WPE Adolescence Girl program Officer (AGP Officer)

The IRC has a focus on narrowing the gender gap in humanitarian aid and ensuring that we contribute to gender equality, diversity, and inclusion in both our programs and operations by working to establish a context where our clients (including those from minority groups) enjoy the same rights and opportunities as well as equal access to services. The IRC also has a strong commitment to creating an equitable and inclusive culture, where safeguarding is upheld in our workplace and programs. We are determined to protect our clients and staff from safeguarding violations through prevention and, where misconduct is alleged, to address it without fear or favor.

Job Overview

The Adolescent Girls Programming Officer supports a project designed to equip adolescent girls in the Sherkole refugee camp with the skills and experiences vital to make balanced, strategic life choices as well as promote the safety, prevention of, and response to violence against adolescent girls.

Detailed responsibilities and tasks:

• Participate in assessments and give overall intervention strategy based on feedback received from girls throughout the AG programming.
• Strictly enforce GBV guiding principle while engaging with AG and their parents/caregivers.
• Supervise and capacitate local community and refugee mentors formally and informally to provide quality life skill sessions through training, daily mentoring, weekly meeting, and applying regular knowledge and skills assessment tools.
• In collaboration with implementing partners and community leaders, develop a selection criterion for adolescent girls to engage them in life skill curriculum sessions.
• Support in contextualization and adaptation of Girl Shine Curriculum into refugee and local community context.
• Conduct Adolescent Girls Programming related capacity building training for mentors, community leaders, implementing partners and parents/care givers.
• Directly engage with adolescent girls and parents as required, and work with mentors to ensure the quality of the program.
• Coordinate with Response Officers when there is a need to provide case management service for adolescent girls.
• Assist in response related IEC and BCC materials, in collaboration with GBV team, ensuring messages are appropriate for the community and conduct pre-testing before dissemination.
• Supervise supply and logistical needs of AG safe space and adherence to all relevant IRC logistic policies.
• Build a relationship with all relevant GBV program partners, community leaders, and parents/care givers in the camp and local community to encourage greater communication, collaboration, and coordination.
• Work closely with different actors particularly with schools, Women association, health, and legal actors to ensure coordination among partners and
• Participate in monitoring and evaluation activities including assessments and surveys.
• Any other duties and responsibilities that can be given by immediate and technical supervisors.
• Key Working Relationships:
• The position holder will directly report to the Camp Manager with technical oversight from the WPE manager based in Assosa.

Safeguarding Responsibilities:-

• Promote and actively participate in initiatives and efforts to build team engagement, inclusion and cohesion in IRC [team/office]
• Foster ongoing learning, honest dialogue and reflection to strengthen safeguarding and to promote IRC values and adherence to IRC policies.

Minimum Qualifications:

Job Requirements

Educational Background:

• BA/MA degree in psychology, social work and other related fields.

Required Skills and Qualification:

• 2 years of relevant experience with the first degree or 1 years of relevant experience plus post graduate
• Basic supervisory/managerial skills.
• NGO experience is a plus.
• Technical and report writing skills
• Computer literate.
• Clear understanding of gender, power abuse, and issues surrounding violence against women.
• Able to always maintain GBV and protection principle.
• Experience in participatory techniques and community mobilization includes facilitating the training.
• Ability to lead, train, supervise, facilitate, and motivate other WPE field workers in their respective tasks in a professional, respectful, and supportive manner.
• Positive and professional attitude, able to organize, maintain composure and prioritize work under pressure, work over-time when needed and able to coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail.
• Able to organize, maintain composure and prioritize work under pressure, able to coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to details.
• Related work and field experiences in social service provision with women and girls.
• Ability to use MS Office, Excel, Email and PowerPoint applications very well.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.

Language Skills: 

• Fluent spoken and written English..
• Knowledge of local language  and Rutana and Arabic is an advantageous.

IRC is an equal employment opportunity employer.  IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability.

IRC strives to build a diverse and inclusive team at all levels who as individuals, and as a group, embody our culture statement creating a working environment characterized by critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity for us to achieve our aspirations as a team and deliver the best possible services to our clients.