JOB OVERVIEW
SALARY :- As per company scale
DATE POSTERD :- January 31,2025
DEADLINE DATE :- February 7,2025
JOB POSITION & REQUIREMENTS
Position: Senior GBV Capacity Building Officer
| Job details |
| DIVISION: GBV | TEAM: Protection, North Ethiopia Program |
| LOCATION: Kemissie, Amhara | CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed Term |
| GRADE: D1 National | JOB FAMILY: Program |
| SALARY: As per Oxfam benefit package | HOURS: 37.5 hours per week |
| FLEXIBILE WORKING: We believe flexible working is key to building the Oxfam of the future, so we’re open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements which might work for you. This is a full-time role; however, Oxfam offers various flexible arrangements which candidates can discuss with the Recruiting Manager at the interview stage | |
| DEPARTMENT PURPOSE: Oxfam’s Protection program is aimed civilians caught up in conflict and crises are safer and have their rights respected and fulfilled. Oxfam’s protection work uses a risk reduction-based approach, combining efforts to prevent or mitigate threats to civilians with actions to reduce their vulnerability, while building on their own capacity for self-protection.In Northern Ethiopia, Oxfam assists survivors of violence, coercion, and deliberate deprivation- with a strong focus on women and girls affected by Gender-Based Violence (GBV) – to reach the emergency help and support they require. These goals are achieved by strategically combining community-based protection work with advocacy, influencing and negotiation, and by facilitating safe, timely access for survivors to emergency and protection services. TEAM PURPOSE:The Senior GBV Capacity Building Officer will be based in Kemissie town, Amhara with our partner team as secondment under the direct supervision of the Gender and Protection Team leader for Norther Ethiopia Program. JOB PURPOSE:The Senior GBV Capacity Building Officer will play a critical role in addressing and mitigating the impacts of gender-based violence (GBV) within communities. This position is responsible for enhancing the capacity of healthcare and social service providers, strengthening community support mechanisms, and improving the accessibility and quality of services for GBV survivors. | |
| POST HOLDER REPORTS TO | Direct: Gender and Protection Team LeaderMatrix: Protection Coordinator |
| JOBS REPORTING TO THIS POST | No |
| BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY | No |
| KEY RESPONSIBILITIES(Technical, Leadership, People, and Resource Management)Capacity Building:Design and implement training programs for healthcare personnel on early diagnosis, management, and referral processes for GBV cases.Conduct capacity-building workshops for caseworkers and social workers on GBV case management and survivor-centered approaches.Train Health Extension Workers on GBV prevention, response facilitation, and community outreach activities.Together with the team leader build the capacity of the project team to act in line with professional and ethical principles and human rights and free from discrimination and stigmatization.Community Based GBV Prevention and Community Engagement:Identify and reinforce existing community support mechanisms to ensure effective buy-in and participation.Develop and execute awareness-raising campaigns tailored to the specific needs of the community regarding GBV.Assess protection risks and provide advice and counselling Strengthening and Support CSOs and facilitiesAssess and strengthen the infrastructure of safe houses and One Stop Centers (OSCs) to provide comprehensive support to survivors.Support the life skills training and income-generating activities (IGAs) for survivors residing in safe houses.Support the project partner to ensure technical competency required for the project is placedFollow up, supervision, Monitoring and ReportingCompile monthly and quarterly reports detailing program activities, participant feedback.Coordinate with local NGOs, government bodies, and UN agencies to establish comprehensive support networks.Establish indicators for measuring the effectiveness of training programs and community engagement efforts.Conduct regular evaluations to assess program impact on community awareness, survivor outcomes, and service provider capacity.During monitoring visits capture partnership issues and ensure that there is better coordination and collaboration with protection officers to avoid duplication of efforts at other serviceCollaboration, Coordination, and partnershipsActively participate in protection/GBV working groups to promote interagency collaboration.Engage with local counterparts to ensure culturally appropriate programming.Liaise with finance and logistics teams to facilitate procurement processes for program supplies.Ensure Oxfam’s visibility in the community by participating in events and sharing success stories.Promote organizational commitment to combating GBV through adherence to the Code of Conduct.Ensure the program implementation are well coordinated with project partner/s, timeline is maintained, quality is ensured, and approaches are harmonized with Oxfam and project partner/s.Represent local level coordination mechanism related to gender and protection or other sub-sectors under the theme.Participates in outreach activities, when necessary, in coordination with other staffStaff Capacity DevelopmentAssist in the recruitment, training, and ongoing support of program staff.Develop self-care strategies for staff to manage the emotional toll of working in GBV-related fieldsAdhere Oxfam code of conduct and technical standards in programming and support to ensure the practice by project team.Budgeting and Financial PlanningCreate work plans aligned with financial pipelines.Develop spending and procurement plans to ensure effective resource utilization.Carries out additional tasks assigned by line manager, as needed | |
About You
| Person Specification |
Most importantly, every individual at Oxfam GB needs to be able to:
- Live our values of INCLUSION, ACCOUNTABILITY, EMPOWERMENT, SOLIDARITY, COURAGE AND EQUALITY
Our Values
- Equality: We believe everyone has the right to be treated fairly and to have the same rights and opportunities.
- Empowerment: We acknowledge and seek to expand people’s agency over their lives and the decisions that impact them.
- Solidarity: We join hands, support, and collaborate across boundaries in working towards a just and sustainable world.
- Inclusiveness: We embrace diversity and difference and value the perspectives and contributions of all people and communities in their fight against poverty and injustice.
- Accountability: We take responsibility for our action and inaction and hold ourselves accountable to the people we work with and for.
- Courage: We speak truth to power and act with conviction on the justice of our causes.
- Ensure you commit to our THREE ORGANISATIONAL ATTRIBUTES:
| 1. Be committed to equal opportunities, demonstrating sensitivity to cultural differences and gender equality. | 2. Be willing to learn and apply gender mainstreaming, women’s rights, and diversity and inclusion across all aspects of your work. | 3. Be committed to undertaking Oxfam’s safeguarding training and adhering to relevant policies to ensure all people who come into Oxfam are as safe as possible. |
- Ensure you actively adopt OXFAM’S FEMINIST LEADERSHIP APPROACH and apply the principles and twelve practices in your work. Read more about this here:
| For this role, we have selected two of the most relevant feminist leadership practices for this role (which you can read more about here).1 Self-Awareness2 Mutual accountability3 Strategic Thinking and Judgment |
SKILS, Experience, Knowledge & Competencies
| EssentialEssential Criteria/qualification & Skill for a Long ListBachelor’s degree in social work, clinical social work, psychology, clinical psychology, public health, psychiatrist, gender studies, or a related field; master’s degree preferred.Minimum of 5 years of experience and at least 3 years’ experience in GBV programming, including GBV capacity building, case management, and psychosocial support.Strong understanding of GBV issues, community dynamics, and service provision.Proven experience in capacity building, training facilitation, and program management.Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.Ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders, including government agencies, NGOs, and community members.Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.Proficiency in English and fluency in local languageTraining in GBV prevention and response, including GBViE, GBV Case management, CMR and integrating GBV in humanitarian actionExperience in the provision of capacity-building training, SBCC/IEC strategies, and community-based protection.Previous GBV training provision experience for social and Health care workers, including GBV Case management,Familiarity with GBV minimum standardsExperience in provision of training on Clinical management of rape survivorsDesiredMental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) intervention experience is a plus.Knowledge and skills on local languages of the project areasCan work in time pressure and hardship locations being at the field. |
Safer recruitment: All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks (which can include counterterrorism, safeguarding, and criminal records checks).
Oxfam GB also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, and/or sexual harassment during employment or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.
We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organization and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply
How To Apply
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Place of Assignment: Kemissie
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External
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