The overall purpose of the role:

The Gender-based violence (GBV) Prevention and Advocacy Assistant works as part of DRC’s team under the direct supervision of the GBV Team Leader and the guidance and support of the Protection Coordinator. The role is based in Kasulu/Kibondo and will also support the GBV Prevention and Advocacy Officer in conducting regular field visits to the host villages near Nyarugusu and Nduta refugee camps. The position holder will be required to work with women, men, boys, and girls both from Nduta/Nyarugusu refugee camps and the local community in the villages near the camp.

The GBV Prevention & Advocacy Assistant is responsible for working closely with the GBV Prevention & Advocacy Officer for the implementation of prevention and risk reduction activities, including risk identification, and efforts that mobilize the community and camp leadership in risk reduction and preventive strategies against GBV. This includes targeted awareness raising, outreach, and training on GBV issues affecting women, men, boys, and girls in the assigned refugee camp/village and partners to reduce risks/prevent GBV, and also raising awareness on GBV Prevention & legal services provided in the camp. She/he will work closely with other GBV team members, DRC sectors, and implementing partners.

Program Responsibilities

• Participate/support in risk reduction activity and the identification of risks to women, men, boys, and girls in assigned refugee camps and host communities, by carrying out regular GBV safety audits situational analysis, and consultations with women, men, boys, and girls and identify trends and changes in the context important for consideration in risk reduction activities.
• Work with GBV Prevention & Advocacy Officer to conduct, monitor, and report on the Engage Men in Accountable Practices (EMAP) activity.
• In collaboration with GBV Prevention & Advocacy Officer, GBV Prevention & Advocacy Assistant will conduct community mobilization and make the follow-up to address longer-term risks for women, men, boys, and girls, the inclusion of community consultation, feedback, and participatory approaches.
• Support GBV Prevention & Advocacy Officer to promote timely referral in awareness sessions, information dissemination for women, men, boys& girls in the community, promoting accessibility for GBV services.
• Participate in the preparatory meeting of key International events such as the Commemoration of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence and International Women’s Day.
• Prepare and share a minute of the various meetings that he/she will participate in and share with GBV Prevention & Advocacy Officer for her/his action.
• Work with GBV Prevention & Advocacy Officer to conduct/organize and facilitate training and workshops on gender and GBV-related issues for implementing partners, MHA, DRC staff, UNHCR, women’s groups, refugee community leaders, religious leaders, youth groups, NGO workers and any other identified groups
• Work closely with the GBV Prevention & Advocacy Officer for the development of GBV Program budgets/proposals in collaboration with the GBV Team Leader.
• In the absence of the GBV Prevention & Advocacy Officer, GBV Prevention & Advocacy assistant will participate in other key sector meetings in the camp to advocate for gender inclusion, representation, and consideration of other potential risk factors for women, and girls.
• Work closely with GBV Prevention & Advocacy Officer in data interpretation and use it to identify information gaps/intervention areas and develop campaign messages to address GBV issues in the camp and host community.
• Collaborate with GBV Prevention & Advocacy to conduct risk monitoring of GBV to inform risk reduction activities.
• Conduct awareness on men’s accountability in ending Violence Against Women and Girls.
• Support the existing GBV committee for tracking and reporting all GBV actions that happen in the zone/village to GBV Prevention and Advocacy Officer and GBV Team Leader for further action.
• Work closely with GBV Prevention & Advocacy Officer to prepare work plans and reports (weekly/monthly) on the activities and submit them timely to GBV Team Leader.
• Ensure full cooperation with other GBV Prevention and Advocacy assistants and act on their behalf during their absence.
• Identify and ensure the availability of resources needed for the implementation of GBV Prevention & Advocacy activities and share to GBV Prevention & Advocacy Officer on time.
• Perform any other activities assigned by the GBV Team Leader.

Data collection and reporting

• Support and work closely with GBV Information Management officer and M&E on program data collection.
• In collaboration with the M&E department, participate in GBV rapid assessment and/or other GBV program-related assessments, and contribute to the GBV overall intervention strategy based on feedback received from women, men, boys, and girls throughout community mobilization and engagement.
• Use of GBV Prevention M&E tools sufficiently and systematically.

Program management

• Build the knowledge and skills of Prevention/outreach incentive social workers and community-based groups to be able to advocate, respond and prevent GBV.
• Engaging with community activists and EMAP graduates to obtain the network and working relationship
• Communicate any incentive staff issue to the supervisor on time. Any recruitment of the new incentive staff must obtain supervisor approval.

Common Duties

• Attend and participate in training identified and organized by your supervisor.
• Follow any new procedures and guidelines designated in circulars from the Country Director.
• Support the DRC Tanzania Country Strategy Action Plan implementation in the Kasulu and Kibondo field office, coordinate with other DRC actors particularly CBP, CP, and Safety & Access to Justice to achieve the DRC strategy outcome with the support of the Protection Manager and Protection Coordinator.
• Report any violations of the DRC Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Code of Conduct (Tanzania and worldwide) as per the DRC reporting mechanism. The reporting of violations is an obligation on the part of all staff members.
• Assist where necessary in undertaking activities that aim to prevent the occurrence of sexual abuse and exploitation of refugees by DRC and other humanitarian workers.
• Represent DRC at interagency meetings as assigned.
• Assist in control and proper usage of stationery and other items relating to work.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by your supervisor

Logistics Duties

• Take care of equipment and supplies for the job
• Ensure working equipment are in good condition.
• Assist with the development of budgets/proposals in collaboration with other senior staff.
• Reports immediately any security incidence/issue detected in the DRC premises.

Experience and technical competencies: (include years of experience)

•  Minimum of 1-2 years of experience in protection, preferably with experience in the field of humanitarian responses in refugee protection, working for an International organization, UN agency, relevant ministry, or local authority.
• Commitment to learning and implementing organizational policies and procedures and demonstrated organizational skills and ability to work in complex and difficult circumstances.
• Excellent skills in Microsoft Office like Ms. Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience in implementing Gender Based Violence, Case management, referral-related activities, and awareness is desirable
• Field experience in an emergency context is highly desirable
• High level of personal initiative, analytical skills, and proactive problem-solving.
• Cultural sensitivity, commitment, and understanding of the values of DRC. Good communication skills

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Social studies and other relevant fields in a well-recognized college or university (preferred)

Languages:

• Good proficiency in written and spoken English, and Swahili. Kirundi is an added advantage

Key stakeholders: (internal and external)

• DRC program staff (protection and others)
• Refugees and donors
• Local Government and host Community representatives.
• Referral partners

The overall purpose of the role:

The Gender-Based Violence (GBV) PSS officer works as part of DRC’s team under the direct supervision of the GBV Team Leader and the guidance and support of the Protection Coordinator and Protection Manager. The role is based in Kasulu/Kibondo and shall conduct regular field visits to the host villages near Nyarugusu and Nduta refugee camps. The position holder will be required to work with women, men, boys, and girls both from Nduta/Nyarugusu refugee camps and the local community in the villages near the camp.

Under the supervision of the GBV Team leader, the PSS officer will implement GBV case management activities delivered by DRC in Tanzania. Specifically, he/she will provide case management services to GBV survivors and other beneficiaries affected by the crisis

Responsibilities and tasks

• Provide case management services through high-quality and confidential interventions in line with minimum standards for service provision and DRC’s case management SOPs.
• Conduct referrals to relevant services when needed, while implementing the action plan and ensuring appropriate follow-up and case closure when appropriate
• Provide counseling for all survivors referred to case management service.
• Conduct case management in safe spaces identified in collaboration with survivors
• File and store GBV data in the gender-based violence information management systems (GBVIMS) in compliance with the information sharing protocol developed at the inter-agency level
• Lead on providing emotional support group sessions to women, men, boys, and girls at risk of or survivors of gender-based violence in compliance with best practices and DRC’s guidelines.
• Lead in delivering basic GBV training to community structures, including sessions on the GBV core concepts and guiding principles and the safe identification and referral of GBV cases.
• Ensure regular quality implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of Gender-based violence- related projects and interventions;
• Lead on the collection of needs and gaps in Gender-Based Violence Programming by engaging community and community representatives.
• Ensuring all the gaps identified in GBV response services are well mitigated with collaboration with GBV Team Leader.
• Participate in community services and other sector meetings in the camp to advocate for gender inclusion, representation, and consideration of other potential risk factors to women and girls as identified during safety audits and women’s center discussions.
• Ensuring to incorporate a survivor-centered approach in all GBV case management activities;
• Ensure strict adherence to confidentiality for all case-related information; protect the identities of survivors in the design and implementation of all activities;
• Work closely with community workers to ensure awareness of services in the community, facilitate referrals into and out of the community center, and support survivors on GBV protection-related needs;
• Ensure updated filing and documentation of Gender-based violence cases in line with DRC tools.
• Alert the GBV Team Leader and Protection Coordinator of any gaps in process, tools, or staff capacities to meet the needs of beneficiaries or ensure confidentiality and survivor-centered care.
• Participate in the development of proposals, concept notes, and budgets as requested.
• With the support of the GBV team leader, prepare individual, monthly, quarterly, and annual GBV work plans.
• Prepare and submit accurate and quality (weekly, monthly, and activity) reports on GBV PSS activities within set deadlines.
• Contribute to preparing quarterly, semi-annual, and annual donor reports.
• Maintain an updated indicator tracking tool to measure project impact/outputs.
• Prepare a Procurement Plan for the items/ resources needed for the implementation of PSS activities and share to the GBV Team Leader on time for further action.
• Collaborate with other DRC staff as needed.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by GBV Team Leader.

Experience and technical competencies: (include years of experience)

• Minimum of 1-2 years of experience in protection, preferably with an international humanitarian organization.
• Demonstrated organizational skills and ability to work in complex and difficult circumstances.
• Experience in Case of Management, referral-related activities, and awareness is desirable
• Field experience in an emergency context is highly desirable
• High level of personal initiative, analytical skills, and proactive problem-solving.
• Demonstrated people’s management skills. Strong interpersonal skills and ability to develop and maintain working relationships across the organization.
• Be a team player
• Cultural sensitivity, commitment, and understanding of the values of DRC. Good communication skills.
• Commitment to learning and implementing organizational policies and procedures
• Proven ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
• A sensitive approach to the external representation

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Social science studies and other relevant fields in well recognized college or university (preferred).

Languages:

Good proficiency in written and spoken English, and Swahili. Kirundi is an added advantage

Key stakeholders: (internal and external)

• DRC programme staff (protection and others)
• Refugees and donors
• Local Government and host Community representatives.
• Referral partners