Danish Refugee Council Job Opportunities in Uganda

Danish Refugee Council GBV Case Workers Job Opportunities in Uganda

GBV Case Workers

Position Description

Title : Gender Based Violence (GBV) Case worker

Location : Rhino Camp - Arua

Position and Reporting Line:

The Gender Based Violence (GBV) Case worker reports to the GBV Officer.

Background

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is an international non-governmental organization, which promotes and supports durable solutions to the problems faced by refugees and internally displaced people all over the world.

In Uganda, the DRC programme provides comprehensive assistance and protection to refugees and other vulnerable populations, supports durable solutions to protracted displacement and works to reduce the effects of armed violence (for more information go to www.drc.dk)).

General Objective The GBV case worker has primary function as to provide case management services to GBV survivors. She/he also supports the protection sector in quality implementation of the GBV thematic area in synergy with the larger protection and community services components.

Specific tasks and responsibilities

The GBV Assistant will perform the following tasks:

Roles and Responsibilities

· She/he will conduct all steps of the case management process: Intake, assessment and engagement, case planning, supported referrals, developing practical skills, case review, building client capacity.

· Liaise with other stake holders for the integration of the survivors back into community and enhance access to livelihood opportunities for GBV survivors to support their healing and reintegration process.

· Conduct routine visits to the protection/safe houses and asses the needs of the survivors under safe keeping and the general state of safe houses.

· Ensure up-to-date filing and documentation of GBV cases in line with UNHCR and DRC standard tools.

· Input the GBVIMS on a daily/weekly basis and produce monthly reports from the same to share with UNHCR.

· Attend to protection concerns of persons of concern, provide GBV survivors with information and resources to access services and make appropriate referrals to other service providers if required.

· Provide basic psychosocial support services to survivors. Determine the need for therapeutic psychosocial or psychiatric support for further referral to specialized service providers.

· Working with ‘at risk’ young people, their families, community, to strengthen community based interventions.

· Ensure that all the GBV interventions adhere to protection standards and principles as well as DRC guidelines and accountability standards.

· Contribute to the daily quality implementation, monitoring and evaluation of SGBV- related projects and interventions in the area of jurisdiction (Rhino camp refugee settlement).

· In collaboration with the protection team, she/he will proactively contribute to quality and timely writing of weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports.

· Uphold DRC’s code of conduct and principles of accountability.

Reporting Arrangements

The GBV Caseworker is responsible and reports to the GBV Officer

Personal Specifications

Essential: