Sexual Gender Based Violence Specialist

About us

Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.

We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, and recognise the value this brings in forming strong, creative and high performing teams. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, and from those with experience from outside of the voluntary sector. And no, you don’t have to be Christian to work here – we encourage people of all faiths and none to apply. We just ask that everyone lives out our values of dignity, equality, justice and love. We value a good work-life balance, so we’re open to part-time and flexible working. We also offer hybrid working for our office-based colleagues and the option of being a homeworker for most of our roles too. 

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About the role

The role works jointly with GOAL in Sudan to implement EU/FPI funded project “Strengthening Women's Empowerment and Safeguarding Communities and SGBV victims in Sudan.  The project is aimed to improve the safety and protection of women in targeted areas of North Darfur and South Kordofan states.  It will expand services and spaces for women to prevent and respond to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and increase the influence and inclusion of women in peace building forums.

The Sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV) Specialist is the main focal point for the implementation of the project in Christian Aid.  The SGBV Specialist is responsible for leading the implementation of all SGBV project interventions ensuring local partners and stakeholders demonstrate enhanced technical expertise necessary for achieving the expected outcomes of the project.  The SGBV Specialist works closely with GOAL project coordinator and field managers and other project staff to ensure that the project’s activities are aligned with the project’s goals and objectives. The SGBV Specialist provides training and support to frontline workers, project staff and community members to mitigate and address sexual gender-based violence (SGBV) and risks. S/he plays a crucial role in empowering women, raising awareness, and fostering a safe environment for women and girls. The SGBV Specialist will serve as the technical expert for the project within Sudan and deputise the Project Coordinator as needed.

About you

You will require degree in Social Science, Development Studies, Law, Psychology, Gender Studies, Social Work, or a related area; and post-graduate qualification in a relevant area or significant experience will be desired; and minimum five years of working in GBV prevention and response, social behaviour change approaches, and gender programming. You need experience of working in a partnership arrangement with civil society organisations and with the use of participatory approaches to development is required.; experience in developing and delivering training on GBV topics, knowledge of SASA! methodology and experience in implementing the approach in marginalised communities affected by SGBV, Gender analysis/mainstreaming skills; experience in monitoring and evaluating GBV programmes, particularly gender sensitive data collection; experience in advocacy on gender/SGBV, particularly leading and convening NGO/Women’s movement consortia.

Fluency in English and spoken Arabic is required.

You will be willing to travel frequently to Sudan and stay in the rural areas in the country. 

Please see the attached role profile for the full role description.

Further information

This role is open to persons with right to work in the location. 

At Christian Aid we strive to be an inclusive and diverse employer and recognise the value that this brings in helping to build strong, creative and high performing teams.

We are actively encouraging racialised minorities, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people with caring responsibilities, people from low socioeconomic backgrounds, women, and older workers to apply. This is because these groups are under-represented within our teams, especially at senior level, and we recognise and value the contributions members of these groups make to strong, creative and high performing teams. 

We have a strong Christian ethos and we encourage applications from all faiths. Applicants will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of and sympathy with Christian Aid’s faith identity. 

All successful candidates will require a DBS/police check appropriate to the role and location and a Counter Terrorism Sanction check as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. We also participate in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.  In line with this Scheme, we will request information as part of the referencing process from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

This role requires applicants to have the right to live and work in the country where this position is based and undertake the role that you have been offered. If you are successful and we make you an offer for the role, we will be required to conduct a right to work check on your immigration status in the UK. We will contact you regarding the documentation you will need to provide to evidence this. 

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, please refer to the benefits booklet for your location to see our full list of employee benefits.