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ActionAid Bangladesh is looking for suitable candidate for the following position:

Senior Officer - GBV Prevention-SASA & Male engagement

Job Context

Senior Officer - GBV Prevention-SASA & Male engagement will ensure leadership and technical supervision over AAB GBV prevention programming including Girl Shine, MRM, SASA! Together, and community outreach efforts. The position requires a personal commitment to advancing women's issues and working on behalf of women and girls in the Rohingya community. The Senior Officer - GBV Prevention-SASA & Male engagement will report to the Project Manager. This position directly supervises the project officer-SASA! Together, Girl Shine Supervisor, Fiel Facilitator-MRM, who are responsible for GBV prevention implementation, supervision and necessary guidance. Through supportive mentoring, the position will provide capacity development to AAB to strengthen their technical skills. The Senior Technical Manager will work closely with AAB health, protection, livelihood and other program teams, as appropriate, as well as with local partners, international NGOs, government and UN agencies, to improve service delivery and support complementary and, where appropriate, integrated programming. The Senior Officer - GBV Prevention-SASA & Male engagement will participate in relevant coordination bodies in coordination with the Project Manager. 

Key responsibilities include (not limited to):

GBV prevention program implementation

• In consultation with the Project Manager, ensure high program quality in line with AAB standard methodologies. - Lead role and oversee the implementation of prevention activities on ground by AAB.
• Support implementation and ensure adherence to grant work plans, spending plans and monitoring and evaluation plans for GBV prevention programming.
• Provide technical capacity development on programming for adolescent girls, with a specific focus on the Girl Shine approach.
• Provide Technical Support to AAB to ensure WGSS operate to provide women, girls and GBV survivors with safe and confidential access to life-saving services and options to provide safe and confidential feedback on services available.
• Build the capacity of AAB staff on Girl Shine, MRM, Safe at home, and SASA! Together
• Ensure development of project planning and manage documents of prevention components of projects including but not limited to; project results framework, detailed implementation plans, M&E plans, procurement plans, human resource plans and ensure their execution.
• Coach and mentor prevention staff including Project Officers
• Lead in the establishment/ renovation of WGSS
• Responsible for preparing high quality donor, management and other internal and external reports and ensure their timely submission for GBV prevention components.

Staff Supervision & Development

• Provide direct supportive supervision to the Project Officers and support them to do the same for the GBV staff they supervise to enable them to successfully perform in their positions.
• Responsible for performance management including setting performance objectives and conducting regular performance appraisals on progress with supervisees, providing timely and constructive feedback to develop their professional practice.
• Spend significant time in field locations to provide hand holding support to team and supportive supervision.
• Working with the Project Manager, ensure project staff have opportunities and space to regularly as scheduled meet, self-organize and build strong, supportive peer networks and solidarity with each other, creating a community of feminist grounded VAWG practice between them.
• Ensure staff well-being and care is prioritized and is an integral part of weekly/monthly work plans.

            
Reporting & Monitoring

• Monitor and consolidate information collected from weekly/monthly and staff activity reports; and actively work with the MEAL Officer to ensure accurate data and information.
• Monitor budget spending in line with the spending plans, work with supervisor in developing remedial plans where necessary to ensure budgets are optimally utilized.
• Support implementation and ensure adherence to work plans, spending plans and monitoring and evaluation plans.
• Contribute to writing high-quality and timely submissions for AAB and donor reports on activities, indicators, and achievements.
• Take the lead on supply chain, finance, and logistics tasks in relation to the operations.

  
Coordination and others

• Liaise with Government stakeholders at field level including government official and protection and GBV sub-sectors ensure support for program and coordination.
• Maintain coordination within the team and help programme officer and other team members in different activities.
• Coordinate with CiC And CMO, Majhi, and other stake holders (Sector Focal).
• Support in smooth volunteers’ payment and other payments.

Required Educational Qualification and Experience

Education & Training:

• Bachelor’s degree in Women’s Studies/ Gender/ Social Science/ Social Work/ Human Rights/ Humanities or any other equivalent degree.

Experience:

• At least 3-4 year(s) relevant experience.
• Proven experience in GBV programs for women and girls is essential; and experience in coordination and advocacy is highly preferred.
• Demonstrated technical experience implementing in any of these: PSS activities, GBVIMS, SASA! Together, MRM, Girl Shine; Knowledgeable in Women empowerment
• Practical experience in successfully leading, building, and strengthening a program team in a dynamic, challenging and changing context.
• Demonstrated experience in supervising, mentoring, and building capacity of staff.  

Required Competencies

• Deep understanding of and a capacity to develop a Gender analysis of the impact and dynamics of violence against women and girls, based on a solid grounding in feminist, women, and girl-cantered, anti-oppressive practice.
• Strong ability to respect differences of culture, opinion and lived experiences while upholding rights-based principles and women’s protection and empowerment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, positive and professional attitude, ability to lead and work well in a team setting and with multiple partners.

Relationships

• S/he will report to Project Manager. S/he will work as a team member in this project.

Application instructions

Only those who meet the above requirements are requested to apply following these instructions:

ActionAid Bangladesh aims to attract and select a diverse workforce ensuring equal opportunity to everyone, irrespective of race, age, gender, sexual orientation, HIV status, class, ethnicity, disability, location and religion. Any personal persuasion/phone-call will result in disqualification of candidature.

ActionAid Bangladesh has a non-negotiable policy of ZERO TOLERANCE towards child abuse, exploitation and child labor and expects all employees to abide by the Child Protection Policy of ActionAid Bangladesh.
     
N.B: There is no cost involved with applying for positions with ActionAid Bangladesh. Any solicitation of job application costs should be regarded as fraudulent