Overview of position
Our client Disengagement, Disassociation, Reintegration and Reconciliation (DDRR) programme is a key component of clients peacebuilding and stabilization portfolio that aims to increase Somalia?s resilience to destabilizing conditions and build national capacity towards sustained peace. The programme aims to contribute to peace and improved security in Somalia through supporting the Federal Government of Somalia?s (FGS) National Programme on the Treatment and Handling of Disengaged Combatants and Youth at Risk (National Programme).?
Our client has been supporting the FGS in its implementation of the National Programme through a four-pillared approach that reframes traditional DDR in terms of Disengagement, Disassociation, Reintegration and Reconciliation (DDRR). As part of the support provided in Transition Centres across three regions in Somalia, beneficiaries receive regular psychosocial counselling, skills-building, GBV and CRSV services, case management and support with reaching out and reconciling with family and community members. Our client is recruiting a Case Management and GBV Supervisor to support the National Case Management Officer and WPS Officer on the maintenance of a comprehensive case management programme in Female and Male Rehabilitation Centres and Community Based Organizations (CBOs) and support all GBV/CRSV cases. The Consultant is responsible for technical supervision and training of social workers in rehabilitation centres and CBOs in the project location. This position will be under the overall supervision of the DDRR Programme Coordinator and the direct supervision of DDRR Project Officer (Women, Peace, and Security) and National Case Management Officer.
To successfully fulfil the listed duties, the selected candidate will work closely with the M&E team and other our client technical leads to ensure linkages and effective implementation of project activities in a manner that is gender responsive.
Role objectives
Supervise and mentor social workers and build their technical capacity through individual and group training.
Work with social workers to ensure that case files are maintained properly with respect to confidentiality requirements, ensure all active case files are reviewed bi-weekly and provide regular feedback to the social workers.
Assess beneficiary condition and needs upon enrolment and assign case workers based on the individual needs of beneficiaries.
Provide direct case management to complicated cases and GBV/CRSV cases.
Work with the National Case Management Officer to facilitate trainings/workshops on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Services (MHPSS) and gender responsive programming.
Respond to caseworkers? emotional reactions to the effects of case management working with both defectors and GBV survivors.
Work with National National Case Management Officer and DDRR Women, Peace & Security Officer to adjust the Case Management Programme based on continuous assessm