WGFS Facilitator

The Women and Girls Friendly Space (WGFS) Facilitator will be responsible for the day-to-day implementation of activities within the Women and Girls Friendly Space (WGFS). She will provide psychosocial support, lead structured and unstructured group activities, conduct awareness sessions, and ensure a safe, confidential, and welcoming environment for women and girls—particularly those at risk of or affected by GBV.

Technical 

• Conduct a baseline study to assess gender-based violence (GBV) risks, root causes, and harmful social and cultural norms—through informal dialogues with women, girls, men, faith leaders, and other key influencers in the target communities.
• Carry out needs assessments, baseline surveys, and participatory mapping to identify gaps in GBV prevention and response services.
• Identify and prioritize vulnerable communities and at-risk groups (especially women and adolescent girls) using Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) tools.
• Introduce the project to target communities through engagement with community elders, women leaders, youth, and faith leaders, ensuring a participatory and inclusive approach.
• Support sector leads in identifying and prioritizing community needs related to GBV, protection, and psychosocial support, and assist in the verification of potential intervention areas.
• Maintain close coordination with relevant government departments (e.g., Social Welfare, Women Development Department), civil society actors, and humanitarian partners operating in the project area.
• Lead the organization of community awareness sessions, training workshops, campaigns, and public events to challenge harmful practices such as early/forced marriage, domestic violence, and discrimination against women and girls.
• Ensure regular follow-up, documentation, and monitoring of GBV-related activities and community engagement efforts, and report gaps with proposed actionable solutions.
• Support the planning and facilitation of donor or organizational visits to project locations.
• Conduct community profiling and data collection to support context analysis and inform GBV programming.
• Support the implementation and monitoring of psychosocial support (PSS) initiatives and contribute to the establishment and capacity building of community-based GBV referral and support mechanisms.

• Foster and maintain strong, respectful working relationships with team members, community partners, and other stakeholders to ensure effective collaboration and accountability.

  Operational

• Preparation of weekly/monthly work plans against PMT (performance-measured time frame) by ensuring timely completion of assigned tasks in the stipulated period. 

• Maintenance of hard records that includes field visit reports, CO meeting minutes, assessment records & other relevant documentation. 

• Ensure proper filling of forms & formats as per desired standard. 

• Extend support to MEAL / MIS / Communications staff for gathering desired information.

• Ensure availability of up-to-date info in MIS regularly with the consultation of MIS / M&E. 

• Close coordination with line manager for effective implementation of project activities. 

• CM will identify and proactively communicate any issues that might affect the project implementation and engage community support with guidance from the line manager. 

• Must be flexible and adapt to changes quickly to the requirements of the changed situation.

  Organizational

• Ensure compliance with IR’s policies & procedures in true spirit for effective delivery of services to communities 

•  In-depth understanding of IR values and their demonstration in the field while working with communities. 

• Abide by the IR zero-tolerance policy towards bribery & corruption through sensitization/empowerment of communities on coping mechanisms so that they can raise voice as & when feel inappropriate. 

• Assist in the identification & documentation of organizational successes for showcasing IR work 

• Focused efforts also to be made for mainstreaming of marginalized groups i.e. persons with disability and old age, minorities, women & children etc in consultation & implementation of project activities at ground. 

• Strengthen mechanism to Influence the decision makers through communities to pay attention towards DRR planning, give voice to suffering and the excluded, highlight the protection needs of diversified groups. 

• He should have knowledge of IR’s child safeguarding protocols and Do No Harm principle as core of IRPs proposed strategy to protect children to protect them from sexual, physical and mental exploitation.

  PERSON SPECIFICATION

  It is essential that the post holder shows a good understanding and sympathy with the organizational values & principles, vision and mission as well as commitment to its PSEAH (preventing sexual exploitation abuse and harassment) protocols. IR has a zero-tolerance policy towards PSEAH and don’t support any action that promotes or encourages PSEAH.

  IR is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom IR engages. IR expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

  Qualification:

• Bachelor/Master’s degree in social sciences

  Experience:

• 1 years’ experience with Master/bachelor’s degree (16 Years) and 2 year with Bachelor degree (14 Years)

  Computer Skills:

• MS Office, Outlook, ERP systems familiarity 

  Language:

• English, Urdu, Pashto & local languages preferred.

  Key Personal Qualities:

• Strong emotional intelligence and resilience, and able to maintain self-control in difficult situations.
• Able to work under extreme conditions in field areas.
• Good communication skills in local as well as English / Urdu language which delivers information with clarity in a wide range of situations. 
• Has a positive nature and able to overcome issues that create hindrance in achievement of entrusted goals / objectives. 

• Has a learning attitude and a continuous improvement philosophy. 

  Computer Skills:

• MS Office, Outlook familiarity

  Value Added Skills

• Advance level Social Mobilization
• PRA / RRA Tools
• Inclusion
• DRR / Resilience / Climate Change
• Advocacy & Campaigning
• GBV / Child Protection
• Health & Hygiene Promotion

• Monitoring & Accountability

  Declarations # 1: I hereby confirm that I have never been involved and/or charged in violation of SEAH (Sexual Exploitation Abuse & Harassment) related concerns in my career.
  Declarations # 2: I confirm that the above information in the CV/Application is complete and correct and that any untrue or misleading information will give my employer the right to terminate any employment contract offered.
  Declarations # 3: I agree that information contained within this application and supporting documents (including "sensitive information”) may be accessed, stored and used and by the organization in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.
   
  Pre-employment Checks:
  Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:
  * Screening clearance
  * Receipt of satisfactory references

   

Our Values and Commitment to Safeguarding:
IR is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom IR engages. IR expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organization.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.
In line with this Scheme, we will request information 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.

Please note, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to live and work in Pakistan. We are unable to progress applications that would require sponsorship.

By applying, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Preference will be given to Local Candidates.
Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer.