Duty station: Kharkiv
Key working relationships:
Position Reports to: WPE Senior Manager, WPE Manager, WPE Senior Officer
Position directly supervises: TBD
Internal collaborations within IRC: Child Protection team; Protection team; Economic Recovery and Development team; Health team.
External collaborations to IRC: GBV actors, organizations and agencies
The Women’s Protection and Empowerment (WPE) case worker will provide direct support and case management to at-risk women and girls as part of the WPE team, specifically the WPE case worker will be responsible for:
Reinforce adherence to the GBV guiding principles and survivor-centred support throughout all activities. This includes ensuring confidentiality of survivors and respect for their wishes and decisions.
Provide age-appropriate case management, including assessment of women and adolescent girl's needs; provide basic crisis counselling and safe, confidential and appropriate referrals in line with the GBV referral pathways
Work in close, daily collaboration with the IRC sectors to ensure women and girls have safe, discrete and confidential access to services via the internal referral procedures
Work with the WPE team to ensure the response to the evolving needs of clients and their communities
Identify concerns related to and support adherence to GBV referral protocols and GBV guiding principles, and bring these concerns to the WPE Response Officer
Maintain effective working relationships with relevant partners, including community leaders and other implementing partners
Complete monthly activity reports, according to the mentorship provided by the WPE Response Officer
Requirements:
Relevant higher education (master's degree) in law, social sciences or humanities, as well as relevant work experience in the humanitarian field.
Language: Ukrainian is required, candidates with English language skills will have an advantage.
Experience with provide direct support (basic counselling, case management, PSS) with women and girls, including survivors of GBV; previous training in these areas strongly preferred.
Clear understanding of and interest in the well-being of women and girls, and supporting their healing after the experience of violence.
Ability to respond to emergencies when needed and support WPE team in providing any kind of support and distributing kits when needed.
Experience facilitating group activities, trainings and workshops and mentoring others.
Clear understanding of, and interest in, violence against women and girls, the well-being of women and girls, supporting their healing after the experience of violence, human rights, and gender.
Excellent communication skills.
Demonstrated understanding of and ability to maintain confidentiality and respect for clients/beneficiaries.
Positive and professional attitude, including ability to lead and work well in a team setting.
Computer literate, including Microsoft Word and Excel.
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
IRC builds diverse and inclusive teams of professionals who promote team engagement, inclusion and cohesion, critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity to deliver the best possible services to our clients.
The International Rescue Committee is determined to protect the people it serves, its staff and any person associated from all kinds of harm, abuse, and violence, including sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. It is committed to taking all necessary preventive measures and creating an environment where people feel safe and can report misconduct. IRC workers must adhere to the core values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. The IRC also operates and enforces a set of complementary institutional policies to protect clients and staff from harm and abuse through the Adult and Child Safeguarding policies, the Respect at Work and Harassment-free Workplace policies, the Anti-retaliation and Reporter Protection policy, which are complemented by the IRC Global Reporting guidelines. These commitments are accessible in English and in Ukrainian language via this link: https://rescue.box.com/v/irc-safeguarding-policies
Where misconduct is alleged, IRC follows a Zero-tolerance approach and takes all necessary actions and corrective measures. The IRC investigation unit comprises of experts and trained investigators that ensures professional survivor-centered investigations are conducted if allegations of safeguarding violations are reported through the safe and accessible reporting channels that IRC makes available to its staff, partners, and clients. IRC is also an active member of the Inter-Agency Working Group on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) set-up in Ukraine.
Commitment to Gender, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: The IRC is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, respectful, and safe work environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity and respect. The IRC expressly prohibits and will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or bullying of the IRC persons in any work setting. We aim to increase the representation of women, people who are from country and communities we serve, and people who identify as races and ethnicities that are under-represented in global power structures.
Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances.
Equal Opportunity Employer: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
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