Protection Assistant - Gender Based Violence Case Worker (National Contract)

DRC Lebanon is currently delivering programming in protection, housing, infrastructure, basic assistance, livelihoods, and community development interventions. This myriad programming seeks to address the immediate needs of displaced populations and concurrently support vulnerable host populations. DRC has five offices spread throughout Lebanon in, Beirut, the Bekaa, Saida, Tripoli and Qobayat.

About the job

The Protection Assistant - Gender Based Violence Case Worker provide case management and psycho-social support to women and girls and particularly gender-based violence survivors, and support the capacity building of the local partner in Saida on GBV Case Management. Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

• In compliance with best-practice and international standards in GBV response, provide direct psycho social support for vulnerable women and girls and particularly GBV survivors. Case management services will include assessment of needs, development of an action plan for recovery, conducting referrals to relevant services, implementing the action plan and ensuring appropriate follow up and case closure when appropriate. The case management process should be implemented through a survivor-centered approach;
• Provide age-appropriate counseling for vulnerable adolescent girls and children through the implementation of tools developed for caring for child survivors and in the best interest of the child;
• Provide age-appropriate quality psychosocial support in mobile and static safe spaces (including women resource centers) and child-friendly spaces including emotional support group sessions and awareness/information sessions;
• Support technical capacity building of the local partner in Saida on GBV case management and Follow up and supervise local partner’s GBV case management team.
• File and store GBV data in the gender-based violence information management system (GBV IMS) in compliance with the information sharing protocol developed at the inter-agency level;
• Prepare and submit weekly and monthly work plans in a timely manner for the Technical Capacity Building Officer’s validation;
• Contribute to the maintenance of an up-to-date service mapping of the service providers operating in the area;
• Receive referrals from different agencies, do action plan and appropriate response to each case; ad send referrals to different agencies according to the action plan developed with the client;
• Attend case conferences with relevant key actors when needed, while ensuring a survivor-centered approach;
• Liaise with relevant stakeholders and advocacy to address gaps in GBV response services and referral protocols; and work closely with the child protection sector when GBV cases involve child survivors, particularly when assessing best interest of the child;

About you

To be successful in this role we expect you to have Bachelor’s degree in gender studies, social work and/or psychology or other related field. Moreover, we also expect the following:

Required

• At least 1 year of experience in counseling survivors of gender-based violence or vulnerable women and girls.
• Fluency in Arabic is a must

• Previous experience in international organizations and humanitarian settings is preferred
• Previous experience working with Syrian refugees in Lebanon is preferred.
• Ability to communicate and write in English is preferred.

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies: 

Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.

Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback. 

Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.

Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly. 

Demonstrating integrity: You act in line with DRC’s vision and values.

We offer

Contract length:until the 31st of December 2018, renewable based on funding and performance

Level: B+1, Monthly Basic Salary USD 1450.

Duty Station: South

Start date: ASAP