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Background/IRC Summary

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a private, non-political, non-profit, and non-religious organization. For over 90 years, we have been providing humanitarian assistance to communities affected by conflict and natural disasters in more than 40 countries. Since 2008, the IRC has been active in Myanmar, delivering humanitarian assistance in areas such as health, protection, water, and sanitation, specifically targeting families impacted by conflict and natural disasters.

Program Summary

The Women’s Protection & Empowerment (WPE) program works to improve the health and safety of, and support social and economic empowerment among, vulnerable women and girls through activities aimed at preventing gender-based violence (GBV), responding to the case management and psychosocial support needs of GBV survivors, building skills and assets, and addressing the specific needs of adolescent girls. Women and girls face an increased risk of GBV in settings affected by natural disaster, conflict, and displacement, including sexual abuse and exploitation, intimate partner violence, as well as economic and emotional abuse.

In Myanmar, the IRC is working directly and in partnership to protect and empower women and girls throughout the most crisis-affected areas of the country. The IRC works in northern Shan State, Kachin State, Rakhine State, Mandalay and Sagaing, Southern Shan and south-eastern Myanmar, including a long history in the Myanmar-Thailand border area. As one of the most established specialized GBV service providers in the country, the IRC is working to meet the immediate and long-term needs of women and girls who have experienced GBV in acute and protracted emergency contexts, reduce the risk of violence, and foster respect for women’s rights and gender equality in the home and within and among communities.

Job Overview/Summary

Together with the WPE coordinator and WPE Deputy Coordinator, the WPE Training Manager will be responsible for supporting the implementation of existing programs and setting up the GBV program in new locations, and providing technical assistance to IRC and partners for quality delivery of the GBV program. The WPE Training Manager is responsible for supporting/ leading the context-appropriate development and adaptation of GBV technical resources and tools, including guidance notes, IEC/BCC materials, etc., and coordination with relevant WPE teams and external consultants. This position will be based in the Yangon office, with frequent travel to program locations including but not limited to Mandalay, Sagaing, Southern Shan, Northern Shan, Rakhine, Kachin, and Kayah. This position reports to the WPE Coordinator.

Major Responsibilities

Technical Quality

• Provide ongoing technical support to WPE team members for GBV response, including case management, psychosocial interventions, and referrals in line with best practice principles.
• Support the implementation of existing and contribute to the design of new GBV programming in Mandalay, Sagaing, and Southern Shan.
• Ensure the standardized case management supervision is ongoing within each field site.
• Provide technical guidance to humanitarian actors on GBV minimum standards and IASC Guidelines as required.
• Identify training needs and gaps within the IRC WPE team and develop plans to raise the technical and program implementation capacity.
• Oversee and deliver WPE training to IRC WPE teams across program locations in Myanmar/ Oversee and deliver WPE training to external actors, including partner organizations, CSOs and NGOs.
• Maintain up-to-date training materials, including curricula and tools. Adapt training and materials as needed to fit the local context.
• Prepare facilitation outlines and support trainers (internal and external) as needed in support of identified capacity-building activities.
• Support the development of technical materials to support quality programming (e.g. factsheet, manuals, guidelines, IEC)
• Support field teams to conduct and document assessments.
• Review the reports and other internal reports as required by the WPE Coordinator or as appropriate under the circumstances.
• Reinforce adherence to the GBV guiding principles and other international standards to ensure quality of design and implementation of all WPE activities.
  
  

Staff Supervision & Development

• Maintain a staff roster of trainers for IRC Technical training after TOT training, and support their training capacity.
• Support the recruitment of staff in coordination with the WPE Coordinator, human resources, and others as applicable/requested.
• With the support of the WPE Deputy Coordinator and when needed, build capacity and skills around program management, grants, management, spending plans, work plans, coordination, and staff supervision.
• Develop and implement WPE staff technical and operational capacity plans through training coaching and close supervision.
• Mentor and support staff professional development and foster a positive team spirit to encourage innovative and quality programming.
• Provide guidance and technical support to teams through regular field monitoring visits.
• Work with other IRC departments to develop training and capacity-building plans and support their implementation through training and coaching to ensure strong institutional capacity and knowledge on GBV.
  
  

Coordination and Representation

• Coordinate with IRC Health teams and the other department leads regarding awareness-raising and training needs.
• Coordinate with IRC WPE teams and relevant partners (GBV Sub Cluster and Protection Cluster) to identify external partners' and actors' potential training needs.
• Liaise regularly and work closely with program, operations, and finance staff to coordinate activity planning.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders including partner organizations.
• As requested, regularly attend GBV National sub-cluster meetings as well as other cluster meetings as appropriate.
  
  

Other

Ensure all activities are carried out in accordance with IRC Operational policies.

• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Bachelor of Arts or Science in Social Science, Public Health, Humanities or others related field.
• 2 to 3 years of professional experience working with an NGO strongly preferred.
• Knowledge and understanding of issues affecting vulnerable women and girls.
• Strong desire to work with women and girls and effectively address the issues they face in Rakhine State.
• Commitment to reducing GBV in the community, increasing the protection of women and girls, women’s empowerment, and providing support to GBV survivors.
• Experience facilitating training, workshops, supervision or mentoring others.
• Commitment to reducing GBV in the community, increasing the protection of women and girls, women’s empowerment, and providing support to GBV survivors.
• Understanding of local context, sensitivities, and needs as pertains to GBV issues.
• Able to communicate clearly and effectively with diverse groups and individuals, including beneficiaries, colleagues, and external partners.
• Positive and professional attitude, including ability to lead and work well in a diverse team setting as well as work with implementing partners
• Experience providing psychosocial support, as well as community awareness/ education and campaigns on GBV
• Able to effectively lead a team, by providing clear guidance, technical support, knowledge, active listening, and leading by example
• Flexible and patient in adapting to evolving program needs
• Organized with attention to detail
• Positive attitude and team player
• Good English skills is required
• Fluent in Burmese, Rakhine, and local language
• If a suitable applicant is found, an interview will be conducted before the position deadline.
  
  

Myanmar nationals with relevant skills sets and proven experience of working at international level are strongly encouraged.

The IRC Core Values and Commitments

• The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity Anti-Retaliation and Combating Trafficking in Persons.
• IRC is committed to ensuring that IRC staff are suitable to work with children and have the knowledge s/he needs to uphold and abide by the IRC’s Child Safeguarding Policy.
• Level of interaction with children: Frequent direct contact with children.
• IRC ensures that its staff must actively practice the roles and responsibilities related to client responsiveness, accountability to people in affected communities and must have competencies to solicits and listens to feedback and other’s perspectives, responds to feedback with maturity and sensitivity and takes appropriate decisions and makes changes to behavior or actions in response to feedback.
• IRC recognizes that gender equality is fundamental to the achievement of our organizational mission. As such, IRC is committed to the promotion of gender equality in all aspects of our operations and programs. Our organizational policies, procedures and actions demonstrate this commitment.
  
  

Standard of Professional Conduct:The IRC and the IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – our Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability, and Equality.