To ensure an effective MSF Sexual Violence (SV) and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) response is in place within the mission using a variety of activities varying from mission wide response capacity assessment, community and staff’s assessment for SV and IPV perception-knowledge-health seeking behaviour, coaching-mentoring and training of staff, development of the mission and project SV-IPV response strategy, the provision of guidance for program development and implementation, training and support of staff (the coordinators, medical activity managers and health promoters) and development of relevant tools, materials.
General Accountabilities
To lead – develop – support the project SV-IPV strategies, protocols and response activities of the mission and the different projects according to the different and changing medical needs and context (including development of strategy, log frame and budget) and developing tools (e.g. training materials, models of care and SV IPV response health promotion materials, messages and methods)
To provide technical support and supervise the implementation of the SV-IPV response (protocols and standards) to ensure quality of the medical and psychosocial care in place, in line with MSF protocol and survivor-centered principles
To build the capacity of the field teams to enable the implementation of quality comprehensive medical and psychosocial care for survivors of SV-IPV according to MSF protocol
Plan, organize, support and supervise community awareness raising and the Information, Education and Communication (IEC) strategy to increase timely access for survivors of SV and IPV.
To establish the SV-IPV patient and project documentation (individual survivor’s medical file and medical certificate etc.) and the MSF SV data management tools.
To prepare and plan in close collaboration with the HR Department and with project team in the associated HR processes for SV focal staff involved in his/her activity (recruitment, training/induction, evaluation, detection of potential, development and internal communication) in order to ensure having the appropriate team in terms of size, capabilities and skills
To prepare and support the HoM, Medco, PC and MTL’s in representing MSF before the Ministry of Health and other (inter)national partners for the MSF SV response advocacy and potential national roll-out of area strategies such as national protocols, laws and or lobbying for adequate human resources
To plan and support the coordinators with annual planning and budgeting for SV-IPV response
To compile, review and analyze the data coming from the projects in order to contribute to the mission’s reporting as well to analyze data from either community and staff assessments. Documenting lessons learned on activities and operational research in this field
To monitor and evaluate the functioning of the MSF SV-IPV response at mission level according to MSF protocols, standards and procedures, ensuring the implementation of the activity
To monitor and evaluate the SV-IPV response activities at mission level by defining indicators, following up tools and designing contingency plans in collaboration with the Project SV focal points.
MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities
The Ethiopia mission currently have four projects, in where two have rutine Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) activities; Gambella and Tigray and two have SGBV activities as part of their emergency response setup; Amhara and Somali Region (Emergency Response Unit). The position as Sexual Violence Program Activity Manager (SVAM) will act as technical referent for all the SGBV related activities within the mission. The primary task is to support the projects in collaboration with the MTLs regarding SGBV programming and activities within all projects, informed by appropriate assessments and evaluation of needs and barriers to access of services.
SV-IPV related assesments:
Conduct assessments on the context, perception, understanding of SV-IPV and barriers to care and help seeking behaviour for survivors
Conduct assessments of the community actors and sector in order to map the wider SV-IPV response with a focus on the basic, immediately available support services (incl. referral options)
Ensure the outcome of the assessment inform the SV-IPV programming in regards to contextual findings, survivor centered principples, person centered care and where possible, aim for community co-design of services.
Follow the national trend for SV-IPV, including areas outside our operational zones,
Review and improve current SV-IPV response in the projects:
If existing, review the current SV-IPV response, strategy and plans. Where not existing, support the projects in drafting SV-IPV response, strategy and plans witin the project medical strategy as well as finding from communnity assessment (see above for elaboration)
Mentor, coach and train the SV focal point(s) and supervisors, using the 5 steps implementation plan to identify gaps in the current SV-IPV response, if existing, on how to set up or improve the SV-IPV response (including entry points, care pathways, access to care, ensuring access for vulnerable groups, models of care, care delivery, caring for child survivors, medical legal documentation, medical certificates, data collection, collaborating and coordinating with other actors).
Provide guidance on the entry points, care pathways and models of care that can overcome barriers to care, ensure privacy, confidentiality, accessibility and decrease risk of stigma adapted to the context. Support implemention where needed in collaboration with the project medical teams.
Ensure the basic package of care of treatment of injuries, prevention of HIV, STIs, unwanted pregnancy hepatitis B, tetanus and medical certificate is available in the health facilities.
Implement at minimum a simplified package of care in mobile clinics or with outreach teams in the community, in hard to reach locations using a minimum simplified package of care consists of at minimum psychological first aid and emergency contraception and in addition prophylaxis of STIs
Provide the SV focal point with materials, resource and tools to support further implementation
Ensure SV and IPV care is included in emergency assessments and emergency response.
Identification of survivors of SV-IPV based on signs and symptoms, using a selective screening tool for specific groups, prompting direct questions, ensuring questions are asked privately and safely and survivors receive a supportive response (e.g., implementation in OPD or ANC services).
SV-IPV related training and capacity building:
Identify gaps in knowledge as well as training needs regarding:
Staff responsible for providing medical and psychosocial care for survivors of SV and IPV
All MSF staff regarding the MSF survivor-centred principles and,
Staff responsible for awareness raising with stakeholders and in the communityDesign and facilitate training for staff responsible for providing medical and psychosocial care to improve knowledge of and skills in the identification of SGBV during the consultation, delivering medical and psychosocial care for survivors of SGBV and supportive, compassionate and empathetic attitudes towards survivors of SGBV
Focus on the delivery of the initial training along with the SV focal point / supervisors and coach the SV focal point / supervisors in delivering training
Model training delivery methods of presentations, interactive and participatory methods, games, facilitating discussions, role play and case studies to the SGBV focal point / supervisors and coach and mentor the SV focal point / supervisors in a variety of training methods
Design or provide materials, tools and resources to the SV focal point for ongoing training
SV-IPV related health promotion and community engagement activities
In collaboration with the flying HP manager, identify needs to inform a strategy for outreach activities and community engagement as well as SV and IPC related health promotion messaging.
In collaboration with the flying HP manager, develop training curriculum for staff responsible for providing sensitization and awareness rising with formal and informal sector and the community, to improve community engagement, and delivering of the SV IPV IEC message using context adapted messages, methods and materials.
Train staff to immediately provide information to the community and key stakeholders, where free, quality and confidential SV services are available
In collaboration with the flying HP manager, support design and development of outreach messages and further material and methods with the focus on quick, immediate and widely disseminated materials and methods such as, but pending on the context:
Provide staff with materials appropriate to the setting, to be able to visualize and spread the message about the availability of free, quality and confidential care for survivors of SV and IPV
Identify the key target groups, geographic coverage and schedule for the outreach strategy
SV-IPV related community based care (context dependent)
Depending on the context, the stage of implementation of the SV-IPV response and level of commitment and resources in the field, identify needs and consider supporting the implementation of:
Community based support involving a group of identified and training local, trusted and respected community members who are trained to provide a supportive, non-blaming, non-stigmatizing response and basic psychosocial support to survivors of SV-IPV and refer to health facilities for medical and psychosocial care (including vulnerable groups such as commercial sex workers)
Community based care model involving a group of identified and training local, trusted and respected community members who are trained to provide a basic package of care for survivors of SV-IPV involving first aid, psychosocial support, emergency contraception, STI prophylaxis and referral to health facility (if available) in context with hard to reach locations or where communities are not able to reach the health facilities due to insecurity. This will include
Identification and documentation for projects to decentralize care through community based care
Writing and implementation of (depending on the need) SOPs, protocols and frameworks related to SV community based care in relevant areas for each project and mission.
Developing and piloting methods to monitor and evaluate the quality and impact of community based care.
No. of positions: 01
Place of work: Coordination office, Addis Ababa (Supporting all project offices in the mission)
Position holder report to(direct supervisor): Medical Coordinator
Length of contract: 12 months with possibility of extension
Remuneration and Benefits:
Starting gross salary: USD 2117 will be paid in equivalent Ethiopian Birr
Medical cover: as per the organization's pol
Job Requirements
Education
Potential profiles for consideration: Medical Doctor, Nurse or Midwife. Masters in Public Health desirable.
Attendance in MSF SV training is a requirement.
Experience
Two years experience MSF SV experience from min. two regions within Ethiopia is a pre-requisite.
Experience with SV assessment, including use of qualitative methods such as FGD and semi-structured interviews for both community and formal-non formal stakeholder assessment
Experience with development program strategy, models of care, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation
Experience with SV-IPV staff capacity assessment (using knowledge-skills-practice) and training of staff in survivor centred principles, identification of sexual violence and training on medical care provision
Experience with SV-IPV community and formal/informal stakeholders’ sensitization and awareness raising
Languages
Knowledge
Essential Criteria: Essential computer literacy (Word, Excel, internet)
Computer literacy essential.
Knowledge of SV and IPV guidelines and tools
MSF health information system
Competences
How To Apply
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