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Responsibilities:

• Support for capacity development of the Social Protection team, conduct regular field visits to do supervision, provide support and ensure a sustainable transfer of skills in adhere to SGBV and protection principles when working with survivors.

• Work to ensure the linkage between prevention and response strategies are strengthened with evidence from project results, promoting synergies between strategies EMAP, Girl shine, Women Rise and SASA! Together.

• In collaboration with the Project Coordinator and SOCIAL PROTECTION Deputy Coordinator, Develop, reprint and distribute IEC materials on behavioral change and awareness aspects.

• Closely, work with the Project Coordinator to ensure that the project undertakes continuous monitoring of response and Prevention interventions so that activities are appropriate and based on a clear understanding of the problems, causes, contributing factors, and issues in the different zones.

• In collaboration with the Social Protection Officers, lead/conduct periodic SGBV assessments, listening sessions and other assessments as need arises and lead in the regular follow up on the recommendations and action plan, and in promoting of community resources and solution.

• Lead case review meetings and case conferencing where needed and ensure support to the team on follow-up actions agreed.

• Supervise, Support and or facilitate trainings on case management training, EMAP, Girls shine, EA$E, Women Rise, SASA, SGBV basics, PSEA, GEDI and key SGBV core concepts, guiding principles for partners, community structures/ members, and service providers with consultation of the Project Coordinator and SOCIAL PROTECTION Deputy Coordinator.

• Ensure the teams are using model designated tools for reporting sessions in the respective models of Girl shine, EMAP, SASA! Together and Women Rise.

• Ensure functionality of all women and girl centers including fostering active participation of women and girls in life skills activities and other programs.

• Continuously assess and identify capacity gaps of the Social Protection teams and come up with formal and informal capacity building plans and delivery.

• Other responsibilities

• Lead the development of interventions workplan, spending plan, procurement plan, attend grant opening meeting, BvA meeting and other meeting as needed.

• Ensure that social protection structures are identified, properly trained, continuously mentored and equipped to do their jobs in your duty station (Yumbe)

• Oversee awareness raising activities and support the development of messaging to suit the context in Yumbe, while supporting rollout across other locations.

• Assign tasks & duties to Social Protection community structures regarding monthly work plans in Yumbe and ensure similar processes are ongoing across other districts of implementation.

• Ensure to maintain documentation of training, mentoring sessions and monitoring visits to staff and other stakeholders to store evidence of support, including good practices to support learning

• Ensure each staff has an operational individual plan reflecting the deliverables in the project and in line with SGBV guidelines; IASC and the minimum standards of SGBV and Carry out performance management evaluation (PME) ensuring PME documentation for direct reports is in place and followed up regularly

• Lead in the development and maintain effective working relationships with all stakeholders, including community leaders and other implementing partners/or operational partners, ensuring we are working within all the circles of the Ecological framework.

• Provide support in mapping existing services to address SGBV in the various affected areas, including identifying community capacities and structures for potential partnership.

• Monitor monthly expenditures and track budgets to ensure that all spending is in line with approved budgets and timelines, including developing and utilization of procurement plans, monthly program spending plan, and cash forecasts.

• Directly support data collection, quality on reporting, program documentation and timely submission including assisting in donor/grant report, proposal writing with high quality as needed.

• Support safe and ethical data collection, documentation and storage of all survivor information in collaboration with the SGBVIMS custodian to ensure data protection and privacy.

• Work with the consortium to recognize the risks that exist for women and girls as well as enhance their protection and empowerment through multi-sectoral approaches/referrals for timely, safe and appropriate services.

• Ensure Social Protection staff understand and follow IRC and donor Policies and Procedures.