The Case Worker will be based at Afar Region /Teru woreda. The overall responsibility of the position holder is to conduct GBV case management activities and strength GBV response referral pathway. She will be under the direct supervision of Program Manager with technical link with the mission GBV Advisor.

Essential duties and responsibilities.

• Case workers will provide survivor centered case management services to survivors, including referrals to existing services at the woreda, case action plans and follow up.
• She will support updating service mapping on their coverage area coordinate woreda level case management meetings.
• Compiling weekly and monthly reports and share to relevant stakeholders and immediate supervisors.
• Develop and implement the individual case planning for women in case management.
• Ensure regular follow-up of the implementation of the case plan for each clients.
• Coordinate with other Protection actors to coordinate implementation of common standards and consideration of protection issues.
• Identify additional needs of the survivor and collaborate with other internal and external sectors to meet the needs the survivor.
• Provide confidential referral based on the best interest of the survivor to other service providers as part of case management; follow-up to ensure that all the cases adequately receiving needed support once referral has been made.

Job Requirements

Educational Qualification : BSc degree in social work, sociology, psychology, public health and relevant field of social sciences.

Work Experience

• A minimum of two years’ experience in Gender-based violence and related areas, program/project development and management in emergency context is required.
• Experience with other NGO is a plus.

Skills and qualities required

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Good computer skills: MS Word and MS Excel
• Know how to work in a multidisciplinary team
• Formalize and communicate professional know-how
• Extensive training in the field of GBV
• Demonstrable experience in reporting, supervising and training others in a team setting.
• Skill to conduct GBV case Management activity in a professional way.
• Skill to apply international technical guideline’s and standards in GBV

Languages : Working knowledge of English is mandatory (speaking and writing) good knowledge of Afar language is required and knowledge of Amharic language will be an asset