Vacancy Announcement Internal/External
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Job Title: | GBV Prevention Officer (1X) |
Reference number: | Vac/02662/22 |
Vacancy posting date: | August 08, 2022 |
Closing Date: | August 18, 2022 |
Duty Station: | Afar Chifra |
Duration of Employment | Three Months |
Employment Type: | Fixed term |
Salary: | As per the organization scale |
International Medical Corps never asks job applicants for a fee, payment, or other monetary transaction. If you are asked for money in connection with this recruitment, please report to International Medical Corps at the website provided at the end of this document. | |
About International Medical Corps A preeminent First Responder, International Medical Corps provides emergency relief to those hit by disaster, and offers the skills needed to rebuild stronger. We train people – giving communities the tools and knowledge to be self-reliant and be their own best First Responders when disaster strikes again. International Medical Corps focuses on the delivery of community-based primary health care. We emphasize training and education, and prioritize hiring local staff – in fact, 96% of our field-based staff and health professionals are recruited from the local community. This helps to ensure that skills and knowledge are passed on and remain long after our programs have ended. Through the integration of specialties like emergency medicine, women’s health, nutrition services, water and sanitation, and mental health into the primary health care setting, we ensure that those we serve receive holistic, comprehensive care. The value of International Medical Corps’ integrated approach to community health and well-being and our emphasis on capacity building through training are critical for the long-term growth of ‘conflict and natural disaster-affected communities’ and ‘fragile states’. Job Description The GBV prevention Officer will lead community mobilization and awareness-raising interventions to prevent incidents of GBV. The GBV prevention Officer will work with GBV response officer and other implementing partners and Government to identify any protection concern(s) for women and girls in targeted woredas through discussions, meetings, outreach campaigns and share with actors for appropriate actions Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
Individual Guiding Principles
Ensure vulnerable women including survivors of GBV are safe at all times; Respect their wishes, rights and dignity; Keep their experiences confidential and do not discriminate them. |
Job Requirement
Education:
BSc degree in Social Work, Public health, Nursing, gender, preferred MS. 2-year experience in GBV related programing and prevention activities
Experience
If you are asked for money in connection with this recruitment, please notify International Medical Corps at report@InternationalMedicalCorps.org.