Women Protection and
Empowerment (WPE)
Program
Coordinator
The Women Protection and
Empowerment (WPE)) Program Coordinator is responsible for providing overall
leadership, guidance, coordination and technical support to IRC’s GBV programs
throughout Kenya. The GBV Program Coordinator will also coordinate IRC’s GBV
programs and contribute to external coordination efforts and initiatives.
The WPE Program
Coordinator will provide regular technical support and field-based monitoring
visits to WPE teams working in Eastleigh, Dadaab, and Turkana to ensure that
all interventions are technically sound, take into account international best
practices, and are appropriately meeting the needs of survivors in target
communities.
The WPE Coordinator will
be expected to spend at least 40% of their time in Dadaab supporting the WPE
programming.
Requirements
- MA/S
or equivalent in health (MPH), social science, humanities or other related
degree
- At
least five years of overseas experience, including substantial management
experience in gender-based violence programming and at least 2 years
experience in direct service provision for survivors of sexual violence
and domestic violence
- Previous
experience supervising and managing a multi-disciplinary team in a
cross-cultural setting
- Demonstrated
experience in capacity building and mentoring of national and
international staff
- Knowledge,
skills and experience in participatory methods, community development and
partnership
Full
Job descriptions can be downloaded at www.rescue.org/careers
Please apply on or before
July 13, 2012
IRC leading the way from
harm to home
IRC is an Equal
Opportunity Employer IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without
regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age,
marital status, veteran status or disability.