Eurka Yebego Adragot Dirigit (in short: ‘Eur¡ka’) is a local NGO registered in accordance with Ethiopia's CSO Proclamation No. 1113/2019. We pursue any sustainable action aiming at a visible progress of children’s rights and well-being through projects seeking particularly to: prevent or alleviate poverty; increase households’ food security; enhance health and nutrition statuses; protect or support persons at risk; empower mothers and caretakers; improve access to quality education; expand family planning practices; provide decent shelter and clothing; offer legal assistance and psychosocial counselling, etc.

Our new intervention, entitled ‘ResPreP’ (for ‘Comprehensive SGBV Response, Prevention and Preparedness Action in Conflict-Affected Areas of the North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia’), is funded by UN Women as a coordinator of the Women’s Peace & Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) and is to be implemented throughout the year 2023. The project’s overall objectives are: 1/ to provide life-saving assistance, healing and recovery services to SGBV (Sexual and Gender-Based Violence) survivors among IDP populations (Internally Displaced Persons) and host communities scattered in the zone; 2/ to prevent further SGBV cases and foster safety, resilience and conflict readiness through awareness-raising and capacity building of women’s associations in chronically affected areas.

JOB PROFILE

3 female candidates will be recruited as GBV Officer / Safe House Supervisor and key staff members to manage ResPreP’s SGBV response and preventive activities in Debre Berhan, Shewa Robit, Ataye & surrounding areas. They will report to our Gender Project Manager and Head of Programmes and will be supported by a team of Nurses / Nutritionists and Psychologists / Psycho-Social Workers (among other). Her key responsibilities will include:

• Patient assessment, case management & follow-up: distribution of dignity kit items upon admission and discharge; participation in daily empowerment activities with residents and weekly case review committee meetings with caseworkers; delivery of age-appropriate training and awareness-raising; assessment and material support of economic victims; liaising with the Gender Project Manager or Head of Programmes if transport is required by patients for referral; training other staff on their fields of expertise (health or social issues);

• Planning and implementing all prevention activities: sensitizing school clubs in urban areas on gender equality, harmful norms and other GBV-related issues; supporting at-risk girls, including through educational kits; organizing public meetings in rural areas to mobilize community members; promoting GBV hotlines for survivors, victims or witnesses of violence, including rape, sexual abuse and assault; coordinating mass awareness raising events such as radio shows on Harmful Traditional Practices (HTP), such child early / forced marriage (CEFM), ensuring a wide coverage and dissemination in the targeted areas.

•  Capacity building and miscellaneous tasks: continuous coaching of partner women’s groups and associations; conducting activities at their side in the field, both for prevention / GBV awareness and outreach of victims or survivors among IDP populations and host communities; taking part in the organisation of workshops for GBV responders, women’s groups and associations; occasionally substituting the Gender Project Manager / other colleagues, e.g. managing incoming calls / referrals; drafting / translating / reviewing IEC materials, ensuring key messages are appropriate for the community and conducting pre-testing before dissemination; performing other tasks, as assigned by management.

Number of positions: 3 (three)

Location: Debre Berhan, North Shewa zone, Amhara region

Career Level: Junior Level (1+ - 2 years experience) / Mid Level (2+ - 5 years experience)

Duration: 10 months (with a probability of contract extension)

Job Requirements

Education level:

• Required: Degree in public health, nursing, midwifery, social work, mental health, etc.

Professional experience:

• Preferred: Similar position (GBV or child protection), NGO / social work, psychology or experience caring for female patients, preferably SGBV victims / survivors.

Other expectations:

• Required: Written and spoken proficiency in Amharic; team player; high stress tolerance; flexibility / adaptation capacity; willingness to work in shifts (including at night, during weekends and holidays) when needed or to substitute colleagues in case of emergency, so as to ensure 24-hour care of GBV survivors in all circumstances; capacity to receive and restrain the expression of strong emotions, as well as to observe, evaluate and analyse the content of a counselling group therapy session with structured tools; ability to build positive relationships through acceptance, cooperation and mutual respect; capacity to maintain clear personal and professional boundaries; rigorous in recording and reporting accurate patient data on a timely basis, according to professional norms; hard-working and a self-motivated person; never convicted and free from substance abuse addiction.

• Preferred: Written and spoken proficiency in English; solid understanding of the dynamics of domestic and sexual violence; good knowledge of the MHPSS guidelines and of key messaging to vulnerable caregivers, as well as other issues (e.g. TBRI, GBV programming, child development, IYCF, HTPs, CEFM, PSEA, etc.); computer proficiency (mostly MS Word); CPR / first aid certified or willingness to secure the training after recruitment.

How to Apply

Submit your CV, Cover Letter explaining how you meet the position criteria, plus copies of any certificate via email contact@eurika.ngo

Note: State ‘GBV Officer / Safe House Supervisor’ in the subject line of your e-mail!