Our organization responds to the world’s worst humanitarian emergencies and helps people affected by humanitarian crises, including the climate crisis, survive, recover and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the organization works in more than 50 countries to create a lasting impact by providing healthcare, helping children learn and empowering people and communities to be self-sufficient, always seeking to address the inequalities faced by women and girls.

The humanitarian crisis in Venezuela continues to escalate. Venezuelans face hyperinflation, putting them out of reach of basic goods and services, including healthcare and food. Shortages of medical supplies make it difficult to diagnose and treat communicable diseases and sexual and reproductive health needs, among other services. Lack of food has led to hunger and malnutrition. Between 2015 and 2018, more than three million Venezuelans left to seek goods and services, mainly in neighboring countries.

Our Organization provides emergency response services in the states of Zulia, Lara, Falcón, Táchira and Apure, working in collaboration with Venezuelan civil society organizations, we provide essential services to vulnerable people, including Primary Health Care (PHC), Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH), Nutrition, Gender-Based Violence (GBV) prevention and response, child protection prevention and response, Education in Emergencies, Food Security and Livelihoods. This strategic approach allows us to provide vital care to people in need in Venezuela, aligning ourselves with the commitment to strengthen localization and empower national actors.

Job Overview:

The Comprehensive Protection Assistant works in mobile or fixed safe spaces for women, children and adolescents, in targeted communities, community days or joint care brigades with other programs of the organization. Their main function is to support women, girls and adolescents through the provision of activities that include: the creation of information sessions, recreational sessions and emotional support sessions; they will also play a key role in ensuring the implementation of the activity, including supporting project documentation.

Main responsibilities:

Technical Quality and Program Development

• Together with case management officers, they will develop information sessions and specialized methodologies that promote support networks and cohesion with women, children and girls in safe spaces or targeted communities.
• It will provide support in the training and capacity building spaces required within the project focused on the care route for survivors of gender-based violence.
• It will facilitate sessions on specialized methodologies that promote support networks and cohesion in safe spaces or targeted communities.
• Ensure safe and confidential referral for GBV survivors and children seeking support following psychosocial activities.
• Work with women and children in mobile or fixed safe spaces, in community days, to identify their needs, interests and priorities, and whenever possible, adapt activities accordingly to ensure that the activities offered are culturally appropriate and meet their needs.
• Carry out, prepare and help plan and organize activities with women, children and adolescents together with other team members.
• Provide psychological first aid with emphasis on children and adolescents and GBV survivors.
• Know and understand the referral pathway for gender-based violence and child protection.
• Disseminate messages about GBV services, child protection etc., on a daily basis in targeted communities, using a variety of context-appropriate methods.
• Ensure that supplies/resources for program activities are requested in a timely manner and used efficiently
• Support the development of psychosocial meetings in sessions with groups of women, children and adolescents aimed at healing in situations of violence.
• Disseminate messages about child protection and GBV prevention and care services on a daily basis in targeted communities, using a variety of context-appropriate methods.
• Support training in Psychological First Aid aimed at community focal points in relation to GBV survivors and child protection.
• Identify and target potential cases and refer them to the Child Protection and Women’s Protection and Empowerment Referral Focal Point.

Monitoring Responsibilities

• Track participation figures of women and girls attending activities.
• Contribute to monthly reports.
• Complete the reliable checklist and report any problems to your immediate supervisor.
• Keep track of necessary information during and after the training exam, as well as focus group discussions.
• Upload information in a timely manner to CommCare, and make updates in a timely manner.

Others

• Consistently and proactively monitor/assess the safety and security of field teams; promptly report concerns or incidents to CIR management, liaising with community leaders and other external groups as needed to maintain/improve the safety environment of CIR programs.
• Other duties, as assigned by the immediate supervisor, to enable and develop CIR programs.
• All CIR staff are committed to complying with CIR’s Standards of Professional Conduct (CIR Way) and CIR’s in-country employment policies, as well as child protection policies.

  Job Requirements:

  Education:

• Professional in psychology (Collegiate, with a university degree registered in the Public Registry and the Ministry of Popular Power for University Education), Social Work (university degree registered in the Public Registry), social sciences or other related field. Experience in GBV prevention programs is valued.

  Preferred experience and skills:

• Demonstrated understanding and ability to maintain confidentiality and respect for clients.
• Positive and professional attitude, including the ability to lead and work well in a team environment.
• Previous experience working in emergency environments, insecure environments, or remote administration situations is preferred.
• Strong ability to maintain composure, prioritize work under pressure and work in a difficult environment.

  Work environment ***:***

• Changing work environment.
• The geographic presence and movement of work and the scope of the program may change as the program grows.
• Frequent travel is possible

  Standards of professional conduct

  Workers and the organization must adhere to the values ​​and principles outlined in IRC Way – Standards for Professional Conduct. In accordance with these values, the organization operates and implements policies on the protection of the beneficiary from exploitation and abuse, child safeguarding, workplace harassment, fiscal integrity and anti-retaliation.

  Gender Equality : Our Organization is committed to reducing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce, including parental leave, gender-sensitive safety protocols, and other supportive benefits and allowances.

  Equal Opportunity Employer : We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.