WPE Response Officer (1 position) - readvertised

Primary Responsibilities

• Work with the Programme Manager to establish safe spaces in identified KCCA health facilities for the provision of case management services.
• Through consultations with community and local leaders, identify community spaces, such as churches and schools, which will be used to conduct safe space activities, including group psychosocial support for women and girls.
• In collaboration with the WPE Prevention Officer, oversee, coordinate and monitor Women Center activities and mobile PSS services.
• In coordination with existing agencies, actively participate in the review, revision, translation, printing and dissemination of referral posters in different strategic locations in an effort to increase access to information and services
• Participate in the review and revision of the case management and Psychosocial Support (PSS) resources, GBV information materials, and PSS activities for women and girls in target communities, and support their implementation.
• Support roll out of new initiatives e.g. EA$E, Adult literacy while tracking progress on implementation and engagement of targeted clients.
• Provide routine support supervision to Social Workers and monitor implementation to ensure quality, timely and age-appropriate survivor-centered case management services and psychosocial support to all clients in the Women and Girls Center.
• Set up and maintain client files and ensure all required documentation in individual case files is completed in a timely manner and according to confidentiality guidelines, GBV guiding principles and IRC standards.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• Support capacity building and coordination of activities, including delivering training sessions to local partner organizations (YARID), community structures and women groups on case management principles, GBV core concepts, GBV guiding principles, referral pathway etc
• Lead weekly case review meetings with Social Workers and case conferencing meetings on as needed basis to troubleshoot more complex cases and ensure best support for the client.
• Oversee data collection through GBV Information Management System (GBVIMS) and activity M&E tools and systems, ensuring strict adherence to confidentiality and GBV best practice principles.
• Submit daily, weekly, and monthly comprehensive work plans and reports to the supervisor.
• Coordinate with WPE Database & Reporting Officer to analyze the information about GBV incidents and clients accessing the services, and make recommendations to improve service delivery.
• Carry out performance management evaluation (PME) and ensure PME documentation for direct reports is in place and followed up regularly.
• Participate and represent WPE program in relevant committees, clusters and task force coordination meetings.
• Support the immediate supervisor to complete monthly cash projections, spend out plans and raise PRs for needed supplies.
• Provide continuous feedback to supervisor on any challenges in the work implementation to be addressed directly with corrective steps/measures if needed.
• Assist in the orientation of new staff by providing them with the necessary documents and materials for orientation.

Key Working Relationships

Position reports to: Programme Manager

Position directly supervises: Volunteers

Indirect reporting: WPE Coordinator

Other internal and/or external contacts

Internal: Close coordination with IRC Protection, M&E, Finance, HR, Operations.

External: Close collaboration with donors, local actors (local NGOs, UN agencies, government) and service providers’ part of the urban survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) referral system.

• This position is open only to Ugandan nationals.
• Deadline for receiving applications is Wednesday 28^th August 2019.
• Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.