WPE Adolescent Girl program Officer (AGP Officer)-Maternity Cover Full Time

Job Overview: 

The Adolescent Girls Programming Officer support a project designed to equip adolescent girls in the Sherkole refugee camp with the skills and experiences vital to make balanced, strategic life choices as well as promote the safety, prevention of and response to violence against adolescent girls.

Major responsibilities and tasks:

• Participate in assessments and give overall intervention strategy based on feedback received from girls throughout the AG programming.
• Strictly enforce GBV guiding principle while engaging with AG and their parents/care givers.
• Supervise and capacitate local community and refugee mentors formally and informally to provide quality life skill sessions through training, daily mentoring, weekly meeting, and applying regular knowledge and skills assessment tools.
• In collaboration with implementing partners and community leaders, develop a selection criterion for adolescent girls to engage them in life skill curriculum sessions.
• Support in contextualization and adaptation of Girl Shine Curriculum into refugee and local community context.
• Conduct Adolescent Girls Programming related capacity building training for mentors, community leaders, implementing partners and parents/care givers.
• Directly engage with adolescent girls and parents as required, and work with mentors to ensure the quality of the program.
• Coordinate with Response Officers when there is a need to provide case management service for adolescent girls.
• Assist in response related IEC and BCC materials, in collaboration with GBV team, ensuring messages are appropriate for the community and conduct pre-testing before dissemination.
• Supervise supply and logistical needs of AG safe space and adherence to all relevant IRC logistic policies.
• Build a relationship with all relevant GBV program partners, community leaders, and parents/care givers in the camp and local community to encourage greater communication, collaboration, and coordination.
• Work closely with different actors particularly with schools, Women association, health, and legal actors to ensure coordination among partners and
  Participate in monitoring and evaluation activities including assessments and surveys.
• Any other duties and responsibilities that can be given by immediate and technical supervisors.

Safeguarding Responsibilities:

• Promote and actively participate in initiatives and efforts to build team engagement, inclusion, and cohesion in IRC [team/office]
• Foster ongoing learning, honest dialogue, and reflection to strengthen safeguarding and to promote IRC values and adherence to IRC policies.