Women Protection and Empowerment Manager at the International Rescue Committee (IRC) - Zamfara / Katsina

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Women Protection and Empowerment Manager

Requisition ID: req41342
Location: Zamfara / Katsina
Employment Type: Full-Time
Sector: Women Protection & Empowerment
Employment Category: Regular

Project Overview

• The BHA (Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance) project, “Integrated Emergency Response to the Displaced Population in Zamfara, Sokoto, And Katsina States, Northwest Nigeria” depending on fund availab will be carried out by a consortium led by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in collaboration with the Alliance for International Medical Action (Alima), Cooperazione Internazionale (COOPI), and Life Helpers Initiative (LHI), aims to leverage each partner's expertise to provide immediate humanitarian assistance to internally displaced people populations through area-based approach.
• The Consortium partners will provide an integrated multisectoral intervention in Health, Nutrition, WASH, Protection, and Multi-purpose Cash Assistance (MPCA) activities in Zamfara, Katsina, and Sokoto states in collaboration with state governments, UN organizations and other key actors in Northwest Nigeria.
• The project will be implemented by a dedicated support, quality assurance, and coordination team, who will work closely with all partners through a management unit of well-structured consortium governance for the activity.

Scope of Work

• Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is a serious human rights and public health issue affecting women and girls around the world. It impacts all aspects of women and girl’s physical, emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It has harmful consequences for the individuals who experience it, their families, and communities.
• The WPE programming in NW Nigeria will cover Katsina and Zamfara States. The WPE program Manager will lead the design, implementation, and monitoring of WPE projects in Katsina and Zamfara States and reports to the consortium deputy team lead with technical support from WPE Coordinator.
•  The WPE Manager will provide technical oversight to prevention and response staff in both Zamfara and Katsina States in protection and empowerment of women and girls (and the effects of the conflict on women and girls in general), with an emphasis on coaching staff to build their capacity, advocating for improved services for women and girls, and ensuring quality response to reach women and girls in conflict affected areas.

Responsibilities
Program Management, Technical Quality, and Strategy:

• Provide ovarall leadership, training, and guidance to staff to ensure programming meets best minimum standards and prioritizes the security of beneficiaries and staff.
• Support the team to conduct safety audits and take the lead communicating with other stakeholders to ensure all services mitigate the risk of GBV and are in line with IASC GBV Guidelines
• Design and lead assessments in Katsina and Zamfara to ensure the voices of women and girls inform WPE program design.
• Lead the development of coordination and referral mechanisms to ensure GBV survivors can access health care in a timely manner.
• Promote and teach good practice regarding rapid WPE case management and psychosocial support.
• Develop protocols on information management in insecure environments.
• Support the WPE team to develop awareness-raising messages to promote uptake of GBV response services in a timely manner.
• Support the WPE team to ensure sustained programming.
• Promote coordination with the other sectors within the IRC.
• Design and lead on rapid responses in newly opened LGAs
• Liaise with the IRC Health Manager to help provide support in terms of health services to GBV Survivors.
• Lead the development of proposals for Zamfara and Katsina States to ensure consistent funding, with technical support from the WPE Coordinator and Senior Technical Advisor
• Review monthly BvAs and submit monthly BvA corrections.
• Prepare and keep updated budget spent out plans to maintain program expenditure within budget

Staff Performance Management, Learning & Development:

• Collaborate with the Consortium deputy team lead and the WPE Coordinator to implement the staff training plan for WPE Team members.
• Oversee and when necessary, conduct trainings for community and service providers.
• Collaborate with the Health Sector to organize Clinical Care of Sexual Assault Survivors training for health staff, as needed.
• Collaborate with the other IRC Program Managers to maintain an on-going training program to ensure WPE is integrated into health, child protection, ProL, ERD, Education and vice versa.
• Oversee administrative aspects of the program including, but not limited to, writing job descriptions, interviewing, and hiring staff, developing staff performance objectives and conducting timely performance appraisals.
• Ensure the staff follows IRC global financial procedures and meeting donor requirements.
• Other duties as required.

Research, Learning and Analysis:

• Lead the development and oversee implementation of strong monitoring and evaluation systems.
• Lead the preparation of reports and share with line manager.
• Provide trend analysis on areas where WPE is implementing to improve services and advocacy for women and girls.
• Liaise with other teams on best practices and assist each other with information sharing.

Coordination & Representation:

• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with all stakeholders – including community leaders, Camp chairpersons, National Emergency Management Agency, State Emergency Management Agency) NGOs, UN agencies, Local Partners and other IRC sectors to enhance multi-agency and multi-sectoral cooperation and coordination.
• Ensure that information from coordination meetings is shared, as appropriate.
• Advocate for women and girls, with feedback from women and girls, in external meetings

Key Working Relationships:

• Position Reports to:  Consortium Deputy Lead
• Indirect/Technical Reporting: WPE Coordinator, Senior Program Coordinator and Senior Technical Advisor
• Position directly Supervises:  WPE Officers in Katsina and Zamfara
• Key External Contacts: GBV Subcluster, Ministry of women affairs.

Qualifications
Education:

• Must have a University Degree in Public Health, Social Work, or Social Science, with significant relevant work experience in conflict-affected areas.

Work Experience:

• 5 years GBV program management experience, preferably in insecure locations,

Demonstrated Technical Skills:

• Excellent GBV case management skills and have provided direct case management to survivors of GBV,
• Experience in managing a GBV emergency response team using rapid case management,
• Experience using and good knowledge of the GBVIMS.
• Good interpersonal and team-building skills.
• Thorough understanding of feminist theory and survivor-centered programming
• Ability to live and work under pressure in an unstable security environment.
• Knowledge and experience of participatory planning methods
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience in grant management and proposal writing is preferred.

Languages:

• Fluency in English and other languages desirable. 

Computer / Other Tech Requirements:

• Full professional competency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
•  Ability to Travel: 50% of time if applicable.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.