Requisition ID:
req39977

Job Title:
WPE Facilitator (Woman)

Sector:
Women Protection & Empowerment

Employment Category:
Fixed Term

Employment Type:
Part-Time

Open to Expatriates:
Not Applicable

Location:
Palermo, Italy

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives.

Founded in 1933, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster.

At work today in over 40 countries, the IRC aims to restore safety, dignity, and hope to millions uprooted and struggling to endure.

Following a first assessment conducted in January 2017 in Italy and another in July 2017, several critical protection gaps were identified within assistance provided to refugees and migrants in Italy: mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS), assistance to unaccompanied children, information provision, and legal support.

IRC established a small presence in Italy in response to the identified gaps. Programs in Italy include Refugee.

Info web-based information platform, child protection programming targeting unaccompanied children and victims of trafficking, mentoring programs for the socio-economic inclusion of refugee youth, WPE, and education (social, emotional learning, and healing classrooms).

With the onset of the Ukrainian refugee crisis in Ukraine, IRC Italy is ramping up its capacities to respond to the protection and MHPSS needs of newly arrived Ukrainian refugees in several locations in Italy.

This job announcement is for the position of woman Facilitator/Prevention Officer.
If you are passionate and enthusiastic about working towards ending violence against women and girls, we encourage you to apply

Job Summary

This is a woman-only position.

Main tasks

• Support the Senior Program Officer in ensuring women's participation in the adaptation of the EMAP curriculum (capturing women's voices, working closely with women organizations, coordinating focus group discussions, and reviewing materials);
• Participate in the first phase of the project, focusing on the adaptation and contextualization of the EMAP approaches and tools;
• Engage in the EMAP staff training, as well as participate in the training and supervision of community focal points and outreach volunteers;
• Support identification, outreach efforts, and mobilization of participants for EMAP activities.
• Weekly reporting on EMAP activities, highlighting any implementation challenges;
• Incorporate women's feedback and priorities into the men's focus group curriculum;
• Collect feedback from women participants regarding their experience with the EMAP intervention;
• Participate in the writing of the endofintervention report by evaluating feedback and program data;
• Propose and facilitate community sensitization strategies based on the recommendations of the EMAP focus group sessions in collaboration with the Senior Program Officer.
• Ensure that the community/participants are well informed about the services available and ensure the knowledge and fluidity of the GBV referral system;
• Organize information and sensitization sessions with people in the community to disseminate information about available services and the main concerns regarding protection;
• Maintain regular contact with community focal points and community outreach volunteers to ensure a constant flow of information and feedback;
• Support childcare staff and facilitate games related to gender equality for children;
• Carry out any other ad hoc task deemed useful.

With the support of the Senior Program Officer

• Schedule project activities and prepare and coordinate all activity materials for EMAP sessions;
• Organize and facilitate activities for adolescent girls, including media workshops

Requirements:

• Curiosity about individual attitudinal and behavior change, including for oneself;
• Basic understanding of the root causes of VAWG;
• Good knowledge and understanding of protection and GBV (minimum standards, guidelines);
• Good listening and communication skills;
• An open mind on gender social norms will be expected;
• Strong facilitation skills;
• Good familiarity with Safe Spaces for Women and Girls (WGSS)
• Emotional intelligence and sensitivity in understanding the vulnerabilities and needs of disadvantaged persons.
• Ability to plan, prioritize and perform multiple tasks simultaneously, accelerate, and align with the time limits.
• Great teammate, motivated and proactive
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Confirmed digital literacy in MS-Word, MS-Excel and related programs required
• Proficiency in English and Italian, both written and spoken;

Reporting Lines
The position directly reports to the Senior Program Officer.

Work environment

This position will be based in Palermo.

Professional standards
The IRC and IRC workers mu

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