WPE Assistant- Buea SWR at International Rescue Committee

Akwajobs   (Buea, South West Cameroon)

Posted : 18 April, 2022

Category : Program/Project Management   Location : Buea, South West Cameroon

Job type : Full Time

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Requisition ID: req27012

Job Title: WPE Assistant- Buea SWR

Sector: Women Protection & Empowerment

Employment Category: Fixed Term

Employment Type: Full-Time

Open to Expatriates: No

Location: Buea

Job Description

• Summary

The Women’s Protection and Empowerment (WPE) program within the international Rescue Committee is committed to combating gender-based violence, namely by provideing assistance to survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) and undertaking women’s empowerment activities.

The WPE assistant will be responsible for overseeing the implementation of the Women, Protection and Empowerment (WPE) activities especially the socio-economical activities including EASE sessions, income generating activities, training on business development, and implementation of socio-recreational activities. The assistant is in charge of the close follow up of all clients.

• Intervention zone

The position is based in Buea, with intervention in all localities of Buea sub-division. It is namely concentrated in Bokwai women and girl safe space.

• Responsibility
• Conduct the community mobilization process, implement a community participatory targeting approach for the identification and registration of project beneficiaries
• Establish and maintain transparency in the implementation process of activities in functional relationship with the target community,
• Accompany women clients in the proper management of financial resources through training
• Ensure the follow-up of complaints
• Ensure the training of clients in accordance with the methodology established by the supervisor
• Accompany clients in the identification of project ideas and facilitate the development of business plans
• Support the different steps of the implementation of business plan with each clients
• Follow up closely with clients to ensure the smooth running of the activity
• Conduct gender discussion sessions with women and men, according to EASE guidelines
• Organise focus group discussions with clients of the WGSS to know their needs and identify their wish to develop socio-recreational activities within women and girl safe spaces;
• Identify and follow up trainers to undertake vocational trainings;
• Assess clients’ capacities throughout the year and identify needs for capacity building;
• Ensure safety and security to all clients.
• Other responsibilities
• Liaise with WPE case management assistant for all GBV prevention and response programming;
• During disclosure of GBV, refer cases to the WPE case management assistant;
• Maintain good relations internally with program staff and externally with other actors involved in GBV, namely medical providers for monitoring, support, and advocacy for access to services.
• Actively participate in weekly WPE team meetings as well as in internal and external trainings, team retreats and other meetings or workshops.
• Perform other tasks requested by the WPE program hierarchy or necessary for the organization
• Technical Quality
• Ensures the protection and retention of clients information in a secure and confidential space.
• Assists the WPE Officer with the design and development of training modules on relevant topics for clients
• Follows the guiding principles [respect, confidentiality, non-discrimination, security], and treat survivors with respect and compassion while maintaining confidentiality.
• Ensures security, safety, and confidentiality of safe spaces in the intervention areas.
• Monitoring
• Prepare and submit weekly/monthly plans/reports.
• Proactively identify the challenges faced by psychosocial focal points, proposing solutions in line with the objectives and activities of the program.
• Liaise with the IRC team to ensure good referral of cases between programs.
• Carry out some assessments in implementing communities asneed arises.
• General
  Adheres to the IRC Way (IRC Ethics).and safeguarding, anti-workplace harassment. Ensures the optimal implementation of the IRC Way in the working environment and during the implementation of activities.
  
  • Portrays exemplary good behavior by implementing both the IRC Way and humanitarian principles at home and in the society.
  • Is available to perform any other ad hoc task deemed useful by his / her direct supervisor or by the IRC.
  • Contributes to the production of the weekly report and the monthly report or any other reports requested by the supervisor.
  • Actively participates in weekly WPE team meetings as well as in internal and external trainings, team retreats and other meetings or workshops.
  • Collaborates closely and effectively with those responsible for other sections/field bases/communities within the WPE program.
  • Performs other tasks requested by the WPE program hierarchy.
  • Track complaints and document lessons learned, best practices.
  • Other functions
  • Ensure that all activities will be implemented in accordance with IRC operational policies.
  • Other additional tasks assigned by the supervisor.
  Qualifications
  
  • Required profile: Qualifications and skills
  • Have a Bachelor's degree or other equivalent degree;
  • To be a woman would be a strong asset as this post is intervening at the level of women and girl safe spaces which are only open to women and girls and will potentially face gender-based violence disclosure.
  • Knowledge of economics, development, AND protection / gender-based violence programming, or appropriate significant and equivalent professional experience is an asset;
  • Minimum one year of professional experience in banking and finance, development, community development, engineering or similar activity;
  • Minimum one year of professional experience in protection and social assistance is an asset;
  • Good knowledge of GBV core concepts, guiding principles, and attitudes towards survivors
  • Understands and speaks local languages fluently and a good ability to speak and write English and pidgin English.
  • Have a good behavior and a respectful attitude towards beneficiaries, local authorities, community leaders, colleagues, and superiors.
  • Knowledge of other local languages of the community, as well as of the cultures and traditions of the community would be an asset.
  • Be flexible; be able to work in a team, sometimes under pressure and often in an unstable security environment.
  • Experience in an NGO preferred, proven ability in community mobilization
  • Experience in implementing Income Generating Activities is an asset
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills;
  • Excellent understanding of the process of identification, selection and registration of beneficiaries with community involvement
  • Ability and experience in conducting cash transfer activities and non-food distribution in a humanitarian setting
  • Skilled and experienced in the development of business plans and their implementation
  • Able to multi-task
  • Excellent computer skills: Word, Excel, Power Point and MS Outlook.
  • Strong organizational and time management skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Strong time management skills, project management, organization of staff working under his/her direction.
  • Excellent planning and communication skills.
  • Fluency in French and some local languages, cultures and traditions (Mandara, Kanuri and Fulfulde)
  • Ability to speak fluent English is an asset
  • Be of Cameroonian nationality
  • Female candidates are highly encouraged toapply
  • Applications will be considered on rolling basis.
  Mode of Application
  
  Application files should contain the following;
  
  • Motivation Letter
  • Updated CV
  • Academic Credentials
  • Previous work attestations
  • Copy of NIC
  All Applications should be deposited in our offices in Buea at Camp sic Along the Bokwango Road; in Bamenda at Up Station Governor's street; in Buea Road Kumba at the Plan International Building; in Yaounde behind usine Bastos,
  
  Deadline for Admissibility of files: 24 th of April 2022 at 5pm
  
  Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply

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