Bangladesh: Emergency GBV Manager - Bangladesh

International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs.
Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.

JOB SUMMARY

The primary function of the Emergency GBV Manager is to ensure GBV concerns are integrated into emergency response activities and to lead GBV coordination and program implementation.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: **The duties and responsibilities listed are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all inclusive.

1. Assessment and Program Planning

2. Conduct GBV assessments as required, maximizing available sources of information and opportunities for coordination, and ensuring compliance with safety and ethical recommendations

3. Through assessment, identify risks of GBV, points of service and support for survivors, and appropriate priorities and approaches for programming.

4. Plan for appropriate emergency interventions as well as opportunities for expanded programming, including identification of local partners, support structures to reinforce, and appropriate points of entry for case management services

5. Prepare reports of assessment findings and recommendations

6. Contribute to concept notes/proposals/consolidated appeals as needed** ???

2. Program Implementation

• Lead the establishment and delivery of key services and interventions, as relevant. Services likely include psychosocial support for survivors of GBV, safe spaces and empowerment activities for women and adolescent girls.
• Ensure that services, including psychosocial support and case management services, comply with technical standards and safety and ethical guidelines
• Ensure appropriate community participation in the design and delivery of program activities, including the development of messaging and information campaigns
• Conduct regular program monitoring and compile activity and donor reports as required

• Recruit and support staff and volunteers as relevant.

• Coordination

• Coordinate with all relevant actors and actively participate in protection/ GBV sub-cluster/working groups coordinated assessments, mapping of services, information sharing, etc.

• Coordinate with other GBV actors, including local organizations and security representatives

• Work with partners and community members to develop a referral mechanisms for available services

• Coordinate with other sectors as possible to ensure integration of GBV concerns into various interventions, in line with the IASC GBV Guidelines

4. Training

• Organize basic GBV trainings for first responders
• As needed, organize/facilitate trainings in clinical care for survivors of rape
• Where possible, build capacity of local organizations/women’s associations in GBV response
• As relevant, train staff and volunteers to deliver psychosocial support and case management services, and to implement other program activities

Compliance & Ethics: Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout International MedicalCorps. As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of International Medical Corps’ and donorcompliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards. Conducts work with the highest level of integrity.

Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in Social Work, Public Health, International Development or other relevant field of study preferred
• Experience managing GBV prevention and response programs. Prior emergency response experience strongly preferred.
• Experience conducting GBV assessments

• Familiarity with standards and current guidance for GBV prevention, response, and coordination, including standards for protection from SEA.

• Familiarity with humanitarian architecture and the mandates of donors, UN agencies, and other NGOs.

• Profound cross-cultural awareness

• Ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions independently, as well as to work well with a team

• Extremely flexible, and the ability to cope with stressful situations and frustrations

• Strong communication skills, both oral and written

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