Mercy Corps Protection and GBV Specialist Jobs 2023 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs.
Mercy Corps Ethiopia looking for “Protection and GBV Specialist”.
Applicants with a BA Degree may apply on or before November 30, 2023.
Mercy Corps is a global non-governmental, humanitarian aid organization operating in transitional contexts that have undergone, or have been undergoing, various forms of economic, environmental, social and political instabilities. The organization claims to have assisted more than 220 million people survive humanitarian conflicts, seek improvements in livelihoods, and deliver durable development to their communities.
Mercy Corps Protection and GBV Specialist Jobs 2023
The Mercy Corps has published a job vacancy announcement on November 03, 2023 for qualified Ethiopia’s to fill in the vacant post of Protection and GBV Specialist to be based in Negelle, Ethiopia.
| Recruiter | Mercy Corps |
| Position | Protection and GBV Specialist |
| Location | Negelle, Ethiopia |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Total Vacant Post | 01 |
| Qualification | BA Degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum of Four (04) year’s |
| Application Deadline | November 30, 2023 |
Mercy Corps Job Vacancy 2023
Essential Job Responsibilities:
Strategy & Vision:
- Collaborate and work closely with the project team members for effective integration of GBV and Child Protection issues in all project activities.
- Collaborate with local authorities and other development and humanitarian actors’ to effectively identify GBV and Child Protection risks in the area and to come up with risk mitigation and response strategies.
- Able to learn and update his/ her information or knowledge to adapt the changing situation and context.
Program Management:
- Coordinate and facilitate proper implementation of GBV and Child Protection related activities of the project.
- Provide trainings for Mercy Corps, government staff and other service providers in the areas on GBV and CP case management and PSS, prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse, interagency standing committee guideline/IASC/ on Gender Based Violence /GBV/, GBV and CP basic concepts, GBV and CP referral and coordination mechanism and so on.
- Lead the process of capacity building to Women and Social Affairs office and other service providers of CP, GBV and psychosocial support providers on case management and MHPSS.
- Conduct Safety Audit, protection risk assessment, analysis and share the information to service providers and CP and GBV protection clusters.
- Conduct GBV and CP service mapping and coordinate with service providers to strengthen service provision and to support vulnerable children and GBV survivors to have timely and multi- sector response services as required.
- Lead the process of strengthen the GBV and CP coordination mechanism in the area.
- Lead the community level awareness raising sessions on GBV, CP and protection related issues.
- Provide awareness to community members on basic protection principles, prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA) trainings, Mercy Corps safeguarding principles and reporting mechanism.
- Organize review meetings and other periodic meetings with community members, government representatives and other humanitarian actors on the GBV, CP and protection concerns in relation to the project.
- Ensure that the GBV and CP referral and psychosocial support related activities are properly implemented at the local level in collaboration with women and social affairs office.
- Participate in humanitarian coordination forums and platforms which focuses on GBV, CP and protection issues.
- Provide on job training for the safe space facilitators, protection officers and community volunteers in GBV, CP and protection related activities.
- Lead the process of dignity kit and UASC material distribution for affected community members (women and girls)
- In place and lead the process of WGSS and CFS activities in the selected areas.
- Provide guidance and training on the unstructured and structured safe space interventions, like positive parental sessions, Adolescent girls programing, information dissemination, skill building and other sessions.
- Participate in capacity building trainings and workshops which focuses on gender, CP, GBV and protection issues.
- Make sure to provide appropriate support to the FO in implementation of gender equality, diversity, and equality (GDI) priorities.
Position in Organization:
- Position Name: Protection and GBV Specialist
- Job category: Programming
- Requisition number: PROTE004236
- Posting details
- Posted: 20 October 2023
- Deadline: 30 November 2023
- Full-time
Minimum Qualification:
- BA degree in Gender and social development, Sociology, Psychology, Social work, or other similar social science field of studies
- Minimum four years’ work experience in GBV, Child Protection and Protection related roles (Experience working in NGO is an advantage)
- Fluent in communicating in English (knowing local language is a value add).
How to Apply Mercy Corps Protection and GBV Specialist Jobs 2023
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to https://recruiting2.ultipro.com/MER1024MERCY/JobBoard/7de55979-49d4-4f59-b61b-9c7d0e38d500/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=5dc844b3-20e3-4eca-9cfe-afbac13aba9e
The Closing Date: 30th November, 2023.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.mercycorps.org |
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