Team Leader Gender Based Violence (GBV) at Danish Refugee Council (DRC)

Founded in 1956, The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a
humanitarian, non-governmental, non-profit organization providing direct
assistance to conflict-affected populations – refugees, internally
displaced people (IDPs) and host communities – in more than 40 countries
around the world. DRC has been implementing emergency response projects
in Tanzania since the onset of the Burundi refugee crisis in 2015 in
three refugee camps in the Kigoma Region at the border with Burundi.
DRC’s integrated projects for refugees, asylum seekers and host
communities comprise sectors such as Camp Coordination and Camp
Management (CCCM), Protection (CBP, PSN, GBV, CP and Legal), Shelter and
infrastructure, and Economic Recovery.

Overall purpose of the role:
Team
Leader-Gender Based Violence (GBV works as part of DRC’s team under the
direct supervision of the Protection Coordinator and guidance support
of the Protection Manager. The role is based in Kasulu/Kibondo, and
regular field visits shall be conducted to the host villages near
Nyarugusu and Nduta refugee camps.

Team Leader Gender Based
Violence (GBV) will oversee the overall day to day of GBV prevention and
response interventions, including case management/psychosocial support,
Women/Men protection and empowerment, community mobilization for GBV
prevention within and outside the camp, capacity building and
coordination with other sectors and actors.

The GBV Team Leader
will provide supervision, mentoring/coaching for team members to ensure
that the goals and objectives of the program are met in a timely and
effective manner, that the approach to program implementation is
participatory, that team members receive appropriate support and that a
positive team spirit is fostered, encouraging innovative and quality
programming.

Position’s Objectives
The Team Leader – Gender Based Violence, in coordination and cooperation with the program staff, is expected to contribute to:

• Supervise members in team
• Deliver technical support and guidance to team
• Ensure
  the quality of the planning, implementation, and follow up of all
  technical aspects of the sector activities being implemented by DRC
• Develop
  and maintain good relations with the persons of concern, relevant
  stakeholders and other humanitarian actors, to support adequate
  implementation and coordination of DRC’s sector activities.
• Mobilize stakeholders to participate in GBV coordination and risk mitigation meetings.
• In
  collaboration with Protection Coordinator and Protection Manager,
  promote and represent the interests of the GBV program with regards to
  all relevant stakeholders.

Program Responsibilities

• Participate in the development of proposals, concept notes, and budgets as requested.
• Participate/support
  in risk reduction activity and the identification of risks to women,
  men, boys and girls in assigned refugee camp and host communities, by
  carrying out regular GBV safety audits situational analysis and
  consultations with women, men, boys and girls and identify trends and
  changes in the context important for consideration in risk reduction
  activities.
• Conduct/organize and facilitate trainings and
  workshops on gender and GBV related issues for implementing partners,
  MHA, DRC staff, UNHCR, women’s groups, refugee community leaders,
  religious leaders, youth groups, NGO workers and any other identified
  groups
• In collaboration with M&E department, participate in
  GBV rapid assessment and/or other GBV program-related assessments, and
  contribute to the GBV overall intervention strategy based on feedback
  received from women, men, boys and girls throughout community
  mobilization and engagement.
• Lead and manage the team (including people planning, performance, well-being and development)
• Ensure effective planning and quality implementation of the sector/support activities
• Coordinate
  and monitor the overall implementation of GBV program activities in the
  camp/host communities based on established indicators, including
  collecting and analyzing data and information for reporting.
• Supervise
  and support the day to day activities including case
  management/psychosocial support, follow-up and advocacy to meet
  beneficiaries’ needs, community mobilization to prevent GBV risks, build
  community capacity to prevent and respond to GBV incidents; Provide
  on-going direct supervision to GBV staff, including assisting in the
  development of individual work plans for GBV staff.
• Support GBV
  officer and Assistant to develop and monitor program plans, including
  activity, procurement and spending related to GBV prevention and
  response activities.
• Work with GBVIMS officer to ensure safe and ethical GBV data collection and sharing based on agreed procedures and protocols.
• Work with GBVIMS officer to make sure the GBVIMS/ GBV proGreV4 module is updated and shared with relevant stakeholders.
• Conduct
  regular meetings with team members and community members to assess
  progress toward objectives, discuss issues and assist in finding
  solutions to challenges identified.
• Ensure timely submission of activity reports on weekly, monthly and quarterly basis and ensure proper filing.

Programming & Operations

• Ensure efficient and effective program implementation while following the budget and work plan
• Participate in preparing monthly/quarterly/annual highlights/reports and proposals and budgets for donors
• Lead the team in carrying out monitoring and evaluation exercises
• Take
  initiative on procurement, working with Protection Coordinator and
  Protection Manager and Supply chain to ensure smooth procurement process
  and correct use of budget spending.

Coordination and representation

• Collaborate with relevant internal and external technical experts on sector relevant issues
• Represent DRC at meetings and other relevant technical coordination meetings
• Ensure
  integration with other DRC sectors, such as Camp Coordination and Camp
  Management livelihoods, WASH, and General Food Distribution (GFD).

Project development

• Asist in developing project plans and budgets for funding
• Work with Protection Coordinator to develop projects tools
• Project implementation and reporting
• Work with MEAL department to monitor and evaluate project

Logistics/Finance

• Support
  the monitoring of financial commitments and expenditures against
  budgets and provide timely feedback on budget follow-up
• Plan and coordinate proactively logistics and movements of staff from and to different operational areas
• Initiate procurements and ensure their execution
• Ensure distribution plans are prepared and shared with logistics in a timely manner.

Experience and technical competencies: (include years of experience)

• Minimum
  of 3-4 years of experience in protection, preferably with experience in
  the field of humanitarian responses in refugee protection, working for
  International organization, UN agency, relevant ministry or local
  authority.
• Commitment to learning and implementing
  organizational policies and procedures and demonstrated organizational
  skills and ability to work in complex and difficult circumstances.
• Excellent skills in Microsoft offices like Ms. Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience in implementing Gender Based Violence, Case management, referral related activities and awareness is desirable
• Field experience in emergency context is highly desirable
• High level of personal initiative, analytical skills and pro-active problem solving.
• Demonstrated
  people’s management skills. Strong interpersonal skills and ability to
  develop and maintain working relationships across the organization
  Cultural sensitivity, and commitment and understanding of the values of
  DRC. Good communication skills.

Education:

• Bachelor’s
  degree in Law, Political Science, Gender and Development, Social
  science studies and other relevant fields in well recognized college or
  university (preferred)

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Languages: Good proficiency in written and spoken English, and Swahili. Kirundi is an added advantage

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