JOB SUMMARY
The Gender
and GBV Specialist is a member of the GFFO funded project senior management.
S/he essentially provides technical leadership on gender, GBV prevention, response,
and mitigation, as well as on psychosocial support. The Specialist ensures that gender
transformative approaches and psychosocial support are embedded across all
project result areas; and that GBV prevention and response activities deliver
quality and achieve required outcomes. S/he ensures gender integration in project
monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning (MEAL) framework. The specialist builds capacity for GFFO
funded project staff, partners and key stakeholders. The Specialist must be
competent with extensive hands-on experience in leading behavioral change
communication models including application of SASA! Methodology and the Role Model
Men/Boys model. S/he collaborates with
colleagues to implement women’s economic empowerment and advocacy result areas.
S/he promotes a human-rights based approach to transform underlying gender norms
for refugees both in urban and rural contexts as well as for host communities. The position will provide technical support to
the GFFO funded project and partner staff, manages their performance and reports
to the Project Manager. The duty station is Arua Sub office with travel in
the project area of up to 40% of the time.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsibility
#1: Technical Leadership for Quality Implementation of GBV Prevention, Response,
and Integration/Mitigation to Achieve Required Outcomes (40%)
Tasks
1. Responsible for effective and quality implementation
of the GFFO funded project result Areas 2 (prevention) and 3 (response), which
includes proposing adaptations or innovations in programming where necessary.
2. Conduct needs assessments, build capacity, and provide
technical support to CARE Staff and implementing partners for GBV prevention, response,
and mitigation/integration as well as psychosocial support including coaching
and on-job support.
3. Support CARE staff, partners, and project structures to
uphold SGBV safeguarding standards for working with women, girls, and
survivors, applying ‘do no harm' principles.
4. Conduct periodical assessments for partners and
Government service providers to ensure that standards of GBV response services
are maintained and provide information on capacity gaps and plans for technical
support as well as advocacy.
5. Lead on
building capacity of service providers e.g. Health, Policy and Justice on GBV
case management to contribute to quality response and increased confidence
among survivors to report;
6. Train GFFO funded project and partners staff in
provision of survivor centered GBV case management and referrals based on
national protocols and SOPs.
7. Implement behavior
change communication and programming strategies to reduce GBV tolerance using
proven strategies such as engaging men and boys’ methodology and SASA Together!
Activism and Collaborate with Raising Voices for technical support on
adaptation of the SASA! Methodology and its roll out.
8. Develop, test, pilot and/or adapt existing and/or new
standard operating procedures (SOPs), tools, manuals, and guidance notes as per
the inception phase studies and wider CARE International knowledge products,
platforms and networks to ensure robust implementation of result areas 2 and 3
and integration of gender, GBV and psychosocial support in all results areas.
This involves monitoring activities, their outputs and lessons emerging from
them as well as risks such as COVID 19.
9. Develop and support implementation of SOPs that guide
case management in compliance with best-practice and international standards of
GBV response, including reporting requirements.
10. Conduct periodic review of CARE and partner GBV approaches
and activities for reducing social acceptance of GBV and enhancing support for
survivors in targeted communities and take timely remedial action.
11. In implementing GFFO funded project GBV interventions,
pay particular attention to ensure Do No Harm (DNH) is consistently integrated
in programming, with a focus on result areas 2 and 3.
12. Collaborate with gender and GBV specialists in CARE
Uganda as well as wider CARE networks, CARE Austria and platforms such as the
Gender Cohort and the CARE International Gender Network to ensure that GFFO
funded project GBV prevention, response, integration, and mitigation interventions
are coordinated and streamlined.
13. Develop, adapt and use various media as appropriate to
disseminate IEC materials for community engagement on reducing acceptance to GBV,
accessing services for survivors, right to a life free from violence; accessing
dignified economic opportunities; SASA! Methodology, the Role Model Men and
Boys model and GBV Referral Pathways.
14. Collaborate with the Gender Justice
Advocacy Working Group representatives to share relevant information/evidence/issues
for advocacy with local authorities and service providers
15. Lead in organizing activities for commemorating international
days in line with project interventions.
16. Coordinate with the women’s movement, youth and
refugee led organisations on approaches to effective GBV prevention, response, integration,
and mitigation.
17. Develop effective and appropriate GBV psychosocial
programming, including individual and group counselling as well as psychosocial
support and self-care sessions for case workers and community-based structures
that do referrals and basic counselling.
18. Work closely with the Ministry of Gender, Labour and
Social Development to ensure that GBV Incidences received, and cases managed by
GFFO funded project or its implementing partners are reported into the national
level GBV Database (NGBVD) as required.
Responsibility #2: Technical
leadership to ensure gender transformative approaches and pathways are an
integral part of the project (35%)
Tasks:
1. Lead on integration of gender transformative
approaches across all result areas with regular and comprehensive reference to CARE
tools and conceptual frameworks such as the Gender Toolkit, which
includes the Gender Marker, the Gender Equality Framework (GEF) and the Gender
Continuum. . The Specialist is expected to draw on CARE international knowledge
resources, such as publications, webinars, tools, and networks such as CIGN, to
the greatest extent.
2. Support all GFFO funded project Specialists e.g. for
MEAL, SRHM specialist, and Advocacy to apply gender transformative models,
approaches, curricula and tools in V/YSLAs, delivery of multi-purpose cash
transfers, advocacy and all activities.
3. Lead gender and GBV capacity building for CARE,
implementing partner staff and community agents of change on essential skills
and tools including Gender, Equity and Diversity; PHSEA, PSS and Gender in
Emergencies.
4. Lead on integrating gender in all analyses including
rapid gender analysis (RGA), research and disaggregated reporting for the
baseline, midterm, and end line evaluations.
Responsibility
# 3: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) 15%
1. In collaboration with the MEAL team and CO
stakeholders, support establishment of an M&E system and database that is
harmonized with the NGBVD and the GBVIMS.
2. Monitor the quality and impact of integration of gender
transformative approaches and GBV in all project platforms such as V/YSLAs,
livelihoods, women and risk groups and advocacy.
3. Support MEAL Team to ensure the project M&E
Framework is gender, equity, diversity, and context sensitive.
4. Support MEAL Team to implement the M&E system and the
learning agenda.
5. Collaborate with GFFO funded project team to establish
effective complaints, feedback, and reporting (CFR) mechanism that is accessible
to project beneficiaries and particularly the most vulnerable women and girls
at the highest risk of SHEA.
6. Participate in generating and documenting lessons
learnt and knowledge in the integration of a gender transformative approach in GFFO
funded project and specifically on GBV prevention, response, integration, and
mitigation.
7. Participate in routine planning, reviews, and reporting.
Responsibility #4: Team leadership and people management related to
result 2 and 3 CARE and partners staff (5%)
1. Directly supervise assigned GFFO funded project staff such
as GBV Officers while supporting development of annual performance objectives
and proactive performance management through day-to-day guidance, coaching,
mentorship, and guiding staff to achieve personal and professional development
objectives.
2. Actively participate in building teamwork, staff
motivation, cohesion, respect, promoting mutual accountability and infusion of
CARE Core values of transformation, integrity, equality, diversity and
excellence.
3. In collaboration with the project Manager, conduct
ongoing identification of staffing needs, recommend changes to staffing
structure and develop or adapt job descriptions as needed for supervised
positions.
Job Responsibility #5 : Promote Gender Equity and
Diversity & Safeguarding Practices (5%) |
·
Practice a
behavior that is consistent with CARE’s core values, and promotion of gender
equity and diversity goals.
·
Plays a
leadership role in identifying and implementing initiatives that enhance CARE’s
commitment to gender and diversity.
·
Ensure that
CARE Safeguarding policies and procedures are adhered to by all and the staff
that S/he works with both directly or indirectly
·
Ensure that
staff and related personnel under your jurisdiction are familiar with the
following organizational policies and procedures and can identify when needed
how these may have been breached, The CI Safeguarding policy, Protection from
Sexual Harassment, Exploitation and Abuse and Child Abuse, The
anti-discrimination and harassment policy, The code of conduct and the
organizations Values.
Responsibility #6: Any
other duties assigned (5%)
1.
Participate in business development activities,
proposal writing and concept development in areas of professional competence.
2.
Represent CARE and GFFO funded project in relevant fora
as authorized.
3.
Perform any other duties incidental to the function of
Gender and GBV Specialist.
LEVEL OF AUTHORITY
The Gender and GBV specialist reports to the Initiative Manager. This is not a budget holding or management
position but a technical support and oversight role to GFFO funded project from
a gender transformative perspective and specifically in relation to PSS, as
well as GBV prevention, response, integration, and mitigation.
RELATIONSHIP AND
COLLABORATION
The Gender and GBV Specialist works closely with GFFO funded project staff
from both CARE and implementing partners, guiding them and building their
capacity on gender and GBV. It will
therefore be essential for this individual to develop relationships with
relevant partner organizations to ensure effective support and with CARE
colleagues. This requires both sensitivity and responsiveness to the capacities
and needs of the different partners. S/he will also collaborate closely with
Gender and GBV Specialists in CARE Uganda, leveraging their experience and
contributing his / hers. Capacity to work as part of a team is required.
JOB AND PERSON
SPECIFICATION (REQUIREMENTS)
COMPETENCIES
• Excellence: Sets high standards of performance for self and/or others;
successfully completes assignments; sets standards of excellence rather than
having standards imposed; ensures interactions and transactions are ethical and
convey integrity.
• Integrity:
Maintains social, ethical, and organizational norms; firmly adheres to codes of
conduct and ethical principles inherent to CARE.
• Communicating with Impact:
Diplomatically, logically and clearly conveying information and ideas through a
variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the
recipient / audience and helps them understand and retain their message.
• Facilitating Change: Supports and manages the change process at CARE
Uganda by developing a culture affirmative of change; encouraging others to
seek and act upon opportunities for different and innovative approaches to
addressing problems and opportunities; critically analyzing evolving and fluid
situations; facilitating the implementation and acceptance of change within the
workplace; actively engaging with resistance to change.
• Strengthening Partnership: Identifying and utilizing opportunities within and
outside of CARE Uganda to develop effective strategic relationships between
one’s area and other areas/departments/units or external organizations to
achieve CARE’s objectives.
• Management Excellence: Makes the
connection between values and performance. Influences the performance of
others, and ultimately, the performance of the organization. Sets direction,
coaches & develops, promotes staff wellness & safety, practices &
promotes compliance, models gender equity & diversity, communicates
effectively.
• Developing Teams: Using appropriate methods and a flexible
interpersonal style to help build a cohesive team; facilitates the completion
of team goals.
• Diversity - Promoting, valuing,
respecting and fully benefiting from each individual’s unique qualities,
background, race, culture, age, gender, disability, values, lifestyle,
perspectives or interests; creating and maintaining a work environment that
promotes diversity.
• Adaptability- Expected to well adjust
with the country, the Cooperating environment and with the Project team to
function effectively and efficiently
• Coaching - Ability to demonstrate to
enhance skills and capacity of staff working in the field and office for them
continue to serve CARE in the future program activities