Overview
The Protection from Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Sexual Harassment (PSEAH) Officer will oversee and manage IOM’s PSEAH prevention and response efforts in IOM Iraq, ensuring a victim-centred approach.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide expert support for the development of an operational PSEAH Work Plan.
- Ensure the inclusion of PSEAH within the IOM Iraq’s Country Strategy.
- Actively participate and engage in the in-country interagency PSEA Network activities.
- Coordinate the collection, analysis and use of data related to PSEAH efforts.
- Undertake assessments to identify potential SEAH risks and define appropriate mitigation measures.
- Develop a PSEAH training plan for the Country Office, organize and deliver trainings.
- Develop, localize and contextualize, and implement communication and awareness-raising strategies and tools.
- Map existing community engagement projects in country and work with project/programme managers to gather community input.
- Provide inputs to the development and mapping of country-specific interagency victim assistance pathways.
- Safely respond to SEAH disclosures and coordinate referrals for victim/survivor assistance.
- Regularly monitor safety and other risks for SEAH victim/survivors.
Required Experience
- Five years of relevant professional experience with a Master's degree, or seven years of relevant professional experience with a University degree.
- Professional experience in the fields of sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, protection, child protection, gender-based violence, accountability to affected populations (AAP), gender mainstreaming and/or humanitarian affairs.
- Experience in management of sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, child protection or gender-based violence cases.
- Proven coordination experience within the UN system and amongst interagency partners.
- Experience in developing and facilitating trainings.
- Experience undertaking risk assessments.
- Experience in proposal development and the creation of standard operating procedures and tools.
- Experience in mainstreaming PSEAH, gender-based violence, child protection, protection, gender or accountability to affected populations.
Qualifications
Master’s degree in Law, International Relations, Psychology, Social Sciences, Development Studies and Planning or a related field from an accredited academic institution; or University degree in the above fields.
