Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, November 14, 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

VACANCY – CASE WORKERS/SGBV (Several)
ARC works with its partners and constituencies to provide opportunities and expertise to refugees, displaced people and host communities – to better survive conflicts and crisis, and to rebuild lives of dignity, health, security and self-sufficiency. ARC presently works in and with partners in seventeen countries globally. ARC has consistently operated in Rwanda since 1994, and today has a strong and committed team of over eight hundred personnel who include full-time staff and incentive workers, and hundreds of community volunteers – implementing programs in Primary Health Care, Reproductive Health, HIV and Nutrition; also Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Education, Shelter and general Infrastructure, Livelihoods/Economic strengthening, and Sexual and Gender-Based Violence & Child Protection. Our work in Rwanda currently covers all the refugee locations and their kind Rwandan-host communities. And we are always looking to deepen our work and, jointly with our partners, offer lasting impact with and for the communities we serve! ARC is looking for qualified, self-driven and committed individuals to join our team in the stated position – to be based full time in any one of the field sites (refugee camps, transit, and reception centres) where ARC has active operations.
PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:
The primary responsibility of the SGBV Case Worker is case management and psychosocial support of vulnerable communities, including survivors of SGBV, in the assigned location. The Case Worker ensures appropriate support for individuals, working closely with relevant colleagues to identify asylum seekers at risk of SGBV and other vulnerable people and providing case management services in line with Rwanda’s Standard Operating procedures, and Global minimum standards of child protection case management. .

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Provide case management services, including interviews with clients, assessments, and case plans in line with the National Standard Operating Procedures for case management & Global Child Protection Case Management Guidelines;
• Provide ongoing, one-on-one emotional support to SGBV survivors;
• Accompany SGBV survivors and other people with specific needs to the competent service providers, follow up and document referred cases.
• Establishing and coordination with Community Based Protection Structures (CBPS) for support of SGBV cases;
• Training Community Based Protection Structure (CBPS) to prevent SGBV and provide basic emotional support and referrals;
• Maintain case records according to ethical and safety standards, as well as document all SGBV cases as per the guidelines; as well as develop and keep updated the SGBV database.
• Work closely with one-stop centers to ensure that SGBV survivors receive comprehensive services at health facilities.
• Responsible for closely coordinating with relevant external agencies for service provision and referrals to national mechanisms to report cases of SGBV as per the agreed SoP and referral pathway in place;
• Prepare required weekly and monthly reports and briefs as required or directed by supervisor and program leadership.

Job Skills:
• Excellent report writing, communication, and analytical skills.
• Comfort residing full time working in Rubavu, Rusizi and in other low resource-refugee settings in Rwanda
• The capable communicator in English; including written; also conversance with French and Kinyarwanda an added advantage
• Self-motivated and client-oriented with a strong sense of personal ethic, integrity, and qualitty

Required Skills, Behaviors & Experience
• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Social work, Community Development, Psychology, human rights, or closely related field
• Minimum of three years’ previous experience with GBV programming— implementing SGBV, child protection programs, preferably in social work or case management, in humanitarian or development settings

Job Education Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Social work

Job Experience Requirements: three years

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Job application procedure
Interested and qualifying candidates should submit applications – to include 1 page Cover Letter, an updated CV (max. 3 pages), and three names (plus titles & contacts) of relevant professional referees - to the following email address only – with the position applied for CLEARLY indicated: RWJobs@arcrelief.org
Only applications received through the above indicated dedicated email address will be considered. The deadline for submission of applications is November 29th, 2019 at 12:00hrs. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Qualified women applicants are encouraged to apply.

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