Project Assistant - Protection (GBV Case Management)

About the role

World Vision is hiring a Project Assistant for Protection in Baidoa, Somalia, on a local fixed-term basis. Working with the Protection Officer, Social Development & Safeguarding Advisor and the Project Manager, the role manages gender-based violence (GBV) cases, supports survivors and coordinates with service providers in IDP and host communities. The work is office-based with occasional domestic travel.

Key responsibilities

• Manage GBV cases day to day: identify at-risk girls, boys and women, document cases, develop case plans and follow up until closure, in line with GBV SOPs and IASC guidelines
• Refer survivors, with their consent, to health, psychosocial counselling, shelter, livelihoods and mental health services
• Provide direct support and counselling to vulnerable women and girls, including age-appropriate care for survivors under 18
• Ensure Do No Harm is applied in all engagements
• Take part in bi-weekly supervision, coordination and case conference meetings, and share updates on critical cases
• Keep records of referrals, closed cases and follow-ups, submit intake forms and weekly activity reports, and protect beneficiary data
• Share information for case studies and success stories, and support report preparation

Required profile

• Degree in Social Science, Social Work, Psychology, Counselling, Sexual Reproductive Health, Nursing or a gender-related programme
• 2 years of experience in SGBV case management, including psychosocial counselling for survivors
• Experience with adolescent sexual and reproductive health and with SGBV case files preferred
• Understanding of gender, power dynamics and violence against women and girls
• Ability to keep confidentiality and uphold medical ethics

Applicants must be local, pass reference and background checks, and attach only a merged application letter and CV.