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Program Implementation:

• Overall responsible for planning and implementation of GBV prevention and response activities in line with the organization’s strategy and program documents and in accordance with standard operating procedures

• Plan and conduct training and mentorship of GBV staff and community-based structures to deliver quality GBV services to survivors.

• Oversee, at site level, case management activities for GBV response, ensuring adherence to SOPs

• Ensure accuracy and completeness of all case management files.as per SOPs for file management

• Ensure referral pathways are maintained and updated regularly as per SOP- monthly. Map existing services to address SGBV in the various affected areas, including identifying community capacities and structures for potential partnership, particularly with non-traditional partners and local-level supporters in the fight against GBV.

• Develop approaches to community awareness activities, ensuring that outreach to refugees in settlements is targeted, strategic, and consistent.

• Apply SASA! Methodology ensuring clear workplans are developed, implemented and reported on depending of SASA Together phase as per standard SASA methodology and guidance

• Representation of Alight in the sector-based coordination meetings and other activities at the coordination levels.

• In close collaboration with the other sector program teams, establish multi-sectoral GBV prevention and response mechanisms to ensure that they are mainstreamed in mid- to long-term sector planning.

• Provide leadership to site-level GBV / Protection coordination meetings and events, providing updates on ALIGHT / ARC activities, disseminating best practices, and working with partners to troubleshoot issues in real-time.

• Provide leadership to other GBV staff, following work plans as well as develop and support effective community-level mechanisms in a position to contribute to Alight’s objective in GBV sector work.

• Conduct needs / gaps and capacity assessments on GBV in close coordination stakeholders and refugee clients, ensuring proper targeting of interventions.

• Provide regular feedback to the Protection Manager on progress, lessons learned, achievements, gaps and other problems for timely response.

• Document GBV sector monthly reports with in depth analysis on progress against indicators.

• Under the supervision of the Protection Manager, contribute to drafting concept papers and proposal development.

Staff development and management:

• Provide technical and programmatic leadership for the GBV staff and community based structures within the operational area.

• Develop staff performance measurement and targets and appraise them based on the set targets.

• Conduct daily field visits to support GBV response and prevention assistant – mentoring – through technical back stopping and to train duty bearers.

• Uphold ’s code of conduct and principles on accountability.

Monitoring and Evaluation:

• Contribute to the daily quality implementation, monitoring and evaluation of projects and interventions.

• Identify, document and disseminate relevant project success, challenges and follow up on implementation of project’s action points

• Assist in participatory needs/vulnerability and capacity assessments of affected communities

• Participate in project evaluations and assist in the analysis of results.

• Complete other duties assigned by the Supervisor.