VACANCY – SGBV PROTECTION OFFICER.
ALIGHT works with its partners and constituencies to provide opportunities and expertise to refugees, displaced people, and host communities – to better survive conflicts and crisis, and to rebuild lives of dignity, health, security and self-sufficiency. ALIGHT presently works in and with partners in seventeen countries globally. ALIGHT has consistently operated in Rwanda since the year 1994, and today has a strong and committed team of over eight hundred personnel who include full-time staff, community mobilizers, and incentive workers– implementing programs in Primary Health Care, Reproductive Health, HIV and Nutrition; also Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Shelter and general Infrastructure, Livelihoods/Economic strengthening, and Sexual and Gender Based Violence Prevention/ Protection. Our work in Rwanda currently covers all the refugee locations and their kind Rwandan-host communities. And we are always looking to expand and, jointly with our partners, offer lasting impact with and for the communities we serve! ALIGHT is looking for a qualified, self-driven, and committed individual to join its team as SGBV Protection Officer in any of the field sites (Refugee Camps) where Alight has active operations.
PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:
The SGBV Protection officer, a senior position at Camp level, is responsible for coordinating and leading SGBV response and prevention activities in designated Camp. H/She manage the SGBV resources at site level, collaborate and build the relationship with all stakeholders, Donor, and liaison with the Kigali office. S/He will provide the technical support to the community activists, local community partner’s service providers and to conduct community engagement meetings on SGBV.
PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES;
- Coordinate and oversee quality implementation of SASA methodology;
- Provide technical support to the community activists and other structures working to prevent GBV;
- Create and strengthen relationship with other service providers operating at the site;
- Provide technical support, coaching, and supervision to GBV caseworkers and GBV prevention officer;
- Organize and lead international events on GBV including 16 days of Activism, international women’s day, and Day of African child;
- Represent ALIGHT in different inter-agency GBV and child protection coordination meetings at the site level and provide feedback for further programming;
- Increase feedback from the community through the submission of weekly community engagement reports;
- Work with other partners to mainstream SGBV prevention and response in their existing services;
- Organize and lead community sensitization campaigns on SGBV, child protection, and human rights as well as Gender;
- Support SGBV prevention officer in strengthening GBV community-based protection mechanisms;
- Participation in regular protection assessments to identify SGBV and child protection concerns;
- Work collaboratively with UNHCR, stakeholders, MINEMA, Police, district officials to mobilize community members on SGBV and Child protection;
QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:
- Bachelor’s degree in Social work, Community Psychology, Education, and any other related fields; with a Minimum of three years’ previous experience with SGBV programing and implementation in humanitarian or development sector;
- Knowledge of SGBV plans in line with the National Standard Operating Procedures for Protection and prevention Guidelines;
- Demonstrated ability to write clearly, insightfully, and persuasively in English, and meet regularly tight and demanding deadlines;
- Minimum of three years, previous experience with SGBV programing and implementation in humanitarian or development sector;
- Knowledge of SGBV plans in line with the National Standard Operating Procedures for Protection and prevention Guidelines;
- Excellent report writing, and analytical skills;
- The person must be able to work with minimum supervision;
- Ability to manage multiple tasks at a time and work effectively with colleagues from different backgrounds;
- Good listening skills;
- Participate in extracurricular activities such as social activities, sporting activities, clubs, and student organizations as directed;
- Proven record of nonviolence.
KEY BEHAVIORS & ABILITIES:
- Commitment to personally champion ALIGHT’s program vision and mission and inspire others to do the same;
- Must have cross-cultural and strong interpersonal skills to work with refugees and vulnerable persons;
- Analytical thinking and attention to details;
- Collaborative, result-oriented management style;
- Diplomatic skills and strong ability to manage staff, to resolve conflicts, and build relation with diverse stakeholders;
- Capacity for effective planning and management, including risks and areas of concern;
- Comfort residing full time working in any one on the field sites (Gicumbi, kirehe, Huye, Gatsibo or Karongi) and in other low resource-refugee settings in Rwanda;
- Solution, service, and support oriented attitude and work ethic; and a willingness to guide staff towards exploring options and solutions, while assuring fidelity and confidentiality to expected policies and procedures.
Interested and qualified candidates should submit 1 page Cover letter, and updated CV (maximum three pages) and names, title, and contacts of three professional referees, to include most current employer/supervisor (all in/as one document) – via email only to: RWJobs@wearealight.org with the POSITION applied for clearly indicated in the subject line. The deadline for submission of applications is December 21st 2021. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
