iraq and in close coordination with the S enior Protection Coordinator, the DDSP as well as the Country Director (CD) to ensure consistent, harmonized and quality program design and implementation across programs and regions
- Ensure IRC and its partners’ program staff adheres to best-practice WPE/GBV professional standards and principles through technical support and mentoring by the WPE management team.
Strategic Planning
- Provide cohesive leadership to WPE programming in Iraq, ensuring that priorities and opportunities identified are in line with IRC Iraq’s strategic plan and goals.
- Working closely with the DDSP and the CD, lead the development of new business concepts for the expansion and strengthening of WPE programming in Iraq.
- Remain abreast of ongoing trends in Iraq and in the region as related to WPE programming, and provide regular updates on these trends and how they affect programming to the Senior Management Team.
Representation & Advocacy
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with donors and potential donors in Iraq and the region.
- Actively participate in GBV Sub-Working Groups and other coordination mechanisms both in central and northern Iraq.
- Maintain strong relationships with relevant government partners involved in WPE activities throughout Iraq.
- Work with IRC Iraq’s advocacy focal point on the development of advocacy messages around women’s protection and gender-based violence focusing on both Iraqis and the Syrian refugee population in Iraq.
Staff Supervision & Development
- Directly supervise WPE management team in northern and central Iraq, which includes WPE Senior Managers and Managers based in Erbil, Baghdad, and Duhok
- Provide on-the-job training and coaching to the WPE team to promote harmonized program approaches and strategies.
- Maintain open and professiona l relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and providing oversight and guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions.
- Assist the staff in identifying professional development needs and opportunities.
- Work with the staff to ensure performance objectives are regularly reviewed and met.
- Ensure timely completion and submission of monthly timesheets, and probation and annual performance reviews.
- Identify staff performance issues and work with staff and Human Resources to document and address issues in a timely manner.
Grant Monitoring
- Working closely with the DDSP and the WPE management team develop, adapt and implement harmonized monitoring and evaluation systems; analyzing results to ensure program effectiveness and quality, with a focus on the impact of IRC WPE programs throughout Iraq.
- Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop I RC programs.
Professional Standards
- All IRC staff are required to adhere to the IRC Way Standards for Professional Conduct and the IRC country employment policies.
REQUIREMENTS
- Advanced degree in Social Work, Women’s Studies, or other related field;
- Minimum 5 years professional experience developing, managing, and evaluating GBV prevention and response programs in emergency and community-based settings; Strong project planning and organizational skills;
- Successful experience working within a volatile security environment is a must, as is ability to work in a potentially unstable security environment;
- Thorough understanding of best practices and evidence-based strategies in GBV response (case management, psychosocial support, legal support) and GBV primary prevention and risk reduction. ;
- Experience implementing GBV response and prevention programs in collabora tion with local partners and providing direct technical support to local organizations
- Proven experience supervising and providing case management services and psychosocial support services;
- Previous experience managing programs financed through US, EU, UN and private foundations, with strong program/technical and budget management skills, planning, reporting, monitoring and evaluation skills;
- Successful experience in developing new programs in line with strategic goals
- Strong written and oral communication skills, effective in representation and advocacy with external parties;
- Experience managing, supervising, coaching and mentoring staff;
- Interpersonal qualities: Works well in and promotes teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure well;
- Fluency in spoken and written English required, knowledge of Arabic a plus; and
- Sense of humor.
Working in coordination with the humanitarian community, the IRC currently addresses the needs of war-affected Iraqi internally displaced persons (IDPs), Iraqi refugee returnees and Syrian refugees from several operational bases in the country. Our activities focus on education, protection and rule of law, women’s protection and empowerment, child protection and livelihoods activities.
SCOPE OF WORK:
The Women’s Protection and Empowerment (WPE) Coordinator will be responsible for overall coordination of WPE programming throughout the Iraq country program, including community based women’s protection/GBV prevention and response programming targeting Iraqi displace d persons and vulnerable host communities in central Iraq and the Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq, as well as IRC’s Syrian response programming in northern Iraq that is based primarily in refugee camp settings, with the goal to expand WPE programming in the urban communities.
The Coordinator will be responsible for providing technical oversight and support for an expanding women’s protection and empowerment portfolio in Iraq, that includes collaboration with and mentoring of local partners in the implementation of 1) case management; psychosocial support; legal support; and empowerment activities to GBV survivors and vulnerable women and girls through the operation of Listening Centres; 2) GBV prevention activities, including engaging men and boys in IDP, refugee, and host communities; 3) training and capacity building activities with shelter and reformatory staff to improve the quality of case management and psychosocial support to GBV survivors who live in t hese government-run facilities; and 4) training and advocacy activities with judicial officials to improve women's access to fair and adequate legal representation. The WPE Coordinator will also be responsible for business development for expanded WPE programming in Iraq.
The position will be based in Erbil (Kurdistan) with frequent travel throughout the country, including to Baghdad and Dohuk, as well as other central governorates as the security situation permits. S/He will report to the IRC Iraq Deputy Director of Security and Programs (DDSP) and coordinate closely with the WPE technical unit based in New York.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Technical Quality
- Provide guidance on program design from the outset of business develop to implementation phases of project life cycles;
- Provide clear technical support, supervisory guidance, training and mentoring to all WPE programs, activities and teams in Iraq and in close coordination with the S enior Protection Coordinator, the DDSP as well as the Country Director (CD) to ensure consistent, harmonized and quality program design and implementation across programs and regions
- Ensure IRC and its partners’ program staff adheres to best-practice WPE/GBV professional standards and principles through technical support and mentoring by the WPE management team.
Strategic Planning
- Provide cohesive leadership to WPE programming in Iraq, ensuring that priorities and opportunities identified are in line with IRC Iraq’s strategic plan and goals.
- Working closely with the DDSP and the CD, lead the development of new business concepts for the expansion and strengthening of WPE programming in Iraq.
- Remain abreast of ongoing trends in Iraq and in the region as related to WPE programming, and provide regular updates on these trends and how they affect programming to the Senior Management Team.
Representation & Advocacy
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with donors and potential donors in Iraq and the region.
- Actively participate in GBV Sub-Working Groups and other coordination mechanisms both in central and northern Iraq.
- Maintain strong relationships with relevant government partners involved in WPE activities throughout Iraq.
- Work with IRC Iraq’s advocacy focal point on the development of advocacy messages around women’s protection and gender-based violence focusing on both Iraqis and the Syrian refugee population in Iraq.
Staff Supervision & Development
- Directly supervise WPE management team in northern and central Iraq, which includes WPE Senior Managers and Managers based in Erbil, Baghdad, and Duhok
- Provide on-the-job training and coaching to the WPE team to promote harmonized program approaches and strategies.
- Maintain open and professiona l relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and providing oversight and guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions.
- Assist the staff in identifying professional development needs and opportunities.
- Work with the staff to ensure performance objectives are regularly reviewed and met.
- Ensure timely completion and submission of monthly timesheets, and probation and annual performance reviews.
- Identify staff performance issues and work with staff and Human Resources to document and address issues in a timely manner.
Grant Monitoring
- Working closely with the DDSP and the WPE management team develop, adapt and implement harmonized monitoring and evaluation systems; analyzing results to ensure program effectiveness and quality, with a focus on the impact of IRC WPE programs throughout Iraq.
- Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop I RC programs.
Professional Standards
- All IRC staff are required to adhere to the IRC Way Standards for Professional Conduct and the IRC country employment policies.
REQUIREMENTS
- Advanced degree in Social Work, Women’s Studies, or other related field;
- Minimum 5 years professional experience developing, managing, and evaluating GBV prevention and response programs in emergency and community-based settings; Strong project planning and organizational skills;
- Successful experience working within a volatile security environment is a must, as is ability to work in a potentially unstable security environment;
- Thorough understanding of best practices and evidence-based strategies in GBV response (case management, psychosocial support, legal support) and GBV primary prevention and risk reduction. ;
- Experience implementing GBV response and prevention programs in collabora tion with local partners and providing direct technical support to local organizations
- Proven experience supervising and providing case management services and psychosocial support services;
- Previous experience managing programs financed through US, EU, UN and private foundations, with strong program/technical and budget management skills, planning, reporting, monitoring and evaluation skills;
- Successful experience in developing new programs in line with strategic goals
- Strong written and oral communication skills, effective in representation and advocacy with external parties;
- Experience managing, supervising, coaching and mentoring staff;
- Interpersonal qualities: Works well in and promotes teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure well;
- Fluency in spoken and written English required, knowledge of Arabic a plus; and
- Sense of humor.
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