Shining
Hope for Communities (SHOFCO)
Position: Gender Development Officer
Program: Gender Program
Reports
to: Programs Manager
Working
Hours: Mon-Fri,
8am-5pm
Job
Scope: The
job holder is responsible for quality case management and developing
psychosocial support programs and activities to improve social assessments and
referral based care to GBV survivors
- Support
the successful implementation of all psychosocial activities of the
department
- Manage
and supervise Gender Caseworkers to ensure the implementation of work
plans
- Responsible
for the provision of quality case management including referrals and linkage
to medical and legal services
- Support
training of case workers to respond to cases of GBV throughout Kibera and
ensure effective referral for survivors of GBV
- Organize
awareness campaigns by liaising with community stakeholders and partners
to mitigate on SGBV
- Provide
ongoing training and utilizing monitoring and evaluation systems to ensure
high quality services are available and utilized
- Provide
the technical guidance and leadership required for the successful
implementation of all psychosocial activities, including support groups
- Reports
progress achieved and provides feedback of cases respecting
confidentiality standards on weekly and/or monthly basis using the
evaluation of trend analysis to be shared the Community Programs Officer
- Builds
and maintains partnerships and collaboration with other GBV partners and
relevant stakeholders
Personal
Competences:
- Advovacy,
Awareness and Resource mobilization
- Excellent
organizational skills, independent, disciplined, with initiative and an
ability to work under pressure and to prioritize work;
- Previous
experience in Counseling
- Diploma
or degree in Gender Development or related field
- 2
years working experience in a similar role
How to
Apply:
Interested
applicants should send their applications together with a detailed CV to the HR
Officer, jobs@shininghopeforcommunities.org quoting their current and
expected salaries.
Applications
without this information will not be considered.
DO NOT
ATTACH TESTIMONIALS at this point.
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.