POSITION
ANNOUNCEMENT
ANNOUNCEMENT
Rwanda Country Programme, Kigali Rwanda
BACKGROUND:
Save the Children is the world’s
leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We
work together, with partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world
treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
Save the Children works in thirteen districts in Rwanda with a current staff
complement of approximately 94 staff. SC is implementing an emergency response
programme to support the Burun
leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We
work together, with partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world
treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
Save the Children works in thirteen districts in Rwanda with a current staff
complement of approximately 94 staff. SC is implementing an emergency response
programme to support the Burun
di refugees in Mahama Refugee Camp.
SC Rwanda Country Office seeks to hire
qualified, committed and experienced nationals to fill the following
positions:
qualified, committed and experienced nationals to fill the following
positions:
Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) Officer
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Place
of Work: |
Kirehe,
Mahama |
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Reports
to:
Staff
directly reporting to this post:
Time
frame: |
CP
Programme Manager
Non
06
months renewable |
Tentative start date:
End
– November 2015
End
– November 2015
PURPOSE OF POSITION:
The primary function of the SGBV
Officer will support the implementation of the SGBV prevention and response in
Mahama 2 camp and will closely work with Child Protection Advisor/ Manager to
ensure integration of protection principles and SGBV risk mitigation into
on-going humanitarian operations serving Burundian Refugees and to develop
appropriate, focused SGBV prevention and response activities.
Officer will support the implementation of the SGBV prevention and response in
Mahama 2 camp and will closely work with Child Protection Advisor/ Manager to
ensure integration of protection principles and SGBV risk mitigation into
on-going humanitarian operations serving Burundian Refugees and to develop
appropriate, focused SGBV prevention and response activities.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
- Work
with Save the child protection, community service, health and education
team and analyze needs and to explore areas of potential engagement. - Support
the design, implementation and analysis of GBV assessments. - Coordinate
with local and international organizations, UN agencies and other
stakeholders to ensure holistic support for survivors, including
development of GBV SOPs and referral pathways. - Work
with protection teams to design appropriate GBV prevention and response
messages - Provide
regular input to the proposals and program reports - Explore
and encourage integration of GBV concerns and activities into existing
programme including reproductive and primary health, mental health and
psychosocial, and youth programming. - Assist
Protection Advisor to develop and deliver technical trainings for field
staff, volunteers and partner organizations and broader protection
prevention and response best practices. - Assist
and lead, where appropriate, trainings for protection actors; community;
youth etc on GBV prevention and response including a strong focus on the
rights of refugees and GBV survivors. - Participate
in relevant camp based SGBV, protection and coordination meetings. - Build
networks within the camp community: Coordinate with community leaders and
women’s associations, community based child protection mechanism to
strengthen support and information networks. - Compile
regular program reports, on time and with accurate data. - Assist
in the monitoring and evaluation of the project through the project cycle - Assist
in the implementation of outreach activities and campaigns
Additional Tasks & Responsibilities
- Remain
flexible in adopting additional responsibilities based on team and
organizational needs, to be balanced with responsibilities listed above - Maintain
positive working relationships with members of the team and other actors
in the camp.
SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in
Practice)
Practice)
Accountability:
- Holds
self- accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently,
achieving results together with children and role modelling Save the
Children values - Holds
the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities –
giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing
the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate
consequences when results are not achieved - Creates
a managerial environment in-country to lead, enable and maintain our
culture of child safeguarding
Ambition:
- Sets
ambitious and challenging goals for self and team, takes responsibility
for own personal development and encourages team to do the same - Widely
shares personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others - Future
oriented, thinks strategically and on a global scale
Collaboration:
- Builds
and maintains effective relationships, with own team, colleagues, members,
donors and partners - Values
diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength - Approachable,
good listener, easy to talk to
Creativity:
- Develops
and encourages new and innovative solutions - Willing
to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
- Honest,
encourages openness and transparency - Always
acts in the best interests of children
SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in
Practice)
Practice)
Accountability:
- Holds
self- accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently,
achieving results together with children and role modelling Save the
Children values - Holds
the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities –
giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing
the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate
consequences when results are not achieved - Creates
a managerial environment in-country to lead, enable and maintain our
culture of child safeguarding
Ambition:
- Sets
ambitious and challenging goals for self and team, takes responsibility
for own personal development and encourages team to do the same - Widely
shares personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others - Future
oriented, thinks strategically and on a global scale
Collaboration:
- Builds
and maintains effective relationships, with own team, colleagues, members,
donors and partners - Values
diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength - Approachable,
good listener, easy to talk to
Creativity:
- Develops
and encourages new and innovative solutions - Willing
to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
- Honest,
encourages openness and transparency - Always
acts in the best interests of children
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Bachelor’s
Degree or extensive experience in social work; health care; community
development - Significant
experience in working with young adults and women - A
throughout understanding of the drivers of Gender-based violence in Rwanda
specially among the refugee communities, as well as of good practices in
GBV prevention programmes in the region - Understanding
of the key elements of Gender Equality and Human Rights (particularly
relating to women and girls) - Ability
to manage a large and varied workload, work under pressure and meet
deadlines - Leadership
and Supervision - Manage
the output by planning, monitoring and evaluating output activities in
accordance with the project agreement - Lead
progress reviews, the establishment of work plans, the set-up of
performance targets and identifies challenges to achieve the output
objectives - Strong
commitment to gender equality and equity - Strong
understanding of the situation of children in the community and
demonstrated commitment to improving the lives of children in the
community. - Good
spoken and written English and Kanyarwanda - Good
computer skills (MS Office, including Outlook for email). - Ability
to travel independently, including to rural communities and work long
hours. - Commitment
to and understanding of Save the
Children’s aims, values and principles including
rights-based approaches
Interested candidates should send
an application letter plus updated Curriculum Vitae in English, including 3
names of professional referees to HR-Rwanda@savethechildren.org.
The deadline for receiving applications is 18th November 2015.
an application letter plus updated Curriculum Vitae in English, including 3
names of professional referees to HR-Rwanda@savethechildren.org.
The deadline for receiving applications is 18th November 2015.
*Note that only shortlisted candidates
will be contacted.
will be contacted.