GBV Facilitator at HIAS Refugee Trust of Kenya

Reports to: GBV Officer

Duration: 6 Months Contract with possibility of extension

The overall goal of HIAS’ global GBV Prevention and Response programming is for forcibly displaced refugee women, girls, sexual and gender minorities to pursue their potential and to access their human and legal rights, free from violence and oppression. This means HIAS GBV programming works to ensure;

1. Forcibly displaced women, girls, sexual and gender minorities face a reduced risk of GBV,
2. Survivors of sexual and physical violence have access to coordinated psychosocial, health, and legal services,
3. Family, community, and institutions support refugee women, girls, sexual and gender minorities in accessing and using their rights.

HIAS uses a survivor-centered, community-based approach. Our programs consider the voices and needs of survivors and prioritize their leadership in program design and implementation. HIAS works with communities’ natural systems in order to optimize support for survivors, building partnerships to promote and protect the rights of survivors, women, girls, sexual and gender minorities. This approach enables HIAS to meet the safety, psychosocial, economic, and justice needs of survivors; facilitate their access to appropriate care; and empower communities to lead efforts that challenge beliefs, attitudes, and behaviours that perpetuate or condone violence against women, girls, sexual and gender minorities in the community.

HIAS seeks to recruit GBV facilitators who will support the project through activities aimed at preventing violence against women and girls within the urban refugee community.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Mobilize men and women in the refugee communities to form groups in which they will learn and understand the root causes of VAWG (Violence Against Women and Girls), and reflect on their own attitudes and beliefs about gender, power and violence.
• Ensure groups formed use participatory learning methodologies that are based on mutual respect and collective responsibilities between participants.
• Facilitate a women’s group that will provide safe space for them while focusing on their attitudes and beliefs about VWAG instead of behavioral change.
• Focus on building on existing women’s leadership and/or participation within the intended community.
• Ensure the men’s group understand their roles in preventing VAWG through individual behavioral change.
• Facilitate group discussions that focus on shifting participants’ attitude and behavior towards gender equity by increasing gender equitable behavior in their households and relationships.
• Lead discussion groups on EMAP and monitoring their progress by maintaining clear boundaries and ensuring the group remains focused on the learning objectives of each grogular trainings and other meetings as required

Skills & Competencies

• Basic understanding of the root causes of violence against women and girls
• Good listening and communication skills, ability maintain confidentiality
• Strong facilitation skills
• Experience working in the community, preferably providing prevention and/or response services
• Knowledge of referral networks within the intended community
• Candidates must be 25 years and above
• Computer literacy
• Must have good reading and writing skills in English

Experience

No less than three months’ work experience, preferably with an NGO. Experience in the field of refugee protection and assistance a distinct advantage.

Language

Proficiency in English or Kiswahili; and Arabic

Nationality

Must be South Sudanese.