Gbv Officer - Tripoli

We are looking for a highly qualified candidate supervising the provision of prevention and response services to women and girls and practicularly gender-based violence survivors. Who are we DRC has been operating in the Middle East and North Africa for over a decade, running a combination of livelihood, protection, advocacy and relief projects. DRC has six project offices throughout Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Tunisia/Libya, Turkey, and both a country and regional office in Jordan. DRC Lebanon has been assisting the Syrian displaced, fleeing Syria into northern Lebanon, since May 2011. This assistance has come through the provision of food and non-food items, various outreach activities (registration, follow-up and awareness sessions) rehabilitation of collective shelters and the implementation of quick impact projects. For further information about DRC, please refer to our website: www.drc.dk About the job supervising the provision of prevention and response services to women and girls and practicularly gender-based violence survivors.   Duties Support GBV staff through the provision of technical support and guidance. Ensure that staff implement and respect best-practice and international standards in GBV prevention and response Understand and follow up on activities  and assess progress of implementation, provide solutions and report issues when needed, Support Protection manager in the submission of internal and donors reports as per schedule; Contribute to the overall protection/CS weekly/monthly report underlining protection issues and related trends and figures in coordination with the Protection Manager; Develop and maintain effective working relationship with relevant stakeholders including partner agencies, community leaders           and service providers; Coordinate program implementation through regular meetings with donors and all other local and international actors; Oversee case management (including follow up on referrals and action plans) and support services provided to GBV survivors (awareness sessions, emotional support sessions, vocational training, mid-way house);   About you To be successful in this role you must have a Bachelor degree in Social work or any other related field in addition to a 2 to 3 years experience with NGO in similar fields. Ideally you will also have a master degree in gender studies, social work or psuchology with previous experience with INGO and Syrian refugees in Lebanon. We offer An interesting job in one of the world’s best NGOs. DRC will offer the successful applicant a 2 months contract, renewable dependent on both funding and performance. You must be available to start work from May 2014 and be willing and able to work in Tripoli. Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for National staff. Basic Salary: 1586 USD Commitments DRC has a Humanitarian Accountability Framework, outlining its global accountability commitments. All staff are required to contribute to the achievement of this framework (http://www.drc.dk/HAF.4265.0.html). Application process Interested? Then apply for this position by clicking on the apply button or go to www.drc.dkand find Current Vacancies.  All applicants should send a cover letter and an updated CV no longer than four pages, both in the same language as the vacancy note. Your CV should also include contact details of three professional referees. (Applications sent to the email vacancy@drclebanon.dk will not be taken into consideration) Applications close 15-5-2014. The interviews are expected to take place 2 days after the closing date.   DRC reserves the right to recruit a candidate who matches the required profile before the above deadline   _________________________________________________________________________________   About DRC The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a private, independent, humanitarian organization working on all aspects of the refugee cause in more than thirty countries throughout the world. The aim of DRC is to protect refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) against persecution and to promote durable solutions to the problems of forced migration on the basis of humanitarian principles and human rights. DRC works in accordance with the UN Conventions on Refugees and the Code of Conduct for the Red Cross/ Red Crescent and NGOs in Disaster Relief.