Child Protection/Gender Based Violence Officer (SWAN Project) 109 views2 applications


Job Description

  • Compiling and analyzing data, and related information on overall IDP, returnees and humanitarian crisis in the target area, with a specific focus on child protection/GBV, and prepare written inputs accordingly to inform effective program planning, development and management.
  • Undertakes regular protection service delivery for vulnerable women, girls and children to recover from the traumatized experiences caused by conflict and forced displacement
  • Collect information; identify problems and constraints in order to ensure effective project delivery
  • Participate in meetings with relevant coordination forums, local authorities, other actors and donors to discuss and represent WVE’s work
  • Facilitate training for various community groups on relevant topics of child protection and gender-based violence sector in partnership with civil society and government actors
  • Monitor, analyses and evaluate project results to ensure achievement of objectives and take corrective action when necessary
  • Ensure application of standards, guidelines and good practices for children and women protection in emergency related activities

Job Requirements

  • BA degree in social work, sociology, psychology, child protection, public health and relevant fields of social sciences.
  • A minimum of three years’ experience in child protection, Gender-based violence and related areas, program/project development and management in emergency context is required
  • Proven experience in designing and implementing child protection and GBV trainings to a variety of stakeholders.
  • Direct case management and experience working with children, women and adolescents is an asset
  • Knowledge and experience on Gender Based Violence programming including prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA) is an asset
  • Extensive training in the fields of CP/GBV, psycho-social wellbeing, case management and application of international technical guidelines and standards in Child Protection and GBV
  • Knowledge and skills of and ability to implement integrated CP responses, including Gender Based Violence
  • Fluent in written and spoken English as well as in local languages ( Tigrigna)

How to Apply

Interested applicants must require to attach Current CV with three references & fill employment application form which can be found World Vision Ethiopia – Employment_Application_Form(1) ) and email by stating the position that you have applied on the subject line of the email to [email protected]

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  • Job City Mekelle and Shire, Tigray
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World Vision International is an Evangelical Christian humanitarian aid, development, and advocacy organization.

It was founded in 1950 by Robert Pierce as a service organization to meet the emergency needs of missionaries. In 1975 development work was added to World Vision's objectives.

It is active in more than 90 countries with a total revenue including grants, product and foreign donations of $2.79 billion (2011).

The World Vision Partnership is a global community of people passionately committed to improving the lives and futures of the world’s most vulnerable children.

We are one the world’s largest child focused development organisations, with over 45,000 staff in almost 100 countries, serving 100 million people annually. We work on every level to achieve our goal of child well-being – from international activism to checking in on children face-to-face.

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  • Enjoy good health
  • Are educated for life
  • Experience love of God and their neighbour
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0 USD Mekelle and Shire, Tigray CF 3201 Abc road Full Time , 40 hours per week World Vision International

Job Description

  • Compiling and analyzing data, and related information on overall IDP, returnees and humanitarian crisis in the target area, with a specific focus on child protection/GBV, and prepare written inputs accordingly to inform effective program planning, development and management.
  • Undertakes regular protection service delivery for vulnerable women, girls and children to recover from the traumatized experiences caused by conflict and forced displacement
  • Collect information; identify problems and constraints in order to ensure effective project delivery
  • Participate in meetings with relevant coordination forums, local authorities, other actors and donors to discuss and represent WVE’s work
  • Facilitate training for various community groups on relevant topics of child protection and gender-based violence sector in partnership with civil society and government actors
  • Monitor, analyses and evaluate project results to ensure achievement of objectives and take corrective action when necessary
  • Ensure application of standards, guidelines and good practices for children and women protection in emergency related activities

Job Requirements

  • BA degree in social work, sociology, psychology, child protection, public health and relevant fields of social sciences.
  • A minimum of three years’ experience in child protection, Gender-based violence and related areas, program/project development and management in emergency context is required
  • Proven experience in designing and implementing child protection and GBV trainings to a variety of stakeholders.
  • Direct case management and experience working with children, women and adolescents is an asset
  • Knowledge and experience on Gender Based Violence programming including prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA) is an asset
  • Extensive training in the fields of CP/GBV, psycho-social wellbeing, case management and application of international technical guidelines and standards in Child Protection and GBV
  • Knowledge and skills of and ability to implement integrated CP responses, including Gender Based Violence
  • Fluent in written and spoken English as well as in local languages ( Tigrigna)

How to Apply

Interested applicants must require to attach Current CV with three references & fill employment application form which can be found World Vision Ethiopia - Employment_Application_Form(1) ) and email by stating the position that you have applied on the subject line of the email to [email protected]

2021-05-22

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