Sexual Violence Program Supervisor at Medecins Sans Frontieres, Holland

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an international, private, non-governmental, non-profit humanitarian organization. Our organization offers assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or manmade disasters, to victims of armed conflict, without discrimination irrespective of race, religion, creed or political affiliation. We have been working in Nigeria since February 1996

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Sexual Violence Program Supervisor

Location: Sokoto 
Job Type: Indefinite contract
Duty Station: Sokoto NOMA and Emergency Response Project, Sokoto

The main objective and responsibility of the position

• The Sexual Violence Progam Supervisor is responsible for the comprehensive development, implementation, management, monitoring and evaluation of Sexual Violence (SV) strategies and care for survivors of Sexual Violence in the MSF project according to MSF values, standards and procedures and the MSF guidelines creating access to and providing care for survivors of sexual violence.

Accountabilities

• Being responsible for assessing the community's perception of sexual violence, the perceived needs of survivors of sexual violence and reasons survivors do not seek health care
• In collaboration with the international staff responsible for SV program, develop, monitor and evaluate strategies for MSF’s SV approach in the project based on MSF’s overall strategy and procedures for SV.
• Being responsible for training, support and follow up of the outreach team for SV awareness raising and community engagement to develop and improve awareness-raising activities and community dialogue, discussion and messaging, materials and methods regarding the medical and psychological consequences of SV, availability of medical and psychosocial care and the importance of timely access after sexual violence
• Being responsible for identifying and engaging with the key target groups of trusted, respected community members and support services for outreach activities together with the outreach team
• Being responsible for the set-up of care pathways and facilities for SV activities in line with MSF SV guidelines and MSF standards and procedures
• Being responsible for the application of the 5 steps of implementation with the main objective to create timely access to quality and comprehensive medical and psychosocial care to survivors of sexual violence and intimate partner violence (IPV).
• Ensure information on the available support services for survivors of SV is gathered, a referral pathway is in place and that referrals are monitored and evaluated
• Participate in SV sub-cluster meetings and maintain contacts and communicate and coordinate with the different formal and informal support services
• Ensure relevant data is captured using the SV data tool, stored, with ensured confidentiality, and analysed.
• Identify training needs, organize and coordinate training, coaching and supervision about SV for MSF health care providers and other MSF staff members, including community outreach teams and other staff, based on the findings of learning needs assessments, knowledge, attitude and practices questionnaires and observation

MSF Section/Context-Specific Accountabilities

• Make sure SGBV activities are well implemented in the ITFC and Noma facility
• Facilitate referrals of survivors to further services where applicable.
• Plan and conduct staff and community assessment regarding SGBV awareness.
• Ensure follow up of survivors.
• Plan and organize sensitizations and trainings for HCWs and HPs in different project location.
• Collaborate with the HPO to plan and organize community awareness strategy.
• Identifying and conducting sensitizations for community helpers to foster community awareness campaigns and survivor referrals.
• Mobilizing and presiding over the SV committee meetings.
• Supervise data collection activities, ensuring all the cover sheet and data collection tools are up to date and update the SV activity manager. Ensure data confidentiality.
• Take the lead on the Monthly medical report at the end of the EPI month and share with the SV manager.
• Participate in the project meetings, this includes medical meeting and other departmental meeting
• Ensure a good team collaboration with the MoH team.
• Assess the incentives sheets for the MoH incentivized staff selected for the program
• Supervision and management of Midwife working in the ITFC and SRH Noma
• Organizing and overseeing staff, medical supplies and other materials for survivor care.
• Identify areas of improvement and gaps and plan for mitigation
• Ensure appropriate documentation, storage and dissemination of SV survivor data.
• Ensure data confidentiality.

Requirements
Education:

• Midwifery, nursing, ccounselling, social work, psychology or other similar degree/diploma essential

Experience:

• Experience with NGO desirable.
• Experience working with survivors of gender-based violence or sexual violence or raising awareness and engaging communities about gender-based violence or sexual violence desirable.
• Experience working in gender-based violence, protection or child protection desirable.
• Experience providing community awareness, information, education and communication activities or health promotion desirable.
• Experience coaching, mentoring, supervision, training and capacity building desirable

Languages:

• Mission language essential. Local language is highly desirable.

Knowledge:

• Essential computer literacy (word, excel).

Competencies:

• Flexibility, Commitment to MSF principles, Teamwork and result oriented.

Application Closing Date
20th August, 2024 (5:00pm).