Job Opportunity: Program Lead – GBViE Learning Coordination

Trócaire works in partnership with national, local and church organizations, supporting communities in over 20 developing countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East to bring about lasting change. Trócaire envisages a just and peaceful world where people’s dignity is ensured and rights are respected, basic needs are met and resources are shared equitably, people have control over their own lives and those in power act for the common good.

Protection of Women and Girls programming (including specialized GBV response, mitigation and prevention) is a core element of Trócaire’s global humanitarian program. Through this, Trócaire supports local partners to deliver multi-sectoral GBV response programming, with a core focus on women- and girl-centered Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, including community-based support (Women’s and Girls’ Safe Spaces and PSS groups), focused support (GBV case management, individual and group based focused PSS) and specialized support (individual psychosocial interventions provided by Clinical Social Workers and Clinical Psychologists specialized in GBV). Trócaire is a member of the GBV Area of Responsibility (GBV AoR), the Call to Action on Protection from Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies and the Irish Consortium on Gender-Based Violence.

Central to Trócaire’s programming approach, and a key priority in Trócaire’s 2021-2025 Strategic Plan, is to support the voice and leadership of local organizations – particularly women-centered organizations and women-led organizations. Helping to advance this commitment, Trócaire is the implementing partner in a new program, managed by the GBV AoR (hosted by UNFPA) that aims to strengthen system-wide GBV in Emergencies (GBViE) coordination and response capacity. Trócaire will focus on strengthening the participation and leadership of local women-centered organizations in GBV coordination structures in humanitarian settings, in close coordination with the GBV AoR.This program aims to enhance and drive systemic learning and change, addressing barriers identified through the global mapping study on GBV localisation in humanitarian contexts. This will include supporting women-centered organizations to co-lead GBV sub-clusters, with accompanying participatory learning and action, peer to peer learning exchanges and resource development on women’s leadership to support sector-wide learning and adaptation.

The Program Lead – GBViE Learning Coordination is a dynamic new role for a GBViE specialist who will have responsibility for leading on the overall management and implementation of this intervention in line with donor, UNFPA and Trócaire standards. This requires a diverse skill set (e.g. grant management, technical GBViE and coordination experience, capacity strengthening skills, participatory learning and facilitation, and resource development). For the candidate with the required experience and passion for the role, Trócaire offers a competitive package of salary and benefits.

This is a fixed-term contract for 14 months, reporting to the Global Director – Partnership and Localization, with a dotted line to the Humanitarian Technical Unit. This nationally-contracted role is based in Nairobi, Kenya with travel to program locations. This role forms part of Trócaire’s Global Hub on Partnership & Localization.

Safeguarding Program Participants-Children & Adults: Trócaire is committed to safeguarding people within our programs from exploitation and abuse and has specific policies on this commitment (including a Global Code of Conduct which outlines the expected behavior and the responsibility of all staff, consultants and other organizational representatives). Any candidate offered a job with Trócaire will be expected to sign Trócaire’s Safeguarding Policies and Global Code of Conduct as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents. All offers of employment are subject to pre-employment checks including satisfactory references and appropriate screening (e.g. police/garda vetting, counter terrorism and anti-trafficking). Trócaire participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme and all employees will be subject to this as part of contract of employment.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

Shared reflection, learning and resource development

• Applying a Participatory Action Research (PAR) approach, capture learning from local women centered organizations’ experiences and, through a consultative process, lead on the development of a women’s leadership resource package. This resource is intended to contribute to sector-wide learning and foster change in cluster/coordination structures to accommodate meaningful participation and leadership of local actors and particularly women-centered organizations in these spaces.
• Facilitate shared reflection and peer-to-peer exchange, creating a space for women-centered and local organizations co-leading GBV sub-cluster coordination mechanisms across multiple contexts to connect and share experiences.

Grant coordination and management

• Oversee and coordinate project implementation as per approved proposal, including all aspects of planning, design, delivery, coordination, monitoring, communication and donor liaison.
• Ensure proactive management of the grant in compliance with Trócaire and donor regulations and requirements, including effective and responsible financial and supply chain management, as well as oversight of day-to-day administrative tasks relevant to the grant.
• Establish strong internal MEAL and reporting systems for the grant and develop high quality and timely reports to meet all internal and donor reporting requirements.
• Ensure systematic information and knowledge management for the grant, including appropriate use of organizational grant and financial management platforms (Agresso, Salesforce, Box).

Technical support and accompaniment to women-centered organizations

• Working with in-country GBV specialists in each project location, coordinate and support the provision of technical support and accompaniment through mentoring and ongoing training relating to i) women’s leadership (including collaborative leadership, negotiation, conflict resolution); ii) technical GBV response (including the Inter-Agency Minimum Standards for GBViE Programming, peer-to-peer support and staff care) and iii) coordination skills (development of referral pathways, Standard Operating Procedures, resource mobilization, navigation of the GBV AoR Coordination Handbook and resources such as the Helpdesk, AoR Website, and the GBV AoR Community of Practice).
• Stay abreast of, and align Trócaire’s approach to, sectoral best practice and minimum standards. This includes the Inter-Agency Minimum Standards for GBViE Programming, the GBV AoR Handbook for Coordinating Gender-Based Violence Interventions in Emergencies and the IASC Localization Guidance on Strengthening Participation, Representation and Leadership of Local and National Actors in IASC Humanitarian Coordination Mechanisms.

Internal and External Engagement, Coordination and Relationship Management

• Represent Trócaire effectively in program-related platforms and consultations at global, regional, national and/or sub-national levels, and ensure professional and high-quality engagement with all coordination and learning processes established for the grant.
• Cultivate supportive and collaborative working relationships with the participating women-centered organizations and with other local actors that are co-leading coordination mechanisms across multiple contexts, including through facilitation of peer-to-peer exchanges in collaboration with the GBV AoR Coordination Team.
• Consult and coordinate closely with the GBV AoR coordination team, GBV sub-cluster coordinators, Regional Emergency GBV Advisors (REGAs), the GBV Minimum Standards Task Team and the membership of other relevant platforms, such as the Global Protection Cluster and the Call to Action on Protection from Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies.
• Establish and maintain clear internal coordination and communication protocols and processes with Trócaire colleagues (both finance and programming) to ensure timely and high-quality delivery of all project activities.
• Work with colleagues across Trócaire to ensure coherence, synergy and shared learning. This includes collaboration with the wider work of the Global Hub on Partnership and Localization and the Humanitarian Unit, as well as with colleagues in GBV and Women’s Empowerment; Policy; Safeguarding; and Program Impact and Learning.

Other Duties

• Fulfil other duties as may reasonably be required by line management, including engaging with wider organizational processes and priorities.
• Travel to project locations, including potentially insecure areas, in line with grant requirements, sometimes at short notice. (COVID dependent, periodic travel is expected to program locations, typically in blocks of 1 – 2 weeks.)

Behavioral Competencies in Line with Trócaire’s Competency Framework

• Leading: Reflecting our values of Participation & Accountability, acts to inspire and lead others to achieve their potential, demonstrating Trócaire’s values with integrity in order to achieve our organization’s objectives.
• Communicating: Reflecting our value of Participation, being one organization, communicating clearly and transparently across, teams, units, divisions, locations and other external organizations. Getting our message across with impact.
• Collaborating: Reflecting our values of Participation & Solidarity, partnering effectively as One Trócaire organization and, in solidarity, maintains positive relationships built on trust and respect.
• Stewardship of Resources: Reflecting our value of Accountability and decision-making around the best use of resources. Using our resources transparently, sustainably, ethically, fairly & with integrity; acknowledging Trócaire’s reputation in the use of resources.
• Delivering Results: Reflecting our values of Accountability & Perseverance, getting a quality job done through effective performance, planning and decision making.
• Continual Improvement & Learning: Reflecting our values of Participation & Courage, constantly looking to learn and develop self, employees, and partners to better fulfil Trócaire’s’ mission.
• Flexibility & Change: Reflecting our values of Participation & Courage, adapts positively to change and to different ways of doing things; manages or takes part in change processes in a way that is appropriate to role in the organization.