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Immediate Vacancy: Gbv Project Coordinator at Action For Social Development And Environmental Protection Organization (ASDEPO)
Position Title: Gbv Project Coordinator
Employer: Action For Social Development And Environmental Protection Organization (ASDEPO)
Employment: Full-Time | Contract
Place of Work: Afar Region,Aba’ala - Ethiopia
Salary: As per the organization salary scale
Posted date: 3 weeks ago
Deadline: Submission date is over
About The Company:
Action for Social Development and Environmental Protection Organization (ASDEPO) is an Ethiopian indigenous, “Civil Society Organization” established in 2014. ASDEPO is mandated to operate in all regional states of the country and is engaged indifferent thematic program areas of intervention namely: Humanitarian Response, Education, Health, Women and Youth Economic Empowerment, Gender Based Violence and Child Protection, Migration/Human Trafficking, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), NTD’s Climate Change, Agriculture, Environmental Protection and Training in Gambella, Oromia, Amhara, Benishangul Gumuz, Afar, SNNPR and Somali Region.
Job Summary
The Project Coordinator will provide technical leadership to GBV officers and helps it grow through mobilizing resources and ensuring high standard in the implementation of protection and GBV funded projects. She/ he will be responsible for leading the GBV and SRH activities and the team at the field level, working collaboratively with the ASDEPO program teams and with the Protection cluster and GBV AoR. She/he will build capacity of staff, provide technical support and conduct relevant support supervision visits, write reports, and participate in proposal development and facilitate training activities. This position is based in Aba’ala, Afar region with travels to project Kebeles.
Reports to: Program Coordinator
Category: -Protection
Work Location: Afar Region,Aba’ala
Career Level: Mid-Level (3+ - 5 years’ experience)
Employment Type: Contract
Salary: As per the organization salary scale
Main duties & Responsibilities:
- Support the implementation of GBV prevention and response activities.
- Ensure that quality and standard in the provision of cases management including psychosocial support.
- Identify the training needs of national partners and staff on GBV and Protection and develop a plan for their capacity building through formal training, mentorship, and coaching.
- Ensure staff capacity in case management, including psychosocial support is up the recommended standard.
- Provide technical guidance and support to all project staff on all GBV and protection-related issues including PSS.
- Review monthly GBV and Protection data and provide feedback to the project managers.
- Work with project staff and ensure that quality protection and GBV reports are submitted to the donors, following ASDEPO internal process.
- Support the establishment of feedback and response systems and the incorporation of feedback received from persons of concern into program design and adaptation.
- Work with relevant stakeholders to develop strategies to increase quality and access to GBV and protection Services.
- Ensure implementation of an effective and efficient referral pathway for GBV and Protection cases.
- Set the strategy and agenda for the coordination meetings.
- Work with stakeholders to design roles, responsibilities and common forms.
- Monitor and suggest solutions to improve referral pathway.
- Ensure gender and protection mainstreaming in all ASDEPO activities.
- Build and maintain effective relationships with project partners and Donors.
- Attend the monthly and weekly GBV meetings and provide feedback to the teams.
- Ensure tracking of key program indicators and progress through utilization of the M&E data collection and indicator tracking tools.
- Participate in the proposal development of GBV components and report writing.
- Performing other duties as assigned by the line Manager
Representation/coordination with external actors
- Represent ASDEPO in protection and GBV cluster coordination meeting and at sector working group meetings, coordination meetings as well during other stakeholder meetings (if relevant), and maintain a positive, continuous and visible presence for ASDEPO.
- Ensure ASDEPO’s mandate is shared and explained to relevant stakeholders.
Child Safeguarding
- The role holder will have contact with children and/or young people because he/she works at the community level. The role holder should be well acquainted with and act towards ensuring the ASDEPO’s Child Safeguarding Policy inclusive of awareness creation for prevention, reporting, and responding.
Equity and Diversity commitment
- Demonstrate sensitivity and understanding of systemic diversity and cultural differences.
- Ensure that gender equity is addressed in ASDEPOs staffing and programming
Qualifications and Experience
- Master’s Degree /Bachelor of Social Sciences or Development studies or in Gender and development studies
- Having worked as GBV and Protection Coordinator/Manager in NGO and in emergency response.
- Minimum 5 years of demonstrated experience in implementing GBV and Protection projects.
- Experience in capacity building of staff, coaching, and mentorship.
- Experience in organization representation and resource mobilization.
- Proven writing skills.
- Good communication skills; fluency in English is required
- Understanding of local civil society organizations development.
Required Language
Fluent spoken and written Amharic and English, local language/Afar is an asset.
Required Skills
- Demonstrated sensitivity in diverse, cross-cultural settings.
- Knowledge of Sphere and established international protection and GBV standards, methodology and tools
- Attention to detail, anticipation and follow up are core values of the job function.
- Possesses strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
- Must be a self-starter and internally driven to success and hard work.
- Possesses strong cross-cultural communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Must be a humble team player
- Ability to be flexible and adaptable.
- Willingness to travel in and out of the field.
- Must have analytical and report write skills.
- High level of integrity.
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