Job Information
International Rescue Committee Senior WPE Community of Practice (CoP) Manager in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
Requisition ID: req55255
Job Title: Senior WPE Community of Practice (CoP) Manager
Sector: Women Protection & Empowerment
Employment Category: Fixed Term
Employment Type: Full-Time
Open to Expatriates: No
Location: Yangon, Myanmar
Work Arrangement:In-person
Job Description
Scope of Work
Th e IRC wi l l esta b l i s h a c o m mun ity of p ra cti c e ( C oP ) to s u p p o rt the s k i l l s of w om e n’s o r g a n izati o ns a n d n e t w o rk s , a n d m em b ers of t h e G B V s u b clus ter to provi d e evi d ence- b as ed i n t erv enti ons for G B V p r e v enti on a n d r es po n se. The W PE C o P M a n ag e r, wi l l tra i n, a ss i s t, and pr o vide tech n i c al GBV su p er vi s i on t o IRC a n d pa r tn e r s taff a n d w om en’s n e tworks in M ya n m ar. T h e C o P M ana g er wi l l devel o p c a p aci t y b u i ldi ng p l an s with the C o P a n d s u p p or t t he i r imp l e m ent a ti o n thro u g h train i ng a n d coa chi ng t o en s ure s trong in s t i t u ti o n a l c a p a c ity and kn o wled g e on G B V p r e v ention a nd r es p on s e.
Th i s p os iti o n will be ba s e in Yan go n offi ce , w i t h f r eque n t tra v el t o pr og r am loc a tions inc lud i n g but n o t li m i ted t o No r th e rn S h a n, Rakh i ne, Ka c h i n a n d Southeast . This p ositio n rep o r ts to W PE Roving S pec i a lis t.
Main Responsibilities
Identi f y wo m en ri g hts or g a n izati ons and esta b l ish the c omm u nity o f pra c tice ( C o P ).
C o n d u ct w o rk sh o ps w i th wo m en rig h ts or g a niz a ti o ns w h i ch wi l l i n clu de the d e velo p ment o f fra m e works for ca p a c i ty d ev el o p me n t, qua l i ty a ss uran c e , and pro j ect a c tion p l a n.
I d enti fy train i ng n eeds and g aps within t h e C o P and d e v e l o p plans to rai s e t h eir t ech n i c al and pro g ram i m p leme n tation c a p aci t y.
I m p leme n t cap a c i ty pl a ns t h rou g h t rain i n g , c o a chi ng and c lose su p e r vi sio n.
Over s ee a nd del i v e r GBV pr eve n tion a n d res po n s e train i n g t o C o P m em b e rs in c o l labo rati on with t h e WPE Train i ng M a na g er and Rovi n g C oo rd i n a tor.
Check i n with ea c h s u b -o r g a n i zati o n q u a rter l y and p r ov i de r equ i r ed ind i vid u al su p er vi s i o n a n d cap a c it y-b ui l di ng s u p p or t.
Be a vai l a b le for i n ten s i v e o n e-on-o ne tec h n ica l s u ppo r t to c o a c h, mo del, a n d mo n i t o r in t e r ve n tion s . Pr o vide g u i d a n c e a n d tech n i c a l s u p p o rt to C o P m em b e rs throu g h re g u l a r f i eld vi s its.
S tren g then kn ow l ed g e of C o P m em b e rs on c as e ma n ag e m ent a n d GBV g u idi ng prin c i p l es to p r o t ect s urviv o rs in G BV c a s e ma n a g eme n t.
S u p p o rt C o P m em b e rs t o i m p leme n t beh a vior c h a ng e c u rri c u l u m s s u c h as Girl Sh i n e, En g a g i n g Men in Ac co u n tab le P ra c tice (E M A P ), and S A S A.
C o l l a bo ra t e with t he C o P to con t extual i ze t he GBV m i ni m um stand a rds p a c ka g e for t he My a n m a r c o nte x t.
S u p p o rt C o P m em b e rs in t h eir p l a n n i ng and uti l iz a ti o n o f t h e C o P su p p or t fun ds to i mpl eme n t G B V pr og ra mm i n g .
C oo rd inat e w i th the G BV S u b-Cl us t er, p a r tn e rs, and C o P m em b e rs t o en s u r e tech n i ca l qu a l i ty a nd eviden c e-b ased pra c tice.
W ith tech n i c al s taf f , d e vel o p a p a ck ag e for I RC su b - g ra nt ee p a rt n ers th a t co n trib u tes to impr o ving t h eir techni c al and pro g r a m m an a g eme n t skil ls .
Su p p o rt the de v el o p m e n t of tech n i c al ma terials to su p p ort qua l i ty pro g ra mm i n g (e . g . fa c tsh e e t , ma n u al s , g u i de lin es, I E C).
Rei n f o rce a d h e r ence to t he G B V g u i d i ng prin c i ples and oth e r i n ter n ati ona l s tand a rds to en s u re q u a l ity of de s i g n a n d i mp l em ent ation of all W PE a c tiv i t i es.
En s ure all a c t i vit i es a r e ca r r i ed out fo l l owin g I R C Op e r a tion a l po l i c i es
Pr o vide t r a i n i ng on IRC's Cl i n i c al M anageme n t of Ra p e Tr a i n i ng pa c ka g e to g et h er w i th t he H ealth Te am . C o ntrib u t e t o S R H R and G BV-rel a ted a s pe c ts f o r c om p r e hen s ive, q u ali t y C M R s e rvi c e s for su r vivor s .
Pr o vide tech n i cal c a p a c i t y b u i l ding for sub- g ra n t WP E p art n ers t o ens u re t h e deli v e ry of CMR s e rvi c es thro ug h p r o per c oo rd i n a tion a n d s y st em a tic r ef e rra l .
A ss i s t t h e GBV roving c o o rd i n a tor in de v el o p i ng Mya n m ar ' s c o u ntr y-spec ific W P E a n d SRH s tr a te g y.
C o -fac i l i t a ti n g in W PE t ra i n in g as nece ss a r y and a ss i g ned by t h e su p e rviso r.
Su bm it C o P im p r o ve m e n t a n d rel a ted a c t i vi t y r ep o r ts r e g u l arly to W PE C o ord i n a tors.
Oth e r d u ties as a ss i g ned / re q ue s ted by t he su p e r vi so r.
Qualifications
What should you have?
Education
Bachelor of Arts or Science in Social Science, Public Health, Humanities or other related field At least 3 to 5 years of professional experience in NGOs
Experiences
Strong experience coordinating with CSOs and NGO partners.
Strong experience facilitating trainings, workshops and mentoring others.
Strong GBV technical knowledge and experience implementing service delivery in Myanmar.
Strong ability to organize work, coordinate multiple tasks, meet deadlines, work in a professional environment, work under pressure, and work within a multi-cultural team
Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders including partner organizations.
Competencies
Excellent facilitation skills.
Ability to work with culturally diverse national and international staff.
Willingness to participate and contribute as a team member, under challenging working and living conditions.
Strong report writing skills.
Computer skills in Microsoft Office.
Good understanding of humanitarian principles of humanity and neutrality.
Ability to work and travel in remote areas.
Demonstrating trustworthiness and upholding the highest ethical standards.
Strong ability to organize work, coordinate multiple tasks, work under pressure, and work within a multi ‐ cultural team.
Language
Strong written and spoken English
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.