GBV and Child Protection Specialist

Location:Iringa Project Office

Schedule:Flexible with frequent travel in the regions/districts

Organizational Relationships:

Reports to:Team leader

Supervises: None

Coordinates with: D/COP, OVC technical Advisor, Regional Grants Officer, Regional M&E officer, UMATI, Sub-Grantees technical officers, UNICEF, and Country Office Senior staff

Summary of Position

As a Senior GBV and Child protection Adviser in the organization, he/she will be asked to provide technical leadership and support to an integrated child protection and GBV programming through close collaboration with a wide range of development actors and government line sectors. The main responsibility of the Specialist is to support project teams in Preventing Violence Against Children 01 AC), GBV, promoting child protection, mainstreaming HIV prevention throughout project implementation.

General Responsibilities

Assist regional teams in identifying V AC and GBV interventions in different program areas of MYCresponse and ensure the inclusion of gender and GBV dimensions

Facilitate and support the integration of VAC and GBV perspective in the overall strategic planning and programming of various program areas by supporting the integration of child protection and GBVprogramming

Build the capacity of LGAs, especially Mufindi and Makete district councils, sub partners, and local NGOS, other relevant actors on development of child protection system, and GBV in MYC program activities

Facilitating women's and children access to both formal and informal justice mechanisms for redress of crimes of sexual and gender based violence

Work with local partners, LGAs, Justice System, police, by raising community awareness on VAC andSGBV issues through advocacy campaigns and mass media, mobilizing women and girls to voice their demands for justice

Developing a strategy for achieving results under V AC and GBV programming in consultation with other stakeholders

Ensure SGBV victims and survivors access health care by promptly referring them to nearest health care facilities for emergency treatment and counseling

Ensure Africare partners integrate HIV prevention in MYC program activities at community level through trainings.

Work with UNICEF teams in Iringa and Njombe regions to train child protection teams and establish coordination and reporting structures at district and ward levels.

Responsibilities and tasks (M&E-related)

Support project management and technical staff in incorporating GBV issues in the project M&E system (performance questions, indicators, sampling, methods, procedures, analysis of gender-differentiated implementation and impact).

Liaise closely, continuously and constructively with sub grantees, government ministries, local government, and other relevant projects to exchange ideas on the GBV M&E of project activities, processes and impacts.

Assist in gender-sensitive participatory planning and support implementation. Ensure women's and child protection issues appear in local plans.

Facilitate all field staff and project component managers to communicate information from the field to the appropriate decision-making forum on women's involvement and performance in activities undertaken in all (sub-) components, processes and impacts.

Ensure that training on and facilitation of M&E processes includes awareness of how women and men can contribute equally.

Arrange for the dissemination of information from M&E data on the degree to which gender-based violence and child protection objectives are being achieved

Qualifications and Experience Required

Advanced degree in Law, social work, sociology, gender studies, social sciences, or a combination of a first level degree and substantial relevant professional experience. Familiarity with relevant national and international laws is critical

Experience in assessing intra-household dynamics and impacts on diverse age/ethnic/social groups;

Experience with integrating child protection considerations into M&E processes, both in terms of the type of information being sought and in terms of creating spaces in which gender-related implementation and impact issues can be discussed openly and corrective actions agreed upon.

Experience, Skills and Knowledge:

A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience, including extensive knowledge of child protection, gender sensitive and/or V AC programming

Demonstrated, national and international field experience in development setting.

Experience working in an inter-agency context

Proven ability to negotiate and influence change with a wide range of stakeholders, through team/coalition building and advocacy

Demonstrated experience designing and conducting training' and other capacity building activities

Excellent analytical, strategic planning, oral and written communication skills

Ability to work in a diverse multi-cultural settings with sensitivity to the local context Working knowledge of English is required. Candidates fluent in Swahili are preferred

Application Instructions:

Applications should include a resume and cover letter. In the cover letter (of no more than two pages in length) the candidate should briefly describe his or her motivation for the position and highlight relevant experience. Please send your application materials through email, postal or courier indicating title position you are applying for in the subject line to the following address:

Human Resources Manager

Africare Tanzania

P.O.Box 63187

Dar es Salaam

Your application materials must reach the office of Human Resources Manager not later than 12:00pm on 6th September 2013.