GBV ADVISOR

From the Guardian of 10th June
Reports to: Outreach Director
Location: Mbeya
Introduction
The Walter Reed Program (HJFMRI) is an international non-governmental organization working in several countries conducting research studies and providing care and treatment to people affected by HIV and AIDS. WRPIHJFMRI is funded by the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the U.S. Department of Defense. In collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW), the Walter Reed Program (WRP/HJFMRI) has been leading a comprehensive HIV and AIDS care and support program in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania since 2004. The program extends to more than 15 regional and district hospitals in Mbeya, Rukwa, Ruvuma and Katavi regions. This region has one of the highest HIV prevalence rate in Tanzania which is fuelled by among other factors gender issues such as the insubordination of girls and women, gender violence, and women's low socio-cultural status affecting their decision making ability specifically on their sexuality and safe sex.

General Overview:
WRP/HJFMRI has received funding for the expansion of GBV program activities with a focus on
addressing Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and gender norms in the Mbeya Region of the Southern Highlands of Tanzania. In order to promote a comprehensive GBV approach and effective linkages, a GBV Advisor is sort to provide strategic and technical leadership to a team of staff and enhance linkages within and without the department to ensure that GBV efforts are effectively mainstreamed across the program areas. H/She is expected to travel to the field and other related places of WRP GBV's implementation sites.
This position is located in Mbeya, Tanzania with travel throughout the Rukwa, Ruvuma and Katavi regions. Only those with current legal authority to work in the United Republic of Tanzania will be considered. The GBV Advisor will work closely with the medical and outreach partners to design strategies and coordinate all GBV activities in the four regio of the Southern Highlands (Mbeya, Rukwa, Ruvuma and Katavi). The position reports to the Outreach Director in Mbeya.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Provide Strategic and Technical leadership in the management and implementation of the
GBV program
Serve as the Technical lead in working with all WRP departments and Partners to mainstream GBV activities
Provide overall leadership in the design and roll out of the PEPFAR funded Gender and GBV strategies and program.
Identifying and work closely with the GBV team to develop the implementing partners' knowledge and understanding of Gender and GBV as contributors to the HIV/AIDs epidemic, as well as ensuring the development of tools and skill sets that promote effective implementation in these programming areas on the part of those partners.
Overseeing implementation of WRP activities addressing GBV and gender norms including interactive, skill-building workshops for service providers, awareness-raising campaigns and other community-level interventions to address the norms and behaviors that underlie GBV. Work closely with the monitoring and evaluation department to develop monitoring and reporting on indicators related to the GBV and gender activities
Provide leadership with GBV clinical interventions being implemented under the Medical department to ensure effective linkages are maintained
Provide leadership in working with other key stakeholders (e.g. police, judiciary, etc) to ensure that GBV activities and services are well coordinated
Work closely with other implementing organizations to ensure that technical support is well coordinated and managed
Identify and document best practices and share internally and externally
Supervise a core team of Communi!y and Clinical Managers

Qualifications:
Master's degree in gender, public health, behavioral sciences, human rights or related field
At least 5 years experience implementing GBV related initiatives which can include a combination of community-based awareness-raising and prevention and/or facility based work developing capacity of service providers to respond meaningfully to GBV. Demonstrated understanding of the link betweengender norms, GBV and HIV vulnerability. Demonstrated understanding of the Tanzanian and Southern Highlands contexts Experience with monitoring and evaluation of gender and GBV focused interventions, preferably under PEPFAR.
Experience in mentoring and supervising a diverse technical team of staff
Proficiency in English required; proficiency in Kiswahili preferred Ability to travel in country up to 50% of the time.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Human resources manager
PO Box6396
Mbeya

Or through
recruitment@wrp-t.org