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Overall purpose of the role:
The Gender-based violence
(GBV) Prevention and Advocacy Assistant works as part of DRC’s team
under the direct supervision of the GBV Team Leader and the guidance and
support of the Protection Coordinator. The role is based in
Kasulu/Kibondo and will also support the GBV Prevention and Advocacy
Officer in conducting regular field visits to the host villages near
Nyarugusu and Nduta refugee camps. The position holder will be required
to work with women, men, boys, and girls both from Nduta/Nyarugusu
refugee camps and the local community in the villages near the camp.

The
GBV Prevention & Advocacy Assistant is responsible for working
closely with the GBV Prevention & Advocacy Officer for the
implementation of prevention and risk reduction activities, including
risk identification, and efforts that mobilize the community and camp
leadership in risk reduction and preventive strategies against GBV. This
includes targeted awareness raising, outreach, and training on GBV
issues affecting women, men, boys, and girls in the assigned refugee
camp/village and partners to reduce risks/prevent GBV, and also raising
awareness on GBV Prevention & legal services provided in the camp.
She/he will work closely with other GBV team members, DRC sectors, and
implementing partners.

Program Responsibilities

• Participate/support
  in risk reduction activity and the identification of risks to women,
  men, boys, and girls in assigned refugee camps and host communities, by
  carrying out regular GBV safety audits situational analysis, and
  consultations with women, men, boys, and girls and identify trends and
  changes in the context important for consideration in risk reduction
  activities.
• Work with GBV Prevention & Advocacy Officer to
  conduct, monitor, and report on the Engage Men in Accountable Practices
  (EMAP) activity.
• In collaboration with GBV Prevention &
  Advocacy Officer, GBV Prevention & Advocacy Assistant will conduct
  community mobilization and make the follow-up to address longer-term
  risks for women, men, boys, and girls, the inclusion of community
  consultation, feedback, and participatory approaches.
• Support
  GBV Prevention & Advocacy Officer to promote timely referral in
  awareness sessions, information dissemination for women, men, boys&
  girls in the community, promoting accessibility for GBV services.
• Participate
  in the preparatory meeting of key International events such as the
  Commemoration of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence and
  International Women’s Day.
• Prepare and share a minute of the
  various meetings that he/she will participate in and share with GBV
  Prevention & Advocacy Officer for her/his action.
• Work with
  GBV Prevention & Advocacy Officer to conduct/organize and facilitate
  training and workshops on gender and GBV-related issues for
  implementing partners, MHA, DRC staff, UNHCR, women’s groups, refugee
  community leaders, religious leaders, youth groups, NGO workers and any
  other identified groups
• Work closely with the GBV Prevention
  & Advocacy Officer for the development of GBV Program
  budgets/proposals in collaboration with the GBV Team Leader.
• In
  the absence of the GBV Prevention & Advocacy Officer, GBV Prevention
  & Advocacy assistant will participate in other key sector meetings
  in the camp to advocate for gender inclusion, representation, and
  consideration of other potential risk factors for women, and girls.
• Work
  closely with GBV Prevention & Advocacy Officer in data
  interpretation and use it to identify information gaps/intervention
  areas and develop campaign messages to address GBV issues in the camp
  and host community.
• Collaborate with GBV Prevention & Advocacy to conduct risk monitoring of GBV to inform risk reduction activities.
• Conduct awareness on men’s accountability in ending Violence Against Women and Girls.
• Support
  the existing GBV committee for tracking and reporting all GBV actions
  that happen in the zone/village to GBV Prevention and Advocacy Officer
  and GBV Team Leader for further action.
• Work closely with GBV
  Prevention & Advocacy Officer to prepare work plans and reports
  (weekly/monthly) on the activities and submit them timely to GBV Team
  Leader.
• Ensure full cooperation with other GBV Prevention and Advocacy assistants and act on their behalf during their absence.
• Identify
  and ensure the availability of resources needed for the implementation
  of GBV Prevention & Advocacy activities and share to GBV Prevention
  & Advocacy Officer on time.
• Perform any other activities assigned by the GBV Team Leader.

Data collection and reporting

• Support and work closely with GBV Information Management officer and M&E on program data collection.
• In
  collaboration with the M&E department, participate in GBV rapid
  assessment and/or other GBV program-related assessments, and contribute
  to the GBV overall intervention strategy based on feedback received from
  women, men, boys, and girls throughout community mobilization and
  engagement.
• Use of GBV Prevention M&E tools sufficiently and systematically.

Program management

• Build
  the knowledge and skills of Prevention/outreach incentive social
  workers and community-based groups to be able to advocate, respond and
  prevent GBV.
• Engaging with community activists and EMAP graduates to obtain the network and working relationship
• Communicate
  any incentive staff issue to the supervisor on time. Any recruitment of
  the new incentive staff must obtain supervisor approval.

Common Duties

• Attend and participate in training identified and organized by your supervisor.
• Follow any new procedures and guidelines designated in circulars from the Country Director.
• Support
  the DRC Tanzania Country Strategy Action Plan implementation in the
  Kasulu and Kibondo field office, coordinate with other DRC actors
  particularly CBP, CP, and Safety & Access to Justice to achieve the
  DRC strategy outcome with the support of the Protection Manager and
  Protection Coordinator.
• Report any violations of the DRC Sexual
  Abuse and Exploitation Code of Conduct (Tanzania and worldwide) as per
  the DRC reporting mechanism. The reporting of violations is an
  obligation on the part of all staff members.
• Assist where
  necessary in undertaking activities that aim to prevent the occurrence
  of sexual abuse and exploitation of refugees by DRC and other
  humanitarian workers.
• Represent DRC at interagency meetings as assigned.
• Assist in control and proper usage of stationery and other items relating to work.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by your supervisor

Logistics Duties

• Take care of equipment and supplies for the job
• Ensure working equipment are in good condition.
• Assist with the development of budgets/proposals in collaboration with other senior staff.
• Reports immediately any security incidence/issue detected in the DRC premises.

Experience and technical competencies: (include years of experience)

• Minimum
  of 1-2 years of experience in protection, preferably with experience in
  the field of humanitarian responses in refugee protection, working for
  an International organization, UN agency, relevant ministry, or local
  authority.
• Commitment to learning and implementing
  organizational policies and procedures and demonstrated organizational
  skills and ability to work in complex and difficult circumstances.
• Excellent skills in Microsoft Office like Ms. Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience in implementing Gender Based Violence, Case management, referral-related activities, and awareness is desirable
• Field experience in an emergency context is highly desirable
• High level of personal initiative, analytical skills, and proactive problem-solving.
• Cultural sensitivity, commitment, and understanding of the values of DRC. Good communication skills

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Social studies and other relevant fields in a well-recognized college or university (preferred)

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Languages:

• Good proficiency in written and spoken English, and Swahili. Kirundi is an added advantage

Key stakeholders: (internal and external)

• DRC program staff (protection and others)
• Refugees and donors
• Local Government and host Community representatives.
• Referral partners