Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Program Manager

Job Description

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide overall leadership, supervision, and technical guidance to the project team, fostering a strong team spirit, continuous learning, and leadership development, while closely collaborating with IRC Somalia country program teams.
Serve as the primary point of contact between IRC and key stakeholders, ensuring effective engagement and alignment of project objectives.
Oversee project planning, coordination, and monitoring for all project activities, including those undertaken by partners and/or sub-contractors, ensuring compliance with donor requirements and high-quality delivery.
Lead the design, implementation, and coordination of GBV and child protection prevention and response activities across all program areas, ensuring alignment with donor priorities and international best practices.
Oversee the development and execution of survivor and child centered GBV and child protection interventions, ensuring services are accessible, age-appropriate, high-quality, and culturally sensitive.
Develop and maintain safe, confidential, and effective reporting and referral mechanisms for safeguarding issues, including GBV, SEAH (Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment), and child protection concerns.
Ensure child protection is integrated into case management and service delivery models, with particular attention to safe disclosure, psychosocial support, and family and community reintegration when appropriate.
Develop and oversee robust monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems, ensuring data collection, analysis, and reporting align with GBV Information Management System (GBVIMS) and child protection information management standards.
Strengthen and maintain partnerships with government agencies, UN bodies, NGOs, donors, community leaders, and child-focused and women’s rights organizations to enhance GBV and child protection response mechanisms.
Develop and deliver training sessions for program staff, government partners, and community stakeholders on GBV prevention, child protection, SEAH, case management, and survivor-centered responses.
Provide close and direct technical assistance to relevant government ministry staff to support the integration of GBV into its systems, dedicating approximately 10–20% of time to capacity building and technical support efforts.
Conduct periodic impact assessments to ensure the effectiveness of interventions and promote evidence-based learning and continuous program improvement.
Represent the project in external forums, including coordination meetings, donor briefings, and technical working groups focused on GBV and child protection.
Conduct ongoing assessments to identify gender and child protection-related needs in target communities, ensuring responsive and adaptive programming.
Ensure full compliance with IRC and donor regulations, procedures, and guidelines across all areas of the project.
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