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Background:

The International Rescue Committee, one of the world’s largest humanitarian international NGOs, provides relief, rehabilitation and development support to vulnerable people and communities over 30 countries. We began work in Ethiopia in 2000 in response to severe drought in Ethiopia’s Somali region and are currently providing assistance to Ethiopians and refugees in six regions in Ethiopia, implementing emergency and development programs in health, water and sanitation, economic recovery, and development (ERD), women’s protection and empowerment, education, child protection, and multi-sectoral emergency response.

Scope of Work/Job Purpose

The conflict that erupted in the Somali Oromo border regions in late 2016 has resulted in the displacement of thousands of people in Somali regions. In response to this crisis, the IRC proposes an emergency program which encompasses protection through immediate dignity kit assistance and community-based awareness sessions. Construction of women and girls wellness center. Under the direct supervision and JJ based CWI Manager and senior officer CWI Emergency Officer will ensure the emergency protection project’s implementation.

Detailed Responsibility and Tasks:

  • Raise PRs for dignity kit materials and closely follow up with Supply Chain to ensure delivery of the materials on time.
  • Carry out skills-building sessions including handicraft activities, recreational activities and information dissemination sessions at Women and Girls safe spaces
  • Strengthen case management capacity through mentoring on CM and providing basic supplies including suspension files and file cabinets to BoWCA.
  • Establish and strengthen one Women and Girls safe spaces in Afdem woreda.
  • Organize age-gender and culturally appropriate psychosocial support programming for children and women in a safe space
  • Mini campaign on consequences of FGM and child marriage.
  • Establish and strengthen community dialogue groups with influential local figures on harmful practices, referral pathways, and timely reporting mechanisms
  • Conduct monthly coordination meetings the BoWCA, Woreda administration officials, Disaster Risk Management Commission and regional UNICEF office.
  • Awareness raising activities including community dialogue sessions on GBV.
  • Conduct a field visit to targeted IDP sites and initiate discussions with the relevant government actors and community leaders on the selection criteria of beneficiaries and strategies for distribution.

Job Requirements

  • First degree with 2 years of experience in Social Work, Sociology, Public Health, Women’s Studies, or any other Social science related field.
  • Related work and field experiences in counseling or social service provision with women and adolescent girls.
  • Demonstrated confidence in discussing intimate gender and sexuality issues.
  • Able to maintain GBV and protection principles at all times – including knowledge and practical application of the GBV Guiding Principles and PSEA.
  • Strong organizational, interpersonal, coordination, and diplomatic skills required.
  • Able to organize, maintain composure and prioritize work under pressure, able to coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to details.
  • Willing to travel to potentially insecure sites with an IRC vehicle or rental vehicle, with security assessment and travel approval by the field coordinator
  • Ability to communicate in English and Somali required.
  • Familiarity working in Somali region.
  • Ability to use MS office, word, excel, and outlook email applications very well.

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  • Job City Erer, Somali
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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.

Since October 2012, the IRC has been responding to humanitarian needs of Nigerians. The IRC initially intervened in response to floods that affected over 7 million people across the country, destroying harvest and damaging homes. The IRC is currently implementing programs in Health, Protection, WASH, Nutrition, Food Security, and Women’s Protection and Empowerment (WPE) in Adamawa and Borno States in North-Eastern Nigeria.

The IRC is dedicated to making women and adolescent girls healthier from the earliest phase of acute crises (a target group most vulnerable during crisis) and implements evidence-based reproductive health interventions in line with the SPHERE-standard Minimum Initial Service Package for Reproductive Health in Crises (MISP). The goal is to ensure that the IRC’s health responses in emergencies include the core package of Reproductive Health (RH) services in its interventions.

The IRC’s Reproductive Health (RH) program is currently implementing (MISP) for RH in 4 health care centers in MMC and Jere LGAs and 1 IDP camp clinic. In addition the program is starting up an emergency mobile programming outside of these areas of Maiduguri in coordination with the WPE team. The focus of this program is to provide quality comprehensive RH and WPE services to conflict-affected women and girls in a timely manner. In addition to the mobile program, the WPE and RH joint mobile teams will be in charge of rapid assessments and rapid response. The mobile teams will be focused in the newly opened LGAs and emergency areas previously inaccessible due to conflict and insecurity. These teams will provide life-saving services to populations outside of Maiduguri, who have not had access to services in approximately 3 years.

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0 USD Erer, Somali CF 3201 Abc road Fixed Term , 40 hours per week International Rescue Committee

Background:

The International Rescue Committee, one of the world’s largest humanitarian international NGOs, provides relief, rehabilitation and development support to vulnerable people and communities over 30 countries. We began work in Ethiopia in 2000 in response to severe drought in Ethiopia’s Somali region and are currently providing assistance to Ethiopians and refugees in six regions in Ethiopia, implementing emergency and development programs in health, water and sanitation, economic recovery, and development (ERD), women’s protection and empowerment, education, child protection, and multi-sectoral emergency response.

Scope of Work/Job Purpose

The conflict that erupted in the Somali Oromo border regions in late 2016 has resulted in the displacement of thousands of people in Somali regions. In response to this crisis, the IRC proposes an emergency program which encompasses protection through immediate dignity kit assistance and community-based awareness sessions. Construction of women and girls wellness center. Under the direct supervision and JJ based CWI Manager and senior officer CWI Emergency Officer will ensure the emergency protection project’s implementation.

Detailed Responsibility and Tasks:

  • Raise PRs for dignity kit materials and closely follow up with Supply Chain to ensure delivery of the materials on time.
  • Carry out skills-building sessions including handicraft activities, recreational activities and information dissemination sessions at Women and Girls safe spaces
  • Strengthen case management capacity through mentoring on CM and providing basic supplies including suspension files and file cabinets to BoWCA.
  • Establish and strengthen one Women and Girls safe spaces in Afdem woreda.
  • Organize age-gender and culturally appropriate psychosocial support programming for children and women in a safe space
  • Mini campaign on consequences of FGM and child marriage.
  • Establish and strengthen community dialogue groups with influential local figures on harmful practices, referral pathways, and timely reporting mechanisms
  • Conduct monthly coordination meetings the BoWCA, Woreda administration officials, Disaster Risk Management Commission and regional UNICEF office.
  • Awareness raising activities including community dialogue sessions on GBV.
  • Conduct a field visit to targeted IDP sites and initiate discussions with the relevant government actors and community leaders on the selection criteria of beneficiaries and strategies for distribution.

Job Requirements

  • First degree with 2 years of experience in Social Work, Sociology, Public Health, Women’s Studies, or any other Social science related field.
  • Related work and field experiences in counseling or social service provision with women and adolescent girls.
  • Demonstrated confidence in discussing intimate gender and sexuality issues.
  • Able to maintain GBV and protection principles at all times – including knowledge and practical application of the GBV Guiding Principles and PSEA.
  • Strong organizational, interpersonal, coordination, and diplomatic skills required.
  • Able to organize, maintain composure and prioritize work under pressure, able to coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to details.
  • Willing to travel to potentially insecure sites with an IRC vehicle or rental vehicle, with security assessment and travel approval by the field coordinator
  • Ability to communicate in English and Somali required.
  • Familiarity working in Somali region.
  • Ability to use MS office, word, excel, and outlook email applications very well.
2022-05-28

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