WPE Senior Officer - Mosul / Karama

SCOPE OF WORK

The WPE Senior Officer will act as the team leader for the WPE program in the Women and Girls Community Center. She will oversee the provision of safe and appropriate GBV response and prevention services and interventions to reduce risks faced by women and girls in Mosul. The WPE Senior Officer will be responsible for providing guidance, support and direct supervision to the WPE Case Worker, WPE Adolescent Girls Officer, WPE PSS Officer, and the incentive workers operating in the center on a day-to-day basis to ensure quality GBV programming.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Program implementation and quality

• Reinforce adherence to the GBV guiding principles throughout all WPE activities
• Plan, supervise and oversee provision of GBV case management services and psychosocial activities at the WGCC
• Support the development of structured WGCC activities for women and adolescent girls – using the Emotional Support Group/Women Rise and Girl Shine curricula, as well as other relevant IRC WPE safe space material
• Participate in the establishment and roll-out of the WPE community mobilization strategy
• Ensure timely assistance and referrals are provided to GBV survivors in adherence with GBV guiding principles, using up-to-date service mapping tool and referral pathway
• Oversee the referral mechanisms, and lead on the maintenance and regular/timely updating of the service mapping and referral pathways, and training of referrals service providers on the referral pathway and appropriate referral
• Assess implementation progress and identify technical quality issues or other concerns, to be flagged to the WPE Senior Manager, and propose solutions
• Seek technical guidance and support from the WPE Snr Manager on activity development, implementation and available resources
• Identify material needs for the WGCC (activities material, space rehabilitation, etc.), and work with WPE Snr Manager and WPE Program Support Officer to make the necessary procurements, in consideration of budget limits

Program Monitoring & Reporting

• Ensure all program activities and services are fully documented using agreed monitoring tools for systematic and timely data collection on activities; submit weekly report and tracker on activities led, success stories, lessons learned, etc.
• Support the maintenance of the IRC’s case management files and the GBV Information Management System (Primero), in line with data protection, collection and sharing standards, and GBV guiding principles
• Submit the updated GBVIMS data to the designated IRC WPE GBVIMS focal point to consolidate data, on agreed-upon deadlines; liaise with the focal point on any GBVIMS issues that arise in a timely manner

Staff Supervision and Development

• Directly supervise WPE Case Workers, PSS Officers, and Adolescent Girls Officers by providing regular supervision, coaching, and guidance on case management, PSS activities, and GBV prevention and risk mitigation activities
• Provide direct support and ongoing mentoring (through case management supervision) to WPE Case Workers as they provide services to GBV survivors, including - assessment of needs; basic counseling; development of action plans; support in pursuing services and support; safety planning; and for adolescents and girls, on best interest determination, age appropriate engagement, decision-making, and do no harm
• Mentor and support staff’s professional development and foster a positive team spirit to encourage innovative and quality programming
• In collaboration with the WPE Snr Manager, identify capacity building needs and support the organization and facilitation of trainings to meet those needs
• Monitor field work to ensure staff meet program goals and utilize appropriate time management.

Coordination & Representation

• Work closely with WPE Senior Manager, WPE Capacity Building Officer, and other service providers to develop and maintain functional GBV referral pathways in selected locations.
• Identify concerns related to and support adherence to GBV referral protocols by all service providers and relevant stakeholders.
• Advocate with peer agencies, government and other stakeholders to promote timely and quality responses for women and girls on protection and empowerment
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with other service providers and relevant stakeholders including community members and other implementing partners.

Other

• Consistently and proactively monitor/assess the safety and security of the WPE team, promptly reporting concerns or incidents to IRC Security department and management and liaising with community leaders and other external parties as required to maintain/enhance the security environment for IRC programs.
• Other duties as assigned by the WPE Senior Manager

KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

Position Reports to: WPE Senior Manager

Position directly supervises: WPE Case Workers, WPE Adolescent Girls Officer, WPE PSS Officer, Incentive Workers

Other Internal and/or external contacts:

Internal: Broader IRC Iraq team including other IRC Iraq programmes (ERD, Child Protection, and Protection/Rule of Law), Grants Department, Supply Chain, HR and Finance Departments

External: Close collaboration with other humanitarian actors, local NGOs, UN agencies, government service providers.