GBV Social Worker-BML Area

Background: The Gender Based Violence prevention and response program is designed to increase safety, empowerment, support and opportunities for women and girls affected by crises. The program’s priority is to strengthen core services for survivors of GBV, particularly GBV case management and psychosocial support services, as well as to increase access to quality healthcare. The GBV program’s services are delivered through women and girls’ safe spaces (WGSS) that serve as hubs for vulnerable women and girls to receive and share information, build social networks, learn new skills, improve their psycho-social wellbeing, and seek help and linkages to other services. The GBV program also focuses on prevention, where community work is carried out with women, men, girls and boys to raise awareness on GBV risks as well as to work on shifting perceptions and behaviors related to gender inequality and the violence associated with it. IMC Lebanon also focuses on systems strengthening and capacity building.

Job Purpose: The social worker is responsible for preparing and conducting PSS activities, and overseeing the awareness raising activities and the work of the outreach volunteers.

Main Responsibilities:

• Promote and introduce the International Medical Corps (IMC) integrated approach to GBV services to institutions, centers, PHCs and individuals.
• Plan and conduct psycho-social support sessions to beneficiaries at the WGSSs, the primary health care centers, the community centers and outreach field level.
• Identify opportunities for awareness raising, whether at a community center or other safe space.
• Organize focus group discussions on relevant information when needed.
• Conduct safety audits at the community level
• Engage men and boys within the GBV-IMC Program and promote Gender Equality.
• Contribute and regularly update service mapping of service providers within the area of intervention to ensure that GBV caseworkers are informed of all relevant and available services.
• Ensure safe identification and referral for beneficiaries including GBV survivors to the GBV case managers.
• Attend IMC and other requested trainings and meeting when available or requested in coordination with GBV Program Officer and/or Program Manager.
• Prepare and submit reports and documentation for activities in timely manner and report directly to GBV-Officer.
• Plan, monitor, and follow up the work of outreach volunteers on field.
• Conduct any other programmatic activity as requested by the GBV officer

Reporting:

• Monthly quantitative and detailed qualitative reports.
• Ad-hoc reports of any incident or new trends.
• Coordination meeting minutes
• Other reports as requested by the GBV program officer.

Essential Qualifications: 

• University degree (BA or Masters) in Social work or related fields (psychology, sociology, social animation etc.)
• Fluency in English and Arabic is required

Desirable Qualifications: Received GBV trainings

Essential Experience: Experience in the field of social work

Desirable Experience: 

• Experience in working closely with community members throughout a program cycle.
• Previous experience working in a GBV program.
• Previous experience working in MHPSS is a plus.

Essential Competency: 

• Knowledge of, respect and empathy for the communities we are working with
• Commitment to advancing women rights and women empowerment. Very good listening and communication skills.
• Good interpersonal and influencing skills. Good facilitation skills – capable of managing and facilitating group discussions with program participants, local officials, partners and all levels of staff.

Desirable Competency: Experience in or understanding of program accountability principles