Women Protection and Empowerment Coordinator

International Rescue Committee
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Reporting to the Deputy Director of Programs (DDP), and with technical support from the Technical Advisor on Women Protection and Empowerment (WPE), the WPE Coordinator is responsible for the strategic management of the WPE program and its components, for implementing the IRC (OEF) strategy, and for supporting and sustaining gender equity initiatives. The WPE Coordinator will provide technical guidance and advice for all WPE projects, including 1) response to gender-based violence (GBV) through case management and psychosocial support, 2) prevention, including engaging our programming with men and boys, 3) training, staff and partner capacity building and 4) economic and social empowerment of women (EA$E).  In support of these objectives, the WPE Coordinator provides essential technical assistance including capacity sharing, one-on-one mentoring, supervision, and training to PAF staff at IRC. The WPE Coordinator is also responsible for sharing capacity with IRC partners.