Gbv Officer - Bml Area

Organization Overview International Medical Corps (IMC) is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs. Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance. Job Summary In the Middle East, including Lebanon, International Medical Corps has developed an Innovative appraoch of providing integrated case management for survivors of gender-based violence through its broader mental health and psychosocial support case managment program.  This integrated case managment appraoch is provided by the GBV case workers who work with affected populations, including survivors, that have multiple and complex needs and require a comprehensive case management appraoch which identifies, supports, and protects those who are vulnerable and promotes stablitly and recovery. IMC case management ensures that survivors can access different levels of care. Tasks & Responsibilities Support the identification of beneficiaries and suitable sites for implementation of project activities, collecting relevant data from the field and involvement in assessments. Providing technical advice on GBV case management and psychosocial support to vulnerable person, particularly survivors of gender-based violence. Oversee implementation of case management, psychosocial and men’s center activities. Make sure that all necessary forms and questionnaires such as the social assessment forms, care-plans, GBVIMS among others are filled and kept updated. Ensure coordination with other IMC departments. Provide input on program development and recommendations, as required. Ensure programming is on track in absence of direct supervisor; reporting daily on important issues that require supervisor feedback and decision making. Regular coordination and collaboration with international or local partners and staff to ensure involvement is service delivery, planning and reporting. Facilitate trainings on staff skills, while regularly monitoring and evaluating capacity building for the team. Contribute and regularly update service mapping of service providers within your area to ensure that caseworkers are informed of all relevant and available services. Identify opportunities for awareness rising, whether it at a community center or other safe space, plan the sessions; including sessions with children or children and caregivers. To identify protection concerns of vulnerable persons within the community you are working in, develop a response plan to address them; i.e. any trends should be reported to the area manager and advocate for gaps in GBV response. Receive referrals, take action and provide feedback of actions taken in a timely manner to manager and other agencies when necessary. Preparing and submit reports in timely manner. Attend IMC trainings when such trainings are planned and implemented.  Prepare, take-part and document Case Management technical meetings. Attend regular meetings with Area Manager planned on weekly or biweekly basis. Report directly to GBV-Program Manager Reporting: Keeps track of patient numbers/cases through IMC outpatient records, to be submitted at the end of every month. Data collection, collation and analysis. Program documentation, data collection, analysis, final outcomes report for donor reports. Documentation of all activities and outcomes. Submit regular reports to the Program manager. Office documentation and other duties as required by GBV Program Manager. Qualifications: University degree in Social Work, Sociology, or related field (BA or Masters) Minimum 2 – 3 years in the field o f social work. Previous experience working with GBV survivors Previous NGO experience Fluent in Arabic – English Adheres to ethical considerations and principles in regards to working with vulnerable populations.