Date: May 28, 2017

Job Announcement: Social Worker – Women’s Protection and Empowerment Project in the Gaza Strip, Funded by OCHA

The Center for Women’s Legal Researches, Counselling and Protection (CWLRCP) is a feminist center that provides legal advice, services, and education to women. It offers protection to women survivors of violence and their children. Through its various programs and activities, the CWLRCP seeks to develop community awareness and embody the recognition that women are essential partners with men in society, possessing equal rights. The Center announces the need to recruit (1) Social Worker to work on the “Women’s Protection and Empowerment Project in the Gaza Strip,” funded by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), subject to the following conditions:

Job Title: Social Worker, Full-time position.

Duration: 6 months.

Purpose of the Job:

• Support women beneficiaries of the Center in their daily lives and participate and contribute to the implementation of awareness activities.
• Monitor and follow up on women’s interaction and reactions in all stages of their rehabilitation process.
• Support and assist children beneficiaries.
• Coordination and monitoring.
• File management.
• Report preparation.

Essential Qualifications and Experience:

• University degree in Social Sciences or Social Work.
• Minimum of three years’ prior experience working with and supporting women in difficult circumstances.
• General knowledge of women’s rights.
• Understanding of the Palestinian social context.
• Teamwork skills.
• Networking skills.
• Knowledge of basic computer applications.
• Excellent command of Arabic, both written and spoken; proficiency in English is preferred.

Skills and Competencies:

• Strong motivation to work with women, understanding of women’s needs, and the ability to develop women’s resources from a feminist perspective.
• Orientation and ability to work with groups.
• Ability to consistently promote solidarity and avoid competitive behaviors.
• Orientation and ability to work in a team.
• Strong diplomatic and communication skills.
• Ability to mediate in cases of conflict, and conflict management skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and make decisions in crisis situations.
• Ability to develop and implement innovative practices to better serve women’s needs.
• Ability to work with children and adolescents.
• Knowledge and understanding of the environment and dynamics prevailing in any shelter for victims of violence.
• Experience in volunteer work supporting women, or other experience working with or for women, is highly preferred.

Eligible candidates who meet the above requirements and wish to apply should submit a written application with the following attachments:

• Copy of ID card.
• Curriculum Vitae in both Arabic and English.

Applications should be received at the headquarters of The Center for Women’s Legal Researches, Counselling and Protection (CWLRCP) no later than Thursday, June 1, 2017, at the following address: Gaza – Al-Rimal – Khalil Al-Wazir Street (formerly Al-Lubabidi) – Al-Saeed Building – Third Floor. Phone: 2856357- 2856358. Mobile: 0598887055.