CARE International in Yemen

CARE International is currently seeking an Inclusion OfficerThe Inclusion Officer reports to the RH/Inclusion Team Leader and will lead on the implementation of all CARE Protection interventions/Gender based violence in close collaboration with the Gender Specialist and local partner organizations and in coordination with consortium partners and other stakeholders.

Position: Inclusion Officer – Female ( Re-Advertised )
Location: Marib

Job Objectives:

• Proposed protection and GBV interventions are guided by the protection clusters guidelines.
• Progress reports and sections for donor reports are delivered timely and in good quality.
• External protection stakeholders know about CARE Yemen’s Protection , Inclusion , and GBV program.
• The quality-of-CARE Reproductive Health program is excellent.
• Maternal mortality rates decrease in target areas.
• The program is implemented in a timely and quality manner within the budget.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Project Management:

• Responsible for the implementation of all Protection activities in respective Governorate.
• Plan and implement Protection / GBV interventions in line with the project proposal and contract in a phased and prioritized manner.
• Establish appropriate supervisory and monitoring systems for Protection / GBV interventions in CARE and with project partners in consultation with Gender Specialist.
• Monitor implementation of Protection / GBV interventions by CARE and project partners and ensure progress as per defined schedules / work plans.
• Support the design of an evaluation framework on Protection / GBV activities.
• Monitor and ensure quality of Protection interventions as well as the application of relevant standards during all phases of the project cycle, including by project partners.
• Organize with the Administration and Logistics Team materials and support needed for all activities.
• Report on all project activities and related developments using agreed formats and within given timeframes.

Budget Management:

• Under supervision of Reproductive Health and Inclusion Team Leader responsible for management of Protection budget in cooperation with local partners.
• Ensure adherence to approved budgets and monitor activity vs. expenditure ensuring appropriate burn rates, in cooperation with local partners.
• Initiate financial request in accordance with approved budgets in cooperation with local partners.
• Ensure abidance by CARE and donor financial and procurement procedures with maximum cost effectiveness.

Capacity building:

• Conduct training on Protection and gender related issues to staff and project partners as required.
• Contribute to building the capacity of local partner organizations and their staff on Protection and gender related issues.

Coordination:

• Conduct all activities with full consultation and coordination with Gender Specialist and other CARE staff and local partner organizations.
• Conduct all activities in close coordination with consortium members and other agencies both governmental and non-governmental.
• Represent CARE at coordination meetings on Protection / GBV in respective Governorate

Other: 

• Act as cover for RH and Inclusion Team Leader during her/his absence.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualification, Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

Education/Training Required:

• Minimum undergraduate degree in law, psychology or social studies.

Experience Required:

• At least 2 years’ experience in project management.
• Proven experience in protection, ideally in protection of gender based violence (GBV) and legal/psychosocial assistance to victims.
• Experience in conducting training and workshops.
• Experience in managing local partnerships and organizational capacity building.

Technical Skills Required:

• Good planning and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and problem-solving capacities.
• Advanced English language skills are required.
• Understanding local culture and sensitivity towards issues related to gender and GBV.
• Fluency in Arabic and at least good knowledge of English (written and spoken).
• Strong computer literacy.
• Commitment to CARE policies, mission and values.

Desired:

• Ability to manage stress, multi-task and take decisions.
• Willingness and ability to travel within Yemen and abroad.
• Comply with all relevant CARE policies and procedures with respect to child protection, workplace environment, employee code of conduct and all other related subjects

Important Note:

• Please do not apply unless you meet minimum application requirements, otherwise, you will not be considered. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. The only way to apply for a position with CARE is through the application system link that starts with careyemis.org/Apply that is shared in the advert of YemenHR.com or the formal newspaper. Furthermore, any recruitment or hiring correspondences would be through CARE official email addresses as in this example: firstname.lastname@care.org 

No Fee:

• CARE DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING).