Vacancy Ref No: HAI/Prog/007/17
Department: Humanitarian and Resilience Building, Ethiopia
Responsible to: Project coordinator
Contract: Five Months (with possibility of extension)
Background
HelpAge International is a global network of more than 113 organizations in 75 countries. As the world’s leading organization dedicated to promoting the wellbeing of older women and men and inclusion of their needs as well as reducing poverty and discrimination in later life; HelpAge envisions a world in which all older people can lead dignified, healthy and secure lives.
HelpAge International is responding to the protection needs of conflict and drought affected internally displaced persons (IDPs) in four Woredas of Oromia region through facilitating protection monitoring and capacity building support by mobile protection teams, establishing children and women spaces in IDP sites, and providing capacity building support on gender, age and disability mainstreaming for agencies granted under EHF scheme.
Summary of the Role:
Psychosocial officer will ensure quality of GBV and child protection case management service and psychosocial support to survivors of GBV, adhere GBV guiding principle and follow survivor’s centered-approach. The Psychosocial Officer will work to promote multi-sectoral service; health, safety, psychosocial support and justice (where feasible) by support referral networks that enhance a survivor’s ability to receive confidential, safe, and timely services that meets their needs and their best interest in IDPs in Borana zone, including supervision and capacity building of Social Workers, support program coordinator with other partners, and oversee the empowerment activities with women and girls.
Specific Responsibilities: