MA'AN Development Center

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SGBV Advisor

Position Summary:

The SGBV Advisor is a key technical leadership role responsible for ensuring the integration of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) prevention and response across all components of the shelter and protection intervention. This role ensures that program activities are inclusive, survivor-centered, and aligned with international protection standards. The Advisor will support design, training, implementation oversight, and M&E related to SGBV.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Technical Leadership & Integration

• Lead the design and contextualization of SGBV-related content, including awareness materials, referral pathways, and session guides tailored to low-literacy audiences.
• Oversee the integration of SGBV considerations into shelter kits, NFIs, and adaptation plans, including dignity kits and gender-sensitive shelter modifications.
• Provide technical guidance on gender-sensitive shelter adaptations (e.g., privacy, partitions, safe latrines).

2. Capacity Building & Training

• Develop and deliver training for Community Relief Committees (CRCs), field staff, engineers, and mobilizers on SGBV principles, prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA), and survivor-centered approaches.
• Conduct refresher trainings and provide ongoing technical coaching to ensure quality and adherence to best practices.

3. Protection Coordination & Referral Systems

• Establish and maintain confidential, survivor-centered referral pathways in coordination with protection partners and service providers (psychosocial, legal, and medical).
• Ensure protection risk analysis is incorporated into planning, especially for female-headed households, adolescent girls, and persons with disabilities.

4. Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting

• Review and analyze SGBV-related data from PDM surveys, FGDs, and community feedback to inform adaptive management.
• Contribute to donor reports, assessments, and learning products focused on SGBV outcomes.

5. Strategic Advocacy & Representation

• Represent MA’AN in Protection Cluster and GBV Sub-Cluster coordination meetings.
• Participate in inter-agency initiatives, technical working groups, and joint assessments related to SGBV in humanitarian settings.

Qualifications:

• At least bachelor’s degree (master’s degree is preferred) in Gender Studies, Social Work, Human Rights, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in SGBV programming in humanitarian or conflict-affected contexts.
• Demonstrated experience with SGBV case management, protection mainstreaming, and capacity-building.
• Familiarity with IASC GBV Guidelines, Sphere Standards, and Do No Harm principles.
• Strong interpersonal, coordination, and communication skills.
• Fluency in Arabic and Good command of English, both written and spoken, is required.

Deadline is 15/02/2026

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