Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) is one of the largest aid organisations in the Nordic region. We are there in disasters and emergencies to provide water and critical assistance to those affected. Together with our international network and partner organisations in the ACT Alliance, we can reach millions of people each year and help make a positive difference around the world. We are determined to work towards eradicating injustice, and we therefore work passionately with advocacy, long-term development in local communities and providing emergency assistance. As we see more and more people impacted by disasters, we now have an even stronger focus on providing more people with emergency relief and access to clean water. We believe that people in need must be helped, and we will not stop fighting for a just world.
NCA has been operational in North-eastern part of Nigeria providing humanitarian relief assistance with strong presence in Monguno, Maiduguri, Pulka, and Dikwa.
| TITLE: | SENIOR GBV OFFICER (Prevention & Response) |
| REPORTING TO: | GBV MANAGER |
| DUTY STATION: | Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria |
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The GBV Prevention and Response Officer will lead the design, implementation, and monitoring of gender-based violence (GBV) prevention and response programs, ensuring alignment with organizational goals. Responsibilities include developing comprehensive strategies, providing survivor support and counselling, advocating for policy changes, building partnerships, and conducting monitoring and evaluation activities. The Officer will also deliver capacity building sessions, represent the organization in relevant forums, and maintain a strong understanding of gender dynamics and international frameworks related to GBV.
JOB ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide technical support to national partner staff for program start up, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of all GBV emergency response activities.
- Providing technical assistance to the field staff and partners, by designing and rolling out capacity building activities and training on all GBV/protection, ensuring on the job coaching and mentoring.
- Undertake regular (weekly, bi-weekly) field monitoring visits to assess progress and identify technical quality and/or other implementation issues, flag these to the GBV PM, provide solutions and implement modifications as required.
- Guide and support implementation of all project activities (including overseeing case management, PSS, Skills acquisition, age-appropriate engagement, prevention, and risk mitigation), providing affirming feedback, highlight strengths and weaknesses, and make recommendations for improvement.
- Support NCA and its partner in adapting case management tools and implementing the GBVIMS/ Primero, ensuring strict compliance with confidentiality policy and guidelines for information sharing of GBV data.
- Assist with monitoring of activities and implementation of databases and data collection tools to systematize and streamline ethical and safe data collection and reporting across partners.
- Under supervision of PM Work with GBV staff and partner to assess training needs and develop a training and capacity develop plan for to ensure successful transfer of skills, knowledge, and attitudes to improve GBV responses. Organize training as per learning needs assessment and co-facilitate trainings.
- Prepare weekly and monthly reports as per agreed templates documenting all mentoring activities, success and challenges, and support partner in developing monthly/quarterly reports. Participate in the review of documents submitted by partners (i.e., narrative reports, work plans, spending plans, etc.).
- Develop monthly work plan and regular reports in line with the goals and objectives of the program.
- Work with other sector staff to promote integrated programming across sectors to maximize the impact of response and recovery programming and avoid knowledge and performance gaps, paying attention to ASRH, gender, disability and child protection.
- Work closely with the M&E team to establish and submit effective field level activity and indicator tracking, weekly and monthly tracking, CFM, ensuring GBV complaints are managed appropriately and in a timely manner.
- Ensure strong information management and sharing, pro-active teamwork and coordination with GBV teams (including volunteers).
- Reinforce adherence to the GBV guiding principles throughout all GBV activities through the national partner.
- Provide technical support and implementation of GBV prevention/ risks mitigation including SASA! Together, Male Engaged and facilitate mainstreaming GBV/ ASRH /risk mitigation, prevention, and response in NCA WASH and ASRH sectors.
- Collaborate with finance/admin and logistics to ensure program supplies and resources are available in a timely manner to support program implementation.
Perform other duties, as needed, or requested by the supervisor.
Additional Job Responsibilities
The job duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the Post holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Strong commitment to human rights, gender equality, and understanding of issues surrounding violence against women and girls.
- Good interpersonal skills to establish effective working relationships with all staff and key stakeholders externally.
- Teamwork and cooperation ✓ Behavioural flexibility
- Must adhere to and encourage PSEA and NCA Code of Conduct and ensure timely reporting. ✓ Strong belief in and commitment to human rights and gender equality.
- Resilient, flexible and gender sensitive.
- Ability to work/communicate effectively in a culturally diverse organization.
- A person with strong analytical, problem-solving skills, good time management and planning skills. ✓ Good written and verbal communication skills, fluency in local language.
- Strong computer skills (Word and Excel)
- Willingness to travel to field sites frequently and strong, experience working in GBV programs, managing WGSS and IDP peri- Urban settings.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in social sciences or related field (gender studies, public health, social work, humanities, law, psychology, sociology).
Experience Minimum 3-5 years’ experience with minimum of 2 years relevant experience in GBV in emergencies, gender programming
HOW TO APPLY
Interested and qualified candidates should submit a copy of their CV to [email protected] by 8th April 2024, at 4 pm, using the position as the title of your email – failure to do so may disqualify applicants.
Please note that applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply early.
We value your interest and encourage all qualified candidates to apply. Please note that only qualified candidates will be invited for the next phases of this recruitment.
NCA’S Commitments
NCA is committed to following the following policies, standards and commitments and all staff are equally expected to conform to their requirements:
- Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP)
- Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in
Disaster Relief
- ACT Alliance Code of Conduct
- SPHERE Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Relief
- NCA Nigeria Security Plan
- NCA Nigeria Staff Handbook
Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse:
Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within Norwegian Church Aid and amongst beneficiaries served by Norwegian Church Aid.
Compliance & Ethics:
Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics within Norwegian Church Aid.
As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of Norwegian Church Aid’ and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards. Conducts work with the highest level of integrity. Communicates these values to staff and to partners and requires them to adhere to these values.
