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Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Development and Inter-Church AidVacancy AnnouncementPosition: Gender SpecialistJob Description:The gender Specialist will carries out the following major responsibility under the auspices of the social service division:• Violence- related projects, in particular violence against women and girls, and in related interventions of the department.• Engage with the refugees and internally displaced community and community representatives to understand needs and gaps in gender-based violence programming of the department.• Support Gender-based violence cases received from different referring partners and through direct community referrals for the provision of case management services to respond to the needs of clients, provide them information and resources to access services and make appropriate referrals to other service providers if required.• Incorporate a survivor/client-centered approach in all activities of the organization.• Individual counseling, support groups, life skills workshops, advocacy, case management, crisis intervention, children’s services, recreation, safety and proper referrals.• Home visiting and counseling beneficiaries and researching there situation and provide feedback to the social service division for better intervention.• Ensure strict adherence to confidentiality for all case-related information; protect the identities of clients in the design and implementation of all activities.• Assess the knowledge and utilization of health and other services available for survivors of GBV.• Involve in the project design, development, and implementation of Act for Peace and other partners supported gender and livelihood focused project and other similar project of the department.• Act as Gender/Protection Focal Point for Act for Peace partnership to explore and deliver opportunities for increased gender sensitive and community based protection programming• Work closely with refugee outreach volunteers (ROVs) in case identification, assessment and related psychosocial supports to clients.• Aware refugees and other community members about the services the office provides and facilitate referrals into and out of the safe house to support clients on GBV protection related needs.• Ensure updated filing and documentation of Gender-based violence cases in line with the Standard Operating Procedures of the department.• Supervise Safe house supporting staff: social workers, general service officers, volunteers, nurses, case workers, etc.• Engage in continuous professional development for the purposes of increasing the quality and depth of the department work.• Liaison with other relevant key stakeholders and advocate to address gaps in GBV prevention and response, as well as increase opportunities relating to refugee livelihoods.• Support with monitoring and evaluation of projects, including implementing surveys and analysis.• Recommend and participate in the development of new programs, as needed.• Represent agency to other organizations as assigned.• Abide by EOC-DICAC Code of Conduct, including child safeguarding and PSEA policies.- Salary: Negotiable: EOC-DICAC prioritizes the safeguarding of all people, including the prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment, and the protection of children. Employment is conditional upon the outcome of a Police Background check.- Place of work: Addis Ababa with frequent travel to project sites.- Sex: Female- Duration of assignment: One year with possibility of extension on good performanceN.B. Women, including those who are GBV survivors, are highly encouraged to apply.