GBV - Social Worker - Emergency Response

Background:

When catastrophe hits, International Medical Corps is often one of the first humanitarian aid organizations on the scene providing rapid and effective aid that saves lives, reduces suffering, and promotes self-reliance.

International Medical Corps: provides safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable and patient centered care; offers needs-based response according to the context and type of Sudden Onset Disaster and/or outbreak in the affected nation: adopts a human rights-based approach to their response; ensures they are accessible to all sections of the population affected by the SOD and/or outbreak particularly the vulnerable; and treats patients in a medically ethical manner consistent with the World Medical Association Medical Ethics Manual.

International Medical Corps is accountable to: patients and communities; host government, Ministry of Health; our organization and donors. International Medical Corps commits to a coordinated response under the national health emergency management authorities. International Medical Corps collaborates with the national health system, the cluster and the humanitarian community

Job Purpose :

This position will support International Medical Corps' emergency response to Beirut Blast.

The social worker is responsible of preparing and conducting the GBV curriculums for beneficiaries. The staff is responsible of planning and coordinating with the OVs to reach the target population 

Main Responsibilities:

1. Promote and introduce the International Medical Corps (IMC) integrated approach to GBV services to institutions, centers, PHCs and individuals.
2. Plan and conduct psycho-social support sessions to beneficiaries at the primary health care centers, community centers and outreach field level.
3. Identify opportunities for awareness raising, whether at a community center or other safe space. Plan the sessions to include children or children and caregivers.
4. Organize focus group discussions on relevant information when needed.
5. Engage men and boys within the GBV-IMC Program and promote Gender Equality.
6. 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.
7. Ensure safe identification and referral for beneficiaries to GBV case managers.
8. Attend IMC and other requested trainings and meeting when available or requested in coordination with GBV Program Officer and/or Program Manager. 
9. Prepare and submit reports and documentation for activities in timely manner and report directly to GBV-Officer.
10. Plan, monitor, and follow up the work of outreach volunteers on field.

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.

Desirable Experience :

Experience in working closely with community members throughout a program cycle

Competency :

Knowledge of, respect and empathy for the communities we are working with

Commitment to championing community and partner points of view

Good interpersonal and influencing skills

Very good listening and 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

General specifications for all positions:

• Experience in working closely with community members throughout a program cycle
• Experience in or understanding of program accountability principles
• Knowledge of, respect and empathy for the communities we are working with
• Commitment to championing community and partner points of view
• Strong understanding of the project cycle and of M&E systems
• Good interpersonal and influencing skills
• Non-discriminatory and readiness to involve men, women, girls and boys from diverse backgrounds, particularly the most marginalized segments of the community
• Very good listening and facilitation skills – capable of managing and facilitating group discussions with program participants, local officials, partners and all levels of staff
• Ability to mobilize people – to develop and maintain relationships with staff and communities to ensure their participation in International Medical Corps ways of working