ARC,Counselors Jobs Vacancies

VACANCY
– COUNSELORS (11)
ARC
seeks to work with partners, communities and displaced persons and refugees, in
all therefugee sites in Rwanda to address risk of SGBV – through prevention and
mitigation strategies and promoting resilience, and strengthening national and
community-based systems that will prevent and mitigate SGBV. The program will
also enable survivors and those at risk of SGBV to access care and support. ARC
will support local and national capacity to create

lasting solutions around
SGBV.

ARC
islooking for qualified, self-driven and committed individuals to be part of
and contribute to accomplishing this NEW ambitious and exciting project- in the
position of Counselor. This position is full time, and field based at
the assigned Refugee site or Reception Centre.
PRIMARY
PURPOSE
Key
responsibilities:
  • Responsible
    for case management and psychosocial support of vulnerable women,
    including survivors of violence at site level.
  • Provide
    case management services, including interviews with clients,
    assessments, and care plans; and maintain case records – and
    implementation reporting.
  • Provide
    referrals for survivors according to their wishes; accompany survivors
    to support services, police or family as requested.
  • Coordination
    with outreach volunteers for support of cases and also train them to
    provide basic emotional support and referrals.
Minimum
qualifications:
  • Bachelor
    or recognized advanced diploma or equivalent in Social work, public
    health, or any other similar field.
  • Three
    years’ experience working with women and children in conflict or refugee
    settings required. Experience working in GBV programs, and with survivors
    of GBV is preferred.
  • Recognized
    counseling training, certification and experience required.
  • Cultural
    understanding and context preferred.
  • Excellent
    communication skills, with good spoken and written English& the
    local language required. MS Computer competency.
APPLICATION
GUIDELINES:
Submit
1 page Cover letter, an updated CV (maximum three pages) and names, title and
contacts of three professional referees, to include most current
employer/supervisor – via email to RWJobs@arcrelief.org
with the POSITION applied for clearly indicated in the subject line. The
deadline for submission of applications is 25th November, 2017 at
17:00hrs
. Only applications received through the stated email address will
be considered.Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
American
Refugee Committee is an Equal Opportunity Employer offering employment without
regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity,
age, national origin, citizenship, physical or mental disability, or protected
veteran status.  American Refugee Committee complies with all applicable
laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.
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